- to polish (a piece of writing); to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
- to process; processing; working (of machinery)
- Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods; surname Yu
- childhood; infancy
- uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
- elders
- end of the year
- post horse; relay station
- short speech given in proposing a toast
- 老子 Lǎo zǐ: 老子 Lao3 zi3: Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi老子 lǎo zi: 老子 lao3 zi5: father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
- timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
- to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
- to polish a text; rhetoric; ornate language; to use florid language to conceal errors; to gloss over
- impassioned; vehement
- words; speech; utterance; discourse
- to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem
- colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]
- Classical Chinese
- meaning; implication; flavor; overtone; to mean; to imply; (Tw) to get a sense of
- (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
- to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)
- to go to war; to engage in war
- to die; death
- (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; index; exponential (function, growth)
- (loanword) myth
- weak-minded; mentally deficient; retarded
- author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
- tranquil; undisturbed; serene
- to take upon oneself; to assume
- simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
- physical body
- 利 Lì: 利 Li4: surname Li利 lì: 利 li4: sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
- to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
- human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
- more or less
- innate sense of right and wrong; conscience; bosom friend