- to set on fire; to commit arson
- chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
- to hinder; to block; to obstruct
- against the stream; adverse current; a countercurrent; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
- convenient and fast
- to go against the wind; contrary wind; a headwind
- (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downstream; to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels; (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
- to yield results
- half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 巢 cháo: 巢 chao2: nest巢 Cháo: 巢 Chao2: surname Chao
- to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate
- to evade; to flee; to escape
- after the war; postwar
- see 臨江市|临江市[Lin2 jiang1 Shi4]
- escarpment; precipice; cliff
- burn; to roast meat for sacrifice
- warship
- president of a club, committee etc
- see 白塔區|白塔区[Bai2 ta3 Qu1]
- (used in overseas Cantonese communities) Chinese person
- Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet
- banner
- river; river flow; current
- see 琵琶, pipa lute
- torch
- 蛇 yí: 蛇 yi2: used in 委蛇[wei1 yi2]蛇 shé: 蛇 she2: snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- overview
- military achievements; (fig.) record of performance in a competitive field (esp. win-loss record in sports)
- record of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional)
- spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude
- the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
- ship; boat; vessel
- to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
- battle report; (sports) match summary