- a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)
- rear guard; backfield; fullback
- to hesitate to move forward; to hesitate; to hold back
- to slap; to smack; to punch
- rumble
- to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
- sharpshooter
- casualties; dead and injured
- vast and indistinct; perplexed; bewildered; at a loss
- to camp out; camping
- 囊 náng: 囊 nang2: sack; purse; pocket (for money)囊 nāng: 囊 nang1: used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4]; used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gu3 gu5 nang1 nang1]
- 凉 Liáng: 凉 Liang2: the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)凉 liàng: 凉 liang4: to let sth cool down凉 liáng: 凉 liang2: cool; cold
- sumptuous meal; banquet
- 结 jiē: 结 jie1: (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]结 jié: 结 jie2: knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
- frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream
- the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact; Reality does not live up to the name.; Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
- key participant; VIP
- the wording and purport of what one writes
- to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
- to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
- along the way; on the way; area beside a road
- to leave; to abandon
- to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
- to brag about; to flaunt
- unavoidable; can't be avoided
- to enact laws; to legislate; legislation
- incoming road; origin; past history
- to turn back
- to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors)
- to be shamed; to be humiliated
- to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect