- upper-class woman; lady (old)
- profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly
- learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
- consistently; always (in the past and now)
- 扣 kòu: 扣 kou4: to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code扣 kòu: 扣 kou4: button
- (coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection
- to brag
- to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
- to be intimate; close friend; paramour
- to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
- to belittle; to scorn; to take sth lightly
- to waste; to squander
- brain cell
- 面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: (medicinal) powder
- appearance
- 余 Yú: 余 Yu2: surname Yu余 yú: 余 yu2: (literary) I; me余 yú: 余 yu2: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- to lose face; humiliation
- to be bashful; to feel ashamed
- awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic
- 标致 Biāo zhì: 标致 Biao1 zhi4: Peugeot (automobile brand)标致 biāo zhi: 标致 biao1 zhi5: (of a woman) beautiful; pretty
- a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
- 抢 qiǎng: 抢 qiang3: to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch抢 qiāng: 抢 qiang1: (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary
- progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
- to joke; joke; jest
- mien; complexion
- rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous
- faintly discernible; indistinct; misty
- indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
- distracting thoughts
- pearl; jewel (of great value)
- suddenly; by surprise
- bathroom; shower room (CL:間|间[jian1]); bathhouse
- toilet; lavatory; washroom
- complete; comprehensive
- tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount)