- to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
- to save up money
- 省 xǐng: 省 xing3: (bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)省 shěng: 省 sheng3: to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)
- barbershop; hairdresser's; CL:家[jia1]
- 几 jī: 几 ji1: small table几 jī: 几 ji1: (literary) almost几 jǐ: 几 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few
- 炮 pào: 炮 pao4: cannon; CL:座[zuo4]; firecracker炮 bāo: 炮 bao1: to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating炮 páo: 炮 pao2: to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
- to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent; diarrhea; laxative
- to brush one's teeth
- to treat sb unfairly
- (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
- lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
- street lamp; street light
- to grow light (at daybreak)
- toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4]
- to participate; to take part; to join
- to collapse (lit. or fig.)
- petty advantage; small gains
- unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
- gale; CL:場|场[chang2]
- to burst with joy (idiom); to be over the moon; to be elated
- (to stand or move) sideways
- (coll.) all day long; all the time
- paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
- filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety
- 唉 ài: 唉 ai4: alas; oh dear唉 āi: 唉 ai1: interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh
- to die; to pass away
- my (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
- to be born under an ill star
- copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot; emotional issue
- useless
- shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout
- 迟 chí: 迟 chi2: late; delayed; slow迟 Chí: 迟 Chi2: surname Chi
- to exist; to survive
- lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord
- to cause trouble; to create a disturbance
- false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wei4]
- criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate
- in public; in front of everybody
- to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson