- dark road; unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2 dao4]); the underworld; criminal gangs
- owl; valiant; trafficker
- to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied
- class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]
- can't say for sure; maybe
- to fish up; to dredge up
- to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
- to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder
- dining table; dinner table; CL:張|张[zhang1]
- (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
- to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over
- harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor
- many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
- to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery
- to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom); to swear a sacred oath
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
- to take by the arm and assist
- 宽 kuān: 宽 kuan1: wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient宽 Kuān: 宽 Kuan1: surname Kuan
- (coll.) to burst out laughing
- (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat
- to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
- vibrato (of stringed instrument); trill (in phonetics)
- 解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard
- recently
- lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
- domineering; bossy
- lateral side; side; aspect; profile
- prestige
- hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
- clouds and mist
- ink and wash painting
- to smudge (become smeared); to smudge (create a blurred effect); shading (wash painting technique)
- thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
- noodles
- to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera
- 呛 qiàng: 呛 qiang4: to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb呛 qiāng: 呛 qiang1: to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
- to get drunk