- War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
- out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
- 杠 gāng: 杠 gang1: flagpole; footbridge杠 gàng: 杠 gang4: coffin-bearing pole (old); thick pole; bar; rod; thick line; to mark with a thick line; to sharpen (a knife, razor etc); to get into a dispute with; standard; criterion; hyphen; dash
- golden; gold (color)
- branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- 倔 jué: 倔 jue2: used in 倔強|倔强[jue2 jiang4]倔 juè: 倔 jue4: gruff; surly
- senior ranking officer in Chinese army; senior colonel
- appetite; liking
- important; urgent
- settled; steady; stable
- local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss
- to turn; to go around a corner
- the right to speak; the right to express one's views
- gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances
- reckless person; hothead
- sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of their own; easily swayed person; opportunist
- (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
- wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered
- family; clan
- to occupy; to hold
- local tyrant
- low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile
- to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
- to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls
- support; backing
- to be discharged from military service
- to change one's profession; to transfer to civilian work
- stock market
- to immobilize with a lasso; to be trapped in the stock market
- to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow
- to pass on to
- 窦 Dòu: 窦 Dou4: surname Dou窦 dòu: 窦 dou4: (literary) hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus
- (literary) white and shining
- homonym; homophone; harmonic (component of sound)