- irritable; irascible; impetuous
- (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
- smooth and ornate; flowing (style etc)
- (idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative; inviting repeated savoring
- repertoire; program; song; piece of music
- barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
- the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
- (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
- private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique
- style (of art or literature); form; one's work style; moral character
- core; nucleus
- lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands
- (bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock
- 孟 Mèng: 孟 Meng4: surname Meng孟 mèng: 孟 meng4: first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers
- secretary
- to nod
- big-bellied (idiom); paunchy
- 拾 shè: 拾 she4: to ascend in light steps拾 shí: 拾 shi2: to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- to return from the grave; (old) to recycle (waste products)
- wide and open; a flash of understanding
- Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
- to turn back
- thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive; once you've seen one, you've seen them all
- wording; way of expressing something; turn of phrase; diction
- 咧 liē: 咧 lie1: used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]; used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]; used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧[ma4 ma5 lie1 lie1]咧 liě: 咧 lie3: to draw back the corners of one's mouth咧 lie: 咧 lie5: modal particle expressing exclamation
- to grow without restraint; overflowing with; to happen unexpectedly
- sour expression on one's face
- to have; to have always had
- to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
- to be mistreated; to be bullied
- marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder