- lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom); fig. extremely cautious
- cannot be done; not feasible; impossible to accomplish
- to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple
- to contrast; contrast; ratio; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
- to criticize; criticism; CL:次[ci4],番[fan1]
- origin; source; relationship
- to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection
- depressed; dejected; feeling low
- (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one
- to withdraw
- (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
- vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful
- (lit.) to pass through one's hands; (fig.) to handle; to deal with
- emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]
- likeness of a god or Buddha; (old) portrait of the deceased
- to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
- to verify; to check
- to wander about destitute; to be stranded
- sly
- to be emotionally moved
- too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
- bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial; to condescend to
- lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
- sinister appearance; monster-like appearance
- to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
- one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
- communication; social intercourse
- to inspire; to incite
- ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along; to sink and emerge
- political circles
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
- to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
- serious about the matter