- to impede; to hold sb back
- unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
- to give some attention to; to divert one's attention; to be distracted
- (coll.) to slink off
- powerful
- lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
- 魏 Wèi: 魏 Wei4: surname Wei; name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty; the Wei dynasty 221–265; Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history魏 wèi: 魏 wei4: tower over a palace gateway (old)
- 赵 Zhào: 赵 Zhao4: surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC); the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms赵 zhào: 赵 zhao4: to surpass (old)
- to show results; to be effective
- to retreat; to withdraw troops; to recall troops; fig. to finish work; to wind up; to call it a day; used with negatives: the task is far from over
- over there; yonder
- at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
- to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end
- to obtain (permission etc)
- to make a solemn vow
- my (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
- to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute
- to convince; to subdue; to be convinced; to be bowled over
- 项 Xiàng: 项 Xiang4: surname Xiang项 xiàng: 项 xiang4: back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
- to speed; to rush
- to roll about
- elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise
- to turn up one's nose; to show disdain for; to regard superciliously
- to obliterate completely; to vanish from the face of the earth
- sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
- chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess
- to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
- (sports) draw; tie
- lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
- to see with one's own eyes; very soon
- without permission
- to dispatch troops
- Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days)