- to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
- one by one; one after another
- to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate
- lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke
- to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir
- lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom); fig. in chaos; in disarray
- to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead
- to be defeated and dispersed
- 踏 tā: 踏 ta1: see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]踏 tà: 踏 ta4: to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot
- moonlight
- paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia
- brother's son; nephew
- sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])
- on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)
- 柴 chái: 柴 chai2: firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)柴 Chái: 柴 Chai2: surname Chai
- a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)
- a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
- mountain stream
- steep cliff; precipice
- bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal; minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
- lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable
- precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]
- mountain road
- to escape; to flee; to run for one's life
- like a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
- 涌 chōng: 涌 chong1: (used in place names)涌 yǒng: 涌 yong3: to bubble up; to rush forth
- to drop into; to fall into
- cliff
- plaintive; mournful; miserable
- old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
- disturbance; uproar; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]; to become restless
- to float; to emerge
- 法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- 盛装 chéng zhuāng: 盛装 cheng2 zhuang1: (of a receptacle etc) to contain盛装 shèng zhuāng: 盛装 sheng4 zhuang1: splendid clothes; rich attire; one's Sunday best
- sound (often with negative, not a sound); whisper