Vocabulary: 宠魅
- to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild; (fig.) to prettify; to glorify
- (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat
- to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
- to vent one's anger; to breathe out; to exhale
- 派 pā: 派 pa1: used in 派司[pa1 si5]派 pài: 派 pai4: (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie
- knowing (of a smile, look etc)
- (of water) to soar; (of prices) to skyrocket
- a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go
- family influential for generations; aristocratic family
- everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
- certainty; without a doubt
- reputation; prestige; public esteem
- the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- to wander (typically of an errant priest)
- every place
- 当夜 dāng yè: 当夜 dang1 ye4: on that night当夜 dàng yè: 当夜 dang4 ye4: that very night; the same night
- fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task
- beautiful; wonderful; splendid
- to go to sleep; to go to bed (literary)
- to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand
- (idiom) (of eyes) bright and full of spirit; shining with vitality and presence
- in a mess; in a jumble; chaotic
- to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
- to weigh; to examine; to consider
- money; coins; currency; silk
- to convert; to exchange
- to pile up like a mountain (idiom); a mountain of (paperwork etc); a large number of sth
- to select and purchase; to buy
- stingy; mean; miserly
- fine; good; first-rate
- wealth; money
- lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant