Vocabulary: 宠魅
- to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
- esophagus; gullet; (old) the proper way to eat; (old) food transportation route
- a tune; a melody; accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language); tone (manner of expression); elegance; refinement
- majestic; sublime
- cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
- inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
- (formal) to bifurcate; to branch; (formal) bifurcation; branching
- to volunteer for; to offer to undertake
- needless; unnecessary
- 劲 jìn: 劲 jin4: strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]劲 jìng: 劲 jing4: stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerful
- torrid heat
- to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
- to face (reality, danger etc)
- bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
- to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead
- to melt; to dissolve (of sugar etc)
- to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories
- spear; lance; pike; CL:支[zhi1]
- (idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
- a bunch of nonsense; verbose and rambling
- to perform an in-depth investigation
- right side; right, to the right
- suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing; fig. everything becomes clear at once; to achieve speedy enlightenment
- (optics) inverted image
- blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place
- the quick-footed climb up first (idiom); the early bird catches the worm; first come, first served
- pretty close; very near; about right
- to walk right into the trap
- (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver
- to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise
- (idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully