- national treasury
- lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
- taxation
- fickle; mercurial; changeable; capricious; to be apt to change
- observer (esp. one who analyzes social or political affairs)
- rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
- to idle; to waste time
- lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
- one who tries never to offend anybody
- Cairo, capital of Egypt
- to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level; to worship
- (old) image of Confucius; holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc)
- shrine; niche; household shrine
- not only (... but also ...)
- men, women, young and old; all kinds of people; people of all ages
- (literary) stunned; stupefied
- to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy
- 腊 xī: 腊 xi1: dried meat; also pr. [xi2]腊 là: 腊 la4: ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month; the 12th lunar month; (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month
- to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
- to lean over; to bend over; to stoop; to bow
- toward; to face; to open onto; to turn towards; orientation; exposure; Qibla (Islam)
- to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
- inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to
- immediately afterwards; shortly after that
- to differ to some extent (idiom)
- normal state
- very long; endless
- master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss
- south; south side; southern part; to the south of
- to be prompted by a sudden impulse; carried away by a whim; to have a brainstorm
- balcony; patio; flat roof; terrace; deck (unroofed platform); outdoor stage; ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
- to open wide; unrestrictedly
- windowsill; window ledge
- secret; hidden
- thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China); a kind of official document (in former times); letter; note; plague
- form of a mountain
- rockslide; landslip; landslide; mudslide; fig. slump; downturn; to decline