- chest; heart; mind
- old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
- to kneel and beg forgiveness
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
- 少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom少 shào: 少 shao4: young
- to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- Confucian code of ethics
- (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- all kinds
- to understand; to comprehend
- 怕 Pà: 怕 Pa4: surname Pa怕 pà: 怕 pa4: to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
- to serve; to wait upon
- 不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- to refuse; to decline; to reject
- to berate; to excoriate; to chide
- fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors
- empress dowager
- to select; to choose; to decide on
- nobility; person of high rank
- good fortune; a blessing
- honor; glory
- to thank; to be grateful
- other people; others; other person
- lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
- vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas; to speak in support of; to chime in
- neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
- not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- without leave; without consulting anyone
- to return; to go back
- to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect
- (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
- 夸 kuā: 夸 kua1: used in transliteration夸 kuā: 夸 kua1: to boast; to exaggerate; to praise
- agile; nimble; all settled; in order
- dependable
- to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
- happily; giddily
- to announce good news; to report success
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- firstly, ...
- nature; natural; naturally