- a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
- from time to time
- to send; to give as a present
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- to set aside for
- to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
- 看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
- trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
- Beijing opera; CL:齣|出[chu1]
- to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- large quantities of
- 田 tián: 田 tian2: field; farm; CL:片[pian4]田 Tián: 田 Tian2: surname Tian
- to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
- 凤 Fèng: 凤 Feng4: surname Feng凤 fèng: 凤 feng4: phoenix
- Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
- Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor
- peaceful
- office; bureau; (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign; to arrange
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
- to sing; to call loudly; to chant
- venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)
- male military role in a Chinese opera
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]
- to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
- to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
- happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
- 琢磨 zúo mo: 琢磨 zuo2 mo5: to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]琢磨 zhúo mó: 琢磨 zhuo2 mo2: to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
- fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
- pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating)
- to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable
- mind
- position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)