- 明朝 Míng cháo: 明朝 Ming2 chao2: Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)明朝 míng zhāo: 明朝 ming2 zhao1: tomorrow morning; the following morning
- court eunuch; palace eunuch
- Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
- to take a wife; to get married (man)
- to seek; to look for
- the whys and the wherefores; the detailed story; root cause
- Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- cannot; must not; should not
- to take a wife
- operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile
- to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to think over; to consider; consideration
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- outside the door
- 南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 nán: 南 nan2: south
- 昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]; (also used for transliteration)昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry
- 班 Bān: 班 Ban1: surname Ban班 bān: 班 ban1: team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
- female; woman; daughter
- (derog.) opera singer; actor
- Marseille, city in south France; Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
- 花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful花 Huā: 花 Hua1: surname Hua花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
- stage name (of an actor or actress)
- to sing; to call loudly; to chant
- trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
- greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
- hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- she
- after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
- tremendously popular for a while
- specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose); (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
- (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side
- to list; to make a list
- condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)