- perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied
- to accept; to receive
- what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord
- from now on; since then; henceforth
- friendship; friendly relations
- (lit. and fig.) deep
- (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- 人家 rén jiā: 人家 ren2 jia1: household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]人家 rén jia: 人家 ren2 jia5: other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
- mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 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]
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- to show an interest in; to get involved with
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance
- superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank
- high official
- in spite of; regardless of
- insulted; humiliated; disgraced
- on the contrary; instead
- to step down gracefully (humble expression); to concede defeat; to play second fiddle
- gold and silver
- lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC); fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
- original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- to establish; to set up; to found
- since (used after a specified time or event)
- straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- to hold in storage; to retain; to harbor (feelings); to entertain (sentiments); (of abstract things) to exist; there is
- vigilance; wariness
- to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- to make friends with
- to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
- lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone
- purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- already; since; both... (and...)
- to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on
- 耍 Shuǎ: 耍 Shua3: surname Shua耍 shuǎ: 耍 shua3: to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
- to plot against
- misgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about
- using this as a pretext; thereby