- heir; adopted son
- often; frequently
- occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
- 玩 wán: 玩 wan2: to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment玩 wán: 玩 wan2: Taiwan pr. [wan4]
- in a word; in short; in brief
- see 大城縣|大城县[Da4 cheng2 Xian4]; see 大城鄉|大城乡[Da4 cheng2 Xiang1]
- each and every; every; all; any
- imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
- to advance; forward motion
- for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly
- environs; surroundings; periphery
- simply; really
- 成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- don't!; must not
- (idiom) to feel intimidated
- bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic
- landlord; landowner; host
- 地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local
- a scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire
- 见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
- to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy; comity
- somewhat; to some degree
- what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
- famous family; prestigious house
- descendants of feudal aristocrats
- to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]
- (bound form) marriage; wedding; (bound form) to marry
- spouse
- to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
- 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")
- signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
- patron; backer; close to a mountain
- famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
- related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)
- parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage
- son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)
- to idle about
- lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
- 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]
- 无 mó: 无 mo2: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]无 wú: 无 wu2: not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less