- underground; subterranean; covert
- same; identical; uniformly; all; without exception
- 打 dǎ: 打 da3: a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")打 dá: 打 da2: (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
- (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
- tall; lofty; towering
- front porch
- 厦 Xià: 厦 Xia4: abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian厦 shà: 厦 sha4: (bound form) tall building; mansion; (bound form) rear annex; lean-to; Taiwan pr. [xia4]
- 明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- 立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
- crimson
- jubilation; festive
- color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
- (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show
- pretty; beautiful
- 连 lián: 连 lian2: to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)连 Lián: 连 Lian2: surname Lian
- 东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west
- 大门 dà mén: 大门 da4 men2: entrance; door; gate; large and influential family大门 Dà mén: 大门 Da4 men2: the Doors, US rock band
- complete; whole; totally; entirely
- the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy
- direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth
- unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular
- to design; to plan; design; plan
- symmetry; symmetrical
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- each; every
- to arrive; most; to; until
- nightfall
- bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt; (grenade) pin
- always
- guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge; CL:個|个[ge4]
- brightly lit
- 倒 dǎo: 倒 dao3: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit倒 dào: 倒 dao4: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
- to light a lamp
- to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- 摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: hem (at the bottom of a garment)
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts