- lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
- to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
- ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
- to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- security
- as usual
- to alarm; to agitate
- to defend against the cold; to keep warm
- clothing; clothing and other personal items
- cotton-padded clothes; CL:件[jian4]
- lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
- lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
- to entertain; to be hospitable to
- properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]
- exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
- 台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai台 tāi: 台 tai1: used in place names台 tái: 台 tai2: (classical) you (in letters)台 tái: 台 tai2: desk; table; counter台 tái: 台 tai2: platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.)台 tái: 台 tai2: typhoon
- to infer; to gather
- to comfort; to console; to reassure
- scene; sight (to behold)
- can't thank sb enough (idiom)
- capability; ability; CL:個|个[ge4]
- not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
- barren; infertile; poor
- to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness
- to blame
- to meet face to face; to meet in person
- question and answer
- to stand by in attendance
- in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
- 哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment
- what kind?; how, what; somewhat
- ancestral home (town); birthplace
- 榜 bǎng: 榜 bang3: notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees榜 bàng: 榜 bang4: (literary) oar; (metonym) boat; (literary) to whip; to flog; Taiwan pr. [beng4]
- to ignore; to let alone; to indulge
- maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
- equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
- Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
- daughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line