- valuable object; curio
- natural
- exquisitely made; very clever
- under; the underside; below
- dark green
- to turn pale; to lose color; to go white
- peak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors); top (figures in a certain field)
- 红 gōng: 红 gong1: used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]红 hóng: 红 hong2: red; popular; revolutionary; bonus红 Hóng: 红 Hong2: surname Hong
- treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
- to bring back; to take back with one
- exquisite
- to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time
- to access (a network); to insert (a plug) into (a socket)
- gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
- impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
- vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
- to follow after; immediately afterwards
- to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others
- not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
- flattering words; inflated praise
- to think highly of oneself
- some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind all this
- staring blankly
- wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)
- 门道 mén dao: 门道 men2 dao5: the way to do sth; knack门道 mén dào: 门道 men2 dao4: doorway; gateway
- to ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain
- to speak; words
- obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
- to sneer
- to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
- 语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly
- to whisper to one another's ear
- early winter
- winter clothing; winter clothes
- explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- forehead; temples
- to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)
- after the event
- there is no need; why should
- to make a fool of oneself
- to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis