- in simple terms; to put things simply; briefly
- feast; banquet
- (idiom) astronomical figure
- (idiom) unprecedented; unheard of
- to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
- (coll.) mother; mom; (literary) elderly mother
- one's own flesh and blood
- to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
- trials and tribulations; ups and downs
- mere worldly possessions
- so as to; for the purpose of; in order to
- to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example
- (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
- to alternate; to take turns
- to guard; to protect
- (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- (polite) my mother
- to bring up (children); to raise; to bear
- (bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce; (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc); Taiwan pr. [xia2]
- to bury husband and wife together; joint interment
- buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
- children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)
- to promote; to advocate
- to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter
- cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
- based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle
- to spend (money); expenses
- to add; to increase
- lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
- (lit.) to pass through one's hands; (fig.) to handle; to deal with
- odd; scrap; remainder
- to be covered with; to be filled with
- dust
- covered in dust; dusty; lying unused for a long time
- comprehensive collection