- negative; the negative side
- between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations
- forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
- ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
- imprint; trace
- old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
- 言语 yán yu: 言语 yan2 yu5: to speak; to tell言语 yán yǔ: 言语 yan2 yu3: words; speech; (spoken) language
- to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate
- to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away
- consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize
- opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
- lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
- to discuss; to talk over
- to interfere; to meddle; interference
- to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing)
- to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
- adviser; consultant
- to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet; rebound (of stock market etc); bounce; backlash; negative repercussions
- minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
- 礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- to meddle; to intervene; intervention
- to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- smooth; steady
- situation; state (of affairs)
- to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
- 籍 jí: 籍 ji2: (bound form) book; record; register; (bound form) place of one's family or ancestral records; (bound form) membership籍 Jí: 籍 Ji2: surname Ji
- imperial edict
- 绕 rào: 绕 rao4: to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex绕 rào: 绕 rao4: to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour
- roadblock; barricade
- to wear (as accessories); carry at the waist
- to guard
- false; phony; sham
- to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play
- conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention
- in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by
- critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
- to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
- (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned
- 大众 Dà zhòng: 大众 Da4 zhong4: Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)大众 dà zhòng: 大众 da4 zhong4: the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc)
- public opinion
- to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking
- constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth
- situation; circumstance