- to blow up; to destroy with explosives
- remains; wreckage
- 宣 xuān: 宣 xuan1: to declare (publicly); to announce宣 Xuān: 宣 Xuan1: surname Xuan
- dowry
- to pile up; to stack; a pile; a stack
- to pile up
- dessert
- to place (food) on the table; to sit down to eat (at the dining table)
- ballroom; banqueting hall
- special case; isolated example
- 申 Shēn: 申 Shen1: old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]; surname Shen申 shēn: 申 shen1: to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
- to step into; to enter
- to set aside; to reserve
- Anthony (name)
- Confucian code of ethics
- expert; specialist
- to slight; to neglect
- etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
- not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
- necklace
- to receive
- to interweave
- 上头 shàng tóu: 上头 shang4 tou2: (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention; (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)上头 shàng tou: 上头 shang4 tou5: the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
- band; pop group; CL:支[zhi1]
- motorcade; convoy (CL:列[lie4]); fleet of vehicles; racing team (esp. in motor sports or cycling)
- omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign
- public place
- to seize the opportunity
- lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions; when the fox preaches, look to the geese