- lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom); fig. to get instant results
- to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
- annoyed; vexed; upset
- to escape; to flee; to run away
- unfavorable; adverse
- opportunity; opportune moment
- to negotiate; discussion; proposal
- (herb); implore; pray; place name
- see 羅田縣|罗田县[Luo2 tian2 Xian4]
- cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
- small trader; peddler
- little brother; I, your little brother (humble)
- chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess
- main part; bulk; body; subject; agent
- gangster; hooligan; problem youth; at-risk youth
- filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
- independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs
- mountain top
- always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time
- horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
- official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc)
- imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
- to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming
- to burst with joy (idiom); to be over the moon; to be elated
- to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
- thumb; big toe
- to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue
- to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress
- magnet
- (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread; (of people) numerous
- poverty-stricken; poor
- to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
- see 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
- wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie