- to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag
- prestige
- reputation; prestige; public esteem
- (lit. and fig.) puppet
- peer competition; to function as rivals; to make claims as an equal
- scallion; green onion
- to wipe clean; to scrub; (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc)
- sleet; mixture of snow and rain
- to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to
- 囊 nāng: 囊 nang1: used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4]; used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gu3 gu5 nang1 nang1]囊 náng: 囊 nang2: sack; purse; pocket (for money)
- (of armies) to face each other, ready for battle; (sports) (of two teams) to play against each other
- vastly different; poles apart
- kid; youngster; (derog.) brat
- empty words; false words
- tied up in a bundle on a high shelf; to put sth on the back burner; no longer a high priority
- not the same; different
- 井 Jǐng: 井 Jing3: Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing井 jǐng: 井 jing3: a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly
- 饮水 yǐn shǔi: 饮水 yin3 shui3: to drink water; drinking water饮水 yìn shǔi: 饮水 yin4 shui3: to give water (to animals)
- silt; sludge; ooze
- 勤 qín: 勤 qin2: diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty; attendance勤 qín: 勤 qin2: industrious; solicitous
- cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing
- dirty; muddy; foul (sewer)
- 饮 yǐn: 饮 yin3: to drink饮 yìn: 饮 yin4: to give (animals) water to drink
- King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king
- 食 shí: 食 shi2: to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse食 sì: 食 si4: to feed (a person or animal)
- mud; sludge
- nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- to fall ill; to contract a disease
- nothing; empty
- can't
- 下咽 xià yān: 下咽 xia4 yan1: (anatomy) hypopharynx下咽 xià yàn: 下咽 xia4 yan4: to swallow (food or drink)
- renewable resource
- barbarous; uncivilized