- to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
- obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
- to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- science and technology
- head; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general; rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration
- to invent and innovate; inventions and innovations
- queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
- to show understanding; to excuse; to presume; to expect
- lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); fig. reign of terror; carnage
- purgatory
- all of it; lock, stock and barrel
- to pour down in torrents
- watchtower; lookout tower
- moat; (military) trench
- pole
- see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wu1 ya1 ya1]
- bow and arrow
- overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
- incessant
- to shake; to sway; to rock
- to take to one's heels; to scram
- to pant; to gasp for breath
- to press on
- to pile up like a mountain (idiom); a mountain of (paperwork etc); a large number of sth
- remaining breath; last gasp
- camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
- to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
- (military) Stand at ease!
- to burst with rage; to blow one's top
- bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]
- attitude; position (on an issue etc)
- to be cheated; to be taken in; to be hoodwinked
- (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
- 屠 Tú: 屠 Tu2: surname Tu屠 tú: 屠 tu2: to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
- mounted scout (arch.)
- here
- to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to