- private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
- to compare
- lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
- classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
- to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism
- unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
- restless; unsettled
- 昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]; (also used for transliteration)昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry
- barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless
- inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
- irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; avenue
- 支 Zhī: 支 Zhi1: surname Zhi支 zhī: 支 zhi1: to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
- younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- brother's son; nephew
- to look down upon; to despise
- to have a fist fight; fist fight; brawl
- rumor
- to die suddenly
- to help; to assist
- to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation
- to split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism
- lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
- to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection
- lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands
- lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
- trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
- (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
- to withdraw troops; to retreat
- impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
- weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched; to come out even; to tie; to draw
- fighting strength
- (fig.) lair; den; stronghold (esp. of criminals or hostile forces)
- to be on an equal footing
- in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest; tumultuous
- to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
- to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents