- to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful
- clear; limpid
- to welcome; to greet
- lit. chicken speaking with duck; fig. talking without communicating; people not understanding each other
- dull; insipid
- the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2]
- to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
- to attempt; to try
- to finalize (a design etc); stereotype; permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)
- in the dead of night (idiom)
- over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time
- stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage
- blooming; in full flower
- tender and beautiful
- flower
- busy; bustling
- (idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
- to bend an ear (to); to listen
- one's speaking voice; tone; implication
- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- true identity; true colors
- dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful
- to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
- rage; fury; hot anger
- good medicine; panacea; fig. a good solution; a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem)
- lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口); fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)
- lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom); fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor; to follow precedent
- the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom); (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
- good name; good reputation
- to praise; to acclaim
- to hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around; to throng; to swarm; (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]); (literary) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [yong3]
- wholesale
- to take root
- fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)