- lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
- would rather ... (than ...)
- to wander far from home
- most; mostly; most likely
- 小子 xiǎo zǐ: 小子 xiao3 zi3: (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)小子 xiǎo zi: 小子 xiao3 zi5: (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
- 陆 Lù: 陆 Lu4: surname Lu陆 lìu: 陆 liu4: six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)陆 lù: 陆 lu4: (bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
- fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure
- to take over; to assume control
- to persuade; persuasion; to advise
- to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
- bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
- ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit
- to praise; to approve of; to show approval
- letter (sent by mail)
- rough; coarse; crude; without due care; ill-considered
- incoming letter; to send us a letter
- a drama; a play; theater; script of a play
- steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
- modest; self-deprecating
- full; plump
- pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); punctuation; periods and commas; sentences and phrases
- do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
- brutal; tyrannical
- horse's head; same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier
- to be determined to; to insist on
- hatred and desire for revenge
- subject (in grammar)
- to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted
- to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish
- to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
- to ruminate; to chew the cud
- to recall; to think of; to call to mind
- leak; hole; gap; loophole
- unconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness