- knotty problem; intractable difficulty
- mutual
- (literary) boy
- 保 Bǎo: 保 Bao3: Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])保 bǎo: 保 bao3: to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
- to leave out; an omission
- 岁 sùi: 岁 sui4: years old岁 sùi: 岁 sui4: classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
- to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback
- happy
- to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard
- (in) a fit of anger; (in) a foul mood
- to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality
- to apologize
- magnanimous; generous (in spirit)
- lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord
- gradually
- one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable
- to pray to Buddha; to chant the names of Buddha
- to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc); (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
- pure; clean; unmixed
- 司 Sī: 司 Si1: surname Si司 sī: 司 si1: to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
- to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
- to greet by raising clasped hands
- 巫 Wū: 巫 Wu1: surname Wu; also pr. [Wu2]巫 wū: 巫 wu1: witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2]
- 幸 xìng: 幸 xing4: trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit幸 Xìng: 幸 Xing4: surname Xing幸 xìng: 幸 xing4: fortunate; lucky
- compatriots (literary); fellow countrymen
- simple and honest; unsophisticated; guileless
- to remedy
- to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
- court of law; court
- still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]
- victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
- doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]