- to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
- Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
- trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
- fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
- to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.); to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
- to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
- 揭 Jiē: 揭 Jie1: surname Jie揭 jiē: 揭 jie1: to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
- to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice
- on the other hand...; conversely...
- tuning; temperament; music
- to fit in; to get on well with others; sociable; to form a mutually supportive group
- 忞 mín: 忞 min2: to encourage oneself忞 wěn: 忞 wen3: disorderly; messy; chaotic
- to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
- without hope; hopeless; without prospects
- easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom); easier said than done
- how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise
- lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
- to tire; tired
- (idiom) self-knowledge
- item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch
- to eulogize the dead; eulogy
- god; deity
- grave; serious; severe; critical
- comfort; soft and fragrant; warm
- to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day
- to pray; prayer
- to recover health quickly; Get well soon!
- backup vocal (music); (phonetic) contraction
- to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
- underground; subterranean; covert
- Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
- cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus; foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
- to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce