- Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗
- to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
- extremely
- to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example
- to depart; to leave
- flourishing; bustling
- feast
- will; shall; to be going to
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
- remarkable; outstanding
- without any reason; for no reason
- to criticize harshly; to denounce; to attack viciously
- domestic animal; brute; bastard
- simply; really
- successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
- posturing; pretentious; affected
- in (sb's) eyes
- master of the house; head of the family
- to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)
- key job; important position
- sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of their own; easily swayed person; opportunist
- wind-borne; tossed about by the wind
- indecisive; wavering
- to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
- 老子 lǎo zi: 老子 lao3 zi5: father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)老子 Lǎo zǐ: 老子 Lao3 zi3: Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi
- the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
- still; calm; quiet; not moving
- impatient; hot-tempered
- steady; calm and collected; not nervous
- tranquil; undisturbed; serene
- noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
- to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise
- ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
- to open one's mouth; to start to talk
- lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance
- to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
- to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
- 好处 hǎo chu: 好处 hao3 chu5: benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3chu4]好处 hǎo chǔ: 好处 hao3 chu3: easy to get along with
- to face sth; to be confronted with
- the slightest amount or degree; a bit
- resistance; immunity
- servant
- (idiom) meager profit; petty gain
- to do evil
- character; moral strength; integrity; (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing