- Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 旗 qí: 旗 qi2: flag旗 qí: 旗 qi2: banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]
- 周 Zhōu: 周 Zhou1: surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: week; weekly
- royal family; royal household
- 大夫 dà fū: 大夫 da4 fu1: senior official (in imperial China)大夫 dài fu: 大夫 dai4 fu5: doctor; physician
- 同 tóng: 同 tong2: like; same; similar; together; alike; with同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 胡同[hu2 tong4]同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- 30 catties; great; your (honorific)
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
- musical note; tone
- 的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])
- standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 木 mù: 木 mu4: (bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden木 Mù: 木 Mu4: surname Mu
- 长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]
- 系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)系 xì: 系 xi4: system; department; faculty系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to arrest; to worry系 jì: 系 ji4: to tie; to fasten; to button up
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- tuning; temperament; music
- length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
- 量 liáng: 量 liang2: to measure量 liàng: 量 liang4: capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
- volume; capacity
- large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority; at any rate
- measuring vessel; measuring apparatus
- to weigh; weight; measure
- 称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious
- unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]
- (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- 林 Lín: 林 Lin2: surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi林 lín: 林 lin2: (bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
- 阴 Yīn: 阴 Yin1: surname Yin阴 yīn: 阴 yin1: overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
- loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- unable to; incapable of
- to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]