- 粥 yù: 粥 yu4: used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]粥 zhōu: 粥 zhou1: congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]
- there is no need; why should
- slave servant
- old man; elderly man
- to work together
- to feel attached to; to long for; to love
- to take (medication, supplements etc)
- (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth; (literary) brimming; abundant
- the public; the state; society; the public purse
- 皦 Jiǎo: 皦 Jiao3: surname Jiao皦 jiǎo: 皦 jiao3: sparkling; bright
- thus
- to live together; to cohabit
- to have or have not; surplus and shortfall; tangible and intangible; corporeal and incorporeal
- two-character surname Nangong; see 南宮市|南宫市[Nan2 gong1 Shi4]
- to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
- generally speaking; by and large; for the most part
- to throw into
- to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
- sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery; (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup"); (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")
- rare; infrequent
- hardworking; diligent
- bud; flower calyx; luxuriant; profuse
- to choose
- honest; frank; candid
- talent and learning; scholarship
- have both
- amicable; harmonious
- to live at home; to stay at home; home (schooling etc); in-home (care etc); household (repairs etc); living (environment etc)
- to thwart; to obstruct (sth)
- hate (due to envy etc)
- assassin
- right of inheritance
- to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy
- to separate and live apart; division of a large family into smaller groups
- lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
- since; as; this being the case