- Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
- to form an association
- original intention
- to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
- to brew tea
- comfortable; feeling well
- to recline; to lie down
- tasty; to taste good
- food
- papers and books
- vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
- season
- edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner
- foolish; foolishness
- demon in Buddhism; poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food
- stem (of fruit)
- brother(s) and sister(s)
- 琼 qíong: 琼 qiong2: jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province琼 Qíong: 琼 Qiong2: short name for Hainan 海南[Hai3 nan2]
- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist and writer
- 卫 Wèi: 卫 Wei4: surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces卫 wèi: 卫 wei4: to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
- splendid; magnificent; abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank
- root; source; origin
- Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor
- 饶 Ráo: 饶 Rao2: surname Rao饶 ráo: 饶 rao2: rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although
- upright and honest; cheerful; to chat idly; to boast; to talk smoothly
- spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable; relaxed; free of worry; well-off; affluent
- cultural history
- grand occasion
- (formal) (international relations) to visit China
- English translation
- Nobel Prize in Literature