- spinning top; gyroscope
- to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too
- (zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge; sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc); foam rubber
- to relax completely; to empty one's mind; (finance) to sell short; (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers); to deadhead
- chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; junk; (abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
- house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- to cook
- to make a bed; to lay bedding
- (textiles) to scour; to degum (silk)
- clamorous; noisy; sensational; very exciting
- to take loving care of; to value
- for no reason; gratuitously
- bounced check; bad check; (idiom) empty promise
- (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
- to run into; to come upon; to meet
- (military) position; front
- to exhort; to make an effort
- sad; downhearted; sentimental; pathos; melancholy
- generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)
- see 龍亭區|龙亭区[Long2 ting2 Qu1]
- to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
- dispirited; dejected; dismayed
- extremely
- to be bound to; undoubtedly will
- singer
- to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter
- Taiwan
- entertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman
- to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic); special interview; special report based on such an interview
- Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
- optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)
- to be renowned
- to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot
- selfish; selfishness