- to arouse dislike; to incur hatred
- as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner; frigid
- imperial
- private school (in former times)
- jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[gui1], also given to male infants to play with
- north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)
- boundary; a border
- cruiser (warship); battle cruiser
- commander; captain (of a warship)
- telephone receiver; headphone; earphone; earpiece; stethoscope
- chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
- to prevent; to avoid; to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; (of a debt) to remit
- sudden clap of thunder; fig. surprising turn of events
- narrow
- older male cousin through a female relative
- short piece; article; short essay
- a series of; a string of
- many stars; a vast sky full of stars
- fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
- philosophic theory; philosophy
- an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye
- quick fix; opportune short cut (around a difficulty); cheap trick (to get what one wants); to pull a fast one
- strictly speaking
- to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
- (derog.) woman
- to clutch; to grab; to capture
- to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage; dispatcher; scheduler
- to goof off; to be lazy
- poetic form or genre
- be that as it may
- powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]); to be a fan of
- ocean
- newspaper cutting; clippings
- to be popular; to be well-liked; to be warmly received
- Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
- well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
- Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books
- great master (of literature, music etc)