- (literary) my late mother
- meek; modest; amiable
- loyal and dependable
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
- eighty; 80
- in private
- party; gathering; to meet; to get together
- officialdom; bureaucracy
- dance; ball; party; CL:場|场[chang3]
- immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper
- as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point
- in a row; in succession; running
- to depart; to leave
- Rhode Island, US state; Rhodes, an island of Greece
- regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance
- clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying
- to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
- apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- (coll.) if
- to have a falling out; to have a big argument
- to leave home (to live somewhere else)
- to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
- to go out
- 遛 lìu: 遛 liu4: to stroll; to walk (an animal)遛 líu: 遛 liu2: used in 逗遛[dou4 liu2]
- woodwork; carpentry; woodworker; carpenter
- 泥 ní: 泥 ni2: mud; clay; paste; pulp泥 nì: 泥 ni4: restrained
- tiling; bricklaying; plastering
- lathe work; lathe operator
- copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
- to work; to be employed
- artisan; smith
- to manipulate; manipulation