- downward fluctuation (of prices etc)
- see 高台縣|高台县[Gao1 tai2 Xian4]
- roof; topmost part; top (of tree, wall etc); apex
- originally; at first; at the outset
- to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
- to exceed by far; to outclass
- aged; senile
- to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted
- wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered
- desiccated corpse; mummified body
- petite; delicate; dainty
- to take a fall
- to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing
- home; residence; house
- trembling; rustling
- to eliminate (by armed force)
- to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
- leisurely and comfortable; relaxed
- to stay at; to live in (temporarily)
- to speak; words
- (coll.) to hold; to grip; to grasp
- to strangle; to throttle; to stifle (opinions)
- to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
- to sit down; to take a seat
- due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go against (expectations)
- never (in the past); never did
- (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
- to peep at; to spy on; to peek
- languid; indolent
- objection; dissent
- to oppose; to be against; to object to
- to do one's utmost
- meager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)
- to lose a war
- hereby; from this
- to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away