Vocabulary: 家
- lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course
- to go well together; to be compatible; to cater to; to please
- contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- to sigh; to heave a sigh
- dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)
- to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
- often; frequently
- to think of; to long for; to miss
- how? (emphatic question)
- to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)
- powerful; forceful; vigorous
- to retort; to refute
- (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open
- to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
- look; expression
- complexion
- along with; in the wake of; following
- (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
- to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
- tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
- slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
- to shake one's head
- brains; mind; head; way of thinking
- distressed
- modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- sincere; cordial
- for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐
- suddenly; abruptly
- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- face
- another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check
- to discuss; to have a chat
- to thank; thanks; thank you
- to hesitate