- candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well
- lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
- opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
- to be born; arrival of newborn; birth (of a savior or religious leader)
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- to substitute for; to replace; to supersede
- Edison (name); Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
- sweat; perspiration
- creative inspiration
- to emphasize (a statement); to stress
- far more than; not just
- to sweat
- (coll.) to talk nonsense; to fool around
- catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
- night sweats
- all over; from head to toe
- to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
- to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
- main job; day job; steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual); chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)
- to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
- to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander
- repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return
- tremendous strength (idiom)
- learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
- husband and wife
- peaceful relations; harmonious
- (fig.) ugly duckling
- to bully
- to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom); to ponder about a painful experience
- see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]
- donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2]
- diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
- at long last; finally; on the whole
- to hope for; to long for; to expect
- 蹬 dēng: 蹬 deng1: to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]蹬 dèng: 蹬 deng4: used in 蹭蹬[ceng4 deng4]
- nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- fountain pen; CL:支[zhi1]
- sender
- abalone
- lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent