- an eye for beauty; aesthetic judgment
- to lag behind
- middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
- active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
- to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively
- interaction; social contact
- one's passion; one's obsession
- princess
- villain (of a drama etc)
- fairy tale
- precious metal
- precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
- rumor; hearsay
- infatuated; obsessed
- gold and silver
- to bury; to inter
- see 精雕細刻|精雕细刻[jing1 diao1 xi4 ke4]
- to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
- a collector (e.g. of artworks)
- calm; unperturbed; cool
- lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom); fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
- to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth
- sign; trademark; brand
- 悠闲 yōu xián: 悠闲 you1 xian2: leisurely悠闲 yōu xián: 悠闲 you1 xian2: leisurely; carefree; relaxed
- to quote a price; quoted price; quote
- to increase a price
- a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go
- to dare to; to be brave enough to
- (athletics) high jump
- price competition; bid (in an auction); to compete on price; to bid against sb
- to artificially inflate; to bid up (the price)
- seller
- taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
- illusory; imaginary; fanciful
- will; shall; to be going to
- to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
- lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom); fig. to give sth additional splendor; to provide the crowning touch; (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off
- 寿 Shòu: 寿 Shou4: surname Shou寿 shòu: 寿 shou4: long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary
- as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
- calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
- the Qianlong era; Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bao3 Qin1 wang2], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hong2 li4], reigned 1735–1799
- period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- chinaware; porcelain