- secret; trick; knack; key
- cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- (geology) rock
- to pour or inject (a liquid or substance) into sth; (fig.) to concentrate (one's energy, spirit etc) on sth; (medicine) to perfuse
- fine powder; dust
- ambush; to ambush
- boxing coach; pugilist master
- to attack and destroy
- Parliament (UK); Congress (US); Diet (Japan); Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
- (idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully
- to smash to pieces
- honorific title; form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc
- one's heart; one's mind
- to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
- skillful in; proficient in; adept at
- ocean wave; billows
- to declare publicly; to make clear
- stretching; extension
- abyss
- the Earth's crust
- to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others)
- to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear
- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it
- to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice
- 霍 Hùo: 霍 Huo4: surname Huo霍 hùo: 霍 huo4: (literary) suddenly
- war readiness; military preparedness
- to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail
- 恶 ě: 恶 e3: used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]恶 è: 恶 e4: evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm恶 wù: 恶 wu4: to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
- to vanish; to hide; to cover one's traces
- to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
- bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)
- teapot; CL:把[ba3]
- very auspicious; extremely lucky
- 岭 líng: 岭 ling2: used in 岭巆|岭𫶕[ling2 ying2]岭 lǐng: 岭 ling3: mountain range; mountain ridge
- dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out
- to sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer; to audit (a class)
- tea and cake; refreshments; tea and dim sum
- muffin; pancake; (Tw) waffle
- hazelnut
- bigmouth; blabbermouth
- to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")