- lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight
- to take medicine
- an elder; a senior
- pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to waste away; to become thin
- branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
- (to speak) at length; engagingly; captivatingly
- to travel back and forth; to shuttle
- sleeve
- to double; to redouble; to increase many times over; to multiply by a factor; multiplication
- surface of the body; periphery of the body; body thermometer; (literary) a person's appearance
- first; original; primitive; original (document etc)
- to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to initiate; to found
- lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue
- biology
- excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
- bloodthirsty; bloodsucking; hemophile
- cruel; merciless; ruthless
- to set up; to install
- restricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
- primate (monkey, hominid etc)
- test tube
- avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
- an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
- to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
- to be willing to part with sth
- to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)
- cruel; harsh; merciless
- barbarous; uncivilized
- (human) body
- to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc)
- metal grille; railing; bars
- cage used to hold or transport prisoners
- prison; dungeon
- receptacle; vessel; (computing) container
- 笼子 lóng zi: 笼子 long2 zi5: cage; basket; container笼子 lǒng zi: 笼子 long3 zi5: large box; trunk; chest
- pike; lance; CL:把[ba3],柄[bing3]
- deep at night
- lights
- floating in the wind; swaying; tottering; unstable