- to open shop
- sales counter; front desk; bar; (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
- 糊 hù: 糊 hu4: paste; cream糊 hú: 糊 hu2: to paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled; (esp. of food) scorched; burnt; paste; mush; thick gruel糊 hū: 糊 hu1: to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like); Taiwan pr. [hu2]糊 hú: 糊 hu2: congee; (in 糊口[hu2 kou3]) to feed oneself
- large and small; of all sizes
- ink-stone
- feudal lord; suzerain; overlord
- to stop (walking); to halt
- (light) silk; CL:匹[pi3]
- kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
- gold leaf
- pearl (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]); (fig.) teardrop; tear
- colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture; colored or clear glass art object
- thin slice; thin section; flake; Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4]
- writing brush
- charm or grace (in poetry or art)
- Manchu; bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners 八旗[Ba1 qi2])
- to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
- 正统 Zhèng tǒng: 正统 Zheng4 tong3: Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1]正统 zhèng tǒng: 正统 zheng4 tong3: orthodoxy; tradition; orthodox; traditional; principles of dynastic succession; (of an heir) legitimate
- style
- to come prepared
- Beijing dialect
- see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
- ash-colored
- light cotton fabric
- iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week
- depth (of waterway); sounding
- douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans; soy milk
- slop; swill
- retching; vomiting
- Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
- 秋 Qīu: 秋 Qiu1: surname Qiu秋 qīu: 秋 qiu1: autumn; fall; harvest time秋 qīu: 秋 qiu1: used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
- tea tree; Camellia sinensis
- celadon (pottery)
- tea set; tea service
- to pour; to deliberate
- to be dazzled and stunned (idiom)