- weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
- Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC; Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成|天文学大成; see also 托勒玫[Tuo1 le4 mei2]
- queen
- to give audience (of emperor); retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign; hajj (Islam)
- a person of foresight; (religion) a prophet
- to be gratified
- to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon
- kindly; benevolent (often of older person)
- head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
- timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
- to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment
- to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
- to spread out bedding; bedcover
- to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration
- nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
- appearance; looks; profile; countenance
- whether (or not); if; is or isn't
- health; healthy
- to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance
- of the utmost importance; of highest priority
- satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
- the next generation
- to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc)
- to compel; to force
- to inquire
- feral child
- lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom); fig. people's basic needs
- to continue in one's own way (idiom)
- influence; impact
- Ferrari, Italian luxury sports car manufacturer
- famous; well-known
- company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1]
- crown prince
- group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate
- Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)
- to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- 面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: (medicinal) powder
- chairman of the board of directors