- a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
- brother's son; nephew
- to see with one's own eyes; very soon
- lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
- to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
- to cause; to enable; phonetic bi; Taiwan pr. [bi4]
- precedent
- to snort disdainfully; to scoff at; to turn up one's nose
- (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
- (coll.) one's past history (esp. embarrassing or private details)
- crack; shooting sound; gunshot
- to accomplish the objective; to succeed
- shameful; shameless
- high position; eminent status; top job; raised position; upper (limbs); a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
- ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
- 倪 ní: 倪 ni2: (literary) small child; (literary) limit; bound; extremity; (literary) to differentiate; (literary) origin; cause倪 Ní: 倪 Ni2: surname Ni
- miscellaneous troops; irregular troops; troops of varied allegiances; uncertified staff
- to jump; to leap
- (slang) hardcore fan (abbr. for 鐵桿粉絲|铁杆粉丝[tie3 gan3 fen3 si1])
- affairs of the nation; politics
- to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
- lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom); fig. to keep one's distance; (of a relationship) lukewarm; vague
- to play a critical role (idiom); influential
- lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
- convener
- to persuade; to convince; to win (sb) over
- to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab
- to take the bait
- honest and considerate
- an elder; a senior
- a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness
- not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
- to support (a cause)
- exultation
- just as if
- to drown
- to fish up; to dredge up