- to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy away from his territory
- (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect
- 埋 mái: 埋 mai2: to bury埋 mán: 埋 man2: used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]
- time bomb
- to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures
- crab
- to be utterly defeated; to be routed
- to develop; to evolve
- to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant
- to emerge
- water surface
- increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more
- cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily
- zone; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
- to dilute
- one's passion; one's obsession
- battle array; disposition of forces; situation; circumstance
- cart driver; coachman
- to turn around
- to go home (in a ceremonial procession); to return home
- 宣 xuān: 宣 xuan1: to declare (publicly); to announce宣 Xuān: 宣 Xuan1: surname Xuan
- lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times
- to ridicule; to mock
- civil war
- capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
- directly related
- expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
- to control