- what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?
- laughter
- to enchant; fascinating
- (idiom) to split one's sides laughing
- (idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
- lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom); fig. to lead a life of dissipation
- opium
- reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad
- 老子 Lǎo zǐ: 老子 Lao3 zi3: Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi老子 lǎo zi: 老子 lao3 zi5: father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
- chessboard
- lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom); fig. torrent of abuse
- insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment
- daily; (soup etc) of the day
- knife; CL:把[ba3]
- to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
- to chant the sutras
- homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:門|门[men2]
- one's later years
- gluttonous; voracious
- watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- (coll.) to have diarrhea
- to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
- 荤 hūn: 荤 hun1: strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene荤 xūn: 荤 xun1: used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]
- soon; before long
- lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion
- (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
- fire beacon (to give alarm)
- to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus
- 太平 Tài píng: 太平 Tai4 ping2: see 太平區|太平区[Tai4 ping2 Qu1]太平 tài píng: 太平 tai4 ping2: peace and security
- root of the trouble; cause of the ruin
- to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious
- unsatisfied; unconvinced; indignant