- (suffix) very; extremely
- to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
- 吓 hè: 吓 he4: to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)吓 xià: 吓 xia4: to frighten; to scare
- (coll.) mother; mom; (literary) elderly mother
- crafty; tricky
- to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again
- tear; teardrop; CL:滴[di1]
- sound of gurgling water
- to drip; to trickle; to shed (tears)
- value system; personal or cultural values
- to cry; to weep
- to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
- luggage; CL:件[jian4]
- to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt
- see 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
- to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
- the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
- alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
- country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
- fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task
- (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- (Tw) (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out
- to get; to obtain
- first; most important; primary; foremost
- subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4])
- to stop; to prohibit; until; only
- polite term for old woman or man
- 嘛 má: 嘛 ma2: used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]; (Tw) (coll.) what?嘛 ma: 嘛 ma5: modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis
- morality; righteousness and justice
- to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs
- won't work; will get (you) nowhere
- to resign
- to violate a taboo
- rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray; cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4]
- row of dancers at sacrifices
- main hall; front courtyard; law court
- simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary
- (bound form) to overstep one's authority
- to follow; to abide by; to comply with
- the location below sth; afterwards
- 谏 jiàn: 谏 jian4: to remonstrate; to admonish谏 Jiàn: 谏 Jian4: surname Jian
- the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
- circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to steadily deteriorate