- to be pestered beyond endurance
- (literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
- to farm; to work the land
- to struggle; to fight; struggle
- lawsuit
- to make trouble
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful; hellish
- act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit
- to imitate; to follow the example of
- to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc)
- ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip
- a scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire
- to require effort; strenuous
- inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
- to lecture on doctrine; to expound the wisdom of ancient sages; to preach; a sermon
- (idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force
- fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation
- first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
- court of law
- to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up
- (to) really (be)
- to unite as one
- to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)
- every year; each year; yearly
- to apportion expenses, responsibilities etc; to demand contributions
- big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of sth; the main part; the lion's share; dupe; sucker; (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side
- heavy; hard; serious; critical
- (of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain
- to intensify
- front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
- governor of a province
- to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb
- to let sb off (punishment, taxation etc); to reprieve sb