- to live up to expectations (idiom)
- artillery barrage; gunfire
- boat
- to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
- to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage
- (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); CL:把[ba3]
- 劈 pī: 劈 pi1: to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike劈 pǐ: 劈 pi3: to split in two; to divide
- (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
- to cross a border; to overstep a bound
- to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
- 凶残 xīong cán: 凶残 xiong1 can2: savage; cruel; fierce凶残 xīong cán: 凶残 xiong1 can2: savage
- fencing; sword-play
- to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection
- to gather one's spirits; to pull oneself together
- to row a boat; rowing; boating; small boat
- to follow; following; along
- to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir
- wind force; wind power
- to eliminate; to remove
- loud sound
- to guard against
- to watch from the sidelines
- (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring
- 炮舰 pào jiàn: 炮舰 pao4 jian4: gunship炮舰 pào jiàn: 炮舰 pao4 jian4: gunboat; gunship
- to implement; to carry out
- fire; firepower
- (literary) not; used in transliteration
- clear; bright
- a lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon)
- to discharge water; to appear out of the water; to break the surface
- cannon; gun; artillery
- rocket; CL:枚[mei2]
- ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
- to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal
- chip; fragment; splinter; tatter
- to flee in disarray; to scatter