- lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. the law of the jungle
- illegal; to break the law
- to stop; to resist; to obstruct
- lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits; pros and cons
- to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
- the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
- (of a dam) to be breached; to burst
- conflict of interest
- passenger
- railroad; railway; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方[yi3 fang1], party B)
- party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方[jia3 fang1], party A)
- unavoidable; the only (road, entrance etc)
- lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles; also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花
- elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
- shrine; to offer a sacrifice
- declaration; manifesto
- ancestral hall; temple to one's forebears
- to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
- 尉 Wèi: 尉 Wei4: surname Wei尉 wèi: 尉 wei4: military officer尉 yù: 尉 yu4: used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]; used in 尉犁[Yu4 li2] (the name of a place in Xinjiang)
- to rebuild (house or road); to overhaul
- at first; devise; originate
- 祖 zǔ: 祖 zu3: ancestor; forefather; grandparents祖 Zǔ: 祖 Zu3: surname Zu
- to go upstream; to trace the source
- worship; to revere; to venerate
- sacrifice
- 唐 táng: 唐 tang2: to exaggerate; empty; in vain唐 Táng: 唐 Tang2: Tang dynasty (618–907); surname Tang
- to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
- Miao ethnic group
- a noble steed (literary); (of a horse) untamed; (fig.) (of a person) headstrong; Taiwan pr. [ao2]
- (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement
- multitudinous; the masses; to present (to sb); to rise; to advance; to progress
- to regulate; to govern; to control; to mow
- mellow and rich; simple and kind
- blind; undiscerning
- blind