- to bring; to fetch; to get
- (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
- to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
- final wishes of the departed
- to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop
- divine retribution is unfailing (idiom); one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds
- evil wind
- to spring up everywhere; from all around
- (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
- sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4]
- shadow; darkness; twilight
- Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
- wonderful scenery; amazing sight; (fig.) marvel
- elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
- certainly; of course
- 围城 wéi chéng: 围城 wei2 cheng2: siege; besieged city围城 Wéi chéng: 围城 Wei2 cheng2: Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書|钱钟书[Qian2 Zhong1 shu1], filmed as a TV serial
- wording
- lit. tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused
- mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
- vexed; distressed
- dimwitted
- to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
- door; to close; whole
- all day long; the whole day
- wizened; skinny and shriveled
- layer upon layer; tiered
- lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric
- nested; nesting
- to construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
- to think sth through; to consider carefully
- murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy
- absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly
- matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to shine on; to light up; to irradiate
- to count; reckoning
- janitor; watchman
- 闲暇 xián xiá: 闲暇 xian2 xia2: leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use闲暇 xián xiá: 闲暇 xian2 xia2: leisure
- to lose one's way
- to give directions
- constant (math.); quota; fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus); fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck); destiny
- vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh