- to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc)
- feast; banquet
- to hold a welcoming dinner or reception
- to drink wine
- We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
- 供 gōng: 供 gong1: to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)供 gòng: 供 gong4: to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])
- to urge (sb to do do sth); to drive (sb to take an action)
- not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- wife's parents' home
- military strategy; military tactics; originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4]
- (to do sth) separately; as a separate action
- 录 lù: 录 lu4: to carve wood录 lù: 录 lu4: diary; record; to hit; to copy录 Lù: 录 Lu4: surname Lu
- 据 jū: 据 ju1: used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]据 jù: 据 ju4: according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
- lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. each tries to outwit the other; deceit and treachery
- 怀 huái: 怀 huai2: bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)怀 Huái: 怀 Huai2: surname Huai
- surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4]
- famous general; (sports) renowned athlete
- see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4]
- to act with diligent care
- to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery
- to give one's assent; to consent; Taiwan pr. [ying4 yun3]
- to make a supreme effort; at all costs
- to add to the fun; to liven things up
- 席 Xí: 席 Xi2: surname Xi席 xí: 席 xi2: woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc
- 杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom)
- vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
- bustling with noise and excitement; lively
- 饮 yǐn: 饮 yin3: to drink饮 yìn: 饮 yin4: to give (animals) water to drink
- 得罪 dé zùi: 得罪 de2 zui4: to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得罪[de2 zui5]得罪 dé zui: 得罪 de2 zui5: to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]
- to listen attentively
- not be able to hear
- 夹 jiá: 夹 jia2: double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)夹 gā: 夹 ga1: used in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]夹 jiā: 夹 jia1: to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]夹 jià: 夹 jia4: Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
- to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly
- Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)
- to set sail; to brave the waves