- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
- need not; does not have to; not necessarily
- to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)
- to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
- 冒 Mào: 冒 Mao4: surname Mao冒 mào: 冒 mao4: to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover
- ashes
- to force a smile; a bitter laugh
- 怕 Pà: 怕 Pa4: surname Pa怕 pà: 怕 pa4: to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
- poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake; (slang) junkie
- ferocious beast; fierce animal
- Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
- to make one's home; to take shelter
- evening; night; late
- mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- pile
- plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)
- vague; faint; indistinct
- steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
- to burst in
- always
- 不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to damn; to curse; to revile
- cowardice; timid
- useless; worthless
- to speculate; to ponder
- all one's life; throughout one's life
- lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex
- (literary) why; how
- very small; very few; very minor
- woman; female
- to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear
- a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
- 力 lì: 力 li4: power; force; strength; ability; strenuously力 Lì: 力 Li4: surname Li
- to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- close to death; life-threatening (illness)
- see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]