- lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. slight physical strength
- harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
- 南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan南 nán: 南 nan2: south
- (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
- to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance
- to steal
- bucket
- next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
- morning; dawn; daybreak
- to be suffused with white; faded; bleached; to blanch
- (nonspecialist term for 水腫|水肿[shui3 zhong3]) to suffer from edema; swollen; bloated; puffy
- 申 shēn: 申 shen1: to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240°申 Shēn: 申 Shen1: old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]; surname Shen
- signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])
- to espy; to spot
- first of all; in the first place
- lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)
- to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
- to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
- the extremity of the foot
- to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
- limp and numb (of limbs)
- arrogant and conceited
- favor; grace
- a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else
- 平安 píng ān: 平安 ping2 an1: safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace平安 Píng ān: 平安 Ping2 an1: see 平安區|平安区[Ping2 an1 Qu1]
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
- melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
- Cheka, a Soviet secret police agency, forerunner of the KGB
- 写 xiě: 写 xie3: to write写 xiè: 写 xie4: used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]
- classic books in Confucianism; scriptures; sutras
- see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
- 文 wén: 文 wen2: language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67文 Wén: 文 Wen2: surname Wen
- to understand; to know; to comprehend
- meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation
- crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
- in vain; to no avail
- 混 hùn: 混 hun4: to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless混 hún: 混 hun2: Taiwan pr. [hun4]
- 察 chá: 察 cha2: to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident察 Chá: 察 Cha2: short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
- 雪 Xuě: 雪 Xue3: surname Xue雪 xuě: 雪 xue3: snow; CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
- to blurt sth out; to open one's mouth without thinking