- ready to start on sth; about to act
- I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old)
- 唯 wěi: 唯 wei3: yes唯 wéi: 唯 wei2: only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
- (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
- insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)
- to compete to be first; to contest first place
- to bet; to gamble
- 纡 Yū: 纡 Yu1: surname Yu纡 yū: 纡 yu1: winding; twisting
- 降 xiáng: 降 xiang2: to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to conquer; to tame降 jiàng: 降 jiang4: to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
- younger generation
- Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 趙國|赵国
- Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 and Qi 齊國|齐国
- for all eternity; throughout all ages; eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
- grand occasion
- 海 hǎi: 海 hai3: ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous海 Hǎi: 海 Hai3: surname Hai
- lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
- to admire
- (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
- handwriting
- to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air
- to explain the facts; to defend against an accusation
- (do sth) on a large scale
- for now; for the time being; temporarily
- to state clearly
- goodwill; kindness
- confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action
- pressing; urgent
- bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
- helper; assistant