- branches and knots; fig. side issue; minor peripheral problem
- lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
- to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
- strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
- a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go
- to be unable to guess or make out
- to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream
- older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3]
- sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
- jadeite; tree kingfisher
- therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
- to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
- interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive
- hundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity; absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression)
- reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad
- to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking
- silk banner (as an award or gift)
- wide and open; a flash of understanding
- overall; comprehensive
- alluring; erotic; romantic
- actually; in fact
- 下场 xià chǎng: 下场 xia4 chang3: to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)下场 xià chang: 下场 xia4 chang5: the end; to conclude
- (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it
- to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice
- to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce
- to be bereaved of one's wife
- to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]
- to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
- personal; private; selfish
- to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order