- preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
- to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
- to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society
- man; fellow; (dialect) husband
- in any case; no matter what
- to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
- last time
- several days
- to remain silent; to have nothing to say
- (bound form) rib; Taiwan pr. [le4]
- to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread
- be high up in the sky
- noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Taoyuan, a county in Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
- after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
- 骑 jì: 骑 ji4: (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier骑 qí: 骑 qi2: to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
- flush
- 桃源 táo yuán: 桃源 tao2 yuan2: see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]桃源 Táo yuán: 桃源 Tao2 yuan2: see 桃源縣|桃源县[Tao2 yuan2 Xian4]; see 桃源區|桃源区[Tao2 yuan2 Qu1]
- see 城中區|城中区[Cheng2 zhong1 Qu1]
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- presentable; decent; up to par
- restaurant; bartender; (old) wineshop; tavern
- to call; to be called
- restaurant
- Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- classical story or quote from the literature; the story behind sth
- to take one's seat
- food and drink; food to accompany wine
- barman; bartender
- Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei
- river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
- to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek
- (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc)
- to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train)