- Middle East
- thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
- to skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals; also pr. [bo1pi2]
- side; side-room; room in the wings
- to pant; to gasp for breath
- sorghum
- 翁 wēng: 翁 weng1: elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)翁 Wēng: 翁 Weng1: surname Weng
- great scholar respected for learning and integrity
- to participate (in sth)
- rare; strange
- medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
- to maintain a youthful appearance
- beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关[Jia1 yu4 guan1] or both
- 买卖 mǎi mài: 买卖 mai3 mai4: to buy and sell买卖 mǎi mai: 买卖 mai3 mai5: purchase and sale; transaction; shop; store
- provisional
- to take the lead; to gain the upper hand
- lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like
- headscarf; kerchief; silk neckband
- to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
- trouble spot; sketchy area
- to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
- rattan
- to expel; to deport; banishment
- sedan chair; palanquin; litter
- princess (in Europe)
- to serve; to wait upon
- to stop
- sound of thunder