- to accumulate merit; to do good; to give to charity; virtuous actions
- to soak; to dip
- hot and sour soup; sour and spicy soup
- fish bone
- (of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions; to splatter everywhere
- dripping wet; pouring; saturated; (fig.) uninhibited; fluid; emotionally unrestrained; extreme
- ashamed and resentful; indignant
- servant
- to make trouble
- the back of a chair
- (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
- bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched
- concerted action; to collude (in dishonesty)
- worthless; good-for-nothing
- lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
- to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)
- crown prince; heir of a noble house
- to be emotionally moved
- to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL:個|个[ge4]
- chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; way; means
- to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver
- older and younger; seniority
- 中伏 zhōng fú: 中伏 zhong1 fu2: the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year中伏 zhòng fú: 中伏 zhong4 fu2: to be ambushed
- to inquire about
- easy task
- calm; unperturbed; cool
- to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
- salon (loanword)
- unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.; My hands are tied.
- wise move; masterstroke; bright ideas