Dictionary

doctrine; dogma; creed

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears

anxiety; sore point; secret worry

pliers; pincers; tongs

to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat

great waves; billows

politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive

scenic area

food market

with astonishment; with a shock; awe-inspiringly

to cower by military force; deterrence

mirroring others; identical

to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight

loser (as opposed to winner 赢家); loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[ying2 jia1])

the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书; the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1]; golden mean (Confucianism)

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person

Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 同; Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[Da4 tong2]; moderately affluent

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge

different mouths, same voice; to speak in unison (idiom)

to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect

to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom

inextricably linked (idiom); inseparable

myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of

painful heat; scorching; painful heat

to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience

to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí]

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare

continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted

to punish; to administer justice

sudden huge profits

original; authentic

painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains

all-inclusive; undiscriminating

satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视); satellite TV (abbr. for 衛星電視|卫星电视[wei4 xing1 dian4 shi4])

fickle and impatient; restless; giddy

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out

willow

cheers and laughter

helmsman

exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job

to strikingly resemble

simple; plain; unadorned

restaurant

to think over

variant of 驮; variant of 馱|驮[tuo2]; load carried by a pack animal

broad sense; general sense

sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided

pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)

to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb

dense; thick; strong