Dictionary

locust tree (Sophora japonica)

boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [dà mó dà yàng]

congratulatory letter or message

mutiny; rebellion

ice lolly; popsicle

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

electric bell

official letter

lit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate

to meet with a rebuff

each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead

to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived

nice and warm; cozy; heartwarming

to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing

(idiom) standoffish; indifferent

very rarely seen, unusual (idiom); (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants

to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)

mosquito net; CL:頂|顶[ding3]

(idiom) half true and half false

to have real skill; to know one's stuff

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb

unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping; to drink with abandon

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom); intoxicated by sth; obsessed with

to witness personally

remain fresh; last forever; eternal

stingy (idiom); lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom); fig. extremely stingy

to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)

to read in silence

starving; famished

mound; small hill

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

to chatter idly; to gossip; to boast or brag

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup

(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate

size; height; stature

parenthesis; parentheses; brackets

papermaking process

erhua variant of 兜; pocket; bag

to be effective over an extended period

to one's liking

to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)

lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

talking endlessly; long-winded; (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded

the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom); one's future prospects are brilliant

to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb

variant of 洋; variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]

to follow the crowd; going with the tide