Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

(botany) aster (Aster tataricus)

to adapt; to rearrange; to revise

to put one's heart and soul into

deep gratitude up to death

not yet (Wu dialect)

contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome

new moon

to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct

storyline; plotline

to redeem a vow (to a deity); to fulfill a promise; votive

weekend

formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔[nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠[Mi3 Lao3 shu3])

running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc)

disaster area; scene of accident

Bay of Biscay

Huangpu, the most central of Shanghai's districts

in the shade; shady

no way to get by

quintessence; essentials

to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate

(sad) farewell song

coriander

in vain

to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of