Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones

faint; subtle (of sound, scent etc); profound; mysterious

older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3]

lightning flashes

accomplishment; training; self-cultivation

underlay; foundation; pedestal

the sex industry

the tropics; tropical

chain letter

(astronomy) main-sequence star

XO ("extra old"), grade of cognac quality

to hate sb to the bone (idiom)

see 安源區|安源区[An1 yuan2 Qu1]

street lamp; street light

Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626

electromagnetic wave

treasured book

(military) offensive

to sharpen a pencil

Guangxi Province, which in 1958 became Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2]

experiment; test; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to experiment

narrow winding path

(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)

to make a counteroffer when haggling; to bargain