Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

pig-dog (intended as insult); Schweinhund

personal charm; charisma

thermos flask or bottle

Luyang, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui

to study on one's own; self-study

gauze hat; (fig.) job as an official

newspaper cutting; clippings

lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable

to guess correctly

housing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell

passion fruit

(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door

overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night

stepper motor

educational establishment

standing committee

palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)

large wine jar

smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4]

to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)

see 牛性[niu2 xing4]

a lull (in the storm); brief break (in rain)

The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)

unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)