Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

to reject; to refuse to take a call

taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from

to innovate

Mannheim, German city at the confluence of Rhine and Neckar

progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退[jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4])

many-headed; many-layered (authority); devolved (as opposed to centralized); pluralistic

Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian bomb

crossroads; intersection

see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足[xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2]

hanging bowl for lamp or fish

critical; crucial; vital

(of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country

shortfall in production

integrity; moral principle

wine shop sign

(idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential

boulder

to prick up one's ear; to listen attentively

(used to modify 事情[shi4 qing5]) serious; grave

rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)

Coqen county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Mtsho chen rdzong

(sports) to nutmeg; to dribble or pass the ball through an opponent's legs (esp. in soccer or basketball)

(bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)

depositor (in bank or shares)