Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

plain; open country

MMA octagon (octagonal cage used for mixed martial arts bouts)

to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc); (computing) to seal off a network

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful

rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career

(physics) reaction; (fig.) backlash; unintended consequence

forgetful; empty-headed

dispute involving litigation; legal dispute

to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax

to serve as a contrasting element

boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

(mus. instr.)

surname Yue

conpoy; dried scallop (dried adductor muscle of a scallop)

law school

to bet; to wager

bitter struggle; hard battle; arduous effort

life sentence

to control onself; to exercise self-restraint; self-sustaining

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point

the essentials

school inspector

battle of wits

the public; the state; society; the public purse