Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

variant of 和牌[hu2 pai2]

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month

forced laughter

beautiful clothes

to boast and flatter

mound; small hill; (used in place names)

variant of 弦; bow string; string of musical instrument; watch spring

strange; mystic

mythical evil serpent; evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12

to establish ties; to contact; (electricity) to connect (components) in series

see 誠心誠意|诚心诚意[cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4]

to treat (an illness); medical treatment

how?; what?; why?

compact car

Statue of Liberty

rear guard; backfield; fullback

a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese); to buy property on a mortgage

(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field

erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]

leisurely and carefree mood

(bird species of China) Hainan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae)

neighboring; adjacent; near; vicinity

paper pulp