Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

to share nuptial cup; (fig.) to get married

yawing (of a boat)

to reel silk from cocoons

to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down

(textiles) knotless netting

the twelve signs of the zodiac

Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea

string of cash

to correct an error

old variant of 員|员[yuan2]

grandmother's brother's wife

Your esteemed older brother (honorific)

to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp

lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom); fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle; to get to a better place after going through difficult period

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan

major achievement; great work; triumphant success

see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1]

husband of younger female cousin via female line

US and UK; Anglo-American

hidden; potential; latent

to shade one's eyes with one's hand

Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)

irrigation pond or dam

to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as