Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

older female patrilineal cousin

manganese ore

dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)

rubber ring; gasket

to turn a somersault; to turn head over heels

nuclear winter

waste liquids

moral bankruptcy; moral degeneracy

educational toy

for future reference

to capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force

value engineering

it doesn't matter

in order; in proper sequence

undercurrent eddy

steamed pork

to execute a lightning raid; (investment) to buy, then quickly sell; (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay

lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy

surname Cheng; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE) vassal state

to conform; to obey faithfully

(bird species of China) Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)

derivation; to deduce

(historical) privately hired legal or administrative advisor to a government official; teacher's teacher (in academic lineage)

to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent