Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees

hydrogen (gas)

on that evening

to be arrested by fear; restraint; scruple

to hesitate

hourly worker; hourly job

early vote

to sole a shoe; to stitch the sole to the upper

rouge and powder; (fig.) the fair sex

see 涇源縣|泾源县[Jing1 yuan2 Xian4]

facing brick; facade tile used to cover exterior walls

see 薌城區|芗城区[Xiang1 cheng2 Qu1]

Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer

to beat; to pound; to thump

conception; imagination

to cast or found metals

(bird species of China) marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

surname Zhan

correct; suitable; to suit sb; just now (Cantonese)

the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage

incomplete meal of a single dish; meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine; rice without meat or vegetables

to overturn; to turn upside down

to expound; to propagate

to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]