Kamus Bahasa Jepang, Mandarin, dan Korea

Indochina (old term, esp. colonial period); now written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]

to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

see 丹陽市|丹阳市[Dan1 yang2 Shi4]

to throttle; to choke to death

doorstep; threshold

Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art

solely; just

Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy

gauge; measuring tool

sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines; a wit; a humorist

(bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)

Peng Liyuan (1962–), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2]

Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453)

ketone group

(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker

to stress education

corporal punishment (such as castration or amputation)

square castle; mahjong layout (with the tiles laid out as a square)

Taiwan

kneecapping; to cut or smash the kneecaps as corporal punishment

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost; same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4]

definite idea; certainty; clear plan; definite guidelines

they; them (females)

hostility; antagonism; adversarial; hostile