1.to grab sb by the pigtail2.to seize on weak points3.to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
opera highlights performed as independent pieces
1.to carry sb in a sedan chair2.flatter3.sing praises
Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[gě hóng] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc
1.(of a performer) to put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc)2.(fig.) to enhance sb's reputation3.to make a name for oneself
to practice cupping (technique used in TCM)
1.to throw one's weight around2.to put on airs
1.to suffer beating2.fig. to be severely criticized3.to take a hammering
1.Changjiang 长江 or Yangtze River2.old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 扬州
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
1.to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)2.to seize on weak points3.to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
1.lit. to take off a hat2.fig. to be cleared of an unfair charge3.rehabilitation
1.to mix in some sand (e.g. when making concrete)2.(fig.) to place outsiders into a monolithic group (to infiltrate or disrupt it etc)
1.encumbrance2.burden3.that awful thing (colloquial)4.nuisance+1 条 (dialect) to scamper off; to take to one's heels; to make oneself scarce
to pick an auspicious day
1.to set up a stall2.(fig.) to maintain a large staff and organization
1.to stand sb up2.to bail on sb
Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)
1.marmalade2.jellied fruit
checked woolen fabric; plaid
1.a general term for local operas in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc2.the music of such operas
1.maize cornflour2.corn mush3.polenta
1.orangeade2.orange squash
1.illegal device2.devious3.crooked
Lhotse Mountain, between Tibet and Nepal
1.live target2.target (of criticism etc)
1.Tellina iridescens (a bivalve mollusk)2.any similar small clam