1.wizened2.skinny and shriveled
adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
to cry out loud without tears
desiccated corpse; mummified body
1.to give a hollow laugh2.to force a smile3.forced laugh
Qian County or Qianxian, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市[xián yáng shì], Shaanxi
to cry out loud without tears
1.to dry out2.to dry completely
Qianling at Xianyang 咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武则天
1.the Qianlong era2.Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 宝亲王[bǎo qīn wáng], personal name 弘历[hóng lì], reigned 1735–1799
1.to carbonize2.dry distillation3.carbonization
1.to freeze-dry2.freeze-dried food (such as meat or fruit)
1.to dry over a fire2.to roast
to remove excess moisture by spinning; to put (clothes) through the spin cycle; to spin-dry
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
Qian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市[sōng yuán shì], Jilin
1.rammed earth2.adobe house
(medicine) xerophthalmia; dry eye syndrome
1.knapsack (for provisions)2.haversack
erhua variant of 包干[bāo gān]
a system of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
1.(coll.) to be incompetent2.useless3.good-for-nothing
dried sweet potato slices
salt-pickled sun-dried cabbage (or potherb mustard etc)
noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
1.alcoholic spirit2.strong white rice wine
to satisfy a craving with substitutes
1.unclean2.filthy3.foul-mouthed
(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
1.to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek2.to drain the cup of humiliation
1.sandwich cookie2.(jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
1.lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering2.a radical change
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
soda biscuit; soda cracker; saltine