person from the same village, town or province; peasant (derog.); (of a school of thought etc) follower
lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
lanes and alleys; neighborhood; lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families
expert; left-hand side (of a machine); left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
lira (former Italian etc currency) (loanword)
village shrine to the earth god
mileage (distance traveled); course (of development)
agreement between the residents of a
里, an administrative district under a city or town
(Taiwan)
(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
common saying; folk proverb
speedometer (of a vehicle)
uneven; in disorder; everything sticking out
to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside; attacked from both inside and out
far away; (a) great distance; thousands of miles; 10000 li
one's home town or village
a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
li (Chinese unit of distance)
where (?); somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment
mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
in front; in advance of the field
home; at home; in the home
in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword)
the outside and the inside; one's outward show and inner thoughts; exterior and interior
here; this place; over here
orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata); "chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt
(lit.) ten thousand mile horse; fine steed
ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system)
(loanword) caliph; also written (loanword) caliph; also written 哈利發|哈利发[ha1 li4 fa1]
potherb mustard; Brassica juncea var. crispifolia
potherb mustard; Brassica juncea var. crispifolia
what sb feels (or knows etc) in his bones (derog.); private understanding between individuals (derog.)
(Mike) McCurry (White House spokesperson)
not to understand the situation; unaware of the ins and outs
unaware of the inner workings; naive; unwitting
make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
amidst the clouds and mist; (fig.) mystified; puzzled
from the inside to the outside; through and through; thoroughly
the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements; (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
half outside, half inside; half interior, half exterior
quaint; odd and picturesque; weird and wonderful
to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds you
you're too kind; you flatter me
unsophisticated; rustic; uncouth
to belittle; to attack sb
eccentric; odd-looking; peculiar
to tuck into one's bosom; also written 搋在懷裡|搋在怀里
to tuck into one's bosom; also written 揣在懷裡|揣在怀里
to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to
a clear and boundless sky
to shoot fish in a barrel; to attempt sth too easy
hysteria (loanword); hysterical
to proceed from the outside to the inside; to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
one in a hundred; cream of the crop
to return home with honor
neighbors; the whole neighborhood
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information; to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
to have hidden meaning; implication; more than just the apparent meaning; something hinted
thousands of miles away; far away
penetrated; trenchant; incisive
ukulele; traditional form also written 烏克麗麗
just as bad; not much better
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books