‘霸王’ literally combines ‘霸’ (bà), meaning

独占 (dú zhàn) literally means 'alone occupy' —

独特 (dú tè) is an adjective meaning 'unique' or

‘Xiǎo shī·zi’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (s

狮子座 literally means 'lion seat' or 'lion conste

‘狮城’ (shī chéng) literally means ‘Lion City

A shí shī is a traditional Chinese stone-carved

‘Wǔ shī’ literally means ‘dance lion’ — com

狮子 (shī·zi) is the standard Mandarin word for

‘猾黠之徒’ is a classical-style noun phrase mean

奸猾 (jiān huá) is an adjective describing someo

‘猾贼’ is a compound noun meaning ‘crafty thief

‘猾吏’ literally combines 猾 (huá), meaning ‘c

‘猴王’ literally means ‘monkey king’—a compou

‘猴戏’ literally combines 猴 (hóu), meaning 'mo

‘猕猴’ (mí hóu) is a noun referring specifical

The word 猴急 literally combines 猴 (monkey) and

‘猴年’ literally means ‘Monkey Year’ and refer

‘猴子’ (hóu·zi) is the most common colloquial

‘狡计’ is a compound noun meaning a crafty, dece

‘狡辩’ is a noun meaning 'evasive argument' or '

‘Jiǎo tù’ literally means ‘crafty rabbit’ an

狡诈 is an adjective meaning 'deceitful' or 'treac

狡猾 (jiǎo huá) is an adjective meaning 'crafty'

'Kuáng bēn' literally combines 'kuáng' (wild, f

‘狂风’ literally combines ‘狂’ (kuáng), meani

腐烂 (fǔ làn) is a verb meaning 'to rot' or 'to

干炸 (gān zhá) is a Chinese cooking technique me

‘炸鸡’ literally means ‘fried chicken’ — a po

油炸 (yóu zhá) literally means 'oil-fried' and f

炮羊肉 (páo yáng ròu) is a traditional Beijing-

‘黑炭’ (hēi tàn) literally means 'black charco

灰色 (huī sè) literally combines 灰 (huī), mean

滩涂 (tān tú) refers to intertidal mudflats—low

‘浏亮’ is an elegant, literary adjective describ

‘浓眉’ literally means 'thick eyebrows' — the c

‘浇淋’ is a compound verb meaning 'to douse' or

'渐变' (jiān biàn) literally combines 'gradual'

‘漏网’ literally means ‘leaking net’—a net wi

翻滚 (fān gǔn) is a compound verb meaning 'to tu