‘Zì yú’ literally means ‘self-amusement’ —

娱乐 (yú lè) is a compound noun meaning 'enterta

‘岳母’ (yuè mǔ) is a formal, respectful term f

婆娘 (pó niáng) is a colloquial, regionally mark

‘干娘’ (gān niáng) literally combines ‘干’ (

‘姻娅’ (yīn yà) is a formal, literary term ref

'Yīn qīn' literally combines 姻 (yīn), meaning

‘表姥姥’ is a kinship term referring specificall

‘Jiù lǎo lǎo’ refers specifically to the wife

‘外姥姥’ is a dialectal, affectionate, and empha

姥姥 (lǎo lǎo) is a warm, colloquial term used i

委托 (wěi tuō) is a verb meaning 'to entrust' or

姑且 is an adverb meaning 'for the time being' or

‘表姑’ (biǎo gū) is a kinship term referring s

‘姑妈’ (gū mā) is a noun meaning ‘paternal au

‘Gūgu’ is a kinship term referring specifically

妨扰 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to disturb

不妨 is an adverb meaning 'might as well' or 'may

'Wú fáng' literally combines 'wú' (meaning 'wit

'套磁' (tào cí) is a colloquial verb meaning to

配套 (pèi tào) is a verb meaning 'to provide mat

'套装' (tào zhuāng) literally combines '套' (tà

‘套话’ literally combines 套 (tào), meaning 'se

‘套路’ literally combines 套 (tào, 'set' or 'te

'Jiákè' is a phonetic loanword from English 'jac

‘夹子’ (jiā zi) is a common noun meaning ‘clip

‘夜班’ literally combines 夜 (yè), meaning 'nig

贺寿 is a formal, respectful verb meaning 'to cele

'Longevity noodles' (shòu miàn) are a traditiona

‘寿礼’ (shòu lǐ) literally combines 寿 (shòu)

水壶 (shuǐ hú) literally combines 水 (shuǐ), me

酒壶 (jiǔ hú) is a traditional Chinese vessel us

茶壶 (chá hú) literally combines 茶 (chá), mean

The idiom 一尘不染 literally means 'not a single s

'尘封' literally means 'dust-covered'—'尘' (chén

风尘 literally means 'wind-blown dust'—a poetic c

涂脂抹粉 literally means 'to apply grease (lip bal

涂改 (tú gǎi) is a verb meaning 'to alter' or 't

'Duī fàng' is a compound verb meaning 'to pile a

‘堆满’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pile up un