‘姨姥姥’ (yí lǎo lǎo) is a kinship term used

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

‘姥爷’ (lǎo yé) is a respectful and affectiona

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

A wěi tuō shū (letter of authorization) is a fo

‘姑息’ is a formal, literary noun meaning ‘indu

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

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

'Gūfu' refers specifically to the husband of one'

‘Gūgu’ is a kinship term referring specifically

‘妙语’ literally combines ‘妙’ (miào), meanin

‘妙计’ literally combines 妙 (miào), meaning 'w

'套间' (tào jiān) literally combines '套' (tào)

'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

‘夹注’ (jiā zhù) literally means ‘inserted an

‘夹攻’ literally means ‘to attack from both sid

‘夹道’ literally means ‘path flanked (or lined)

‘夹层’ literally combines ‘夹’ (jiā), meaning

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

‘夜莺’ literally means ‘night’ (夜) + ‘oriole

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

夜市 (yè shì) literally means 'night market' —

‘夜色’ literally combines ‘夜’ (yè), meaning

夜晚 (yè wǎn) is a common, neutral noun meaning

‘夕雾’ (xī wù) literally combines 夕 (xī), me

‘前夕’ literally combines ‘前’ (qián, meaning

‘朝夕’ literally combines ‘朝’ (zhāo), meanin

‘夕照’ literally combines 夕 (xī), meaning ‘ev

‘夕阳’ literally combines 夕 (xī), meaning ‘ev

'Longevity noodles' (shòu miàn) are a traditiona

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

'Shòu xīng' literally combines 'shòu' (longevit

寿 (shòu) means 'longevity' or 'life,' often asso

A zǐ shā hú is a traditional unglazed teapot ma

‘壶中’ (hú zhōng) literally means 'inside the

‘壶口’ (hú kǒu) literally means ‘pot mouth’

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