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dirty, ragged; slight, insult, disrespect
beside, close, nearby; to depend on
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
vulgar person, country man
tutor, teacher; to assist; surname
hero; heroic, outstanding
used in old names
the Lisu tribe
umbrella, parasol, parachute
to mimic, to imitate
proud, haughty, overbearing
to entertain guests
to save money, to store, to reserve; heir
the Dai minority living in South China
stubborn, obstinate, intransigent
rich
if, supposing, in case
to advance
triumphant; triumph, victory
chisel; to bore, to pierce
to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma
note, memo, official communique
to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
leftovers, residue, remains
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon
victory; to excel, to truimph
deeds, feats; merit; rank
to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
kitchen; closet, cupboard
personal pronoun; he, she, it
to calculate; the calendar
large building; mansion
only, merely, just; to stop at
the wailing of a child
to weep, to whimper; to howl; to crow
to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily
to nag; babble, chatter
to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry
to drink; to shout, to call out
throat, larynx, gullet; guttural
to call
beak, bill, snout; to pant
melody, music; harmonious
to vomit; used in transliterations
heave sigh, sigh
horn, bugle; llama; final particle
to chatter, to keep talking; to mumble
onomatopoetic, the sound of crowing or crying
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
interjection used to call attention
to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
dumb, mute; the sobbing of an infant
to breathe like a fish; to gasp for breath
sage; wise, sagacious
single, individual, only; lone
used in transliterations
one of five legendary emperors
in chemistry, quinoline
gram; the weight of one grain
to yell; to wail, to cry; to neigh
used in onomatopoetic expressions
to blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt
tall, lofty; proud, stately
mourning; mourn; funeral
lively, noisy; to clamor, to talk loudly
ah, final particle
metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like
to whisper
absent-minded
sigh, alas
a whizzing sound