徘徊 | pái huái | to dither / to hesitate / to pace back and forth / by ext. to hover around / to linger | |
回老家 | huí lǎo jiā | to go back to one's roots / to return to one's native place / by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) | |
扬鞭 | yáng biān | to whip on / to raise a whip / by ext. to swagger | |
座席 | zuò xí | seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor | |
闺 | guī | small arched door / boudoir / lady's chamber / by ext. women | |
子丑 | zǐ chǒu | first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支 / by ext., the earthly branches | |
筋节 | jīn jié | lit. muscles and joints / by ext. the relations between parts in a speech, composition etc | |
阿爸父 | A1 bà fù | Abba (Aramaic word father) / by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel | |
飘蓬 | piāo péng | to float in the wind / by ext., to lead a wandering life |