| 牵五挂四 | qian1 wu3 gua4 si4 | one after another |
| 相依为命 | xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4 | interdependent |
| 裸辞 | luo3 ci2 | to quit one's job (without having another one) |
| 借尸还魂 | jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2 | lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom) |
| 异乡人 | yi4 xiang1 ren2 | alien |
| 相亲相爱 | xiang1 qin1 xiang1 ai4 | bound by deep emotions |
| 移情别恋 | yi2 qing2 bie2 lian4 | to fall in love with sb else |
| 藕断丝连 | ou3 duan4 si1 lian2 | lovers part, but still long for one another |
| 一批又一批 | yi1 pi1 you4 yi1 pi1 | one group after another of |
| 一波未平，一波又起 | yi1 bo1 wei4 ping2 yi1 bo1 you4 qi3 | one thing after another |
| 借刀杀人 | jie4 dao1 sha1 ren2 | to lend sb a knife to kill sb |
| 兴安运河 | xing1 an1 yun4 he2 | another name for Lingqu éˆæ¸ çµæ¸ [Ling2 qu2] canal in Xing'an county 興安兴安[Xing1 an1], Guanxi |
| 兴师问罪 | xing1 shi1 wen4 zui4 | to send punitive forces against |