1 as before

2 still

1 mother

2 also pr. [mǔ qin]

3 classifier: 个 gè

1 father

2 also pr. [fù qin]

3 classifier: 个 gè

1 blind date

2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])

3 to be deeply attached to each other

1 old

2 opposite: new 新

3 former

4 worn (with age)

1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget

1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)

1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism

2 corrupt appointment

1 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives

1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on

2 left to one's own devices