1 to wish for

2 to desire

3 hope

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 especially

2 special

3 particular

4 unusual

1 (of sound) to never stop

2 to fall incessantly on the ear

3 to linger on

1 vodka (loanword)

1 variant: 霸 bà

1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent

2 nothing to choose between them

1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient

2 at sb's beck and call

1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)

2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

1 to be gravely mistaken (idiom)