To deliberately pick a quarrel or find fault; to go out of one's way to be difficult or troublesome for someone else.

broken pieces or splinters, such as glass, ceramics, or bone; also refers to the sharp edge of a broken object

(colloquial) describes a face covered in unkempt or messy facial hair; stubbly beard

a thin, brittle coating of ice newly formed on the surface of water

to pick a quarrel or look for a reason to cause trouble; nitpicking

A thin coating of ice newly formed on the surface of water

the spot or surface where an object has been broken or damaged; a break or crack

not proper; not fit for the occasion; unsuitable

The second crop of wheat, rice, or other plants harvested in a single season.

(dialect) To think of a way, an excuse, or a pretext for doing something.

to look for a pretext or excuse to justify an action or avoid the truth

(of a beard or facial hair) stubbly, scraggly, or unkempt

(colloquial) to join in or respond to a conversation; to pick up the thread of what someone else is saying

To pick up the thread of a conversation; to join in a conversation by responding to what someone just said.

(colloquial) To join in a conversation; to answer or reply to what someone else is saying; to strike up a conversation.

(coll.) to have a grudge; to have mutual differences or a lack of understanding

shards or pieces of broken pottery and roof tiles

broken pieces of tile or pottery; potsherds

(colloquial) tiny bits; small pieces; fragments; remnants of something broken

To pick up on or join in what someone else is saying

beard stubble or a short growth of beard

The topic, thread, or point of a conversation; also refers to words left unfinished or interrupted

the train of thought in a conversation or the underlying meaning of what is being said

[[碎石|碎石|sui4 shi2]], [[矿渣|礦渣|kuang4 zha1]], or gravel used as a base for a railway track to support the sleepers

sweet potato, a starchy root vegetable

Sweet potatoes grown in a wheat field after the harvest, typically long and sweet in flavor.