To erect or hold up high; to prick up or raise parts of the body such as the ears, eyebrows, or thumbs.

to erect; to set upright; to stand a long object vertically on the ground or bury one end in the ground

musical instrument consisting of a vertical triangular frame with forty-six to forty-eight strings, played by plucking with both hands

Used to express that a result or conclusion will not change regardless of the circumstances, similar to [[反正|反正|fan3 zheng4]].

in disorder; messy; spread across in every direction or at sixes and sevens

vertical shaft or tunnel used for mining, ventilation, drainage, or transporting workers; also called [[立井|立井|li4 jing3]] or [[直井|直井|zhi2 jing3]]

Describing a woman looking or acting very angry; literally "willow-leaf eyebrows standing straight up".

an end-blown woodwind instrument with a whistle-like mouthpiece and seven finger holes

to find fault with everything; to be hypercritical or pick on something incessantly

an expression of anger or fury, often used in the phrase [[横眉竖眼|橫眉豎眼|heng2 mei2 shu4 yan3]]

to glare in anger; to put on a fierce or determined look.

a line that is vertical to the ground or perpendicular to a horizontal line

hair or fur standing up, usually due to fear or shock

To lie down all over the place in disarray, often describing a group of people; also used to describe objects scattered about in a messy way. messy way. way.

(idiom) hair standing on end; extremely angry, terrified, or panicky

(colloquial) to do a handstand or headstand; to stand upside down

in great disorder; at sixes and sevens; every which way

in a tremendous mess; disorderly; confused; in disarray

to explain something over and over again; to use every possible argument to persuade someone

(literary) illness or the demon of disease. This term refers to a legend in the ancient text [[左传|左傳|zuo3 zhuan4]] in which two young boys appeared in a sick duke's dream as personifications of his ailment.

a person who plays the harp

to have one's hair stand on end due to fear; to be terrified

higgledy-piggledy; in total disorder; used to describe people lying down or objects scattered in a messy and crooked way

to create all sorts of obstacles; to try hard to prevent something from happening

to create various obstacles or blockades in every way possible; to hinder movement or progress from all directions

To look fierce or angry; literally "horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes."

firmness of purpose or persistence in one's actions; resolution

firmness of determination; local or dialectal usage

(literary) a young child who herds cattle or sheep

the vertical three-times Buddhas — Dipankara (past), Shakyamuni (present), and Maitreya (future) — as opposed to the horizontal three-times Buddhas (Bhaisajyaguru, Shakyamuni, Amitabha)

to flip someone off; to make an obscene gesture by raising the middle finger

(literary) a derogatory term for a scholar with shallow knowledge or an ignorant person

official of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period known for his role in the succession crisis of Duke Huan of Qi

(?-643 BC) A eunuch official in the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period; famous for castrating himself to gain the favor of Duke Huan of Qi, he eventually usurped power and caused great internal strife after the Duke's death.

(literary) a young boy; a child

(literary) eunuch; palace servant

vertical calculation; long-form arithmetic; vertical format

the "vertical turn hook" stroke in Chinese characters, written as [[乚|乚|yi3]]

The vertical version of radical 61 [[心|心|xin1]] when it appears on the left side of a character.

the vertical-starting right-angle stroke in Chinese characters

A basic stroke in Chinese characters consisting of a vertical line followed by a diagonal upward tick to the right, as seen in the character [[以|以|yi3]]

To set up the pillars or columns of a house or other structure; to raise a vertical post.

To raise a white flag; often used as a metaphor for giving up or surrendering to an opponent

vertical; upright; straight up and down

vertical stroke in Chinese characters

to stand an egg on its end; a traditional Chinese activity often practiced during seasonal festivals like [[立春|立春|li4 chun1]]

A short garment made of coarse hemp, historically worn by servants, laborers, or the poor.

famous eunuch and court official of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period

to hold up one's thumb as a sign of approval; to give a thumbs-up