| 雁过拔毛 | yàn guò bá máo | lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose; fig. to seize any opportunity; pragmatic |
| 后 | hòu | back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
| Hòu | surname Hou | |
| hòu | empress; queen | |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) |
| dí | really and truly | |
| dì | aim; clear | |
| dī | see 的士[di1 shi4] | |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 一句 | yī jù | a line of verse; a sentence |