[jīem] (v) EN: be reserved ; keep under restraint ; be restrained in words and action ; be modest ; be humble ; be moderateFR: être réservé ; faire preuve de réserve
[郢书燕说 / 郢書燕說, Yǐng shū Yān shuō, ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄨ ㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄛ]words distorted in reading (成语 saw); cf letter from Chu 楚 capital Ying 郢|郢 contains inadvertent words "hold up the candle" that minister of Yan 燕 puzzles out to mean "brilliant prospects"#453435[Add to Longdo]
[mo](prt) (1) also; too; words of similar weight; (2) about (emphasizing an upper limit); as much as; even; (adv) (3) (See もう・3) more; further; other; again; (P)#18[Add to Longdo]
[ひと, hito](suf) (1) -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality); -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation); (2) (usu. in compound words) man; person; people; (P)#49[Add to Longdo]
[よう, you](n, suf) (1) (pol) Mr, Mrs or Ms; (2) (See お粗末さまでした) used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite; (3) manner; kind; appearance; (P)#945[Add to Longdo]
[うける, ukeru](v1, vt) (1) to receive; to get; (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (6) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (7) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (8) to face (south, etc.); (9) { ling } (esp. 受ける, 承ける) to be modified by; (10) (esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words) (See 請け出す・1) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1, vi) (11) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well; (P)#1784[Add to Longdo]