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1 transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)

2 characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)

3 transcription (linguistics)

4 to transcribe phonetic symbols

1 clot

2 blood clot

1 (Tw) sanctimonious person

2 self-appointed moral arbiter

1 original

2 former

1 elbow pasta

1 "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles

1 to be self-interested

1 reclining Buddha

1 petty kindness

1 piping (for water, oil, etc)

2 conduit

1 furthest

2 most distant

3 at maximum distance

1 to have no alternative

2 to be helpless

1 (Tw) cosmetic contact lens

2 big eye contact lens

3 circle contact lens

1 baggage handler

1 ex-wife

2 late wife

1 several days

1 to wear inside out (clothes)

1 journal

2 log (computing)

1 Zhou Dynasty

2 Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)

1 hippuris or mare's tail