- outset; beginning
- library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
- poetry anthology
- (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
- (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections
- (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
- to recite; to repeat from memory
- forms of versification; conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition; metrical verse
- the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology); rhyme; appeal; charm; (literary) pleasant sound
- in unbearable anguish; agonizing
- 背 bēi: 背 bei1: to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)背 bèi: 背 bei4: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
- local
- bard; poet
- to copy; to imitate
- Spain
- at public expense
- seventy; 70
- to yearn; to pine
- diarrhea; to have the runs
- 吐 tǔ: 吐 tu3: to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)吐 tù: 吐 tu4: to vomit; to throw up
- green water; crystal-clear water
- confused and disoriented
- frequently; often
- 吓 hè: 吓 he4: to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)吓 xià: 吓 xia4: to frighten; to scare
- condition; state; situation
- to catch (a disease); to get (a bad habit)
- abnormal; irregular
- physiology
- especially
- direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual
- morbid or abnormal state
- rapid; sudden
- burning fiercely; flaming; blazing
- each minding his own business
- (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery
- cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
- perfume; cologne
- camellia
- petal; CL:片[pian4]
- miniature; micro-; tiny
- verse; CL:行[hang2]
- to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail