Vocabulary: 白鲸
- Spain
- Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
- source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion); origin; where sth comes from
- not in detail; not quite clear
- common; ordinary; general; average
- taxation
- 项 Xiàng: 项 Xiang4: surname Xiang项 xiàng: 项 xiang4: back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
- it is said that; reportedly
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to defend; to safeguard
- pirate
- bandit; robber
- to invade and harass
- to repay; to requite
- sturgeon
- ownership; possession; property rights; title (to property)
- 归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui
- royal; imperial household
- 冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with冲 chōng: 冲 chong1: thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash冲 chòng: 冲 chong4: powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of
- to catch; to capture; to seize
- property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- 通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- mariner; sailor; seaman
- rapid; speedy; fast
- to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
- to die; death
- game (CL:場|场[chang3]); to play
- 罗 lúo: 罗 luo2: gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift罗 Lúo: 罗 Luo2: surname Luo
- to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
- barb; (football) bicycle kick; overhead kick
- each; every
- one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents; round (boxing etc); rally (tennis etc); frame (billiards etc); inning; (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg; round (of negotiations)
- accurate; exact; precise
- William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet
- 难 nàn: 难 nan4: disaster; distress; to scold难 nán: 难 nan2: difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
- to illuminate; to light up; lighting
- (literary) house; building
- dome
- spire; minaret
- rocket; CL:枚[mei2]
- voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
- to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; liftoff
- fireworks