Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- wall; fence
- once familiar places; former haunts
- northern part
- skill; art
- safe; secure; safety; security
- commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess
- to rouse to vigorous action; energetic mood
- rapid; speedy; fast
- sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
- to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip
- to capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force
- to supervise; to oversee; to inspect
- armed forces; troops; CL:支[zhi1]
- to fill a post of; to act as
- to perform on a musical instrument
- to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive
- land west of the Yellow river; Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
- capability; ability; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to measure; measurement
- to investigate; to survey
- clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- heaven
- to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
- universe; cosmos; space
- per capita; averaged per person
- lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- disciple; follower
- (bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
- 瓮 wèng: 瓮 weng4: earthen jar; urn瓮 Wèng: 瓮 Weng4: surname Weng瓮 wèng: 瓮 weng4: pottery container for water, wine etc
- to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
- to live in seclusion; reclusive; hermit; recluse
- see 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4]
- ordinary; average; medium; mid-range; moderate
- hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]
- decorations; jewelry
- ornament
- see 隴西縣|陇西县[Long3 xi1 Xian4]