Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- unmarried
- hair (on the head)
- to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
- not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)
- head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
- to agree; to consent; to approve
- (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side
- to elope
- to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
- qualifications; seniority
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- residence; dwelling; abode
- central building (in a traditional house); primary wife
- to refer to; to be used in place of
- to pass on a story; to communicate a message
- loyal heart; loyalty
- loyal and dependable
- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
- wind instrument; woodwind
- 舌 shé: 舌 she2: tongue舌 jī: 舌 ji1: used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
- "Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2]
- 魏 Wèi: 魏 Wei4: surname Wei; name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty; the Wei dynasty 221–265; Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history魏 wèi: 魏 wei4: tower over a palace gateway (old)
- lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
- beloved son
- though; although
- nose
- I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
- 臭 xìu: 臭 xiu4: sense of smell; smell bad臭 chòu: 臭 chou4: stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition)
- heroic; intrepid; valiant; dauntless; fierce; ferocious; violent
- cut off the nose
- to separate
- surname Cai
- 邕 yōng: 邕 yong1: city surrounded by a moat邕 Yōng: 邕 Yong1: Yong River (Guangxi); short name for Nanning (Guangxi)
- to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
- to give birth to a child or children
- to slander
- humane; kernel
- 察 chá: 察 cha2: to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident察 Chá: 察 Cha2: short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
- filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
- poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
- collar; neck
- original meaning