Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
- autumn outing; autumn excursion
- comb; to comb; to weed out; to eliminate; Taiwan pr. [jie2]
- to stroll; to walk slowly
- a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)
- lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
- 蕉 qiáo: 蕉 qiao2: see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]蕉 jiāo: 蕉 jiao1: banana
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- brother's son; nephew
- (bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)
- melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
- fragrant
- reluctant to part; (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind
- dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
- a narrow street (lined with walls); to line the street
- to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll
- to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- to establish; to set up; to found
- dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color)
- reluctant to part
- villager
- autumn; fall
- scenery; landscape
- vivid in one's mind (idiom)
- to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit; CL:次[ci4]
- to ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)
- slow; unhurried; sluggish
- flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special
- plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest
- interesting; to interest
- 拟 nǐ: 拟 ni3: doubtful; suspicious; to emulate; to imitate拟 nǐ: 拟 ni3: to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-
- 维 Wéi: 维 Wei2: abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]; surname Wei维 wéi: 维 wei2: to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
- 储 Chǔ: 储 Chu3: surname Chu; Taiwan pr. [Chu2]储 chǔ: 储 chu3: (bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve; heir to the throne; Taiwan pr. [chu2]
- same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 xi1], a mythical emperor; surname Xi
- to wash the face
- to comb one's hair
- lit. woodcutter's family; humble background; poor family background
- simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity
- 大门 Dà mén: 大门 Da4 men2: the Doors, US rock band大门 dà mén: 大门 da4 men2: entrance; door; gate; large and influential family
- (in ancient texts) type of bamboo sometimes used as a staff
- cane; CL:把[ba3]
- thread-like
- fragrance; aroma; incense