Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- name of an ancient county in Shaanxi
- native; aborigine; clay figure
- 狄 dí: 狄 di2: low ranking public official (old)狄 Dí: 狄 Di2: surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
- 轩辕 Xuān Yuán: 轩辕 Xuan1 Yuan2: Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]轩辕 Xuān yuán: 轩辕 Xuan1 yuan2: two-character surname Xuanyuan
- withered grass; dry grass
- an abandoned village
- built-in lock; concealed lock (flush with the surface, with only the keyhole visible) (contrasted with 明鎖|明锁[ming2 suo3] "exposed lock")
- red autumnal leaves
- up; uneven
- green algae
- (lit. and fig.) to open a door; to open for business
- a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age
- An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
- downhill road; (fig.) downhill path
- to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
- grand occasion
- to look; to have a glimpse at; to observe (sth's splendor)
- to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- temple
- thorough; thoroughly; complete
- explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel
- to collapse; to droop; to settle down
- 太平 tài píng: 太平 tai4 ping2: peace and security太平 Tài píng: 太平 Tai4 ping2: see 太平區|太平区[Tai4 ping2 Qu1]
- to fade away
- past and present; yesterday and today
- so as to; for the purpose of; in order to
- to express; to give expression to; to relieve
- CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
- musician
- head; boss; chief
- location; place
- to accompany (musically)
- Daoist temple
- hilltop
- to salute; to make one's salutations
- meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing alliances, finalizing treaties
- to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
- 戴 Dài: 戴 Dai4: surname Dai戴 dài: 戴 dai4: to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support
- precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
- the mid-slope of a mountain