Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)
- the whole story
- The Old Charcoal Seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4]
- to describe; to depict; to portray
- 宫 Gōng: 宫 Gong1: surname Gong宫 gōng: 宫 gong1: palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale
- essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
- these
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- it could even be said
- need not
- conclusion; judgment; verdict
- the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
- alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols
- (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country
- 托 tūo: 托 tuo1: to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest); (bound form) a shill; torr (unit of pressure)托 tūo: 托 tuo1: to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee
- identical; same
- special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing; modest and unassuming; (of writing) plain and simple; easy to understand
- to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- simple and honest; unsophisticated; (music etc) deep and resounding
- (bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
- 神 shén: 神 shen2: god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing神 Shén: 神 Shen2: God
- to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
- to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
- character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous
- (of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible
- direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
- rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat
- (of style, mood etc) bright; lively; brisk; prompt; decisive
- art
- boundary; state; realm
- the most
- appealing to the masses; universally appreciated (idiom)
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- author; writer
- (of a deceased) during one's life; while living
- already
- (literary) boy
- 解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie
- 曲 qǔ: 曲 qu3: tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu曲 qū: 曲 qu1: fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- 胡 Hú: 胡 Hu2: surname Hu胡 hú: 胡 hu2: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])胡 hú: 胡 hu2: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]胡 hú: 胡 hu2: beard; mustache; whiskers