Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- 荆 Jīng: 荆 Jing1: an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname Jing荆 jīng: 荆 jing1: chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment
- 苑 Yuàn: 苑 Yuan4: surname Yuan苑 yuàn: 苑 yuan4: (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc; imperial garden; park; (literary) center (of arts, literature etc)
- Chinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis)
- timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
- wisteria
- 海棠 hǎi táng: 海棠 hai3 tang2: Chinese flowering crab apple (Malus spectabilis)海棠 Hǎi táng: 海棠 Hai3 tang2: see 海棠區|海棠区[Hai3 tang2 Qu1]
- 觉 jiào: 觉 jiao4: a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]觉 jué: 觉 jue2: to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
- charm; grace; elegant bearing (usually feminine)
- aloof; detached; disinterested; impartial
- need not; does not have to; not necessarily
- to favour one and discriminate against the other
- simple yet elegant
- tender and beautiful
- to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
- see 曲江區|曲江区[Qu3 jiang1 Qu1]
- 池 Chí: 池 Chi2: surname Chi池 chí: 池 chi2: pond; reservoir; moat
- well-known scenic spot
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
- deceased mother
- empress; imperial consort
- 修 Xīu: 修 Xiu1: surname Xiu修 xīu: 修 xiu1: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
- to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
- pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart
- also known as; alternative name; to also be called
- Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
- seawater
- southeast
- 楼 Lóu: 楼 Lou2: surname Lou楼 lóu: 楼 lou2: house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
- somewhat; a little; slightly
- clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
- dyke; embankment; pool or pond; hot-water bathing pool
- to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
- frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream
- the human world; the earth
- dust
- dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
- 清 Qīng: 清 Qing1: Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing清 qīng: 清 qing1: (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered