Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
- the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
- pincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
- to lose
- to lose; to miss
- bright-colored; gaily-colored
- to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with
- to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- to liken to; to compare to
- to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle); (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
- twelve; 12
- 密 mì: 密 mi4: dense; close; thick; intimate; close; (bound form) secret; confidential; (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb); to DM密 Mì: 密 Mi4: surname Mi; name of an ancient state
- 采 cǎi: 采 cai3: to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather采 cài: 采 cai4: used in 采邑[cai4 yi4] and 采地[cai4 di4]采 cǎi: 采 cai3: color; complexion; looks
- bright and clean; luminous
- to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)
- cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- dust; dirt; earth
- another person; sb else; other people
- to exhort; to make an effort
- 黔 Qián: 黔 Qian2: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]黔 qián: 黔 qian2: (literary) black; to blacken
- surname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- (literary) to be exactly like; to be exactly as if
- visitor; guest; object (in grammar)
- Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶淵明|陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- 营生 yíng sheng: 营生 ying2 sheng5: (coll.) job; work营生 yíng shēng: 营生 ying2 sheng1: to earn a living
- 翟 dí: 翟 di2: long-tail pheasant翟 Dí: 翟 Di2: surname Di翟 Zhái: 翟 Zhai2: surname Zhai
- 爨 cuàn: 爨 cuan4: cooking-stove; to cook爨 Cuàn: 爨 Cuan4: surname Cuan
- (literary) firewood; fuel; (bound form) salary
- 梁 Liáng: 梁 Liang2: Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923); surname Liang梁 liáng: 梁 liang2: roof beam; beam (structure); bridge
- to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4]
- 甘 gān: 甘 gan1: (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant); to be willing (to do sth)甘 Gān: 甘 Gan1: surname Gan; short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]
- this matter
- ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- up until now; so far
- 须 xū: 须 xu1: must; to have to; to wait须 xū: 须 xu1: beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
- clothes and food
- 温 Wēn: 温 Wen1: surname Wen温 wēn: 温 wen1: warm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature; (bound form) mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); (TCM) fever
- vegetarian meal; vegetarian diet
- precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly
- 缯 zēng: 缯 zeng1: silk fabrics缯 zèng: 缯 zeng4: to tie; to bind缯 Zēng: 缯 Zeng1: surname Zeng