Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
- aspect; phase; situation
- to oppose; to be against; to object to
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- civil war
- people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
- (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
- to advise against; to dissuade
- to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission
- political situation
- smooth; steady
- rashly; hastily; without careful consideration
- to send troops
- to bring about; to create; to cause
- danger; dangerous
- circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 龟 gūi: 龟 gui1: tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold龟 qīu: 龟 qiu1: used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
- lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight
- to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
- degree of difficulty
- 怕 Pà: 怕 Pa4: surname Pa怕 pà: 怕 pa4: to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- really; indeed
- reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to ponder; to consider
- inseparably close
- outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4]
- major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- both of them; the two of them
- to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4]
- to stand tall; to tower aloft
- sacred mountain
- 方丈 Fāng zhang: 方丈 Fang1 zhang5: one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals方丈 fāng zhang: 方丈 fang1 zhang5: square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square); monastic room 10 feet square; Buddhist or Daoist abbot; abbot's chamber
- Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
- thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
- power; force; strength