Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- 遂 sùi: 遂 sui4: to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach遂 súi: 遂 sui2: used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]
- see 江州區|江州区[Jiang1 zhou1 Qu1]
- ancient office title; rich and important person
- border; horizon; shore
- to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- canton; county; region
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 追 dūi: 追 dui1: to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old)追 zhūi: 追 zhui1: to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously
- Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
- to banish from the court; to relegate
- to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to
- 转向 zhuàn xiàng: 转向 zhuan4 xiang4: to get lost; to lose one's way转向 zhuǎn xiàng: 转向 zhuan3 xiang4: to change direction; fig. to change one's stance
- 以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- (idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
- thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- to exist; to be; existence
- Buddhism
- Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to grow (usually of abstract things); to yield; to develop
- see 廬山市|庐山市[Lu2 shan1 Shi4]; Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi; Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
- 边 biān: 边 bian1: side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneously边 bian: 边 bian5: suffix of a noun of locality
- to build; to construct
- often; frequently
- to study the Confucian classics; to read scriptures or canonical texts
- (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore
- long poem
- Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4]
- four; 4
- namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
- thirteen; 13