Vocabulary: 偷鸡不成蚀把米
from 笨人的成圣之道：曾国藩
- 接到x1 | Chapter Rank #473to receive (letter etc)
- 三道x1 | Chapter Rank #474
- 谕旨x2 | Chapter Rank #153imperial edict
- 照x1 | Chapter Rank #475to shine; to illuminateaccording to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
- 所x1 | Chapter Rank #476actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 请x1 | Chapter Rank #477to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- 准x1 | Chapter Rank #478to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light ofaccurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-
- 先x2 | Chapter Rank #154beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- 开x1 | Chapter Rank #479to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 暂行x1 | Chapter Rank #480provisional
- 一招x1 | Chapter Rank #481
- 狠x2 | Chapter Rank #155ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute; to harden (one's heart)
- 一下子x1 | Chapter Rank #482in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
- 蒙x1 | Chapter Rank #483(literary) sincere; honest; genuinedrizzle; mistblind; dim-sightedto deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; to make a wild guess(knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunnedto cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheatMongol ethnic group; abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Meng2]surname Meng
- 阴损x1 | Chapter Rank #484
- 不让x1 | Chapter Rank #485
- 干嘛x1 | Chapter Rank #486what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
- 竟然x1 | Chapter Rank #487unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- 三次x1 | Chapter Rank #488third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
- 重复x1 | Chapter Rank #489to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 羞辱x1 | Chapter Rank #490to humiliate; to shame; humiliation; indignity
- 目的x1 | Chapter Rank #491purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- 丝毫x2 | Chapter Rank #156the slightest amount or degree; a bit
- 掩饰x1 | Chapter Rank #492to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
- 傻眼x1 | Chapter Rank #493(coll.) stunned; dumbfounded; flabbergasted
- 时候x3 | Chapter Rank #86time; length of time; moment; period
- 对x1 | Chapter Rank #494right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 前者x1 | Chapter Rank #495the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 困于x1 | Chapter Rank #496
- 琢磨x1 | Chapter Rank #497to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary workto ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
- 全都x1 | Chapter Rank #498all; without exception
- 遗书x1 | Chapter Rank #499posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature
- 措辞x1 | Chapter Rank #500wording; way of expressing something; turn of phrase; diction
- 满怀x1 | Chapter Rank #501to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young
- 悲x1 | Chapter Rank #502sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
- 烈x1 | Chapter Rank #503ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements
- 悲壮x1 | Chapter Rank #504solemn and stirring; moving and tragic
- 心思x2 | Chapter Rank #157mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
- 伸手x1 | Chapter Rank #505to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle
- 现在x3 | Chapter Rank #87now; at present; currently
- 终于x3 | Chapter Rank #88at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- 腾x1 | Chapter Rank #506(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
- 出手x1 | Chapter Rank #507to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
- 时机x1 | Chapter Rank #508opportunity; opportune moment
- 湘x1 | Chapter Rank #509abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
- 江北x1 | Chapter Rank #510see 江北區|江北区[Jiang1 bei3 Qu1]; Chongqing's main airport
- 去x1 | Chapter Rank #511to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 独立x1 | Chapter Rank #512independent; independence; to stand alone
- 夕阳x1 | Chapter Rank #513sunset; the setting sun
- 望x1 | Chapter Rank #514full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards15th day of month (lunar calendar)