- suburbs
- 浅 jiān: 浅 jian1: sound of moving water浅 qiǎn: 浅 qian3: shallow; light (color)
- at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
- (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- one layer; one level
- I (spoken by an old man)
- 夫 fū: 夫 fu1: husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)夫 fú: 夫 fu2: (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
- loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
- a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)
- everywhere; in all respects
- thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
- to understand clearly; to be sensible or reasonable; understanding
- old fellow; old man; father; husband
- place to return to; home; final destination; ending
- Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet
- elderly; old age; autumn of one's years
- to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
- to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
- patron of a brothel
- 乐天 Lè tiān: 乐天 Le4 tian1: Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)乐天 lè tiān: 乐天 le4 tian1: carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic
- to accompany sb; to accompany each other
- 樊 Fán: 樊 Fan2: surname Fan樊 fán: 樊 fan2: (literary) fence
- a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
- to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
- 予 yú: 予 yu2: (archaic) I; me予 yǔ: 予 yu3: (literary) to give
- to have kept count; to know how many; (fig.) to know exactly how things stand; to know the score; not many; only a few
- in succession; following closely
- to resign; to quit
- to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
- youth; youthfulness
- sentiment; feeling
- 妻 qì: 妻 qi4: to marry off (a daughter)妻 qī: 妻 qi1: (bound form) wife
- something that everybody knows
- to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
- pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
- 困 kùn: 困 kun4: to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute困 kùn: 困 kun4: sleepy; tired
- a book; a register; account-book
- desolate; empty
- to think; to consider