Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- 火 hǔo: 火 huo3: fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86火 Hǔo: 火 Huo3: surname Huo
- to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down
- lotus
- reason; logic
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused
- (bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- interest; enthusiasm
- contented; pleased with one's position
- 休 Xīu: 休 Xiu1: surname Xiu休 xīu: 休 xiu1: to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
- 悠闲 yōu xián: 悠闲 you1 xian2: leisurely悠闲 yōu xián: 悠闲 you1 xian2: leisurely; carefree; relaxed
- appearance; manner; pattern; model
- 同 tóng: 同 tong2: like; same; similar; together; alike; with同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 胡同[hu2 tong4]同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- 舍 shě: 舍 she3: to give up; to abandon; to give alms舍 shè: 舍 she4: (bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4]); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]舍 Shè: 舍 She4: surname She
- public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
- to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
- -ism; only
- 平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping平 píng: 平 ping2: flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
- that's all; nothing more
- 期 qī: 期 qi1: period; cycle期 qī: 期 qi1: a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
- 遇 yù: 遇 yu4: (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive遇 Yù: 遇 Yu4: surname Yu
- barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)
- frequently; often; usually; regularly
- to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
- facing death; at death's door
- to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
- to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- 足 jù: 足 ju4: excessive足 zú: 足 zu2: (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
- to die; to lose one's life
- lifelong; all one's life; marriage
- to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint
- (bound form) to put in order; to arrange properly; circumspect; well-behaved; to give (sb) an order
- 盖 gài: 盖 gai4: lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build盖 Gě: 盖 Ge3: surname Ge
- fault; transgression
- fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- mat used to cover a pillow; (literary) bed
- 参 shēn: 参 shen1: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations参 cān: 参 can1: to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House参 cēn: 参 cen1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- to investigate; to survey; to collate
- (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- eating and drinking; food and drink; diet
- conversant; skilled; proficient
- concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)
- happy
- insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent
- not to tire of; not to object to
- feasible; realistic; practical; earnestly; conscientiously