Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- livable
- actually; in fact; really
- scholar officials
- unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
- 语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech
- 毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to destroy by fire毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to defame; to slander
- 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]
- reserved; aloof
- trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
- to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen
- main hall; front courtyard; law court
- darkroom
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
- to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
- lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom); fig. cautious; with great preoccupation; with strict precaution
- 坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo
- a room for keeping sth hidden; secret room; hidden chamber
- to praise; to acclaim; reputation
- (of a period of time) long
- to edify; enlightenment
- popular feeling; the will of the people
- 渐 jiān: 渐 jian1: to imbue渐 jiàn: 渐 jian4: gradual; gradually
- 通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- 强 qiáng: 强 qiang2: strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]强 qiǎng: 强 qiang3: to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort强 Qiáng: 强 Qiang2: surname Qiang强 jiàng: 强 jiang4: stubborn; unyielding
- to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
- decency; public morals; to weather (rocks); wind erosion
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- 矫 jiáo: 矫 jiao2: used in 矯情|矫情[jiao2 qing5]矫 jiǎo: 矫 jiao3: to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation矫 Jiǎo: 矫 Jiao3: surname Jiao
- to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up
- writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- 落 là: 落 la4: to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind落 lùo: 落 luo4: to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement落 lào: 落 lao4: colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
- 色 sè: 色 se4: color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex色 shǎi: 色 shai3: (coll.) color; used in 色子[shai3 zi5]
- to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting
- 利 lì: 利 li4: sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit利 Lì: 利 Li4: surname Li
- 刀 dāo: 刀 dao1: knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)刀 Dāo: 刀 Dao1: surname Dao
- blade edge; sharp
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])