Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- 转 zhuǎi: 转 zhuai3: see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]转 zhuǎn: 转 zhuan3: to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)转 zhuàn: 转 zhuan4: to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions
- Classic of Rites
- ritual object; sacrificial vessel
- character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
- to remove; to dislodge
- abnormal; improper; beyond the pale
- to raise; to increase
- beautiful and good
- dream (CL:場|场[chang2]); (bound form) to dream
- to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation
- lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly
- to sleep; to lie down
- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- 偈 jié: 偈 jie2: forceful; martial偈 jì: 偈 ji4: Buddhist hymn; gatha; Buddhist verse
- 谈 Tán: 谈 Tan2: surname Tan谈 tán: 谈 tan2: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
- to strikingly resemble
- 微 Wēi: 微 Wei1: surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing; Taiwan pr. [Wei2]微 wēi: 微 wei1: tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- proud; arrogant
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
- disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]
- stem (of fruit)
- there is no need; why should
- frank and sincere; candid
- tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige
- to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
- deliberately
- eastern wren
- 占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- Peng, large fabulous bird; roc
- luxurious; extravagant
- camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- cave; hole
- laugh at; jeer; scoff at; sneer at
- crane
- rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc
- to plan; to seek; scheme
- low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random