Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- (bird species of China) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- feather; plumage; plume
- russet; reddish brown
- spot; stain; speckle
- main; principal; major; primary
- food
- in order to; so as to
- small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children
- very likely; prone to
- self-sufficient; satisfied with oneself
- (literary) to wade across a body of water; (bound form) to experience; to undergo; to be involved; to concern
- somewhat; a bit
- chivalry
- hero; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; junk; (abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
- swine
- fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure
- pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure
- brocade; embroidered work; bright
- beautiful; open-work silk
- how? (emphatic question)
- sacrifice
- 贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
- who; also pr. [shui2]
- 笼 lóng: 笼 long2: enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket笼 lǒng: 笼 long3: to envelop; to cover; (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box; Taiwan pr. [long2]
- decoy
- to be used for
- to trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap
- similar; same type; alike
- 称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
- traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
- 诗 shī: 诗 shi1: poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse诗 Shī: 诗 Shi1: abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
- to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- 徒 Tú: 徒 Tu2: surname Tu徒 tú: 徒 tu2: (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒[pian4 tu2] "swindler" or 叛徒[pan4 tu2] "traitor" etc); (bound form) on foot; (bound form) bare; empty; (bound form) to no avail; in vain; (bound form) merely; just; only; (bound form) prison sentence
- to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
- sign; indication; mark; indicator
- mountains and rivers; landscape
- to support a student's education (often financially)
- 玩 wán: 玩 wan2: to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment玩 wán: 玩 wan2: Taiwan pr. [wan4]