Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- to level the land; level ground; plain
- lit. sea of bitterness; abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term); depths of misery
- highway; level road
- 春 Chūn: 春 Chun1: surname Chun春 chūn: 春 chun1: spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- to keep in the mouth; to contain
- 别 Bié: 别 Bie2: surname Bie别 bié: 别 bie2: to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])别 biè: 别 bie4: to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
- ugly woman
- beautiful
- (literary) one's students
- 荆 Jīng: 荆 Jing1: an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname Jing荆 jīng: 荆 jing1: chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment
- strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
- the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- 筑 zhù: 筑 zhu4: five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]筑 Zhù: 筑 Zhu4: short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]筑 zhù: 筑 zhu4: to build; to construct; to ram; to hit; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
- 原 Yuán: 原 Yuan2: surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara原 yuán: 原 yuan2: former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
- 著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply著 zhāo: 著 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add著 zháo: 著 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in著 zhe: 著 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: used in 執著|执著[zhi2 zhuo2]著 zhù: 著 zhu4: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
- an integral whole; all concerned; everybody
- to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL:個|个[ge4]
- people (in general); people around the world; everyone
- 坷 kē: 坷 ke1: used in 坷垃[ke1 la1]坷 kě: 坷 ke3: used in 坎坷[kan3 ke3]
- cavity; empty; vacuous
- hedge; fence; (fig.) barrier
- good; very; very much
- 慨 kǎi: 慨 kai3: to sigh (with emotion)慨 kǎi: 慨 kai3: indignant; generous; to sigh (with emotion)
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct
- confused; ignorant
- ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements
- to plan; to scheme
- 景 jǐng: 景 jing3: (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight景 Jǐng: 景 Jing3: surname Jing
- 宽 kuān: 宽 kuan1: wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient宽 Kuān: 宽 Kuan1: surname Kuan
- 洪 hóng: 洪 hong2: flood; big; great洪 Hóng: 洪 Hong2: surname Hong
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed
- great; important; major; significant
- to scheme; to plot; conspiracy
- lucky; auspicious; propitious
- omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign
- a great blessing; daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
- poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous