Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- 惠 Hùi: 惠 Hui4: surname Hui惠 hùi: 惠 hui4: (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4])
- pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
- gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- on the ground; on the floor
- life (one's time on earth)
- 络 lào: 络 lao4: small net络 lùo: 络 luo4: net-like object; to hold sth in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body
- general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
- 任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- to flog; to lash; to whip; to urge or goad along
- (literary) if; supposing that
- 清明 qīng míng: 清明 qing1 ming2: clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered清明 Qīng míng: 清明 Qing1 ming2: Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
- tranquil and calm; indifferent
- 转动 zhuàn dòng: 转动 zhuan4 dong4: to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate转动 zhuǎn dòng: 转动 zhuan3 dong4: to turn sth around; to swivel
- supernatural beings
- to put to work (servant or animal); to make use of for labor
- moreover; situation
- everything; every; all
- insignificant; trifling; merely
- 富 fù: 富 fu4: rich; abundant; wealthy富 Fù: 富 Fu4: surname Fu
- 劳 láo: 劳 lao2: (bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed; (bound form) fatigue; to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth); (bound form) to express appreciation for sb's efforts (Taiwan pr. [lao4])劳 Láo: 劳 Lao2: surname Lao
- who; which; what
- fantasy
- to distinguish; to recognize
- everyone
- favorable circumstances
- adversity; predicament
- pleased; elated
- 谢 Xiè: 谢 Xie4: surname Xie谢 xiè: 谢 xie4: to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither
- leopard; panther
- 覆 fù: 覆 fu4: to reply to a letter覆 fù: 覆 fu4: to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize
- 面 miàn: 面 mian4: face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc面 miàn: 面 mian4: flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
- (bound form) rat; mouse
- (bound form) to regret; to repent
- (literary) we; us
- to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
- cold; poor; to tremble
- ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
- whence; where
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- physiology