Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- fresh and pure
- naturally flowing water (as opposed to stagnant water)
- trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
- lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive
- bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids
- free; unrestrained; to inundate
- Catalpa; Mallotus japonicus
- chess-like game
- gardens; park; landscape garden
- 般 bō: 般 bo1: used in 般若[bo1 re3]般 pán: 般 pan2: see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]般 bān: 般 ban1: sort; kind; class; way; manner
- the ways of the world; social behavior
- lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
- to weigh; weight; measure
- (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest; (bound form) bedroom; (bound form) imperial tomb; (literary) to stop; to cease
- to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 池 Chí: 池 Chi2: surname Chi池 chí: 池 chi2: pond; reservoir; moat
- fist; boxing
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- 万里 Wàn Lǐ: 万里 Wan4 Li3: Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician万里 wàn lǐ: 万里 wan4 li3: far away; thousands of miles; 10,000 li万里 Wàn lǐ: 万里 Wan4 li3: Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- as if; just like
- to ask; to inquire
- thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
- to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge
- flame; inflammation; -itis
- warm; to warm
- 更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more
- sugar cane
- 余 yú: 余 yu2: (literary) I; me余 Yú: 余 Yu2: surname Yu余 yú: 余 yu2: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- good times and hardships; joys and tribulations; for better or for worse
- 席 xí: 席 xi2: woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc席 Xí: 席 Xi2: surname Xi
- beautiful
- 团 tuán: 团 tuan2: round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)团 tuán: 团 tuan2: dumpling
- mat; underclothing
- snow
- 熬 áo: 熬 ao2: to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure熬 āo: 熬 ao1: to simmer; to boil slowly
- the sky; the heavens
- (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble