Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- stupid
- repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return
- rugged; craggy
- affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means
- 待 dài: 待 dai4: to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to待 dāi: 待 dai1: to stay; to remain
- respectful
- to dismiss from office; to expel
- (bound form) to leave behind
- (bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
- to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
- 横 hèng: 横 heng4: harsh and unreasonable; unexpected横 héng: 横 heng2: horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent
- disciple; follower
- maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter
- to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- to have friendly relationships; circle of friends
- to approach; to get close to
- bandit; (literary) not
- peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)
- Tianzhong Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan; Tanaka (Japanese surname)
- seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]
- 嘉 Jiā: 嘉 Jia1: surname Jia嘉 jiā: 嘉 jia1: excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend
- 苗 Miáo: 苗 Miao2: surname Miao; Miao ethnic group苗 miáo: 苗 miao2: sprout
- paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
- to penetrate deeply; thorough
- unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺[chi3]
- see 千山區|千山区[Qian1 shan1 Qu1]
- everywhere; in all respects
- 薄 báo: 薄 bao2: thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile薄 Bó: 薄 Bo2: surname Bo薄 bó: 薄 bo2: meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near薄 bò: 薄 bo4: see 薄荷[bo4 he5]
- hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- humane; kernel
- ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
- 义 yì: 义 yi4: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship义 Yì: 义 Yi4: surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle
- man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
- to stand upright (physically); to establish oneself (morally or socially); to conduct oneself with integrity
- 泥 nì: 泥 ni4: restrained泥 ní: 泥 ni2: mud; clay; paste; pulp
- to wash one's feet
- moth
- lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
- 安乐 ān lè: 安乐 an1 le4: peace and happiness安乐 ān lè: 安乐 An1 le4: see 安樂區|安乐区[An1 le4 Qu1]