Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- haughty; proud
- disappointed; frustrated
- feelings; mood
- often; constantly
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- 少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom少 shào: 少 shao4: young
- nowhere
- learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
- (piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- nine; 9
- scholar
- see 百折不撓|百折不挠[bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2]
- wholeheartedness; sincerity
- to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- to use (sth) in an ingenious way; marvelously effective use
- everything
- on-site
- 着 zháo: 着 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着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
- 若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if
- to admire
- (Buddhism) disciple
- 成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wei4]
- fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
- to preach; a sermon
- 德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]
- emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
- 处 chǔ: 处 chu3: to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish处 chù: 处 chu4: (bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point
- (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
- 稍 shào: 稍 shao4: used in 稍息[shao4 xi1]稍 shāo: 稍 shao1: somewhat; a little
- 计 Jì: 计 Ji4: surname Ji计 jì: 计 ji4: to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
- efficacy
- dust fall; fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc); particulate matter
- body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
- not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
- busy with
- 闲暇 xián xiá: 闲暇 xian2 xia2: leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use闲暇 xián xiá: 闲暇 xian2 xia2: leisure
- to warn; to admonish