Vocabulary: 菜根谭
- to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
- 眉目 méi mù: 眉目 mei2 mu4: general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things眉目 méi mu: 眉目 mei2 mu5: progress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome
- disgusting
- language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]
- taste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; quality; sense; (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
- to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- world; earth
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- (bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear; (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
- 论 Lún: 论 Lun2: abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)论 lùn: 论 lun4: opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
- to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
- great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged)
- see 大冶市[Da4 ye3 Shi4]
- mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
- 金 Jīn: 金 Jin1: surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)金 jīn: 金 jin1: gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- blunt; stupid
- 铁 tiě: 铁 tie3: iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)铁 Tiě: 铁 Tie3: surname Tie
- 陶 Táo: 陶 Tao2: surname Tao陶 táo: 陶 tao2: pottery; pleased
- to smelt; to fuse
- very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic; (coll.) very; extremely
- 海 Hǎi: 海 Hai3: surname Hai海 hǎi: 海 hai3: ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
- Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
- to overflow; transverse flow; to flow over; cross flow
- dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
- disrespectful; (literary) ditch
- to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions)
- daytime; sun; time
- to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
- to blush in shame; red-faced
- a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks
- to lose; to miss; to fail
- 空 kòng: 空 kong4: to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time空 kōng: 空 kong1: empty; air; sky; in vain
- to present; to bequeath
- white head of hair; fig. old person
- sad; sorrowful
- to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math.) product (the result of multiplication); (TCM) constipation; indigestion
- goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
- money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
- in order to
- scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory