Vocabulary: 楚辞选
- the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝; sexagenary cycle
- fingernail
- Jiangling, a county in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
- absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly
- to sail; to fly; to navigate
- to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall
- (of an expanse of water) vast; distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant
- office; duty
- pedal
- waves surging forth; roaring sea
- to worry about; to be concerned about
- at this time; at this moment
- see 監利市|监利市[Jian4 li4 Shi4]
- 岳 Yuè: 岳 Yue4: surname Yue岳 yuè: 岳 yue4: wife's parents and paternal uncles岳 yuè: 岳 yue4: high mountain; highest peak of a mountain ridge
- the world of the living
- riverbank
- 厦 shà: 厦 sha4: (bound form) tall building; mansion; (bound form) rear annex; lean-to; Taiwan pr. [xia4]厦 Xià: 厦 Xia4: abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian
- palace; CL:座[zuo4]
- 绰 chāo: 绰 chao1: to grab; to snatch up绰 chùo: 绰 chuo4: (bound form) ample; spacious; (literary) graceful; used in 綽號|绰号[chuo4 hao4] and 綽名|绰名[chuo4 ming2]
- beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens); soft; weak
- weak; feeble; flabby
- sincere; honest; cordial
- thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified
- to block; to hinder; to obstruct
- to approach; to press in
- pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet
- to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
- settled; steady; stable
- to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
- frivolous
- to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
- as far as the eye can see
- first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
- hill
- pleasantly warm (weather)
- early summer
- lunar calendar
- to die
- to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- (bound form) quick; nimble; agile; (bound form) quick-witted; smart
- suffering
- 校 xiào: 校 xiao4: (bound form) school; college; (bound form) (military) field officer校 jiào: 校 jiao4: to check; to collate; to proofread
- to scoop out; to gouge out
- clear; conspicuous; manifest