Vocabulary: 楚辞选
- at the present time; currently
- similar; alike
- to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others
- testament; will
- the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world
- lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
- 乐事 lè shì: 乐事 le4 shi4: pleasure乐事 Lè shì: 乐事 Le4 shi4: Lay's (brand)
- false reputation
- clothes and ornaments
- tradition; traditional
- to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
- will; resolution; aspiration
- baseless (lie); without foundation
- complacent; self-satisfied
- to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc); to lose one's chastity
- wilderness
- to waver; to hesitate
- winter clothes
- to defend against the cold; to keep warm
- sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- to treat; to cure; therapy
- sorrowful; dismal
- joy; to joke; to banter; to tease; to mock; Taiwan pr. [nu:e4]
- to invade; to assail; onslaught
- 创 chuàng: 创 chuang4: to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)创 chuāng: 创 chuang1: (bound form) a wound; to wound
- clear; bright
- cold; to shiver with cold; to tremble with fear; afraid; apprehensive; strict; stern; severe; austere; awe-inspiring; imposing; majestic
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- 几 jī: 几 ji1: small table几 jī: 几 ji1: (literary) almost几 jǐ: 几 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few
- (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger
- to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
- crane
- slag (in mining or smelting); dregs
- in a mess; in a jumble; chaotic
- fragments; bits and pieces
- nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
- to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about
- friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦
- to produce a sound; to vocalize; to give voice; to articulate views or demands
- to advance; forward motion
- pleased; rejoice
- timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
- wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
- checked pattern; square box character (in Chinese text) indicating an illegible character
- indignant; outraged