Vocabulary: 楚辞选
- islet; bank
- 鸟 diǎo: 鸟 diao3: penis鸟 niǎo: 鸟 niao3: bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
- (bound form) house; (bound form) room
- 水 Shǔi: 水 Shui3: surname Shui; Shui ethnic group水 shǔi: 水 shui3: water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
- (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
- penannular jade pendant
- 佩 pèi: 佩 pei4: to respect; to wear (belt etc)佩 pèi: 佩 pei4: girdle ornaments
- Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]; surname Li
- continent; island in a river
- 杜 Dù: 杜 Du4: surname Du杜 dù: 杜 du4: birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict
- (bound form) to leave behind
- cannot; should not; must not
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- free and unfettered
- 容 Róng: 容 Rong2: surname Rong容 róng: 容 rong2: to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance
- (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
- couple; pair
- spouse
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 巫 Wū: 巫 Wu1: surname Wu; also pr. [Wu2]巫 wū: 巫 wu1: witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2]
- each other; mutually; mutual
- to thank with a gift
- male-female; male and female
- in duet; answering phrase; antiphonal answer
- to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
- to cherish the memory of sb; to think of with respect
- state of mind; mood
- to express (an emotion); to give vent
- to wait; to wait for
- to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
- to miss; to long for
- mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]
- beach; shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
- to stay for a while; to sojourn
- one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features
- to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress
- beautiful
- attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant
- quickly; at once