Vocabulary: 楚辞选
- should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
- 秉 Bǐng: 秉 Bing3: surname Bing秉 bǐng: 秉 bing3: to grasp; to hold; to maintain
- 季 jì: 季 ji4: season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields季 Jì: 季 Ji4: surname Ji
- detriment; fraud; harm; defeat
- 扈 Hù: 扈 Hu4: surname Hu扈 hù: 扈 hu4: retinue
- 牧 mù: 牧 mu4: to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)牧 Mù: 牧 Mu4: surname Mu
- cattle and sheep; livestock
- see 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
- sumptuous; luxurious
- ritual dishes; sacrificial vessels
- reverent
- a contribution
- to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)
- state; country; the Gods of earth and grain
- to inspect; an investigation
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit
- 尹 yǐn: 尹 yin3: (literary) to administer; to govern; (bound form) governor; prefect; magistrate (official title in imperial times)尹 Yǐn: 尹 Yin3: surname Yin
- this (person)
- ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
- to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed
- 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
- to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
- 美德 měi dé: 美德 mei3 de2: virtue美德 Měi Dé: 美德 Mei3 De2: USA and Germany
- merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- to admire; to praise; to appreciate
- 国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo
- to graze (livestock); to herd (livestock)
- final; ultimate
- to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
- 莘 Shēn: 莘 Shen1: surname Shen莘 shēn: 莘 shen1: long; numerous莘 xīn: 莘 xin1: Asarum; Wild ginger; also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1]
- to beg
- 吉 jí: 吉 ji2: lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)吉 Jí: 吉 Ji2: short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2]; surname Ji
- 小子 xiǎo zi: 小子 xiao3 zi5: (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow小子 xiǎo zǐ: 小子 xiao3 zi3: (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
- woman
- cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely
- 挑 tiǎo: 挑 tiao3: to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up挑 tiāo: 挑 tiao1: to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
- to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- to beg; to go begging
- 贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your