Vocabulary: 楚辞选
- (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
- pincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
- to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 底 de: 底 de5: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底 dǐ: 底 di3: bottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
- ringed pheasant
- opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
- 梅 Méi: 梅 Mei2: surname Mei梅 méi: 梅 mei2: plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
- texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- to seek; to demand
- goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon
- (literary) to boast; to show off
- remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
- to praise; to commend; to honor; (of clothes) large or loose
- 姒 Sì: 姒 Si4: surname Si姒 sì: 姒 si4: wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old); elder sister (old)
- Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
- to toss and turn
- (bound form) to bless; to protect
- 桓 Huán: 桓 Huan2: surname Huan桓 huán: 桓 huan2: Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)
- soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess
- to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
- to tour; to travel
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- 荆 jīng: 荆 jing1: chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment荆 Jīng: 荆 Jing1: an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname Jing
- to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology
- everywhere
- 周游 zhōu yóu: 周游 zhou1 you2: to travel around; to tour; to cross周游 zhōu yóu: 周游 zhou1 you2: to travel around
- to seek; to look for
- magician; sorcerer
- a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]
- to lend an arm to support sb
- aloud; loud; loudly
- clamor; noise
- 呼 hū: 呼 hu1: to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale呼 hū: 呼 hu1: to shout; to call out
- King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1]
- unstable; erratic; changeable; fickle
- standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance