Vocabulary: 倒悬的天空
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- as for; as to; to go so far as to
- pet name for a child; childhood name
- absolutely not
- eaves; roof (i.e. home)
- other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders
- not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
- relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]
- apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
- useless; worthless
- money; silver
- voluntary
- to be just like; can be compared to
- monk
- Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- to starve to death; to be very hungry
- 常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang
- to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
- 小米 Xiǎo mǐ: 小米 Xiao3 mi3: Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010小米 xiǎo mǐ: 小米 xiao3 mi3: millet
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- 休 Xīu: 休 Xiu1: surname Xiu休 xīu: 休 xiu1: to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
- 方丈 fāng zhang: 方丈 fang1 zhang5: square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square); monastic room 10 feet square; Buddhist or Daoist abbot; abbot's chamber方丈 Fāng zhang: 方丈 Fang1 zhang5: one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
- to ignore; to let alone; to indulge
- left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
- bamboo strip
- wilderness
- or; either one or the other
- houses; homes
- to put in; to insert
- 笼子 lóng zi: 笼子 long2 zi5: cage; basket; container笼子 lǒng zi: 笼子 long3 zi5: large box; trunk; chest
- conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing
- 扯 chě: 扯 che3: to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey扯 chě: 扯 che3: to pull; to tear
- brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
- annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious
- stalk; stem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 压 yā: 压 ya1: to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure压 yà: 压 ya4: used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]; used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]; used in 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]
- tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information