Vocabulary: 都柏林人
- to study meticulously; to delve into
- difficult to understand
- (included) in it; among them
- 归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
- decadents (of the Decadent movement of late 19th century Europe)
- to pass into oblivion
- condition; state; state of affairs
- to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
- spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions; (literary) romantic encounter; an affair
- Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing); also called 洋務運動|洋务运动
- the second time; second; number two
- 东 Dōng: 东 Dong1: surname Dong东 dōng: 东 dong1: east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- 渐 jiān: 渐 jian1: to imbue渐 jiàn: 渐 jian4: gradual; gradually
- spring tide; (fig.) momentous social change
- to return to
- field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective
- so far; to this day; until now
- 余 Yú: 余 Yu2: surname Yu余 yú: 余 yu2: (literary) I; me余 yú: 余 yu2: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)
- to reach; to achieve; to attain
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- stage; section; phase; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- amount; quantity; quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity
- 远 yuǎn: 远 yuan3: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)远 yuàn: 远 yuan4: to distance oneself from (classical)
- 相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang
- to compare; to draw a parallel; to match; analogy; metaphor; comparison
- progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
- nowadays; now
- 大名 dà míng: 大名 da4 ming2: famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name; (Japanese history) daimyo大名 Dà míng: 大名 Da4 ming2: see 大名縣|大名县[Da4 ming2 Xian4]
- as for; when it comes to
- to read through
- cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4]
- reputation
- five; 5
- to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- literary giant; great writer; eminent writer
- to include on a list
- publishing house
- 王 wáng: 王 wang2: king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great王 wàng: 王 wang4: (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)王 Wáng: 王 Wang2: surname Wang