Vocabulary: 都柏林人
- 加 jiā: 加 jia1: to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")加 Jiā: 加 Jia1: Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia
- Switzerland
- all one's life; throughout one's life
- (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
- mistaken; erroneous; contradictory
- to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
- cozy; snug
- to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- to catch (a disease); to get (a bad habit)
- alcohol addiction
- to decline; to wane; to decay; to deteriorate
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- for a time; at one time; one time; once
- to revive; to rejuvenate
- 核 hé: 核 he2: pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify核 hé: 核 he2: to investigate
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 巴 Bā: 巴 Ba1: Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan); the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality; surname Ba; (bound form) abbr. for 巴勒斯坦[Ba1 le4 si1 tan3] (Palestine), 巴基斯坦[Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3] (Pakistan) or 巴西[Ba1 xi1] (Brazil)巴 bā: 巴 ba1: to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- 约 yuē: 约 yue1: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise约 yāo: 约 yao1: to weigh in a balance or on a scale
- (name) Singh
- harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another
- consistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison
- to oppose; to be against; to object to
- to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
- to cater to; to pander to
- to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living
- to be critically ill; to be terminally ill
- rustic; village; countryside
- girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
- to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy
- to elope
- to marry; to get married
- to seek shelter; to seek asylum
- to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- assistance; aid; to help; to assist
- world war
- to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- to be compelled; to be forced
- poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
- intoxicated
- 饮 yǐn: 饮 yin3: to drink饮 yìn: 饮 yin4: to give (animals) water to drink
- and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition