Vocabulary: 繁花
- to be between two parties (as in mediation); to be in the middle; to be in between; (page layout) to be centered
- to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4]
- middle age
- 口音 kǒu yin: 口音 kou3 yin5: voice; accent口音 kǒu yīn: 口音 kou3 yin1: (linguistics) oral speech sounds
- Happy birthday
- at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- to attach importance to sth; to value
- biological parents; natural parents
- military school; military academy
- graduation; to graduate; to finish school
- department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to just happen to coincide with
- not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable; to adhere rigidly to regulations; will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
- nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to be born with; to be gifted with
- October; tenth month (of the lunar year)
- motherland
- mother
- to celebrate
- you (plural)
- balcony; porch
- fireworks
- absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly
- 切 qiē: 切 qie1: to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential切 qiè: 切 qie4: definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
- 愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: honest and prudent愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- desire; wish
- flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering
- five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored
- paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc
- rainbow
- temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial
- joss stick and candle
- midnight
- catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
- candle; (literary) to illuminate
- 分量 fèn liàng: 分量 fen4 liang4: (food) portion size分量 fèn liang: 分量 fen4 liang5: quantity; weight; measure; (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density分量 fēn liàng: 分量 fen1 liang4: (vector) component
- all night; throughout the night