Vocabulary: 繁花
- ginger
- 尾 wěi: 尾 wei3: tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish尾 yǐ: 尾 yi3: horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
- 郊 Jiāo: 郊 Jiao1: surname Jiao郊 jiāo: 郊 jiao1: suburbs; outskirts
- hot flush
- reception room
- (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
- to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)
- ceremony
- meager
- cape; shawl; (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders
- dull; lifeless; sluggish
- one's close relatives
- to spend (money or time)
- money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe
- Venice; Venezia
- nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
- money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
- (of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning
- to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
- Hongqiao Airport (Shanghai)
- Dianshan Lake in Shanghai
- Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai
- see 城廂區|城厢区[Cheng2 xiang1 Qu1]
- (one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hope
- to double; to redouble
- to grow vegetables
- compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
- 方丈 Fāng zhang: 方丈 Fang1 zhang5: one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals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
- Buddhism
- babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch
- to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise (hopes)
- mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken
- to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge
- orphan
- to grow up
- backpacker
- to put up scaffolding; to build a framework; to launch an enterprise
- to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[Li3 Yu3]
- to be intimate; close friend; paramour
- to exchange love tokens or vows; to pledge one's love; to get engaged