Vocabulary: 繁花
- to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct
- to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
- beach; shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
- 燕 yàn: 燕 yan4: swallow (family Hirundinidae)燕 Yān: 燕 Yan1: Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436); surname Yan
- to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
- melodious; mellifluous
- extremely
- chair; CL:把[ba3],張|张[zhang1]
- door of a room
- to open wide; unrestrictedly
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- to suck the breast (for milk)
- customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
- 台子 tái zi: 台子 tai2 zi5: desk; (pool etc) table台子 tái zi: 台子 tai2 zi5: platform; stand
- to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
- hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4])
- to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
- to fish up; to dredge up
- tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food)
- sweet and sour
- very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp
- ground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)
- to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent
- (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
- (idiom) wordless; silent; taciturn; without speaking
- to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
- notebook; book
- acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
- sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method
- oft-quoted phrase; famous line
- 诗 Shī: 诗 Shi1: abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs诗 shī: 诗 shi1: poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
- party; delegation
- the sky; the heavens
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- Jade Emperor (in Taoism)
- Dragon King (mythology)
- to praise; to commend