Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- nowhere
- to exert oneself physically
- parts of the country other than where one is
- person from the same village, town, or province
- to seize an opportunity
- to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
- the outside world; external
- to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
- at public expense
- preceding period; early stage
- the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
- 16; sixteen
- military campaign
- weather; unstable situation
- 扬 Yáng: 扬 Yang2: abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang扬 yáng: 扬 yang2: to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
- martial art; military skill
- boy
- to worship; adoration
- to envy; to admire
- 岳 yuè: 岳 yue4: wife's parents and paternal uncles岳 Yuè: 岳 Yue4: surname Yue岳 yuè: 岳 yue4: high mountain; highest peak of a mountain ridge
- to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
- to travel extensively
- heroes
- to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
- originally; at first; at the outset
- only; nothing else
- stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
- beloved son
- plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
- stubborn; obstinate; unbending
- temperament; disposition
- to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
- loss; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]; to lose; to suffer damage
- 盘缠 pán chán: 盘缠 pan2 chan2: to twine; to coil盘缠 pán chan: 盘缠 pan2 chan5: money for a voyage; travel expenses
- to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity