Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- to comprehend the truth; to become enlightened
- other people; others; other person
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- to understand; to comprehend
- boundary; state; realm
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- Buddhism; Buddhist
- black; mysterious
- 觉 jiào: 觉 jiao4: a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]觉 jué: 觉 jue2: to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
- 占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- important; significant; major
- not only (... but also ...)
- Tang dynasty (618–907)
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- Tiantai school of Buddhism
- 派 pài: 派 pai4: (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie派 pā: 派 pa1: used in 派司[pa1 si5]
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
- literature
- Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
- to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
- to form; to take shape
- school of thought
- 理学 Lǐ xué: 理学 Li3 xue2: School of Principle; Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Cheng2 Hao4], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Cheng2 Yi2] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 xi1])理学 lǐ xué: 理学 li3 xue2: science
- tributary (river)
- see 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 Shi4]
- see 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4]
- 甬 yǒng: 甬 yong3: path screened by walls on both sides甬 Yǒng: 甬 Yong3: Yong River 甬江[Yong3 Jiang1] in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1]; short name for Ningbo甬 tǒng: 甬 tong3: (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)
- sect; faction
- 适 kùo: 适 kuo4: see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]适 Shì: 适 Shi4: surname Shi适 shì: 适 shi4: to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
- strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- Daoist priest
- 林 lín: 林 lin2: (bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)林 Lín: 林 Lin2: surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi
- raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
- now; at present; currently
- supernatural power; extrasensory perception
- but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- magic power
- emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)
- to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
- teachers of the state
- a few; several; how many
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine