Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- nature; natural; naturally
- 薄 Bó: 薄 Bo2: surname Bo薄 báo: 薄 bao2: thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile薄 bó: 薄 bo2: meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near薄 bò: 薄 bo4: see 薄荷[bo4 he5]
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble
- incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
- family status
- literary reputation
- also
- in vain; to no avail
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- limited; finite
- accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
- to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
- how; what way; what
- to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)
- if; in case; in the event that
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- energy
- public
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- personal considerations; love affair
- Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
- letter to or from home or family
- 书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius; (fig.) a mastermind
- commandment; to prohibit
- people of one's parents' generation
- all year round; for years on end; average year
- to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- letter; epistle
- to educate; to teach; education
- personage; celebrity
- behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
- most; mostly; most likely
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent; for a long time
- to live; life; livelihood
- what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed
- to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
- somewhat; to some extent