Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
- to be deeply concerned; to be troubled (by)
- breakfast
- to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance
- 哩 li: 哩 li5: (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])哩 lǐ: 哩 li3: mile
- to take out; to extract; to draw out
- to pan fry; to sauté
- prescription
- root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
- the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)
- Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe
- huangqi; milk vetch root (used in TCM); Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus
- licorice root
- ancient prescription
- lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective
- inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]
- to restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery
- incautious; inattentive
- rib; CL:根[gen1]
- to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2]
- Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
- reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate
- even if; even though
- sick personnel; person on the sick list; patient
- to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)
- to consult; to ask for advice
- discussion
- to see clearly; deep insight; profound view
- long-distance phone call
- a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
- a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)