Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom
- lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing; fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation; to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
- thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy
- ordinary; average; medium; mid-range; moderate
- (literary) beautiful
- (bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
- to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
- to have sex; to copulate
- to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process
- reason; cause
- inadvertently; unintentionally
- (old) to report to one's master
- the eve; the night before
- (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
- to refine; to smelt
- experienced; with ample experience
- mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways
- to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
- daydream; fantasy; to fantasize
- mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap
- to take a wrong step in life (idiom); to go astray
- passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
- stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas; stagnating and conservative
- clear; distinct; obvious
- schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
- the whole body; (typography) em
- to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
- lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity; to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession; to use both feet equally (football)
- to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
- to drop into; to fall into
- strange; unusual; evil ways; dishonest practices
- crude; crass; rude; rough; harsh
- art
- to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)