Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]
- 舍 shě: 舍 she3: to give up; to abandon; to give alms舍 Shè: 舍 She4: surname She舍 shè: 舍 she4: (bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4]); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country
- a manly man; a man of character
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- however; but; yet
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- 曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
- 文 Wén: 文 Wen2: surname Wen文 wén: 文 wen2: language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
- 正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
- second son
- 纪 Jǐ: 纪 Ji3: surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]纪 jì: 纪 ji4: order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
- pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
- 成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- 窦 Dòu: 窦 Dou4: surname Dou窦 dòu: 窦 dou4: (literary) hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus
- Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods; surname Yu
- 30 catties; great; your (honorific)
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- forever; always; perpetual
- to cast or found metals
- Yan mountain range across north Hebei
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- wisdom; intelligence
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- to continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation
- ancestor; forefather; sb's late father
- to govern one's family; to manage one's household
- 德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]
- each and every; every; all; any
- (idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
- 方 fāng: 方 fang1: square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter方 Fāng: 方 Fang1: surname Fang
- 得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- to put on display (sth abstract); to draw attention to; conspicuous
- 翁 wēng: 翁 weng1: elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)翁 Wēng: 翁 Weng1: surname Weng