Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- 关 Guān: 关 Guan1: surname Guan关 guān: 关 guan1: mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve
- to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把[ba3])
- door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel
- personally; in person; oneself
- to examine; to check; to keep a lookout; cautious; restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
- sometimes
- garret; loft; attic
- study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
- downstairs
- to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
- conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- totally unaware
- to arrive; arrival; advent
- to console; to soothe; relieved
- fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
- a (real) man; boy; son
- stern; grim; resolute; firm; unflinching; fundamental colors
- during the night; at night; nighttime
- to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt
- to sleep; to hibernate
- 乖乖 guāi guāi: 乖乖 guai1 guai1: (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie乖乖 guāi guai: 乖乖 guai1 guai5: goodness gracious!; oh my lord!
- (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
- to go downstairs
- to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
- not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid
- upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
- (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
- satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
- to depart; to leave
- to give a lecture; to teach a class
- or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
- a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- to pursue one's studies; to attend school; to seek knowledge
- purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- for; for the purpose of; in order to