Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- to revere; to venerate; high esteem
- to read and reread sth until one is familiar with it
- 修 Xīu: 修 Xiu1: surname Xiu修 xīu: 修 xiu1: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
- 少 shào: 少 shao4: young少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
- pedestrian; walker; itinerant monk
- 愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: honest and prudent愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- 鲜 xiān: 鲜 xian1: fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods鲜 xiǎn: 鲜 xian3: few; rare鲜 xiān: 鲜 xian1: fish
- admittedly (it's true that...)
- (originally) (in) the bookshops; (in modern usage) among the public; in public circulation; on the market
- 发 fā: 发 fa1: to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)发 fà: 发 fa4: hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- to spruce up; to renovate; to tend (a garden); to groom (one's hair); to finish (a rough surface); to trim (a lawn); to touch up (a photo)
- words; speech; to say; to talk
- hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
- 亲 qīn: 亲 qin1: parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear亲 qìng: 亲 qing4: parents-in-law of one's offspring
- to broil; to roast
- to write; to compose; writing; written works
- to publish books
- to pass on (stories); to relate
- 故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale
- to survey comprehensively; an overall survey
- the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
- as before; still; to remain the same
- not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- 见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- to relay; to retell
- life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
- complete picture; full view
- books; works
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- early period; early phase; early stage
- to report (news); report; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4]
- due to; to stem from
- media, esp. news media
- person; figure; public figure
- hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- learning; science; academic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 唯 wěi: 唯 wei3: yes唯 wéi: 唯 wei2: only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
- to exclaim in admiration
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- cannot; must not; should not
- to have faith in; to believe in; to have confidence in; to respect
- to treat as; to regard as
- fashion; fad; fashionable
- to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (literary) wise; wisdom