Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- 提 tí: 提 ti2: to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid提 dī: 提 di1: used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
- (coll.) if
- to deliver; to pay
- karmic reward (Buddhism)
- to be bound to; to be sure to
- lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
- (bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear; (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
- great person
- to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- 转向 zhuǎn xiàng: 转向 zhuan3 xiang4: to change direction; fig. to change one's stance转向 zhuàn xiàng: 转向 zhuan4 xiang4: to get lost; to lose one's way
- to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
- running water; (business) turnover
- fame and profit
- wealth; riches
- to not really understand; to half-understand
- to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on
- wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
- to lecture on doctrine; to expound the wisdom of ancient sages; to preach; a sermon
- different kind of; another sort of; special; unusual
- see 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4]; Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)
- central government
- to plan; to seek; scheme
- civilian post (as opposed to military); civil service; administration
- secretary
- 差事 chāi shi: 差事 chai1 shi5: errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]差事 chà shì: 差事 cha4 shi4: poor; not up to standard
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- before leaving; on departure
- earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
- to state; to assert
- pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
- sincere; cordial
- together
- (formal) to go to; to head for
- Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
- steamship; steamer; steamboat; CL:艘[sou1]
- 枪 qiāng: 枪 qiang1: gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots枪 Qiāng: 枪 Qiang1: surname Qiang枪 qiāng: 枪 qiang1: rifle; spear
- to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
- in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
- moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
- wife and child
- (idiom) to take one's whole family along; to have a family in tow; to be tied down by family obligations