Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
- rainbow
- head; be headed by
- Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin
- Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
- compact; terse; tight (schedule)
- here; this place
- a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
- to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers
- to superimpose; to layer; to overlay; to superpose
- several tens of thousands; many thousand
- were it not for; if not for
- rowing competition; boat race; swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake)
- surface of a river
- north and south; north to south
- lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
- roadway; floor; deck; bridge floor
- to appear suddenly; projection; bit sticking out
- lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
- see 白塔區|白塔区[Bai2 ta3 Qu1]
- towering
- 云霄 Yún xiāo: 云霄 Yun2 xiao1: see 雲霄縣|云霄县[Yun2 xiao1 Xian4]云霄 yún xiāo: 云霄 yun2 xiao1: (the) skies
- 角 Jué: 角 Jue2: surname Jue角 jiǎo: 角 jiao3: angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]角 jué: 角 jue2: role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
- hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other
- chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone
- is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented
- tall building; high shelf
- classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
- splendid; gorgeous; dazzling
- the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime