Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- palace courtyard
- astounded
- stage
- lofty; towering; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- (bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous
- color painting
- 抹 mǒ: 抹 mo3: to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc抹 mò: 抹 mo4: to plaster; to go around; to skirt抹 mā: 抹 ma1: to wipe
- oil paints; lacquer; to paint; CL:層|层[ceng2]
- sound of gong
- to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
- pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
- to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
- 寿 shòu: 寿 shou4: long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary寿 Shòu: 寿 Shou4: surname Shou
- to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
- it goes to show that; one can see
- 拗 ào: 拗 ao4: (bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient拗 ǎo: 拗 ao3: (dialect) to twist; to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)拗 nìu: 拗 niu4: stubborn; perverse; contrary
- old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
- more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
- to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event
- bustling with noise and excitement; lively
- base; mean; contemptible; despicable
- unbearable to look at; an eyesore
- scholar; Confucian
- husband of paternal aunt
- Daoist immortal; celestial being
- to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
- 施 shī: 施 shi1: (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc); to apply (fertilizer etc)施 Shī: 施 Shi1: surname Shi
- to act jointly; to form a partnership
- to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle
- Taiwan
- to separate; to cut off
- see 江北區|江北区[Jiang1 bei3 Qu1]; Chongqing's main airport
- younger female cousin through a female relative
- to make a living by writing; to write (as an author)
- lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (talent, garden etc)
- 柴 chái: 柴 chai2: firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)柴 Chái: 柴 Chai2: surname Chai