Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- prosperous year; year with bumper harvest
- (formal) to delay; to miss a deadline; to fail to do sth at the appointed time
- see 大豐區|大丰区[Da4 feng1 Qu1]
- subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
- elated
- all
- unhusked rice; paddy
- warm
- precocious; early-maturing
- paddy field; rice paddy
- 麦 Mài: 麦 Mai4: surname Mai麦 mài: 麦 mai4: wheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4 ke4 feng1])
- to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product
- 巢 Cháo: 巢 Chao2: surname Chao巢 cháo: 巢 chao2: nest
- pure white
- long tail
- to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2]
- puppy; my son (humble)
- leopard; panther
- to alert; to warn; police
- (bound form) rat; mouse
- 雀 qiāo: 雀 qiao1: a freckle; lentigo雀 què: 雀 que4: (bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
- (bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh; (literary) disaster; catastrophe
- general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
- wild goose
- to do things right; to use the correct method
- 轴 zhóu: 轴 zhou2: axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc轴 zhòu: 轴 zhou4: see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]; Taiwan pr. [zhou2]
- stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
- head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding
- on the alert; keenly aware
- Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
- to turn to (sth else); to switch to
- (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])
- (literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat
- lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
- 钮 Nǐu: 钮 Niu3: surname Niu钮 nǐu: 钮 niu3: button
- waist measurement; girth
- flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten
- paper bag
- knife; CL:把[ba3]