Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe
- (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart; (old) classifier for troops
- auspicious animal (such as the dragon)
- imperial concubine
- shed; canopy; shack
- pine nut
- grape
- carp
- deer
- bare and bald (of mountains); bright and brilliant; fat and sleek
- glistening plumage of birds
- fill up; to stuff
- bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)
- 龟 gūi: 龟 gui1: tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold龟 qīu: 龟 qiu1: used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
- stepmother
- maternal love
- to confuse; to be puzzled
- (old) (military) a command; an order
- very late at night
- 汲 jí: 汲 ji2: to draw (water)汲 Jí: 汲 Ji2: surname Ji
- to kill oneself; to commit suicide
- hail
- to be unable to endure
- to lie rigid and motionless
- excuse; pretext
- filial son
- uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
- 支吾 zhī wu: 支吾 zhi1 wu5: to respond evasively or vaguely; to elude; to stall支吾 zhī wú: 支吾 zhi1 wu2: to resist; to deal with
- to pay a secret visit; to pay an undercover visit
- 监 jiān: 监 jian1: to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison监 jiàn: 监 jian4: (bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)
- to injure; injury; wound
- to instruct sb personally
- to come to realize; to appreciate (feelings)
- as before; as ever
- memorial to the Emperor
- light carriage; trifling
- hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive
- to expound; to propagate