Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- what one acquires; one's gains
- tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
- one's later years
- leisurely and comfortable; relaxed
- intention; regard; kindly feelings
- to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy
- adversity; predicament
- favorable circumstances
- to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
- carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
- hard to take; embarrassed
- a hundredfold; (fig.) markedly; to increase markedly (transitive or intransitive) (often in reference to abstract attributes)
- meticulous; careful; attentive
- to end; to die
- to encounter (sth unpleasant)
- gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving
- to migrate; to move house
- 惠 Hùi: 惠 Hui4: surname Hui惠 hùi: 惠 hui4: (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior); (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4])
- cattle pen
- boundary; state; realm
- volume; scroll
- (idiom) to melt away; to dissipate; to vanish
- to burn; to scorch
- to nourish; to nurture; to strengthen
- rather; quite; to have much
- open area outside the city; countryside
- to rest; to recuperate; to regain composure
- well-known scenic spot
- a sound; a noise; musical pipe with 3 reeds
- see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
- calling of birds
- to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
- intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate