Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- moreover; situation
- (literary) husband and wife; married couple
- (bound form) sincere; genuine; (bound form) (of an illness) serious
- there is no need; why should
- self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health
- 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
- bamboo mat for sitting
- drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand
- to beat; to win; to profit
- to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password)
- to employ; to recruit (talented personnel); to gather together (a team)
- secret appointment
- (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc)
- 宜 Yí: 宜 Yi2: surname Yi宜 yí: 宜 yi2: proper; should; suitable; appropriate
- domestic animal; sacrificial animal
- (literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
- arm
- jadeite; tree kingfisher
- 钏 Chuàn: 钏 Chuan4: surname Chuan钏 chuàn: 钏 chuan4: armlet; bracelet
- to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement
- 吐 tǔ: 吐 tu3: to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)吐 tù: 吐 tu4: to vomit; to throw up
- 结 jié: 结 jie2: knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)结 jiē: 结 jie1: (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]
- heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2]
- to brave the rain
- shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; delicacies
- to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with
- (literary) beautiful woman; belle
- (literary) why; how
- medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media
- 秘 bì: 秘 bi4: see 秘魯|秘鲁[Bi4 lu3]秘 mì: 秘 mi4: secret; secretary
- other; another; separate; separately
- one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command
- 蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: (literary) sincere; honest; genuine蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: drizzle; mist蒙 mēng: 蒙 meng1: to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; to make a wild guess蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: blind; dim-sighted蒙 Měng: 蒙 Meng3: Mongol ethnic group; abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Meng2]蒙 mēng: 蒙 meng1: (knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat蒙 Méng: 蒙 Meng2: surname Meng
- to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly; Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3]
- see 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]; see 玉樹市|玉树市[Yu4 shu4 Shi4]
- extravagant
- to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
- upper arm
- jade
- strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute