Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
- surname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
- (literary) child
- (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- 小子 xiǎo zi: 小子 xiao3 zi5: (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow小子 xiǎo zǐ: 小子 xiao3 zi3: (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
- to help oneself to (food); to invite (trouble); to court (disaster)
- 洗 xiǎn: 洗 xian3: used in 洗馬|洗马[xian3 ma3]洗 xǐ: 洗 xi3: to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)
- to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
- good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- to find amusement in one's own way; to enjoy oneself quietly
- idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- wine-drinking game
- game (CL:場|场[chang3]); to play
- "Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2]
- nationality; country-specific (history, report etc)
- history book
- main; principal; major; primary
- to write an account (of events)
- to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)
- politics; political
- to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- words and actions; what one says and what one does
- strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
- Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4], Former Han Dynasty
- 经 Jīng: 经 Jing1: surname Jing经 jīng: 经 jing1: classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
- 庄子 Zhuāng zǐ: 庄子 Zhuang1 zi3: Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author庄子 zhuāng zi: 庄子 zhuang1 zi5: (coll.) village; hamlet; CL:座[zuo4]
- another name; alternative name
- Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC)
- the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
- the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
- middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
- (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 著 zháo: 著 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in著 zhe: 著 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply著 zhāo: 著 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: used in 執著|执著[zhi2 zhuo2]著 zhù: 著 zhu4: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
- 老子 Lǎo zǐ: 老子 Lao3 zi3: Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi老子 lǎo zi: 老子 lao3 zi5: father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
- another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- common term; general term
- black; mysterious
- jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial; (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck
- 官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
- the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister
- lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
- notable deeds; exploits