Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- 足 zú: 足 zu2: (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully足 jù: 足 ju4: excessive
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- to bring up to full strength; to make up a deficiency; to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
- 卷 juàn: 卷 juan4: scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll卷 juǎn: 卷 juan3: to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation); (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive; a roll; classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)卷 juǎn: 卷 juan3: to roll up; to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools etc
- five; 5
- 六 lù: 六 lu4: used in place names六 lìu: 六 liu4: six; 6
- proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:個|个[ge4]; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
- although; even though
- 系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)系 xì: 系 xi4: system; department; faculty系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to arrest; to worry系 jì: 系 ji4: to tie; to fasten; to button up
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- detailed; in detail; minute
- to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
- Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- emissary; envoy
- to go abroad as ambassador; to be sent on a diplomatic mission
- Ryūkyū; refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan; Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
- along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time
- what one hears and sees (idiom)
- the way of maintaining good health
- regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- we; us; ourselves; our
- to understand; to realize; to find out
- society
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- benefit; help
- thus; consequently; as a result
- to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
- appendix
- to hope; a hope; a wish
- reader
- a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- successful; satisfactory
- to read; reading
- to experience for oneself
- (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
- 钟 Zhōng: 钟 Zhong1: surname Zhong钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- 丑 chǒu: 丑 chou3: clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°丑 Chǒu: 丑 Chou3: surname Chou丑 chǒu: 丑 chou3: shameful; ugly; disgraceful
- to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
- the remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster)
- the Qianlong era; Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bao3 Qin1 wang2], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hong2 li4], reigned 1735–1799
- twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063
- 冬 dōng: 冬 dong1: winter冬 dōng: 冬 dong1: (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat冬 Dōng: 冬 Dong1: surname Dong
- November; eleventh month (of the lunar year)
- twenty; 20
- just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value
- peace and prosperity (idiom)
- and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)