Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- 丽 Lí: 丽 Li2: Korea丽 lì: 丽 li4: beautiful
- copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- 井 Jǐng: 井 Jing3: Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing井 jǐng: 井 jing3: a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly
- from now on; since then; henceforth
- 诗 shī: 诗 shi1: poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse诗 Shī: 诗 Shi1: abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
- boundary; state; realm
- lake
- to seem; to be like
- 吾 Wú: 吾 Wu2: surname Wu吾 wú: 吾 wu2: (old) I; my
- fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); inside the eye; right in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama
- haze
- 付 fù: 付 fu4: to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things付 Fù: 付 Fu4: surname Fu
- 忽 hū: 忽 hu1: to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly忽 Hū: 忽 Hu1: surname Hu
- to indulge in; to delay
- 冷 lěng: 冷 leng3: cold冷 Lěng: 冷 Leng3: surname Leng
- concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)
- 欢 huān: 欢 huan1: joyous; happy; pleased欢 huān: 欢 huan1: hubbub; clamor欢 huān: 欢 huan1: a breed of horse
- lights
- to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers
- 寮 liáo: 寮 liao2: hut; shack; small window寮 Liáo: 寮 Liao2: Laos
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du
- (lit. and fig.) mirage
- 观 Guàn: 观 Guan4: surname Guan观 guàn: 观 guan4: Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform观 guān: 观 guan1: to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook
- 便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
- ordinary; common; unimportant; idly; for no reason
- to refine; to smelt
- stingy
- 闻 Wén: 闻 Wen2: surname Wen闻 wén: 闻 wen2: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
- wind power
- illusory; imaginary; fanciful
- reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875)
- eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
- early winter
- 禅 chán: 禅 chan2: dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)禅 shàn: 禅 shan4: to abdicate
- near; close to; approximately
- (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
- (fragrant plant)
- 刘 líu: 刘 liu2: (classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter刘 Líu: 刘 Liu2: surname Liu
- 樊 fán: 樊 fan2: (literary) fence樊 Fán: 樊 Fan2: surname Fan