Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- 世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
- 原 Yuán: 原 Yuan2: surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara原 yuán: 原 yuan2: former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
- sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery; (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup"); (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")
- to shoot a glance; glance; to appear in a flash
- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- each; every
- to win; to gain
- 红 hóng: 红 hong2: red; popular; revolutionary; bonus红 Hóng: 红 Hong2: surname Hong红 gōng: 红 gong1: used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]
- small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women
- 好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
- chrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower; (slang) anus
- fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure
- 费 Fèi: 费 Fei4: surname Fei费 fèi: 费 fei4: to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses
- 平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping平 píng: 平 ping2: flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
- 章 zhāng: 章 zhang1: chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order章 Zhāng: 章 Zhang1: surname Zhang
- 转 zhuǎi: 转 zhuai3: see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]转 zhuǎn: 转 zhuan3: to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)转 zhuàn: 转 zhuan4: to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions
- 觉 jiào: 觉 jiao4: a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]觉 jué: 觉 jue2: to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
- 闲 xián: 闲 xian2: enclosure; unoccupied; leisure闲 xián: 闲 xian2: idle; unoccupied; leisure
- everything
- busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
- the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs
- 易 Yì: 易 Yi4: surname Yi; I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1])易 yì: 易 yi4: easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
- carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
- to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm
- unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
- middle age
- 百 Bǎi: 百 Bai3: surname Bai百 bǎi: 百 bai3: hundred; numerous; all kinds of
- not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
- blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood
- 更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲
- to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out
- to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
- to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- (bound form) tears; teardrops
- to infer; to gather
- 空 kōng: 空 kong1: empty; air; sky; in vain空 kòng: 空 kong4: to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time
- surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]
- 楚 Chǔ: 楚 Chu3: surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)楚 chǔ: 楚 chu3: distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
- 江山 Jiāng shān: 江山 Jiang1 shan1: see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]江山 jiāng shān: 江山 jiang1 shan1: rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power
- 望 wàng: 望 wang4: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards望 wàng: 望 wang4: 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- to seek unusual scenery or places