Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- Cantonese; short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]
- 台 tái: 台 tai2: (classical) you (in letters)台 tāi: 台 tai1: used in place names台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai台 tái: 台 tai2: desk; table; counter台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.)台 tái: 台 tai2: platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines台 tái: 台 tai2: typhoon
- first; most important; primary; foremost
- 应 yìng: 应 ying4: to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with应 Yīng: 应 Ying1: surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]应 yīng: 应 ying1: to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
- 相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang
- boat
- 泊 bó: 泊 bo2: to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful泊 pō: 泊 po1: lake; Taiwan pr. [bo2]
- 胥 Xū: 胥 Xu1: surname Xu胥 xū: 胥 xu1: all; assist; to store
- moonlit night
- 杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- 乘 Chéng: 乘 Cheng2: surname Cheng乘 chéng: 乘 cheng2: to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed乘 shèng: 乘 sheng4: (archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
- 汉 hàn: 汉 han4: man汉 Hàn: 汉 Han4: Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- a raft made of bamboo or wood; to fell trees; to hew
- natural conditions and social customs of a place; local conditions
- 纪 jì: 纪 ji4: order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle纪 Jǐ: 纪 Ji3: surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]
- 皇 huáng: 皇 huang2: emperor皇 Huáng: 皇 Huang2: surname Huang
- 华 huā: 华 hua1: flower华 Huá: 华 Hua2: abbr. for China华 Huà: 华 Hua4: Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi; surname Hua华 huá: 华 hua2: magnificent; splendid; flowery
- accidental; image; pair; mate
- to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
- 室 Shì: 室 Shi4: surname Shi室 shì: 室 shi4: room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- midnight
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- snow
- 黄 Huáng: 黄 Huang2: surname Huang or Hwang黄 huáng: 黄 huang2: yellow; pornographic; to fall through
- bud; sprout
- to have or have not; surplus and shortfall; tangible and intangible; corporeal and incorporeal
- 归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
- life
- emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
- to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- to bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)
- 休 Xīu: 休 Xiu1: surname Xiu休 xīu: 休 xiu1: to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
- 向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- used in 嫏嬛[Lang2 huan2]
- 嬛 xuān: 嬛 xuan1: used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]嬛 huán: 嬛 huan2: (used in names)
- to ask; to inquire
- raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
- 余 Yú: 余 Yu2: surname Yu余 yú: 余 yu2: (literary) I; me余 yú: 余 yu2: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- canton; county; region
- city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- to spread out; vendor's stand
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- secondly; the other (usu. of two); the second