Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- (historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)
- to shock; to astonish
- afterward; later; subsequently; following that
- sedan chair; palanquin; litter
- to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole
- in private
- to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to broaden one's horizons
- to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
- lonely; solitary
- to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
- (of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
- to get on the boat
- if
- to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)
- to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
- early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
- pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off; (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing; (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
- to wait; to wait for
- to set sail
- held high; elevated; uplift; soaring
- to circle in the air; to soar
- 多少 dūo shao: 多少 duo1 shao5: how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?多少 dūo shǎo: 多少 duo1 shao3: number; amount; somewhat
- shore
- to arrive; to reach (a destination)
- to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service
- not a soul in sight (idiom)
- helmsman; boatman
- to watch; to view
- the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background
- to sweat profusely (idiom); drenched in sweat
- can see; can tell
- clothing; unlined garment
- sweat; perspiration
- to turn one's head; to turn around; (fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before); (fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- it may be assumed that
- to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
- to flee from sth; to run away; to escape
- sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])
- to decline; to wane