Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- ear pick
- instep (upper surface of the foot)
- to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress
- dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
- smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4]
- to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
- wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2]
- to lead directly to
- one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
- pomegranate
- bracelet; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- to lean on; to rest against; to rely on; support; backing; back of a chair
- to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- to select; to choose; to settle on
- in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- sleeve
- to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
- mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
- to bite; to nip
- bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
- hurriedly; without delay
- blood
- almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
- only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
- see 魂牽夢縈|魂牵梦萦[hun2 qian1 meng4 ying2]
- vulgar
- see 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4]; see 潮州鎮|潮州镇[Chao2 zhou1 Zhen4]
- fairy
- female brothel keeper
- opera form popular along Changjiang
- under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action
- necklace; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- foot-binding; long strip of cloth used for foot-binding
- skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- the bottom of a trouser leg
- to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)
- monstrous; strange; strange phenomenon