Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- 阮 ruǎn: 阮 ruan3: ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute阮 Ruǎn: 阮 Ruan3: surname Ruan; small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province
- see 紫金縣|紫金县[Zi3 jin1 Xian4]
- 溥 Pǔ: 溥 Pu3: surname Pu溥 pǔ: 溥 pu3: extensive; pervading
- to guide; guidebook
- rain coat made of straw etc
- quotation (from a book or existing source)
- study of the Confucian classics
- Confucian study of ethics; study of Daoism; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; Daoist magic; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
- to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent
- barren; lean
- stony soil
- potato; yam
- elders
- prosperous year; year with bumper harvest
- (formal) to delay; to miss a deadline; to fail to do sth at the appointed time
- see 大豐區|大丰区[Da4 feng1 Qu1]
- subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
- elated
- all
- precocious; early-maturing
- paddy field; rice paddy
- 麦 Mài: 麦 Mai4: surname Mai麦 mài: 麦 mai4: wheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4 ke4 feng1])
- to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product
- pure white
- long tail
- to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2]
- puppy; my son (humble)
- leopard; panther
- to alert; to warn; police
- (bound form) rat; mouse
- 雀 qiāo: 雀 qiao1: a freckle; lentigo雀 què: 雀 que4: (bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
- (bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh; (literary) disaster; catastrophe
- general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
- wild goose
- to do things right; to use the correct method
- 轴 zhòu: 轴 zhou4: see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]; Taiwan pr. [zhou2]轴 zhóu: 轴 zhou2: axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
- stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
- Classic of Rites
- head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding