Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- on the alert; keenly aware
- Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
- (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])
- (literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat
- lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
- 钮 Nǐu: 钮 Niu3: surname Niu钮 nǐu: 钮 niu3: button
- waist measurement; girth
- flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten
- paper bag
- knife; CL:把[ba3]
- fine-toothed comb; to comb
- (on the) chest; bosom
- young child
- short garment; short jacket
- sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc); CL:件[jian4]
- hat; cap
- flat piece of wood; wood chip; CL:塊|块[kuai4],片[pian4]
- to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)
- regent
- substandard products; defective; seconds
- a broad outline; the general idea; roughly
- lush green; dark green; turquoise
- all kinds; of every description
- damask; thin silk
- thin, tough silk fabric
- black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position); (fig.) official post
- tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon
- chin; to nod (one's assent)
- 绦 tāo: 绦 tao1: braid; cord; sash绦 dí: 绦 di2: see 絛綸|绦纶[di2 lun2]
- (old) cap (garment); military officer of low rank (in former times); preceding
- cap
- (of a connector etc) inline
- python
- drapery; curtain
- to trip; to stumble; to hinder
- to broil; to roast
- northern mountain; refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
- marriage