Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- strain liquids
- the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood
- (of literature, art) distinct style; flavor; spirit; character
- transverse wave
- 白玉 Bái yù: 白玉 Bai2 yu4: see 白玉縣|白玉县[Bai2 yu4 Xian4]白玉 bái yù: 白玉 bai2 yu4: white jade; tofu (by analogy)
- (bound form) superfluous; (bound form) (of a man) to move into the household of one's in-laws after marrying; (of the bride's parents) to have the groom join one's household
- fragrant flower; fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)
- ninth heaven; Highest Heaven
- 皓 hào: 皓 hao4: (bound form) bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)皓 hào: 皓 hao4: spotlessly white
- 琼 Qíong: 琼 Qiong2: short name for Hainan 海南[Hai3 nan2]琼 qíong: 琼 qiong2: jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province
- 媛 yuàn: 媛 yuan4: (bound form) beautiful woman (in practice, often pronounced [yuan2]); Taiwan pr. [yuan2]媛 yuán: 媛 yuan2: used in 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2 yuan2]
- morning and twilight; day and night
- strongly fragrant
- colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture; colored or clear glass art object
- living a simple life
- fine foods
- to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste); (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods); (dialect) naughty; mischievous
- salted fermented beans
- grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
- at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
- fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep)
- lit. one spot (on the leopard); fig. one small item in a big scheme
- to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)
- to soak; to be stained; stain; floodwater
- juice
- begonia
- 海棠 hǎi táng: 海棠 hai3 tang2: Chinese flowering crab apple (Malus spectabilis)海棠 Hǎi táng: 海棠 Hai3 tang2: see 海棠區|海棠区[Hai3 tang2 Qu1]
- rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]); rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])
- orange osmanthus
- chamomile
- orange yellow; tangerine yellow; chrome yellow; amber
- orange (color); orange peel (used in TCM)
- after drinking; under the influence of alcohol
- to drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable; (economics) (of a currency or rate etc) to float
- (literary) inebriated; hungover
- condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
- to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
- 穰 ráng: 穰 rang2: abundant; stalk of grain穰 Ráng: 穰 Rang2: surname Rang
- comparable