Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape; to survive by the skin of one's teeth
- to taste tea; to sip tea
- to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
- along the river; the region around the river
- unobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent
- muscular; strong
- bodyguard
- to hesitate
- ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
- hurriedly
- court eunuch
- to struggle; to fight; struggle
- dispute; controversy; conflict
- to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
- after the event
- to entrust
- 温和 wēn huo: 温和 wen1 huo5: lukewarm温和 wēn hé: 温和 wen1 he2: mild; gentle; moderate
- kindly; benevolent (often of older person)
- precipitation over a large area; widespread rain
- chaos of war
- to save; to assist; to rescue
- to stroll
- (idiom) genuine; sincere; wholehearted
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
- to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
- 高中 gāo zhōng: 高中 gao1 zhong1: senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])高中 gāo zhòng: 高中 gao1 zhong4: to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
- to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance
- capital of a country
- court; imperial household; dynasty
- suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)
- good news; glad tidings
- at long last; finally; on the whole
- to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
- to gather; to assemble; (math.) set
- to threaten; to blackmail
- to threaten; to menace
- (idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential
- extremely
- to row a boat; rowing; boating; small boat