Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- (literary) to beat the breast; to break off; to snap off (a branch, an ear of corn etc)
- 摽 biāo: 摽 biao1: (literary) to wave away; to discard摽 biào: 摽 biao4: to bind tightly; to link (arms); to hang around with; to stick close to (sb); to compete; (literary) to hit; to beat
- distressed; alarmed; shocked; grieved
- 创 chuāng: 创 chuang1: (bound form) a wound; to wound创 chuàng: 创 chuang4: to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
- a bruise or contusion
- to recount
- to eulogize the dead; eulogy
- to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw
- to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted
- divergent; side road
- (bound form) hedgehog
- 蹇 Jiǎn: 蹇 Jian3: surname Jian蹇 jiǎn: 蹇 jian3: lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow; difficult; nag (inferior horse); donkey; lame horse
- written; statutory
- used in 旖旎[yi3 ni3]
- intercalary; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)
- 埏 shān: 埏 shan1: to mix water with clay埏 yán: 埏 yan2: boundary
- pine tree
- pour out libation; sprinkle
- the affection, or heart, of a young woman
- conceited; to take responsibility
- rocky hill
- flea
- 渝 yú: 渝 yu2: (literary) (of faith, affection etc) to change; to waver (usu. in 不渝[bu4 yu2])渝 Yú: 渝 Yu2: short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]; old name of Jialing River 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 Jiang1] in Sichuan
- eddying; whirling (of water); to go against the current
- (literary) remote; far away
- 瞿 Qú: 瞿 Qu2: surname Qu瞿 qú: 瞿 qu2: startled; Taiwan pr. [ju4]
- wisps of blood; visible veins; (of eyes) bloodshot
- long river; (fig.) long flow of time
- tinkling of small bells
- xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
- 缅 Miǎn: 缅 Mian3: Myanmar (formerly Burma) (abbr. for 緬甸|缅甸[Mian3 dian4])缅 miǎn: 缅 mian3: distant; remote; detailed
- to write a poem on the order of the Emperor
- states of south China in different historical periods; proverbially perpetual arch-enemies
- red autumnal leaves
- beautiful
- saliva; to spit