Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- 呱呱 gū gū: 呱呱 gu1 gu1: (onom.) the crying of a baby呱呱 guā guā: 呱呱 gua1 gua1: (onom.) sound made by frogs, ducks etc
- orphan
- (literary) father's friends (of the same generation)
- friends with a significant age gap
- 大兴 Dà xīng: 大兴 Da4 xing1: see 大興區|大兴区[Da4 xing1 Qu1]大兴 dà xīng: 大兴 da4 xing1: to go in for something in a big way; to undertake on a large scale
- two tufts of hair; young; underage
- twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
- everywhere
- so far; to date; until now
- to extend condolences
- new residence; new home
- (literary) to assist in governing the country (used in titles of honorary advisory positions in imperial China); (Singapore) senior minister (advisory cabinet position typically held by former top officeholders); (Tw) presidential senior advisor (honorary title conferred by the president of the Republic of China) (abbr. for 總統府資政|总统府资政[zong3 tong3 fu3 zi1 zheng4])
- (literary) to stay long in a place far from home; (literary) person who lives in an alien land
- to recommend sb for a promotion; to guide and support sb
- prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise; to award; to give as a reward
- dunce; blockhead
- (bound form) large; big; (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士[shuo4 shi4])
- (of a person) leading figure; authority (in a field); (of a company) giant; industry powerhouse
- to help others
- lazy
- to have an accident; to meet with a mishap
- gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances
- law and order
- hero; towering figure
- beak; snout; mouth; to pant
- suddenly; abruptly
- to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent; cold and uncaring
- old friends