Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- head ornament
- to rain
- to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
- to fall down
- (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
- all the more; increasingly
- dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect)
- at this very moment
- to be covered with; to be filled with
- dust; airborne powder; solid particulate matter
- rancor; hatred; bitterness; resentfulness
- ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel
- to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
- happy; joyous
- to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject)
- skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor
- should; ought to
- expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement
- great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
- country; nation; state
- to store up; reserves
- fair-mindedness; public spirit
- to thank; to be grateful
- to embark on a journey
- to apologize
- calamity; disaster; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
- to request leave of absence
- low ranking; low level; underclass; subordinate
- kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions
- to burn incense and worship Buddha
- to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
- filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents
- favor; grace
- to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders
- Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1]
- to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross
- mediocre; indifferent; commonplace