Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- 鲭 qīng: 鲭 qing1: mackerel鲭 zhēng: 鲭 zheng1: (literary) boiled stew of fish and meat
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- beginnings; clues; mental state; thread
- miscellaneous; mixed and disorderly (of writing); disordered and confusing; mixed-up and illogical
- extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
- remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- fragrant
- beautiful; open-work silk
- 怀 Huái: 怀 Huai2: surname Huai怀 huái: 怀 huai2: bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- gratitude for good treatment; to sigh; to lament
- 乌 Wū: 乌 Wu1: abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc; surname Wu乌 wū: 乌 wu1: crow; black乌 wù: 乌 wu4: used in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4 la5]; used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3]
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- truly; whirlpool
- On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2]
- outside; excluding
- sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- immortal
- to continue; to replenish
- always (previously)
- 小说家 Xiǎo shūo jiā: 小说家 Xiao3 shuo1 jia1: School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)小说家 xiǎo shūo jiā: 小说家 xiao3 shuo1 jia1: novelist
- to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation
- 几 jī: 几 ji1: small table几 jī: 几 ji1: (literary) almost几 jǐ: 几 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few
- can't
- 著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply著 zhāo: 著 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add著 zháo: 著 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in著 zhe: 著 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state著 zhù: 著 zhu4: to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding著 zhúo: 著 zhuo2: used in 執著|执著[zhi2 zhuo2]
- writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- 得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- this; these
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- flag
- book
- 全 Quán: 全 Quan2: surname Quan全 quán: 全 quan2: all; whole; entire; every; complete
- as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- regret; to regret; to be sorry that
- correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
- (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
- quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
- to wash; to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond
- (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
- touching; moving
- hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly