Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- 逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to compel; to pressure逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on
- 悄 qiāo: 悄 qiao1: used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]悄 qiǎo: 悄 qiao3: quiet; sad
- silent; quiet
- 复明 fù míng: 复明 fu4 ming2: to regain one's eyesight; (astronomy) emersion复明 fù Míng: 复明 fu4 Ming2: to restore the Ming dynasty
- a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
- to bury (the dead); to inter
- ancient place name; surname Hao
- coffin
- words of the deceased; last words of the dying; wisdom of past sages
- (literary) to return to one's native place
- to mourn; to grieve over sb's death
- to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice
- 严 yán: 严 yan2: tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father严 Yán: 严 Yan2: surname Yan
- breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- elder brother
- 里 lǐ: 里 li3: lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]里 Lǐ: 里 Li3: Li (surname)里 lǐ: 里 li3: li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
- tactful; diplomatic; mild and indirect
- conciliation; mediation; to mollify; to propitiate; to reconcile
- children; sons and daughters
- to pass one's days; to scratch out a difficult, meager existence
- 凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: mournful; miserable凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: desolate (place)
- (idiom) too appalling to look at
- Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month
- mound; burial mound; senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)
- grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book
- cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- 场 chǎng: 场 chang3: large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams场 cháng: 场 chang2: threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
- once familiar places; former haunts
- prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring
- information; news; message
- see 江都區|江都区[Jiang1 du1 Qu1]
- to drive; to manage; to control
- see 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
- 封 fēng: 封 feng1: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters封 Fēng: 封 Feng1: surname Feng
- difficult; hard; challenging
- to empty out one's pocket; (fig.) to give everything one has (to help)
- 荆 Jīng: 荆 Jing1: an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname Jing荆 jīng: 荆 jing1: chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment