Vocabulary: 过得刚好
- to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living
- direction; orientation
- to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business
- to chat; to gossip
- decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards
- border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
- to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
- (literary) why; how
- 山水 shān shǔi: 山水 shan1 shui3: water from a mountain; mountains and rivers; scenery; landscape山水 Shān shǔi: 山水 Shan1 shui3: Sansui, Japanese company
- one's heart; one's mind
- pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
- same trade or business; person in the same trade or business
- indignant; furious
- (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- to praise; to applaud; to compliment
- (idiom) possessing both integrity and artistic skills
- and so on; so and so; many and confused
- heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood
- dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; (literary) narrow-minded; petty
- to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful
- to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
- to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
- cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- shrimp meat; shelled shrimp
- salt; CL:粒[li4]
- 腌 ā: 腌 a1: used in 腌臢|腌臜[a1 za1]; Taiwan pr. [ang1]腌 yān: 腌 yan1: to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate
- 清新 qīng xīn: 清新 qing1 xin1: fresh and clean清新 Qīng xīn: 清新 Qing1 xin1: see 清新區|清新区[Qing1 xin1 Qu1]
- tomato
- 切 qiē: 切 qie1: to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential切 qiè: 切 qie4: definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
- dried shrimps
- soy sauce
- to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)
- 鲜 xiān: 鲜 xian1: fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods鲜 xiǎn: 鲜 xian3: few; rare鲜 xiān: 鲜 xian1: fish
- filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)
- tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- 随 Súi: 随 Sui2: surname Sui随 súi: 随 sui2: to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
- to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into
- spiral shell; snail; conch
- fresh and delicious; tasty
- 家传 jiā chuán: 家传 jia1 chuan2: handed down in a family; family traditions家传 jiā zhuàn: 家传 jia1 zhuan4: family history (as a literary genre)
- menu (in restaurant); recipe; cookbook
- 范 fàn: 范 fan4: pattern; model; example范 Fàn: 范 Fan4: surname Fan
- treasure; hard metal