Vocabulary: 过得刚好
- boy
- each country; every country; various countries
- time difference; time lag; jet lag
- sika deer
- to read extensively; to be widely read
- knowledge and experience
- 名利场 Míng lì chǎng: 名利场 Ming2 li4 chang3: Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)名利场 míng lì chǎng: 名利场 ming2 li4 chang3: competitive environment where individuals vie for recognition and material gain
- to be just about to; to be on the point of
- see 端午[Duan1 wu3]
- rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
- to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
- (refined) white sugar
- 楚 Chǔ: 楚 Chu3: surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)楚 chǔ: 楚 chu3: distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
- 屈 Qū: 屈 Qu1: surname Qu屈 qū: 屈 qu1: bent; to feel wronged
- Miluo River in Hunan province, tributary of the Xiang River 湘江[Xiang1 Jiang1], flows into Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]
- The Crystal Palace
- high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor
- (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
- dragon boat; imperial boat
- 帆 fān: 帆 fan1: sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas帆 fān: 帆 fan1: to gallop; Taiwan pr. [fan2]
- traveling bag; luggage
- courage
- vacation
- venerable
- bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate
- rouge
- reed catkin; reed flower
- fine rain; drizzle; poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- 本色 běn shǎi: 本色 ben3 shai3: natural color本色 běn sè: 本色 ben3 se4: inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities
- to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up
- remainder; filtered out residue; sediment; waste product; debris; detritus; rubbish
- jujube; red date
- mung bean
- 布袋 bù dài: 布袋 bu4 dai4: pouch; sack; bag布袋 Bù dài: 布袋 Bu4 dai4: Budai (the Laughing Buddha); Budai or Putai Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
- to lay down a family fortune; to get rich; to become prosperous
- lit. green hills and clear waters (idiom); fig. picturesque natural scenery
- bones of the dead