Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- to become known far and wide (idiom); famous
- luckily; by a fluke
- 准 zhǔn: 准 zhun3: to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of准 zhǔn: 准 zhun3: accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-
- starlit night; by night; under the night sky; through the night
- with one's own hands; personally
- (old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
- courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
- to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)
- many thanks; thanks a lot
- high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)
- to estimate; to fine (archaic)
- to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite
- narrowly; almost; nearly
- at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
- corolla
- at that time; originally
- partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
- bridge; CL:座[zuo4]
- ink-stone
- nature; disposition; innate; natural
- to get married
- autumn ripples; (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman; amorous glance
- privately; secretly; behind closed doors
- to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash
- east; east side; eastern part; to the east of
- 跑 páo: 跑 pao2: (of an animal) to paw (the ground)跑 pǎo: 跑 pao3: to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off
- after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
- see 華陰市|华阴市[Hua2 yin1 Shi4]
- on the road; on the way; en route
- office; duty
- see 走馬上任|走马上任[zou3 ma3 shang4 ren4]
- to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
- 米 mǐ: 米 mi3: uncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan米 Mǐ: 米 Mi3: surname Mi
- see 太倉市|太仓市[Tai4 cang1 Shi4]
- the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
- precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; ostentatious display of luxury