Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4] (short name 晉|晋[Jin4])
- Pinglu, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
- mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength
- to the west of (suffix)
- river; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]; Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- boat
- to build; to construct
- to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
- the whole earth; the universe
- Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
- mountain ridge
- stalk; stem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- reeds
- Mianchi, a county in Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1 men2 xia2 Shi4], Henan
- western part
- Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
- A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]
- deceitful
- 汲 Jí: 汲 Ji2: surname Ji汲 jí: 汲 ji2: to draw (water)
- soldier; private (army)
- to consider; to ponder
- in a short while; presently
- Merlin
- plum
- to quench
- to discharge water; to appear out of the water; to break the surface
- remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
- Li Wei Gong; Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]
- Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
- illustrious; influential; prestigious
- see 霍山縣|霍山县[Huo4 shan1 Xian4]
- to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)
- Dragon King (mythology)
- to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)