Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- house; residence
- to list; to enumerate; (of buildings, objects etc) to be laid out; to be scattered about
- male and female
- The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
- large and influential family; clan
- hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master
- lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom); fig. people with no one left to rely on
- to bury (the dead); to inter
- 扬 Yáng: 扬 Yang2: abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang扬 yáng: 扬 yang2: to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
- 尉 wèi: 尉 wei4: military officer尉 yù: 尉 yu4: used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]; used in 尉犁[Yu4 li2] (the name of a place in Xinjiang)尉 Wèi: 尉 Wei4: surname Wei
- to build (housing); to construct; to make
- ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
- to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose
- this time
- high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm
- horse hindquarters; flattery; boot-licking
- extreme point; pole; the origin (in polar coordinates)
- to whirl; to turn around quickly
- to panic; to be alarmed
- at this time; at this moment
- to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce
- never
- to evade; to shirk
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
- to say a few parting words; to bid goodbye
- 仇 Qíu: 仇 Qiu2: surname Qiu仇 chóu: 仇 chou2: hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)仇 qíu: 仇 qiu2: spouse; companion
- selfish desire
- in spite of; regardless of
- country; nation; state
- safety and danger; safety
- to recommend
- to take up a challenge; to face an attack and meet it
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- muddleheaded