Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
- to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted); (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
- official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties
- (lit.) to face the corner; (fig.) to miss out on sth
- to formally present oneself before a superior (e.g. a ruler, high-ranking official or esteemed figure) for an official meeting; to have an audience with
- to go on an inspection tour
- to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
- brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
- to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need
- moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions)
- genial and warm
- (bound form) cinders; ashes
- to reverse a desperate situation
- to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
- heaven; lord of heaven
- to spare sb's life
- to quarrel; to squabble; to be rowdy; to play boisterously; to engage in horseplay
- a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
- criminal
- to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions
- military school; military academy
- to tease; to play tricks on
- raucous; clamor; unpleasantly noisy
- 龟 gūi: 龟 gui1: tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold龟 qīu: 龟 qiu1: used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
- reference material (used in scholarly study)
- to classify; to twist silk; silk thread
- similar to; like
- bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things
- misdeed; immoral action; wicked deed; a deliberate wrongdoing
- to detest; to loathe; to abhor
- to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts
- to detest; hatred
- 仔 zǎi: 仔 zai3: (dialect) (bound form) young man仔 zī: 仔 zi1: used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]仔 zǐ: 仔 zi3: (bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young; (bound form) fine; detailed