Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- to contain; to accumulate; to embrace; implicit condition; implication; entailment
- 远 yuàn: 远 yuan4: to distance oneself from (classical)远 yuǎn: 远 yuan3: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
- to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant
- to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
- to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
- 梅 méi: 梅 mei2: plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)梅 Méi: 梅 Mei2: surname Mei
- postscript; to trek across mountains
- immortal
- 佛 Fó: 佛 Fo2: Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])佛 fú: 佛 fu2: used in 仿佛[fang3 fu2]佛 fú: 佛 fu2: used in 彷彿|仿佛[fang3 fu2]佛 fú: 佛 fu2: (female) head ornament
- what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- 王 Wáng: 王 Wang2: surname Wang王 wáng: 王 wang2: king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great王 wàng: 王 wang4: (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
- to think; to consider
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- to know; to be aware
- imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
- Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]
- 度 dù: 度 du4: to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences度 dúo: 度 duo2: to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4]
- 故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice
- the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
- ceremony
- cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
- to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
- calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
- 刀 Dāo: 刀 Dao1: surname Dao刀 dāo: 刀 dao1: knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)
- jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial; (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck
- to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
- eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
- to sleep; to lie down
- to process; processing; working (of machinery)
- 水 shǔi: 水 shui3: water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment水 Shǔi: 水 Shui3: surname Shui; Shui ethnic group
- mercury (chemistry)
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- 金 Jīn: 金 Jin1: surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)金 jīn: 金 jin1: gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- to refine; to smelt
- 齐 Qí: 齐 Qi2: (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi齐 qí: 齐 qi2: neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
- one's nature; temperament
- to comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
- 吾 Wú: 吾 Wu2: surname Wu吾 wú: 吾 wu2: (old) I; my
- master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]