Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- 小子 xiǎo zǐ: 小子 xiao3 zi3: (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)小子 xiǎo zi: 小子 xiao3 zi5: (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
- to open a business; first transaction of a business day
- to talk nonsense
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- laughable; funny; ridiculous
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- pot; classifier for bottled liquid
- wine pot; wine cup
- how; why
- (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
- to piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share; to risk all; to go all out; to spell (words)
- huge volume
- to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble
- 饮 yǐn: 饮 yin3: to drink饮 yìn: 饮 yin4: to give (animals) water to drink
- Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi
- 生意 shēng yì: 生意 sheng1 yi4: life force; vitality生意 shēng yi: 生意 sheng1 yi5: business; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- 杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup杯 bēi: 杯 bei1: trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- see 廬江縣|庐江县[Lu2 jiang1 Xian4]
- see 鄱陽縣|鄱阳县[Po2 yang2 Xian4]
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious
- band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- key point; crux; (old) Daoist (facetious)
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- 浅 jiān: 浅 jian1: sound of moving water浅 qiǎn: 浅 qian3: shallow; light (color)
- fabled island in Eastern sea, abode of immortals; same as Penglai 蓬萊|蓬莱
- evening mist
- 挨 ái: 挨 ai2: to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle挨 āi: 挨 ai1: in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to
- light yellow
- clothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
- spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions; (literary) romantic encounter; an affair
- worry
- warmhearted; willing to help others
- to consult; to talk over; to discuss