Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
- Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story); separated lovers; Altair and Vega (stars)
- Western Jin dynasty (265-316)
- see 潘岳[Pan1 Yue4]
- to be called; to be known as
- slave
- famous; well-known
- boyfriend; paramour (of a woman)
- to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
- not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
- Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher; the Xunzi, a collection of philosophical writings attributed to Xunzi
- to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging
- 倞 liàng: 倞 liang4: distant; to seek; bright倞 jìng: 倞 jing4: strong; powerful
- 适 kùo: 适 kuo4: see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]适 shì: 适 shi4: to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue适 Shì: 适 Shi4: surname Shi
- not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
- shoe; to tread on
- start; beginning
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- 给 jǐ: 给 ji3: to supply; to provide给 gěi: 给 gei3: to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
- pillow
- to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
- so as to; for the purpose of; in order to
- opportunity; turning point
- from now on; since then; henceforth
- lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
- see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4]
- to meet together
- to get married
- backyard garden
- to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
- beautiful woman
- family member; (old) servant
- to enter the capital; to go to Beijing
- to go and take an imperial examination
- characteristic; trait; feature
- (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; CL:座[zuo4]
- to doubt; to suspect
- during; at the time of
- suddenly; abruptly
- to hear
- to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)