Vocabulary: 南方与北方
- (idiom) to do whatever one pleases
- to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4]
- not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom); incumbent; bounden (duty)
- wife's mother, mother-in-law
- 称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly
- in spite of; regardless of
- not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- still; as before
- to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
- table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
- 端 duān: 端 duan1: (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out端 duān: 端 duan1: start; origin
- (of) all kinds and sorts; various
- 好吃 hǎo chī: 好吃 hao3 chi1: tasty; delicious好吃 hào chī: 好吃 hao4 chi1: to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous
- tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
- near
- 幕 mù: 幕 mu4: curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)幕 mù: 幕 mu4: curtain; screen
- scene; sight (to behold)
- mediocre; indifferent; commonplace
- face
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- keen; sharp; acute
- flexible; nimble; agile
- from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
- inwardly; to oneself; secretly
- puzzled; bewildered
- 微 wēi: 微 wei1: tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]微 Wēi: 微 Wei1: surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing; Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
- to satirize; to ridicule; to mock
- to watch; to view
- brothers; younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4]; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
- to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- trivial
- indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
- scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation
- the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
- personally; in person; oneself
- mood; frame of mind
- serviceman; soldier; military personnel
- 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