Dream in Red Mansions
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S1E29 · 痴公子杜撰芙蓉诔
Vocabulary
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| 似的 似的 | seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] | |
| 如今 如今 | nowadays; now | |
| 批 批 | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy | |
| 宝 寶 | jewel; gem; treasure; precious | |
| 躺 躺 | to recline; to lie down | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 官 官 | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body | |
| 究竟 究竟 | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result | |
| 既 既 | already; since; both... (and...) | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 嗯 嗯 | (a groaning sound) | |
| 投 投 | to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of | |
| 单 單 | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number | |
| 首 首 | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc | |
| 曾 曾 | once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 处 處 | place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 此 此 | this; these | |
| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 没用 沒用 | useless | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 爷 爺 | father, grandfather | |
| 兰 蘭 | orchid; elegant, graceful | |
| 黄土 黃土 | loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China) | |
| 打死 打死 | to kill; to beat to death | |
| 照看 照看 | to look after; to attend to; to have in care | |
| 事儿 事兒 | matter, affair | |
| 心地 心地 | character | |
| 择 擇 | select, choose, pick out | |
| 深知 深知 | to know well; to be fully aware of | |
| 世事 世事 | affairs of life; things of the world | |
| 搬走 搬走 | to carry | |
| 求亲 求親 | to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter); to seek a marriage alliance | |
| 人相 人相 | physiognomy | |
| 世交 世交 | (long time) friend of the family | |
| 死者 死者 | the dead; the deceased | |
| 猪狗 豬狗 | pig-dog (intended as insult); Schweinhund | |
| 食 食 | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | |
| 活着 活著 | alive | |
| 配给 配給 | to ration; to allocate | |
| 工夫 工夫 | (old) laborer | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 秋 秋 | autumn; fall; harvest time | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 裤子 褲子 | trousers; pants |