莊子 Flashcards by Delyth Hughes

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逍遙

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xiāoyáo
V to be free and easy

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北冥

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běimíng
N the Northern Darkness

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鯤

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kūn
N fish fry

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東方朔

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dōngfāngshuò
A Han dynasty man of letters

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洪波

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hóngbō
N turbulent waves

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鯨

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jīng
N “leviathan”, whale

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爾雅

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ěryǎ
A late Warring States compendium of glosses on early texts

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便

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biàn
Fw then, directly then

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開端

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kāiduān
N starting point

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鵬

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péng
N roc

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鳳

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fèng
N male Phoenix

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怒

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nù
V to exert oneself 努

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翼

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yì
N wings

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垂

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chuí
V to hang, drape

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徙

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xǐ
V to move

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諺

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yàn
N a proverb

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齊諧

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qíxié
N a book about supernatural things

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志怪

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zhìguài
V to record the strange

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諧虐

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xiénüè
N joke, jest

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擊

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jí
V to strike

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踉蹌

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liàngqiàng
V to wobble, move uneasily

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摶

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tuán
V to twist

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扶搖

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fúyáo
N a whirlwind

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坳

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ào
N a depression

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芥

jiè N chaff

膠

jiāo N glue; V to stick

著

zhuó V to stick to

斯

sī Fw under these circumstances

培

péi V to bank up, pile up

馮

píng V to rely on 憑

乘

chéng V to ride

夭閼

yāoè V to impede

圖

tú V to plan

蜩

tiáo N cicada

學鳩

xuéjiū N a type of pigeon

文選

wénxuǎn N important literary anthology in early imperial times

決

jué V in a rushing manner

疾

jí V to be swift

趹

jué V to travel quickly

槍

qiāng N a spear

搶

qiāng V to hit, to strike

突

tú V to be sudden, abrupt

榆枋

yúfāng N two types of elm

控

kòng V to throw, hit

為

wéi Interrogative final particle

適

shì V to go to

莽蒼

mǎngcāng V descriptive of open countryside

三飡

N three meals

腹

fǔ N belly

猶

yóu Adv still

果然

guǒrán V to be full

舂糧

chōngliáng V to pound grain in a mortar

菌

jùn N mushroom

晦朔

huìshuò N dusk/dawn; end of month/beginning of month

芝

zhī N a type of fungus

蟪蛄

huìgū N a type of cicada

冥靈

mínglíng V to be obscure and divine

麟

lín N “unicorn”

椿

chūn N a type of tree

並

bìng Fw both

彭祖

péngzǔ N 800 year old dude

匹

pī V to match

湯

tāng N sage emperor who founded Shang dynasty

棘

jí N an official (a particular person)

窮髮

qióngfǎ V to be without hair

毛髮

máofǎ N hair, fur

寒沍

hánhù V to be freezing cold

修

xiū V to be long

斥鷃

chìyàn N a marsh quail

騰躍

téngyuè V to leap

仞

rèn 七尺

翱翔

áoxiáng V to soar

蓬蒿

pénghāo N scrub plants

辯

biàn V to distinguish, differentiate

效

xiào V to contribute

比

bì V to shelter 庇

徵

zhēng V to be verifiably true

猶然

yóurán V self satisfied

舉

jǔ Adj the entire, all

舉世

jǔshì N the whole world

沮

jǔ V to block

榮辱

róngrù N glory and disgrace

竟

jìng N boundary, border

數數然

shuòshuòrán V very anxious

泠然

língrán V to be cool

窮

qióng V to go to the end of

齊

qí V to make equal, make even

論

lùn N a discourse

夫

fú Adj that (demonstrative pronoun)

俄

é Adv suddenly

殤子

shāngzǐ N a child that dies young

夭

yāo V to die young

並

bìng V to combine; Adv at the same time

既

jì Cv since X had happened

巧歷

qiǎolì V to be skilled at reckoning

況

kuàng Fw the more so

栩栩然

xūxūrán V in a delighted manner

歡暢

huānchàng V to be exuberant

喻

yù V to inform; to be pleased 愉

適志

shìzhì V to accord with one’s resolve

蘧蘧然

qúqúrán V descriptive of waking up, startled

主

zhǔ N host; one who presides in

丁

dīng N man (of lower class); a name

倚

yǐ V to lean on

履

lǚ V to tread on

膝

xī N knees

踦

jǐ V to lean into

砉然

huòrán V the sound of flesh and bone separating

嚮然

xiàngrán V reverberating

奏

zòu V to wield, move

騞然

huòrán V cracking sound

譆

xī Ah

技

jì N technique

蓋

gài Fw I conclude does perhaps

方今

fāngjīn N just now

官知

guānzhī N knowledge from the five senses

專

zhuān V to use exclusively

伺察

sìchá V to investigate

縱手

zòngshǒu V to release one’s grip

文

wén N manifest patterns

批

pī V to hit with the hand

卻

què N a hole

窾

kuǎn N a rift

固然

gùrán V that which it has innately

技經

jìjīng N cartilage

肯綮

kěnqǐ N tendons

經絡

jīngluò N veins and arteries

結

jié V to tie, join

軱

gū N large bone

更

gēng V to exchange

割

gē V to rip, hack

族

zú Adj ordinary

刃

rèn N knife blade

硎

xíng N whetting stone

節

jié N joint

恢恢然

huīhuīrán V spacious

怵然

chùrán V fearful

戒

jiè V to caution, guard against

遲

chí V to delay, go slow

謋然

huòrán V sound of separating

委地

wěidì To fall to the ground

躊躇

chóuchú V pace back and forth

善

shàn V to wipe 繕