Lesson 12 莊子 Flashcards
莊子
zhuang1zi3
a book attributed to 莊周, an important thinker of the Daoist school
秋水
qiu1shui3
autumn flood; the title of a chapter in the 莊子
時
shi2
on time
川
chuan1
stream
灌
guan4
to pour into
河
he2
the Yellow River
涇
jing1
to flow unimpeded
流
liu2
currents, flow
涘
si4
bank (of a river)
渚
zhu3
islet
崖
ya2
steep bank
辯
bian4
to debate, to distinguish
焉
yan1
a character with the effect of a pause
欣然
xin1ran2
gladly, in a cheerful manner
盡
jin4
altogether
順流
shun4liu2
to go downstream
東行
dong1xing2
to go east
北海
bei3hai3
the north sea; now called to bohai sea 渤海
端
duan1
end
始
shi3 only then (similar to 才 in MC); in the beginning, at first
旋
xuan2
to turn around
面目
mian4mu4
face and eyes, look, color
望洋
wang4yang2
with and admiring and awestruck look
向
xiang4
to face
若
ruo4
name of the god of the north sea
野語
ye3yu3
common saying
且夫
qie3fu2
moreover, furthermore
嘗
chang2 once (in the past)
少
shao3
to belittle, to consider (something) as being unimportant
聞
wen2
what one hears, learning
輕
qing1 to consider (something) negligible, to despise
伯夷
bo2yi2
name of a worthy man in the Shang dynasty who died of starvation rather that subject himself to the rule of the Zhou dynasty
弗信
fu2xin4
not believe it
難窮
nan2qiong2
difficult to reach the bottom; hard to measure
見笑於
jian4 xiao4 yu2
to face the mockery of, to be laughed at by (somebody)
大方之家
da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1
a man of great learning
