Lesson 24 Flashcards
淳于髡
chúnyú kūn
A Warring States rhetorician, adviser to 齊威王
六藝
liùyì
N the six classics
節
jié
V to regulate, restrain
發
fā
V to emit, make manifest
道
dào
V speak of, describe
達意
dáyì
To convey the intention
太史公
tàishǐgōng
The great scribe, refers to one of the Simas.
恢恢
huīhuī
V descriptive of being vast
微
wēi
V to be minute, subtle; Adv subtly
中
zhòng
V to hit the centre
解
jiě
V to cut; to resolve
紛
fēn
V to be in great disorder; N confusion
贅婿
zhuìxù
N man who marries into a clan
滑稽
gǔjī
V to be ready of wit and verbally adroit
多辨
duōbiàn
V disputatious
数
shuò
Adv frequently
屈辱
qūrù
V submit to humiliation
隱
yǐn
N a riddle
淫樂
yínlè
N sensual pleasure
沈湎
chénmiǎn
V to be sunk deep
委
wěi
V to delegate, entrust
卿大夫
qīngdàifū
N high officials
荒亂
huāngluàn
V to be dissolute and disorderly
侵
qīn
V to encroach, raid
且
qiě
Fw tentative future marker
危亡
wéiwáng
V to be on the brink of destruction
說
shuì
V to attempt to persuade
國
guó
N capital of a state
庭
tíng
N courtyard
蜚
fēi
V to fly
已
yǐ
V to bring to an end; that’s the end of it
沖
chōng
V to rise rapidly, soar
驚
jīng
V to startle, alarm
朝
cháo
V to bring to court
令長
lìngzhǎng
Local officials
賞
shǎng
V reward
奮兵
fēnbīng
To rouse an army
振驚
zhènjīng
V to alarm and frighten
威行
wēixíng
V to prevail through strength
世家
shìjiā
Hereditary houses - a category of biography in the shiji for important lineages
發兵
fābīng
V to send out troops
加
jiā
V to set (troops) facing
請
qǐng
V to request
齎
jī
V to present
冠
guān
N hat
纓
yīng
N hat tassel
索
suǒ
N string
絕
jué
V to break
傍
páng
N side, border
穰田
rángtián
V to offer a sacrifice in the fields to ensure bounty
操
cāo
V grasp in hand
豚蹄
túntí
N pigs foot
盂
yú
N bowl
祝
zhù
V to pray
甌樓
ōulóu
V descriptive of high ground
滿
mǎn
V to fill
篝
gōu
N basket
污邪
wūyé
V descriptive of low ground
車
jū
N cart
五穀
wǔgǔ
N the five major grains
蕃
fán
V to flourish
熟
shóu
V to ripen
穰穰
rángráng
V to be abundant
狹
xiá
V to be narrow; skimpy
奢
shē
V to be lavish
鎰
yì
M 320 grams
辭
cí
V to take leave
革車
géjū
N leather covered war chariots
乘
shèng
M measure for chariots
引兵
yǐnbīng
Withdraw one’s troops
後宮
hòugōng
N women’s quarters in a palace
召
zhào
V to summon
賜
cì
V to bestow
幾何
jǐhé
N how many?
斗
dǒu
M measure of volume, 1.94 litres
石
shí
M 10斗
惡
wū
Fw how?
執法
zhífǎ
To maintain, uphold the laws
御史
yùshǐ
N the censor, whose job is to impartially accuse people guilty of crimes
俯伏
fǔfú
V to prostrate oneself
徑
jìng
Adv right away
親
qīn
N parents
嚴客
yánkè
N an important visitor
帣韝
juàngōu
To roll up one’s sleeves
鞠跽
jújì
V to kneel humbly
餘瀝
yúlì
N leftover drops
奉觴
fèngshāng
To offer up the goblet
上壽
shàngshòu
To wish for someone’s long life
交遊
jiāoyóu
N companion
久
jiǔ
Adv for a long time
卒然
cùrán
Adv suddenly
睹
dǔ
V to see, discern
道故
dàogù
To speak of former matters
州閭
zhōulǚ
N one’s village
會
huì
N meeting
稽留
jīliú
V to tarry, remain
六博
liùbó
N a betting game
投壺
tóuhú
N pitch pot, a game
曹
cáo
N companion (one of similar nature); teammate
眙
chì
V to fix one’s gaze on
墮
duò
V to drop
珥
ěr
N earrings
簪
zān
N ornamental hat pin or hairpin
竊
qiè
V to steal; a humble form of speech “Although I know I shouldn’t”
酒闌
jiǔlán
The wine is finished
合尊
hézūn
To combine in one bottle
促坐
cùzuò
V to sit close together
履舄
lǚxì
N shoes, footwear
交錯
jiāocuò
V to mix together
狼藉
lángjí
V to be strewn about
滅
miè
V to extinguish
羅襦
luórú
N a finely woven silk shirt worn underneath
襟
jīn
N lapels, collar
薌澤
xiāngzé
N fragrant vapours
極
jí
V to go to its extreme
盡
jìn
V to exhaust; Adv entirely
衰
shuāi
V to decline, decay
諷諫
fèngjiàn
V to criticise through indirection
主客
zhǔkè
Official who oversees treatment of visitors
宗室
zōngshì
N the royal clan
側
cè
N the side (of the body)