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