The Joy Luck Club American Translation Flashcards
Compel
Force
Chungwang chihan
If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold (one thing is always the result of another)
Pock mark
Scar from smallpox or chicken pox
Loathing
Hatred
Tithings
Voluntary contributions of money
Leprosy
A deforming disease
Pustules
Blisters or pimples
Fissures
Cracks
Vehemence
Force
Anorexic
Dangerously thin
Podiatrist
Foot doctor
Lethargy
Weakness or lack of energy
Gorged
Stuffed
Retching
Vomiting
Post-prandial
After a meal
Dredged up
Dug up
Sham
Fake
Flow with the Tao
Live life without resisting where the path takes you
Ethnicity
Affiliation based in ones ancestors backgrounds, traits, or customs
Baby boomers
People born after World War II
Exuberance
Great enthusiasm
Karma
The positive or negative force generated by a persons actions
Deliriously
Wildly
Avant-garde
Experimental, forward thinking
Differentiate
Separate
Chockablock
Packed
Ingenuity
Creativity and resourcefulness
Naive
Unsophisticated
Procure
Gather
Bougainvillea
A kind of flower
Prenuptial
Before the wedding
Regurgitated
Spit back up
Minimalist
Unadorned
Freesias
A kind of flower
Asymmetrical
Not evenly balanced
Huffed
Said resentfully
Disparaging
Critical
Obstinate
Stubborn
Skittery
Nervous
Shoshana
Hebrew for “rose”
Choszle
It Stinks to death in there
Pristine
Pure
Disemboweled
With the insides taken apart
Irrevocable
Unchangeable
Quivering
Shaking
Hovered
Lingered about
Groping
Searching uncertainly
Devised
Thought of
Intersection
Place where two points meet
Sonorous
Sounding rich and full
Apathetic
Unconcerned, uninterested
Puritanical
Having strict moral and religious values
Inviolable
Not able to be damaged or hurt
Innuendos
Indirect critical comments
Unequivocal
Absolute
Sullied
Tarnished, stained
Endearments
Affectionate comments
Concocted
Created
Belated
Delayed
Ferocity
Fierceness
Scrutinized
Looked at carefully
Declined
Refused
Amorous
Loving
Pathetic
Pitiful
Guileless
Sincere, honest
Acquiesced
Gave in
Jrdaule
I already know this
Sun yat-sen
First president of the republic of China (est. 1911 after he defeat of
Genghis khan
Mongol conqueror of most of Asia and Eastern Europe
Evolved
Developed
Taiwan
Location of the republic of China since 1949; also called Formosa
Stalemate
Deadlock
Bing
Nickname for taiyuan
Uncanny
Extraordinary and unexplainable
Beijing
Name of a city in China
Cremated
Burned to ashes
Gung-ho
Enthusiastic
Grimly
Sternly
Hulihudu
Confused
Heimongmong
Dark fog
Escargot
Snail
Impotent
Not being able to engage in sex
Macrame
Woven rope
Lithographs
Paintings done by marking on a stone with ink and pressing paper against it
Vials
Containers
Tide you over
Help you get over a difficult time
Foyer
Entrance hall
Obsessively
In a pre-occupied way dominated by an idea or habit
Perennials
Flowers that bloom every year
Aloe Vera
A kind of plant
Succulents
Plants that store a lot of water in their leaves
Irrational
Unreasonable
Despicable
Disgusting
In limbo
Between two extremes
Stammers
Speaks with repetitions
Garishly
In an overdone way
Ornate
Heavily decorated
Covenant
Solemn agreement
Fuming
Raging
Ruse
Trick
Recount
Tell again
Injustice
Lack of fair and equal treatment
Scallions
Green onions
Sesame oil
An Oil used in Chinese cooking
Hoisted
Lifted
Flexed
Bent
Smirked
Smiled in an unpleasant way
Grimaced
Made a face
Preamble
Foreword, opening part
Paranoid
Distrustful and suspicious
Flail
Move around in jerky motions
Gnashing
Grinding
Chastise
Scold
Nala nala
Take it take it
Tofu
Soybean curd