I get the storyline all confused now because I've seen the donghua and if there is fan translation I will read it before attempting reading the original Chinese, so the order of events is all mixed up in my mind.
I managed to finish reading chapter 2 in six days, starting on April 26, 2021 and finishing on May 1, 2021.
Here are three "nice" words:
1. 加持 jiāchí protection and compassion of Bodhisattva
加 jiā to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a
disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to something or
somebody previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (somebody); to give
(support, consideration etc) to (something); abbr. for Canada 加拿大; (Chinese surname)
持 chí to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e.
administer); to control
2. 暖和 nuǎnhuo warm; nice and warm
3. 慈祥 cíxiáng kindly; benevolent (older person)
慈 cí compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
祥 xiáng auspicious; propitious
A couple of words dealing with finance:
1. 开销 kāixiāo expense
2. 进账 jìnzhàng income
3. 股份 gǔfèn a share (in a company); stock
4. 款子 kuǎnzi a sum of money
The bulk of the vocabulary in this chapter were fighting words:
1. 单挑 dāntiāo to pick; to choose; to fight a duel
单 dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number
挑 tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
2. 提防 dīfáng to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't slip
提 dī see 提防, 提溜
防 fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
3. 围殴 wéi'ōu to gang up and beat
围 wéi to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl
(Chinese surname)
殴 ōu to beat up; to hit somebody; (Chinese surname)
4. 刺儿头 cìr tóu an awkward person; a difficult person to deal with
5. 甩开膀子 shuǎikāi bǎngzi to throw off inhibitions; to go all out
甩开 shuǎikāi to shake off; to get rid of
膀子 bǎngzi upper arm; arm; wing
6. 变幻莫测 biànhuàn mò cè to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic;
treacherous
变幻 biànhuàn to change irregularly; to fluctuate
变 biàn to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
幻 huàn fantasy
莫 mò do not; there is none who; (Chinese surname)
测 cè to survey; to measure; to conjecture
My favorite sentence:
他收过无数名片，精致的，随意的，商务范儿的，精英范儿的，意识流范儿的……还是第一次收到香烟壳范儿的。
Tā shōuguò wú shǔ míngpiàn, jīngzhì de, suíyì de, shāngwù fàn er de, jīngyīng fàn er de, yìshí liú fàn er de……háishì dì yī cì shōu dào xiāngyān ké fàn er de.
He has received countless business cards, elegant sophisticated ones, low key lackadaisical ones, corporate professional ones, elite haut monde ones, literary stream of consciousness ones ... this is the first time receiving a cigarette box card.
Translator: 鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
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