魏无羡
wèi wú xiàn
魏婴
wèi yīng
魏 wèi tower over a palace gateway (old); (Chinese surname); name of vassal state of
Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei
state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han
dynasty; the Wei dynasty 221-265; Wei prefecture and Wei county at different
historical periods
无 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
羡 xiàn to envy
婴 yīng infant; baby
夷陵
yílíng
Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌县 yíchāng xiàn Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings; Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市 yíchāng shì, Hubei
夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to
exterminate; to tear down; to raze
陵 líng mound; tomb; hill; mountain
江澄
jiāng chéng
云梦江氏
yún mèng jiāng shì
江 jiāng river; (Chinese surname)
澄 chéng clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify; (Chinese surname)
兰陵金氏
lán líng jīn shì
兰 lán orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium
fortunei); lily magnolia (木兰); (Chinese surname); abbr. for Lanzhou 兰州, Gansu
陵 líng mound; tomb; hill; mountain
姑苏蓝氏
gū sū lán shì
姑苏 gūsū Gusu, area name or last name
姑 gū paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time
being (literary)
苏 sū Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used
as phonetic in transliteration; (Chinese surname); abbr. for Soviet Union 苏 埃 or 苏联; abbr. for Jiangsu province 江苏; abbr. for Suzhou city 苏州
蓝 lán blue; indigo plant; (Chinese surname)
氏 shì clan name; maiden name
清河聂氏
qīnghé niè shì
清河 qīnghé Qinghe county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei; Qinghe district of Tieling city 铁岭市, Liaoning
清 qīng clear; distinct; quiet; just and honest; pure; to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge; Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); (Chinese surname)
河 hé river
聂 niè to whisper; (Chinese surname)
这厮
zhè sī
this so-and-so
厮 sī mutually; with one another; manservant; boy servant; guy (derog.)
阴虎符
yīn hǔfú
阴 yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang);
negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia; (Chinese surname)
虎符 hǔfú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China
as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and
this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
虎 hǔ tiger
符 fú mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to
coincide; (Chinese surname)
片刻之后，一人慨叹道
piànkè zhīhòu, yīrén kǎitàn dào
片刻 piànkè short period of time; a moment
片 piàn thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice; to carve thin; partial;
incomplete; one-sided; measure word for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of
water; measure word for CDs, movies, DVDs etc; used with numeral 一:
measure word for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc; Kangxi
radical 91
刻 kè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; measure
word for short time intervals
之后 zhīhòu afterwards; following; later; after
慨叹 kǎitàn to sigh with regret; lament
慨 kǎi indignant; generous; to sigh (with emotion)
叹 tàn to sigh; to exclaim
何等风光恣意
héděng fēngguāng zìyì
何等 héděng what kind?; how, what; somewhat
风光 fēngguāng scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand
(dialect); impressive (dialect)
恣意 zìyì without restraint; unbridled; reckless
恣 zì to abandon restraint; to do as one pleases; comfortable (dialect)
意 yì idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to
anticipate; Italy; Italian; abbr. for 意大利
掷地有声
zhì dì yǒu shēng
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance
掷 zhì to toss; to throw dice
地 dì earth; ground; field; place; land
有 yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
声 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; measure word for sounds
归根结底
guīgēnjiédǐ
in the final analysis; ultimately
归根 guīgēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence); to go back to one's roots
结 jié knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
底 dǐ background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.)
radix; base
一缕阴霾挥之不去
yī lǚ yīnmái huī zhī bù qù
缕 lǚ strand; thread; detailed; in detail; measure word for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
阴霾 yīnmái haze
阴 yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia; (Chinese surname)
霾 mái haze
挥之不去 huī zhī bùqù impossible to get rid of
挥 huī to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
皆大欢喜
jiē dà huānxǐ
to everyone's delight and satisfaction; As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases
三次元
sāncì yuán
three-dimensional; the real world (cf. 二次元)
三次 sāncì third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
If I can read at the rate of one chapter a day, then there is hope I will be able to finish reading this novel by the end of this year.
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