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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1.1
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Shan Po Yang: Thinking of the Past at the Tong Pass
Book of Songs: Reeds
Chinese Idiom
起死回生 (qǐ sǐ huí shēng)
Literal Translation:
To come back from death to life.
Meaning:
(Of a doctor's skill) To bring the dying back to life.
Love of Country and Love of Beauty
爱江山更爱美人
(ài jiāng shān gēng ài měi rén)
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道
dào
道
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
不
bù
不
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
尽
jǐn
尽
/ to the utmost /
红
hóng
红
/ bonus / popular / red / revolutionary /
尘
chén
尘
/ dust / dirt / earth /
舍
shě
舍
/ give up / abandon /
恋
liàn
恋
/ feel attached to / long for / love /
Talking endlessly of secular attachments
诉
sù
诉
/ complain / sue / tell /
不
bù
不
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
完
wán
完
/ to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire /
人
rén
人
/ man / person / people /
间
jiān
间
/ between / among / space / (measure word) /
恩怨
ēn yuàn
恩怨
/ (feeling of) resentment / (longstanding) grudge /
Speaking endlessly of the world's debts and grudges
世
shì
世
/ life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime /
世代
shì dài
世代
/ (n) generation; generation to generation /
代
dài
代
/ substitute / replace / generation / dynasty / geological era / era / age / period /
都
dōu
都
/ all / both (if two things are involved) / entirely (due to)each / even / already /
是
shì
是
/ is / are / am / yes / to be /
缘
yuán
缘
/ along / predestined affinity / reason / edge /
From one generation to the next there exists this fate
流
líu
流
/ to flow / to spread / to circulate / to move /
着
zhāo
着
/ catch / receive / suffer /
相同
xiāng tóng
相同
/ identical / same /
的
de
的
/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /
血
xiě
血
/ blood /
Shedding the same blood
喝
hē
喝
/ my goodness / to drink /
着
zhāo
着
/ catch / receive / suffer /
相同
xiāng tóng
相同
/ identical / same /
的
de
的
/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /
水
shuǐ
水
/ water / river /
Drinking the same water
这
zhè
这
/ this / these /
条
tiáo
条
/ measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.) / a strip / item / article /
路
lù
路
/ (surname) / road / path / way /
漫
màn
漫
/ free / unrestrained / inundate /
漫
màn
漫
/ free / unrestrained / inundate /
又
yòu
又
/ (once) again / also / both... and... / again /
长远
cháng yuǎn
长远
/ long-term / long-range /
This road is long and far-reaching
红花
hóng huā
红花
/ safflower /
当然
dāng rán
当然
/ only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt /
配
pèi
配
/ to join / to fit / to mate / to mix / to match / to deserve / to make up (a prescription) /
绿
lǜ
绿
/ green /
叶
yè
叶
/ (surname) / leaf / page /
A red flower will naturally have green leaves
这
zhè
这
/ this / these /
一
yī
一
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
辈
bèi
辈
/ contemporaries / generation / lifetime /
子
zǐ
子
/ 11 p.m.-1 a.m. / 1st earthly branch / child / midnight / son / child / seed / egg / small thing /
谁
shéi
谁
/ who /
来
lái
来
/ to come /
陪
péi
陪
/ to accompany / to keep sb. company /
In this lifetime who will accompany me
渺
miǎo
渺
/ vague / remote /
渺茫
miǎo máng
渺茫
/ uncertain / remote / distant and indistinct / vague /
茫
máng
茫
/ vague / vast /
来
lái
来
/ to come /
又
yòu
又
/ (once) again / also / both... and... / again /
回
huí
回
/ (a measure word for matters or actions) a time / to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Islam /
Far and wide there are comings and goings
往日
wǎng rì
往日
/ in former days /
情景
qíng jǐng
情景
/ scene / sight / circumstances /
再
zài
再
/ again / once more / next in sequence / another /
浮
fú
浮
/ to float /
现
xiàn
现
/ appear / present / now / existing / current /
The past circumstances appear once again
藕
ǒu
藕
/ root of lotus /
虽
suī
虽
/ although / even though /
断
duàn
断
/ absolutely / decidedly (in negative constructions) / break / to judge /
了
le
了
/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /
丝
sī
丝
/ silk / thread / trace /
还
hái
还
/ also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet /
连
lián
连
/ (surname) / even / as / join / to link / successively /
Even though the lotus root was broken its threads still connect
轻
qīng
轻
/ light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / soft /
叹
tàn
叹
/ to sigh /
世
shì
世
/ life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime /
间
jiān
间
/ between / among / space / (measure word) /
事
shì
事
/ matter / thing / item / work / affair /
多变
duō biàn
多变
/ fickle /
迁
qiān
迁
/ to move / to shift /
Sighing softly at the ever-changing events in the world
爱
ài
爱
/ to love / affection / to be fond of / to like /
江山
jiāng shān
江山
/ (N) Jiangshan (city in Zhejiang) /
更
gēng
更
/ to change /
爱
ài
爱
/ to love / affection / to be fond of / to like /
美人
měi rén
美人
/ beauty / belle /
Loving the country but loving the beauty more
哪个
nǎ ge
哪个
/ which / who /
英雄
yīng xíong
英雄
/ hero /
好
hǎo
好
/ good / well /
汉
hàn
汉
/ Chinese / name of a dynasty /
宁愿
nìng yuàn
宁愿
/ would rather / better /
孤单
gū dān
孤单
/ lone / loneliness /
Which hero would rather be lonely
好
hǎo
好
/ good / well /
儿
ér
儿
/ son /
郎
láng
郎
/ (surname) / a youth /
浑身
hún shēn
浑身
/ all over / from head to foot /
是
shì
是
/ is / are / am / yes / to be /
胆
dǎn
胆
/ the gall / the nerve / courage / guts / gall bladder /
The good youth had courage from head to foot
壮志
zhuàng zhì
壮志
/ (adj) great goal; magnificent aspiration /
豪
háo
豪
/ grand / heroic /
情
qíng
情
/ feeling / emotion / passion / situation /
四
sì
四
/ four / 4 /
海
hǎi
海
/ ocean / sea /
远
yuǎn
远
/ far / distant / remote /
名
míng
名
/ name / (measure word for persons) / place (e.g. among winners) /
扬
yáng
扬
/ hurl / to raise / to scatter /
His great aspirations and heroism was famed throughout the four seas
人生
rén shēng
人生
/ (n) life /
短
duǎn
短
/ lack / short /
短
duǎn
短
/ lack / short /
几个
jǐ ge
几个
/ several / how many /
秋
qīu
秋
/ autumn / fall / harvest time / a swing /
A life shortened by several autumns
不
bù
不
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
醉
zuì
醉
/ intoxicated /
不
bù
不
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
罢休
bà xīu
罢休
/ give up / abandon (a goal, etc) / let it go / forget it / let matter drop /
Not stopping until one is drunk
东边
dōng biān
东边
/ (n) eastern side /
我的
wǒ de
我的
/ my / mine /
美人
měi rén
美人
/ beauty / belle /
In the east is my beautiful girl
西边
xī biān
西边
/ (n) west side; to the west of /
黄河
huáng hé
黄河
/ Yellow River (Huang He) /
流
líu
流
/ to flow / to spread / to circulate / to move /
In the west the Yellow River flows
来
lái
来
/ to come /
呀
ya
呀
/ (final part.) /
来
lái
来
/ to come /
个
gè
个
/ (a measure word) / individual /
酒
jǐu
酒
/ wine / liquor / spirits /
啊
ā
啊
/ (interj.) / ah /
Come come wine
不
bù
不
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
醉
zuì
醉
/ intoxicated /
不
bù
不
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
罢休
bà xīu
罢休
/ give up / abandon (a goal, etc) / let it go / forget it / let matter drop /
Not stopping until one is drunk
愁
chóu
愁
/ worry about /
情
qíng
情
/ feeling / emotion / passion / situation /
烦
fán
烦
/ feel vexed / to bother /
事
shì
事
/ matter / thing / item / work / affair /
别
bié
别
/ leave / depart / separate / distinguish / classify / other / another / do not / must not / to pin /
放
fàng
放
/ to release / to free / to let go / to put / to place / to let out /
心头
xīn tóu
心头
/ (n) thoughts; mind; heart /
Sorrows and vexing matters are all forgotten in the heart and mind
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