DCH 1

第一回
第一回
第一 di4 yi1 first,number one

回 hui2 to circle,to go back,to turn around,to answer,to return,to revolve,Hui
ethnic group (Chinese Muslims),time,classifier for acts of a play,section or
chapter (of a classic book)
甄士隱夢幻識通靈
甄士隱夢幻識通靈
甄 zhen1 to distinguish,surname Zhen

士 shi4 scholar,warrior,knight
隱 yin3 secret,hidden,concealed,Greek stem: crypto-(隐)
yin4 to lean upon(隐)
夢幻 meng4 huan4 illusion(梦幻)
識 shi2 to know,knowledge,Taiwan pr. shi4(识)
zhi4 to record,write a footnote(识)
通 tong1 to go through,to know well,to connect,to communicate,open,to clear
tong4 classifier for actions
靈 ling2 quick,alert,efficacious,effective,spirit,departed soul,coffin(灵)
賈雨村風塵怀閨秀
賈雨村風塵怀閨秀
賈 Jia3 surname Jia(贾)

gu3 merchant,to buy(贾)
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
風塵 feng1 chen2 windblown dust,to look weather-beaten and weary from
travel,prostitute(风尘)
怀 :懷: huai2 to think of,to cherish,mind,heart,bosom,surname Huai
閨秀 gui1 xiu4 elegant society ladies(闺秀)
此開卷第一回也．作者自云：因曾歷過一番夢幻之后，故將真事隱去，而借"通靈"之說，撰此《石頭記》一書
也．故曰"甄士隱"云云．但書中所記何事何人？自又云：“今風塵碌碌，一事無成，忽念及當日所有之女子，一一
細考較去，覺其行止見識，皆出于我之上．何我堂堂須眉，誠不若彼裙釵哉？實愧則有余，悔又無益之大無可如
何之日也！當此，則自欲將已往所賴天恩祖德，錦衣紈褲之時，飫甘饜肥之日，背父兄教育之恩，負師友規談之
德，以至今日一技無成，半生潦倒之罪，編述一集，以告天下人：我之罪固不免，然閨閣中本自歷歷有人，万不
可因我之不肖，自護己短，一并使其泯滅也．雖今日之茅椽蓬牖，瓦灶繩床，其晨夕風露，階柳庭花，亦未有妨
我之襟怀筆墨者．雖我未學，下筆無文，又何妨用假語村言，敷演出一段故事來，亦可使閨閣昭傳，复可悅世之
目，破人愁悶，不亦宜乎？"故曰"賈雨村"云云．
此開卷第一回也．
此 ci3 this,these
開卷 kai1 juan4 to open a book,open-book (exam)(开卷)
也 ye3 also,too,(in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula
．
作者自云：
作者 zuo4 zhe3 author,writer
自 zi4 from,self,oneself,since
云 yun2 (classical) to say
:雲: Yun2 abbr. for Yunnan 雲南|云南 province in southwest China,surname Yun
:雲: yun2 cloud
：
因曾歷過一番夢幻之后，
因 yin1 cause,reason,because
曾 ceng2 once,already,former,previously,(past tense marker used before verb or
clause)
zeng1 surname Zeng,great-grand (father)
歷 li4 to experience,to undergo,to pass through,all,each,every,calendar,history(历)
過 guo4 (experienced action marker),to cross,to go over,to pass (time),to celebrate
(a holiday),to live,to get along,excessively,too-,surname Guo(过)
一 yi1 one,1,single,a (article),as soon as,entire,whole,all,throughout
番 Pan1 surname Pan,place name
fan1 deeds,foreign,classifier for repeated actions: time
夢幻 meng4 huan4 illusion(梦幻)
之后 :之後: zhi1 hou4 afterwards,following,later,after
，
故將真事隱去，
故 gu4 happening,instance,reason,cause,deceased,old
將 jiang1 (will, shall, "future tense"),ready,prepared,to get,to use(将)
jiang4 a general(将)
真事 zhen1 shi4 reality,veracity,the real thing
去 qu4 to go,to leave,to remove,fourth tone of putonghua
，
而借"通靈"之說，
而 er2 and,as well as,and so,but (not),yet (not),(indicates causal relation),

(indicates change of state),(indicates contrast)
借 jie4 to lend,to borrow,excuse,pretext,by means of,to seize (an opportunity),to
take (an opportunity)
" 通 tong1 to go through,to know well,to connect,to communicate,open,to clear
" 之 zhi1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的),him,her,it
說 shui4 to canvass,to persuade(说)
shuo1 to speak,to say,a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric
theory)(说)
，
撰此《石頭記》一書也．
撰 zhuan4 compose,compile
:譔: zhuan4 compose,compile,discourse in praise
此 ci3 this,these
《石頭 shi2 tou5 stone(石头)
記 ji4 to remember,to note,mark,sign,to record(记)
》一 yi1 one,1,single,a (article),as soon as,entire,whole,all,throughout
書 shu1 book,letter,same as 書經|书经 Book of History(书)
．
故曰"甄士隱"云云．
曰 yue1 to speak,to say
" 甄 zhen1 to distinguish,surname Zhen
" 云云 yun2 yun2 and so on,so and so,many and confused
．
但書中所記何事何人？
但書 dan4 shu1 proviso,qualifying clause(但书)

中 zhong1 within,among,in,middle,center,while (doing sth),during,China,Chinese
zhong4 hit (the mark)
所 suo3 actually,place,classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions
etc,that which,particle introducing a relative clause or passive
何 He2 surname He
he2 what,how,why,which,carry
事 shi4 matter,thing,item,work,affair
何人 he2 ren2 who
？
自又云：
又 you4 (once) again,also,both... and...,again
:雲: yun2 cloud
：
“今風塵碌碌，

碌 lu4 laborious,small stone,to record,to tape,to write down,to hire,to employ
碌 lu4 laborious,small stone,to record,to tape,to write down,to hire,to employ
，
一事無成，

無成 wu2 cheng2 achieving nothing(无成)
，
忽念及當日所有之女子，
忽 hu1 suddenly
念 nian4 to read,to study (a degree course),to read aloud,to miss
(sb),idea,remembrance,twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
及 ji2 and,to reach,up to,in time for
當日 dang1 ri4 that very day,the same day(当日)
所有 suo3 you3 all,to have,to possess,to own
之 zhi1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的),him,her,it
女子 nu:3 zi3 woman,female
，
一一細考較去，
一一 yi1 yi1 one by one,one after another

細 xi4 fine,minutely,thin,slender,abbr. for 细胞, cell(细)
考 kao3 to check,to verify,to test,to examine,to take an exam
較 jiao4 comparatively,(preposition comparing difference in degree),to contrast,to
compare,rather,fairly,clearly (different),markedly,to haggle over,to quibble(较)
，
覺其行止見識，
覺 jiao4 a nap,a sleep(觉)

jue2 feel,find that,thinking,awake,aware(觉)
其 qi2 his,her,its,theirs,that,such,it (refers to sth preceding it)
行 hang2 a row,series,age order (of brothers),profession,professional,relating to
company
xing2 to walk,to go,to travel,a visit,temporary,makeshift,current,in
circulation,to do,to perform,capable,competent,effective,all right,OK!,will do
xing4 behavior,conduct
止 zhi3 to stop,to prohibit,until
見識 jian4 shi5 knowledge and experience,to increase one's knowledge(见识)
，
皆出于我之上．
皆 jie1 all,each and every,in all cases

出于 :出於: chu1 yu2 due to,to stem from
我 wo3 I,me,my
之上 zhi1 shang4 above
．
何我堂堂須眉，
何 He2 surname He
我 wo3 I,me,my
堂堂 tang2 tang2 grand,magnificent,stately,majestic appearance
須 xu1 beard,necessary,must(须)
眉 mei2 eyebrow,upper margin
，
誠不若彼裙釵哉？
誠 cheng2 honest,sincere,true(诚)
不 bu4 (negative prefix),not,no
若 ruo4 to seem,like,as,if
彼 bi3 that,those,(one) another)
裙 qun2 skirt
釵 chai1 hairpin(钗)
哉 zai1 (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
？
實愧則有余，
實 shi2 real,true,honest,really,solid,fruit,seed(实)
愧 kui4 ashamed
則 ze2 conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or
clause,standard,norm,rule,to imitate,to follow,then,principle,classifier for
written items (such as an official statement)(则)
有余 :有餘: you3 yu2 to have an abundance
，
悔又無益之大無可如何之日也！
悔 hui3 regret
無益 wu2 yi4 no good,not good for,not beneficial(无益)
大 da4 big,huge,large,major,great,wide,deep,oldest,eldest
dai4 doctor
無可如何 wu2 ke3 ru2 he2 to have no alternative (idiom)(无可如何)
日 ri4 sun,day,date, day of the month,abbr. for 日本|日本 Japan
！
當此，
當 dang1 to be,to act as,manage,withstand,when,during,ought,should,match

equally,equal,same,obstruct,just at (a time or place),on the spot,right,just at(当)
dang4 at or in the very same...,to
pawn,suitable,adequate,fitting,proper,replace,represent(当)
此 ci3 this,these
，
則自欲將已往所賴天恩祖德，

欲 yu4 desire,longing,appetite,wish
已往 yi3 wang3 the past
賴 Lai4 surname Lai(赖)
lai4 to depend on,reliance,to renege (on promise),to disclaim,to rat (on debts),to
blame sb else(赖)
天 tian1 day,sky,heaven
恩 en1 favor,grace,kindness
祖 zu3 ancestor,forefather,grandparents,surname Zu
德 de2 Germany,virtue,goodness,morality,ethics,kindness,favor,character,kind
，
錦衣紈褲之時，
錦 jin3 brocade,embroidered work,bright(锦)
衣 yi1 clothes
yi4 to dress,to wear,to put on (clothes)
紈 wan2 white,white silk(纨)
褲 ku4 drawers,trousers,pants(裤)
時 shi2 o'clock,time,when,hour,season,period,surname Shi(时)
，
飫甘饜肥之日，
飫 yu4 full (as of eating)(饫)

甘 gan1 sweet,willing,abbr. for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃 province,surname Gan
饜 yan4 eat to the full(餍)
肥 fei2 loose-fitting,fat,fertile
，
背父兄教育之恩，
背 bei1 to be burdened,to carry on the back or shoulder

bei4 the back of a body or object,to turn one's back,to hide something from,to
learn by heart,to recite from memory
:揹: bei1 carry on one's back
父 fu4 father
兄 xiong1 elder brother
教育 jiao4 yu4 to educate,to teach,education
，
負師友規談之德，
負 fu4 lose,negative (math. etc),to bear,to carry (on one's back)(负)

師友 shi1 you3 friend who you can seek advice(师友)
規 gui1 compass,a rule,regulation,to admonish,to plan,to scheme(规)
談 tan2 to speak,to talk,to converse,to chat,to discuss,surname Tan(谈)
，
以至今日一技無成，
以至 yi3 zhi4 down to,up to

今日 jin1 ri4 today
技 ji4 skill
無成 wu2 cheng2 achieving nothing(无成)
，
半生潦倒之罪，
半生 ban4 sheng1 half a lifetime

潦倒 liao2 dao3 disappointed,frustrated,dejected
罪 zui4 guilt,crime,fault,blame,sin
，
編述一集，
編 bian1
weave,plait,organize,group,arrange,edit,compile,write,compose,fabricate(编)
述 shu4 to state,to tell,to narrate,to relate
集 ji2 to gather,to collect,collected works,classifier for sections of a TV series
etc: episode
，
以告天下人：
以 Yi3
yi3 to use,according to,so as to,in order to,by,with,because
告 gao4 to tell,to inform,to say
天下 tian1 xia4 land under heaven,the whole world,the whole of
China,realm,rule,domination
人 ren2 man,person,people
：
我之罪固不免，
我 wo3 I,me,my
固 gu4 hard,strong,solid,sure,assuredly,undoubtedly,of course,indeed,admittedly
不免 bu4 mian3 unavoidable
，
然閨閣中本自歷歷有人，
然 ran2 correct,right,so,thus,like this,-ly

閨閣 gui1 ge2 lady's chamber(闺阁)
本 ben3 roots or stems of plants,origin,source,this,the
current,root,foundation,basis,(classifier for books, periodicals, files etc)
有人 you3 ren2 someone,people,anyone,there is someone there,occupied (as in
restroom)
，
万不可因我之不肖，
万 :萬: wan4 surname Wan,ten thousand,a great number

不可 bu4 ke3 cannot,should not,must not
我 wo3 I,me,my
不肖 bu4 xiao4 unworthy
，
自護己短，
護 hu4 protect(护)
己 ji3 self,oneself,sixth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干,sixth in order,letter "F" or
roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc,hexa
短 duan3 lack,short
，
一并使其泯滅也．
一并 :一併: yi1 bing4 to lump together,to treat along with all the others
使 shi3 to make,to cause,to enable,to use,to employ,messenger
泯 min3 obliterate,submerge
滅 mie4 to extinguish,to overthrow (a former regime)(灭)
．
雖今日之茅椽蓬牖，
雖 sui1 although,even though(虽)

茅 mao2 surname Mao,thatch
椽 chuan2 beam,rafters
蓬 peng2 (grass),disheveled,surname Peng
牖 you3 enlighten,lattice window
，
瓦灶繩床，
瓦 wa3 tile
灶 zao4 kitchen stove,furnace
繩 sheng2 rope(绳)
床 chuang2 bed,couch,classifier for beds
，
其晨夕風露，

晨 chen2 morning,dawn,daybreak
夕 xi1 evening
xi4 dusk
風 feng1 wind,news,style,custom,manner(风)
露 lou4 to show,to reveal,to betray,to expose
lu4 dew,syrup,nectar,outdoors (not under cover),to show,to reveal,to betray,to
expose
，
階柳庭花，
階 jie1 rank or step,stairs(阶)

柳 liu3 willow,surname Liu
庭 ting2 court,courtyard
花 hua1 flower,blossom,fancy pattern
，
亦未有妨我之襟怀筆墨者．
亦 yi4 also
未 wei4 not yet,did not,have not,not,8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month
(7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
有 you3 to have,there is,there are,to exist,to be
妨 fang2 hinder,harm
我 wo3 I,me,my
襟怀 :襟懷: jin1 huai2 bosom (the seat of emotions),one's mind
筆墨 bi3 mo4 pen and ink,words,writing(笔墨)
者 zhe3 -ist, -er (person),person (who does sth)
．
雖我未學，

我 wo3 I,me,my
學 xue2 learn,study,science,-ology(学)
，
下筆無文，
下筆 xia4 bi3 to put pen to paper(下笔)

無 wu2 -less,not to have,no,none,not,to lack,un-(无)
文 wen2 language,culture,writing,formal,literary,gentle,classifier for money
(archaic),surname Wen
，
又何妨用假語村言，

何 He2 surname He
用 yong4 to use
假 jia3 fake,false,artificial,to borrow,if,suppose
jia4 vacation
語 yu3 dialect,language,speech(语)
yu4 to tell to(语)
村 cun1 village
言 yan2 to speak,to say,talk,word
yan2 "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149),
occurring in 说, 话, 请, etc.(讠)
，
敷演出一段故事來，
敷演 fu1 yan3 variant of 敷衍,to elaborate (on a theme),to expound (the meaning of
the classics)
出 chu1 to go out,to come out,to occur,to produce,to go beyond,to rise,to put
forth,to happen,classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
段 duan4 surname Duan,paragraph,section,segment,stage (of a process),classifier for
stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
故事 gu4 shi4 old practice
gu4 shi5 narrative,story,tale
來 lai2 to come,to arrive,to come round,ever since,next(来)
，
亦可使閨閣昭傳，
亦 yi4 also
可 ke3 can,may,able to,to approve,to permit,certain(ly),to suit,very (particle used
for emphasis)
昭 zhao1 bright,clear,manifest,to show clearly
傳 chuan2 to pass on,to spread,to transmit,to infect,to transfer,to circulate,to
conduct (electricity)(传)
zhuan4 biography,historical narrative,commentaries,relay station(传)
，
复可悅世之目，
复 :復: fu4 to go and return,to return,to resume,to return to a normal or original

state,to repeat,again,to recover,to restore,to turn over,to reply,to answer,to
reply to a letter,to retaliate,to carry out
:複: fu4 to repeat,to double,to overlap,complex (not
simple),compound,composite,double,diplo-,duplicate,overlapping,to duplicate
for emphasis)
悅 yue4 pleased(悦)
世 shi4 life,age,generation,era,world,lifetime
目 mu4 eye,item,section,list,catalogue,table of contents,order
(taxonomy),goal,name,title
，
破人愁悶，
破 po4 to break,to split,broken,damaged,worn out

愁 chou2 worry about
悶 men1 stuffy,shut indoors,to smother,to cover tightly(闷)
men4 bored,depressed,melancholy,sealed,airtight,tightly closed(闷)
，
不亦宜乎？

亦 yi4 also
宜 yi2 proper,should,suitable,appropriate
乎 hu1 (final particle in classical Chinese, expressing question or doubt, similar
to 嗎|吗)
？
"故曰"賈雨村"云云．
" 故 gu4 happening,instance,reason,cause,deceased,old

" 賈 Jia3 surname Jia(贾)
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
" 云云 yun2 yun2 and so on,so and so,many and confused
．
此回中凡用“夢”用“幻”等字，是提醒閱者眼目，亦是此書立意本旨．
此回中凡用“夢”用“幻”等字，
此 ci3 this,these
凡 fan2 ordinary,commonplace,mundane,temporal,of the material world (as opposed to
supernatural or immortal levels),every,all,whatever,altogether,gist,outline,note
of Chinese musical scale
用 yong4 to use
“ 夢 meng4 to dream(梦)
” 用 yong4 to use
“ 幻 huan4 fantasy
” 等 deng3 class,rank,grade,equal to,same as,to wait for,to await,et cetera,and so
on,et al. (and other authors),after,as soon as,once
字 zi4 letter,symbol,character,word
，
是提醒閱者眼目，
是 shi4 is,are,am,yes,to be
提醒 ti2 xing3 to remind,to call attention to,to warn of
閱 yue4 peruse,review,to read(阅)
眼目 yan3 mu4 eyes
，
亦是此書立意本旨．
亦 yi4 also
此 ci3 this,these
立 li4 set up,to stand
意 yi4 idea,meaning,thought,to think,wish,desire,intention,to expect,to
anticipate,abbr. for Italy 意大利
旨 zhi3 imperial decree,purport,aim,purpose
．
列位看官：你道此書從何而來？說起根由雖近荒唐，細按則深有趣味．待在下將此來歷注明，方使閱者了然不
惑．
列位看官：
列位 lie4 wei4 ladies and gentlemen,all of you present

看官 kan4 guan1 dear reader,dear listener
：
你道此書從何而來？
你 ni3
道 dao4 direction,way,road,path,principle,truth,morality,reason,skill,method,Dao
(of Daoism),to say,to speak,to talk,classifier for long thin stretches, rivers,
roads etc,province (of Korea do 도, and formerly Japan dō)
此 ci3 this,these
從 cong1 lax,yielding,unhurried(从)
cong2 from,via,passing through,through (a gap),past,ever (followed by negative,
meaning never),(formerly pr. zong4 and related to 縱|纵) to follow,to comply
with,to obey,to join,to engage in,adopting some mode of action or
attitude,follower,retainer,accessory,accomplice,related by common paternal
grandfather or earlier ancestor,surname Cong(从)
zong4 second cousin(从)
何 He2 surname He
？
說起根由雖近荒唐，

theory)(说)
起 qi3 to rise,to raise,to get up,to set out,to start,to appear,to launch,to
initiate (action),to draft,to establish,to get (from a depot or counter),verb
suffix, to start,(before place or time) starting from,classifier for occurrences
or unpredictable events: case, instance,classifier for groups: batch, group
根 gen1 radical (chem.),root,basis,classifier for long slender objects, e.g.
cigarettes, guitar strings
由 you2 to follow,from,it is for...to,reason,cause,because of,due to,to,to leave it
(to sb),by (introduces passive verb)
近 jin4 near,close to,approximately
荒唐 huang1 tang2 beyond belief,preposterous,absurd,intemperate,dissipated
，
細按則深有趣味．

按 an4 to press (with the hand),to push,to control,to restrain,to check,pressing
down (brush movement in painting),according to,in the light of
深 shen1 deep,profound,dark (of color)
有趣 you3 qu4 interesting,fascinating,amusing
味 wei4 taste,smell
．
待在下將此來歷注明，
待 dai1 stay,delay
dai4 to wait,to treat,to deal with,to need,going to (do sth),about to,intending to
在下 zai4 xia4 under
此 ci3 this,these
來歷 lai2 li4 history,antecedents,origin(来历)
注明 zhu4 ming2 to clearly indicate
，
方使閱者了然不惑．
方 fang1 square,quadrilateral,power (such as cube 立方),classifier for square

things,upright,honest,fair and square,surname Fang,direction,party (to a
dispute),one side,place,method,prescription,just,then,only then
閱 yue4 peruse,review,to read(阅)
了 le5 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause),(completed action marker)
liao3 to know,to understand
:瞭: liao3 clear
:瞭: liao4 to look afar from a high place
惑 huo4 confuse
．
原來女媧氏煉石補天之時，于大荒山無稽崖練成高經十二丈，方經二十四丈頑石三万六千五百零一塊．媧皇氏只
用了三万六千五百塊，只單單剩了一塊未用，便棄在此山青埂峰下．誰知此石自經段煉之后，靈性已通，因見眾
石俱得補天，獨自己無材不堪入選，遂自怨自歎，日夜悲號慚愧．
原來女媧氏煉石補天之時，
原來 yuan2 lai2 original,former,originally,formerly,at first,so... actually(原来)

女媧氏 Nu:3 wa1 shi4 Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)(女娲氏)
煉石補天 lian4 shi2 bu3 tian1 to have supernatural power to remedy a situation
(idiom)(炼石补天)
，
于大荒山無稽崖練成高經十二丈，
于 :於: yu2 in,at,to,from,by,than,out of,surname Yu

dai4 doctor
荒 huang1 out of practice,uncultivated
山 shan1 mountain,hill
無稽 wu2 ji1 nonsense(无稽)
崖 ya2 precipice,cliff,Taiwan pr. yai2
練 lian4 to practice,to train,to drill,to perfect (one's skill),exercise(练)
成 cheng2 finish,complete,accomplish,become,turn into,win,succeed,one tenth,surname
Cheng
高 gao1 high,tall,fig. above average,height,(honorific) your,surname Gao
經 jing1 classics,sacred book,scripture,to pass through,to
undergo,warp,longitude,abbr. for economics 經濟|经济,surname Jing(经)
十二 shi2 er4 twelve,12
丈 zhang4 ten feet
，
方經二十四丈頑石三万六千五百零一塊．

二十 er4 shi2 twenty,20
四 si4 four,4
丈 zhang4 ten feet
頑 wan2 mischievous,obstinate,to play,stupid,stubborn,naughty(顽)
石 dan4 dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗,ten pecks,one hundred liters
shi2 rock,stone,surname Shi
三 san1 three,3
六 liu4 six,6
千 qian1 thousand
:韆: qian1 a swing
五 wu3 five,5
百 bai3 hundred,numerous,all kinds of,surname Bai
零 ling2 remnant,zero
一塊 yi1 kuai4 one block,one piece,one (unit of money),together,in the same
place,in company(一块)
．
媧皇氏只用了三万六千五百塊，
媧 Wa1 surname Wa,sister of legendary emperor Fu Xi 伏羲(娲)

皇 Huang2 emperor,surname Huang
氏 shi4 clan name,maiden name
只 zhi3 only,merely,just,but
:祇: zhi3 but,only
:隻: zhi1 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils,
vessels etc
用 yong4 to use
:瞭: liao3 clear
三 san1 three,3
六 liu4 six,6
千 qian1 thousand
:韆: qian1 a swing
五 wu3 five,5
塊 kuai4 lump (of earth),chunk,piece,classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap
etc,colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US
dollar etc), usually as 塊錢|块钱(块)
，
只單單剩了一塊未用，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
單 chan2 see Chányú 單於|单于, Han dynasty name for chieftain of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴
(单)
dan1 bill,list,form,single,only,sole,odd number(单)
shan4 surname Shan(单)
單 chan2 see Chányú 單於|单于, Han dynasty name for chieftain of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴
(单)
dan1 bill,list,form,single,only,sole,odd number(单)
shan4 surname Shan(单)
剩 sheng4 have as remainder
:瞭: liao3 clear
用 yong4 to use
，
便棄在此山青埂峰下．
便 bian4 ordinary,plain,convenient,as convenient,when the chance

arises,handy,easy,informal,simple,so,thus,to relieve oneself,to urinate,to
defecate,equivalent to 就: then,in that case,even if,soon afterwards
pian2 advantageous,cheap
棄 qi4 to abandon,to relinquish,to discard,to throw away(弃)
在此 zai4 ci3 hereto,here
青 qing1 nature's color,green or blue,greenish black,youth,young (of people),abbr.
for Qinghai province 青海
埂 geng3 channel for irrigation
峰 feng1 peak,summit,apex,hump of a camel
下 xia4 down,downwards,below,lower,later,next (week etc),second (of two parts),to
decline,to go down
．
誰知此石自經段煉之后，
誰知 shui2 zhi1 lit. who knows,who would have thought,unexpectedly,unpredictably(谁

知)
此 ci3 this,these
煉 lian4 refine,smelt(炼)
之后 :之後: zhi1 hou4 afterwards,following,later,after
，
靈性已通，
靈性 ling2 xing4 spiritual nature(灵性)
已 yi3 already,to stop,then,afterwards
，
因見眾石俱得補天，
見 jian4 to see,to meet,to appear (to be sth),to interview(见)
xian4 appear(见)
眾 zhong4 crowd,multitude,abbr. for 眾議院|众议院 House of Representatives(众)
俱 ju1 entirely,without exception
ju4 a social club
得 de2 to obtain,to get,to gain,to catch (a
disease),proper,suitable,proud,contented,to allow,to permit,ready,finished
de5 structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it
to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
dei3 to have to,must,ought to,to need to
補 bu3 to repair,to patch,to mend,to make up for,to fill (a vacancy),to
supplement(补)
，
獨自己無材不堪入選，
獨自 du2 zi4 alone(独自)

材 cai2 material,timber,variant of 才, ability,talent,aptitude,man or woman of
talent
不堪 bu4 kan1 cannot bear,cannot stand,utterly,extremely
入選 ru4 xuan3 to be chosen,to be elected as(入选)
，
遂自怨自歎，
遂 sui4 to satisfy,to succeed,then,thereupon,finally,unexpectedly

怨 yuan4 to blame,to complain
歎 tan4 sigh,gasp,exclaim(叹)
，
日夜悲號慚愧．
日夜 ri4 ye4 day and night,around the clock

悲 bei1 sad,sadness,sorrow,grief
號 hao2 roar,cry(号)
hao4 day of a month,(suffix used after) name of a ship,(ordinal) number(号)
慚愧 can2 kui4 ashamed(惭愧)
．
一日，正當嗟悼之際，俄見一僧一道遠遠而來，生得骨骼不凡，丰神迥异，說說笑笑來至峰下，坐于石邊高談快
論．先是說些云山霧海神仙玄幻之事，后便說到紅塵中榮華富貴．此石听了，不覺打動凡心，也想要到人間去享
一享這榮華富貴，但自恨粗蠢，不得已，便口吐人言，向那僧道說道：“大師，弟子蠢物，不能見禮了．适聞二位
談那人世間榮耀繁華，心切慕之．弟子質雖粗蠢，性卻稍通，況見二師仙形道体，定非凡品，必有補天濟世之
材，利物濟人之德．如蒙發一點慈心，攜帶弟子得入紅塵，在那富貴場中，溫柔鄉里受享几年，自當永佩洪恩，
万劫不忘也。”二仙師听畢，齊憨笑道：“善哉，善哉！那紅塵中有卻有些樂事，但不能永遠依恃，況又有`美中不
足，好事多魔'八個字緊相連屬，瞬息間則又樂极悲生，人非物換，究竟是到頭一夢，万境歸空，倒不如不去的
好。”這石凡心已熾，那里听得進這話去，乃复苦求再四．二仙知不可強制，乃歎道：“此亦靜极慫級*，無中生有
之數也．既如此，我們便攜你去受享受享，只是到不得意時，切莫后悔。”石道：“自然，自然。”那僧又道：“若
說你性靈，卻又如此質蠢，并更無奇貴之處．如此也只好踮腳而已．也罷，我如今大施佛法助你助，待劫終之
日，复還本質，以了此案．你道好否？"石頭听了，感謝不盡．那僧便念咒書符，大展幻術，將一塊大石登時變成
一塊鮮明瑩洁的美玉，且又縮成扇墜大小的可佩可拿．那僧托于掌上，笑道：“形体倒也是個寶物了！還只沒有，
實在的好處，須得再鐫上數字，使人一見便知是奇物方妙．然后攜你到那昌明隆盛之邦，詩禮簪纓之族，花柳繁
華地，溫柔富貴鄉去安身樂業。”石頭听了，喜不能禁，乃問：“不知賜了弟子那几件奇處，又不知攜了弟子到何
地方？望乞明示，使弟子不惑。”那僧笑道：“你且莫問，日后自然明白的。”說著，便袖了這石，同那道人飄然而
去，竟不知投奔何方何舍．
一日，

，
正當嗟悼之際，
正當 zheng4 dang1 honest,reasonable,fair,sensible,timely,just (when needed)(正当)

嗟 jie1 sigh
jue1 sigh
悼 dao4 mourn,lament
之際 zhi1 ji4 during,at the time of(之际)
，
俄見一僧一道遠遠而來，
俄 e2 suddenly,very soon,Russian
xian4 appear(见)
僧 seng1 monk,Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
一道 yi1 dao4 together
遠遠 yuan3 yuan3 distant(远远)
，
生得骨骼不凡，
生 sheng1 to be born,to give birth,life,to grow,raw, uncooked

骨骼 gu3 ge2 bones,skeleton
不凡 bu4 fan2 out of the ordinary,out of the common run
，
丰神迥异，
丰 feng1 buxom,good-looking,appearance and carriage of a person

:豐: feng1 surname Feng,abundant,plentiful,great
神 shen2 God,unusual,mysterious,soul,spirit,divine essence,lively,spiritual being
迥 jiong3 distant
异 :異: yi4 different,other,hetero-,unusual,strange,surprising,to distinguish,to
separate,to discriminate
，
說說笑笑來至峰下，
說說 shuo1 shuo5 to say sth(说说)

笑 xiao4 laugh,smile
至 zhi4 arrive,most,to,until
decline,to go down
，
坐于石邊高談快論．
坐 zuo4 to sit,to take a seat,to take (a bus, airplane etc),to bear fruit,surname
Zuo
邊 bian1 side,edge,margin,border,boundary(边)
bian5 suffix of a noun of locality(边)
快 kuai4 rapid,quick,speed,rate,soon,shortly,quick-witted,clever,sharp (of knives
or wits),forthright,plain-spoken,gratified,pleased,pleasant,police runner (in
former times, official to arrest criminals)
論 lun2 the Analects (of Confucius)(论)
lun4 by the,per,discuss,theory,to talk (about),to discuss(论)
．
先是說些云山霧海神仙玄幻之事，
先 xian1 early,prior,former,in advance,first

theory)(说)
些 xie1 some,few,several,(a measure word)
:雲: yun2 cloud
霧 wu4 fog,mist(雾)
海神 hai3 shen2 Emperor of the Sea,Neptune
仙 xian1 immortal
玄 xuan2 black,mysterious
幻 huan4 fantasy
，
后便說到紅塵中榮華富貴．
后 hou4 empress,queen,surname Hou

:後: hou4 back,behind,rear,afterwards,after,later
theory)(说)
到 dao4 to (a place),until (a time),up to,to go,to arrive
紅塵 hong2 chen2 the world of mortals (Buddh.),human society,worldly affairs(红尘)
榮華富貴 rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4 glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position
and great wealth(荣华富贵)
．
此石听了，
此 ci3 this,these
听 :聽: ting1 to listen,to hear,to obey,a can (loanword from English
"tin"),classifier for canned beverages
:聽: ting4 to let,to allow
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
不覺打動凡心，
不覺 bu4 jue2 unconsciously(不觉)

打動 da3 dong4 to move (to pity),arousing (sympathy),touching(打动)
凡心 fan2 xin1 reluctance to leave this world,heart set on the mundane
，
也想要到人間去享一享這榮華富貴，

想要 xiang3 yao4 to want to,to feel like,to fancy,to care for sb,desirous of
人間 ren2 jian1 man's world,the world(人间)
享 xiang3 to enjoy,to benefit,to have the use of
享 xiang3 to enjoy,to benefit,to have the use of
這 zhe4 this,these,(commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
(这)
榮華富貴 rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4 glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position
and great wealth(荣华富贵)
，
但自恨粗蠢，
但 dan4 but,yet,however,only,merely,still
恨 hen4 to hate
粗 cu1 coarse,rough,thick,unfinished,vulgar,rude,crude
蠢 chun3 blunt,stupid,to wiggle (of worms),sluggish
，
不得已，
不得已 bu4 de2 yi3 act against one's will,have no alternative but to,have to,to
have no choice,must
，
便口吐人言，

口 kou3 mouth,(classifier for things with mouths such as people, domestic animals,
cannons, wells etc)
吐 tu3 to spit,to put,to say
tu4 to vomit,to throw up
，
向那僧道說道：
向 xiang4 direction,orientation,to face,to turn toward,to,towards,shortly

before,formerly,to side with,to be partial to,all along (previously),surname Xiang
那 na3 variant of 哪,how,which
na4 that,those,commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
說道 shuo1 dao4 discuss(说道)
：
“大師，
“ 大師 da4 shi1 great master,master(大师)

，
弟子蠢物，
弟子 di4 zi3 disciple,follower

物 wu4 thing,object,matter,abbr. for physics 物理
，
不能見禮了．
不能 bu4 neng2 cannot,must not,should not

xian4 appear(见)
禮 li3 gift,propriety,rite(礼)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
适聞二位談那人世間榮耀繁華，
适 :適: shi4 to fit,to suit,just now

聞 wen2 to hear,news,well-known,famous,reputation,fame,to smell,to sniff at,surname
Wen(闻)
二 er4 two,2,stupid (Beijing dialect)
位 wei4 position,location,classifier for people,place,seat,classifier for binary
bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
人世間 ren2 shi4 jian1 the secular world(人世间)
榮耀 rong2 yao4 honor,glory(荣耀)
繁華 fan2 hua2 flourishing,bustling(繁华)
，
心切慕之．
心 xin1 heart,mind
切 qie1 to cut,to slice
qie4 close to,fanqie (反切)
慕 mu4 admire
．
弟子質雖粗蠢，

質 zhi4 hostage,substance,nature,quality,Taiwan pr. zhi2(质)
粗 cu1 coarse,rough,thick,unfinished,vulgar,rude,crude
，
性卻稍通，
性 xing4
nature,character,property,quality,attribute,sexuality,sex,gender,surname,suffix
forming adjective from verb,suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to
-ness or -ity,essence
卻 que4 but,yet,however,while,to go back,to decline,to retreat,nevertheless,even
though(却)
稍 shao1 somewhat,a little
，
況見二師仙形道体，
況 kuang4 moreover,situation(况)
xian4 appear(见)
師 shi1 a division (military),teacher,master,expert,model(师)
仙 xian1 immortal
形 xing2 to appear,to look,form,shape
体 :體: ti3 body,form,style,system
，
定非凡品，
定 ding4 to set,to fix,to determine,to decide,to order

非凡 fei1 fan2 out of the ordinary,unusually (good, talented etc)
品 pin3
article,commodity,product,goods,kind,grade,rank,character,disposition,nature,tempe
rament,variety,to taste sth,to sample,to criticize,to comment,to judge,to size up
，
必有補天濟世之材，
必 bi4 certainly,must,will,necessarily
supplement(补)
濟 ji4 aid,ferry,frugal(济)
talent
，
利物濟人之德．
利 li4 advantage,benefit,profit,sharp
濟 ji4 aid,ferry,frugal(济)
．
如蒙發一點慈心，
如 ru2 as,as if,such as

蒙 Meng3 Mongolia,cover
:矇: Meng2 surname Meng
:矇: meng1 (knocked) unconscious,to deceive,to cheat,to hoodwink
:矇: meng2 dim sighted,ignorant,drizzle,receive a favor (敬词 polite)
發 fa1 to send out,to show (one's feeling),to issue,to develop,(classifier for
gunshots, "rounds")(发)
一點 yi1 dian3 a bit,a little,one dot,one point(一点)
慈 ci2 compassionate,gentle,merciful,kind,humane
心 xin1 heart,mind
，
攜帶弟子得入紅塵，
攜帶 xie2 dai4 to carry (on one's person),to support (old),Taiwan pr. xi1 dai4(携带)
入 ru4 to enter,entering tone (classical Chinese)
，
在那富貴場中，
在 zai4 (located) at,(to be) in,to exist,in the middle of doing sth,(indicating an
action in progress)
富貴 fu4 gui4 riches and honor(富贵)
場 chang2 threshing floor,classifier for events and happenings(场)
chang3 a place,an open space,a field,a courtyard,classifier for events such as
sports matches, concerts, or cultural events,classifier for number of exams(场)
，
溫柔鄉里受享几年，
溫柔 wen1 rou2 gentle and soft,tender(温柔)

鄉里 xiang1 li3 one's home town or village(乡里)
受享 shou4 xiang3 to enjoy
几年 :幾年: ji3 nian2 a few years,several years
，
自當永佩洪恩，
永 yong3 forever,always,perpetual
佩 pei4 to respect,to wear (belt etc)
:珮: pei4 girdle ornaments
洪 hong2 flood,big,great,surname Hong
，
万劫不忘也。

劫 jie2 to rob,to plunder,to seize by force,to coerce,calamity
忘 wang4 to forget,to overlook,to neglect
。
”二仙師听畢，
” 二 er4 two,2,stupid (Beijing dialect)

仙 xian1 immortal
畢 bi4 the whole of,to finish,to complete,complete,full,finished,surname Bi(毕)
，
齊憨笑道：
齊 Qi2 (name of states and dynasties at several different periods),surname Qi(齐)

qi2 neat,even,level with,identical,simultaneous,all together,to even sth out(齐)
憨 han1 silly,simple-minded
：
“善哉，
“ 善哉 shan4 zai1 excellent

，
善哉！
善哉 shan4 zai1 excellent

！
那紅塵中有卻有些樂事，

though(却)
有些 you3 xie1 some,somewhat
樂事 le4 shi4 pleasure(乐事)
，
但不能永遠依恃，
永遠 yong3 yuan3 forever,eternal(永远)
依 yi1 according to,depend on,near to
恃 shi4 rely upon
，
況又有`美中不足，
況 kuang4 moreover,situation(况)
` 美中不足 mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2 everything is fine except for one small defect
(idiom); the fly in the ointment
，
好事多魔'八個字緊相連屬，
好事 hao3 shi4 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing
indeed"),charity,happy occasion,Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the
dead
多 duo1 many,much,a lot of,numerous,multi-
魔 mo2 devil
' 八 ba1 eight,8
個 ge4 individual,this,that,size,classifier for people or objects in general(个)
緊 jin3 tight,strict,close at hand; near,urgent; tense,hard up; short of money,to
tighten(紧)
相連 xiang1 lian2 to link,to join,link,connection(相连)
屬 shu3 category,genus (taxonomy),family members,dependents,to belong
to,subordinate to,affiliated with,be born in the year of (one of the 12
animals),to be,to prove to be,to constitute(属)
zhu3 to join together,to fix one's attention on,to concentrate on(属)
，
瞬息間則又樂极悲生，
瞬息 shun4 xi1 in a flash,twinkling,ephemeral

間 jian1 between,among,space,classifier for rooms,time (duration)(间)
jian4 interstice,separate(间)
樂 le4 happy,laugh,cheerful,surname Le(乐)
yue4 surname Yue,music(乐)
极 :極: ji2 extremely,pole (geography, physics),utmost,top
，
人非物換，
非 fei1 non-,not-,un-,abbr. for Africa 非洲,wrong,evil-doing,insist on,simply must
換 huan4 change,exchange(换)
，
究竟是到頭一夢，
究竟 jiu1 jing4 after all (when all is said and done),actually,outcome,result

頭 tou2 head,hair style,the top,end,beginning or end,a
stub,remnant,chief,boss,side,aspect,first,leading,classifier for pigs or
livestock(头)
tou5 suff. for nouns(头)
夢 meng4 to dream(梦)
，
万境歸空，

境 jing4 border,place,condition,boundary,circumstances,territory
歸 gui1 to go back,to return(归)
空 kong1 air,sky,empty,free time,in vain
kong4 emptied,leisure
，
倒不如不去的好。
倒 dao3 to fall,to collapse,to topple,to fail,to go bankrupt,to change (trains or

buses),to move around,to sell,to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|
捣),profiteer
dao4 upset,turn over,to tip,to pour,to go home,to the contrary,inverted
不如 bu4 ru2 not equal to,not as good as,inferior to,it would be better to
的 de5 of,structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding
possessive or descriptive attributive
di2 really and truly
di4 aim,clear
好 hao3 good,well,proper,good to,easy to,very,so,(suffix indicating completion or
readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
。
”這石凡心已熾，
” 這 zhe4 this,these,(commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in

Beijing)(这)
熾 chi4 flame,blaze(炽)
，
那里听得進這話去，
那里 :那裡: na4 li5 there,that place

進 jin4 to advance,to enter,to come in(进)
(这)
話 hua4 dialect,language,spoken words,speech,talk,words,conversation,what sb
said(话)
，
乃复苦求再四．
乃 nai3 to be,thus,so,therefore,then,only,thereupon
苦 ku3 bitter,hardship,pain,to suffer,painstaking
求 qiu2 to seek,to look for,to request,to demand,to beseech
再 zai4 again,once more,re-,second,another,then (after sth, and not until then)
四 si4 four,4
．
二仙知不可強制，

仙 xian1 immortal
知 zhi1 to know,to be aware
強制 qiang2 zhi4 to enforce,enforcement,forcibly(强制)
，
乃歎道：
：
“此亦靜极慫級*，
“ 此 ci3 this,these
亦 yi4 also
靜 jing4 still,calm,quiet,not moving(静)
极 :極: ji2 extremely,pole (geography, physics),utmost,top
慫 song3 arouse(怂)
級 ji2 level,grade,rank,step(级)
無中生有之數也．

數 shu3 to count,to enumerate,to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)(数)
shu4 number,figure,to count,to calculate,several(数)
shuo4 frequently,repeatedly(数)
．
既如此，
既 ji4 already,since,both... (and...)

如此 ru2 ci3 in this way,so
，
我們便攜你去受享受享，
我們 wo3 men5 we,us,ourselves,our(我们)

攜 xie2 to carry,to take along,to bring along,to hold (hands)(携)
你 ni3
，
只是到不得意時，
只是 zhi3 shi4 merely,simply,only,but

不得 bu4 de2 must not,may not,not be allowed,cannot
，
切莫后悔。
切莫 qie1 mo4 you must not,Please don't...,be sure not to,on no account (do it)
后悔 :後悔: hou4 hui3 to regret,to repent
。
”石道：
” 石 dan4 dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗,ten pecks,one hundred liters
：
“自然，
“ 自然 zi4 ran2 nature,natural,naturally

，
自然。
自然 zi4 ran2 nature,natural,naturally
。
”那僧又道：
” 那 na3 variant of 哪,how,which

：
“若說你性靈，
“ 若 ruo4 to seem,like,as,if
theory)(说)
你 ni3
性 xing4
，
卻又如此質蠢，

though(却)
，
并更無奇貴之處．
并 bing4 and,also,together with

:並: bing4 and,furthermore,also,together with,(not) at all,simultaneously,to
combine,to join,to merge
:併: bing4 to combine,to amalgamate
更 geng1 to change
geng4 more,even more,further,still,still more
奇 ji1 odd (number)
qi2 strange,odd,weird,wonderful
貴 gui4 expensive,noble,your (name),precious(贵)
處 chu3 to reside,to live,to dwell,to be in,to be situated at,to stay,to get along
with,to be in a position of,to deal with,to discipline,to punish(处)
chu4 place,location,spot,point,office,department,bureau,respect,classifier for
locations or items of damage: spot, point(处)
．
如此也只好踮腳而已．

只好 zhi3 hao3 without any better option,to have to,to be forced to
踮腳 dian3 jiao3 to stand on tiptoe(踮脚)
而已 er2 yi3 that's all,nothing more
．
也罷，
也罷 ye3 ba4 Whether... or...,word indicating acceptance(也罢)

，
我如今大施佛法助你助，
我 wo3 I,me,my
如今 ru2 jin1 nowadays,now
dai4 doctor
施 shi1 to distribute (alms),to do,to execute,to carry out,surname Shi
佛法 fo2 fa3 Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha),Buddhist doctrine
助 zhu4 to help,to assist
你 ni3
助 zhu4 to help,to assist
，
待劫終之日，
待 dai1 stay,delay
終 zhong1 end,finish(终)
，
复還本質，

還本 huan2 ben3 to repay capital(还本)
，
以了此案．
以 Yi3
:瞭: liao3 clear
此 ci3 this,these
案 an4 (legal) case,incident,record,file,table
．
你道好否？
你 ni3
readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
否 fou3 to negate,to deny,not
pi3 clogged,evil
？
"石頭听了，
" 石頭 shi2 tou5 stone(石头)

:瞭: liao3 clear
，
感謝不盡．
感謝 gan3 xie4 (express) thanks,gratitude,grateful,thankful,thanks(感谢)

不盡 bu4 jin4 not completely,endlessly(不尽)
．
那僧便念咒書符，

咒 zhou4 incantation,magic spell,curse,malediction,to revile,to put a curse on sb
符 fu2 mark,sign,talisman,to seal,to correspond to,tally,symbol,written charm,to
coincide,surname Fu
，
大展幻術，
dai4 doctor
展 zhan3 to use,to spread out,to postpone,to unfold
幻 huan4 fantasy
術 shu4 method,technique(术)
，
將一塊大石登時變成一塊鮮明瑩洁的美玉，

dai4 doctor
登時 deng1 shi2 immediately,at once(登时)
變成 bian4 cheng2 to change into,to turn into,to become(变成)
鮮明 xian1 ming2 bright,clear-cut,distinct(鲜明)
瑩 ying2 luster of gems(莹)
洁 :潔: jie2 clean
di4 aim,clear
美玉 mei3 yu4 a gem
，
且又縮成扇墜大小的可佩可拿．
且 qie3 further,moreover
縮成 suo1 cheng2 to shrink into(缩成)
扇 shan1 to fan
shan4 fan,panel of door or screen,wing of screen,classifier for panels, fans,
doors, windows etc
墜 zhui4 to fall,to drop,to weigh down(坠)
大小 da4 xiao3 dimension,magnitude,size,measurement
di4 aim,clear
for emphasis)
佩 pei4 to respect,to wear (belt etc)
:珮: pei4 girdle ornaments
for emphasis)
拿 na2 to hold,to seize,to catch,to apprehend,to take
．
那僧托于掌上，

托 tuo1 prop,support (for weight),rest (e.g. arm rest),thanks to,to hold in one's
hand,to support in one's palm,to give,to base,to commit,to set
:託: tuo1 to trust,to entrust,to be entrusted with,to act as trustee
掌 zhang3 in charge of,palm of hand
上 shang4 on,on top,upon,first (of multiple
parts),previous,last,upper,higher,above,to climb,to go into,to go up,to attend
(class or university),third tone of putonghua
，
笑道：
：
“形体倒也是個寶物了！
“ 形体 :形體: xing2 ti3 form and structure

捣),profiteer
寶物 bao3 wu4 treasure(宝物)
:瞭: liao3 clear
！
還只沒有，
還 hai2 still,still in progress,still more,yet,even more,in

addition,fairly,passably (good),as early as,even,also,else(还)
huan2 to pay back,to return,surname Huan(还)
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
沒有 mei2 you3 haven't,hasn't,doesn't exist,to not have,to not be(没有)
，
實在的好處，
實在 shi2 zai4 in reality,honestly,really,verily,concrete(实在)

di4 aim,clear
好處 hao3 chu5 benefit,advantage,gain,profit,also pronounced hao3 chu4(好处)
，
須得再鐫上數字，
鐫 juan1 to engrave (on wood or stone),to inscribe(镌)
數字 shu4 zi4 numeral,digit,number,figure,amount,digital (electronics etc)(数字)
，
使人一見便知是奇物方妙．

xian4 appear(见)
妙 miao4 clever,wonderful
．
然后攜你到那昌明隆盛之邦，
然后 :然後: ran2 hou4 after,then (afterwards),after that,afterwards

你 ni3
昌 chang1 prosperous,flourish,surname Chang
明 ming2 clear,bright,to understand,next,the Ming dynasty (1368-1644),surname Ming
隆 long1 sound of drums
long2 grand,intense,prosperous,start (a fire)
盛 cheng2 to hold,contain,to ladle,pick up with a utensil
sheng4 flourishing,vigorous,magnificent,extensively,surname Sheng
邦 bang1 a state,country or nation
，
詩禮簪纓之族，
詩禮 shi1 li3 the Book of Songs 書經|书经 and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记,a cultured
well-read person(诗礼)
簪 zan1 hairpin
纓 ying1 tassel of hat(缨)
族 zu2 race,nationality,ethnicity,clan,by extension, social group (e.g. office
workers 上班族)
，
花柳繁華地，

柳 liu3 willow,surname Liu
繁華 fan2 hua2 flourishing,bustling(繁华)
地 de5 -ly,structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to
preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
di4 earth,ground,field,place,land
，
溫柔富貴鄉去安身樂業。
溫柔 wen1 rou2 gentle and soft,tender(温柔)

鄉 xiang1 country,village(乡)
安身 an1 shen1 make one's home,take shelter
樂業 Le4 ye4 (乐业)
。
”石頭听了，
” 石頭 shi2 tou5 stone(石头)

:瞭: liao3 clear
，
喜不能禁，
喜 xi3 to be fond of,to like,to enjoy,to be happy,to feel

pleased,happiness,delight,glad
禁 jin1 to endure
jin4 to prohibit,to forbid
，
乃問：
問 wen4 to ask(问)
：
“不知賜了弟子那几件奇處，
“ 不知 bu4 zhi1 not to know,unaware,unknowingly,fig. not to admit (defeat,

hardships, tiredness etc)
賜 ci4 confer,bestow,grant(赐)
:瞭: liao3 clear
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
:幾: ji3 how much,how many,several,a few
件 jian4 item,component,classifier for events, things, clothes etc
，
又不知攜了弟子到何地方？

不知 bu4 zhi1 not to know,unaware,unknowingly,fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships,
tiredness etc)
:瞭: liao3 clear
何 He2 surname He
地方 di4 fang1 region,regional (away from the central administration)
di4 fang5 area,place,space,room,territory,part,respect
？
望乞明示，
望 wang4 full moon,to hope,to expect,to visit,to gaze (into the distance),to look
towards,towards
乞 qi3 beg
示 shi4 to show,reveal
，
使弟子不惑。

惑 huo4 confuse
。
”那僧笑道：

：
“你且莫問，
“ 你 ni3
莫 Mo4 surname Mo
mo4 do not,there is none who
，
日后自然明白的。
日后 :日後: ri4 hou4 sometime,someday (in the future)

自然 zi4 ran2 nature,natural,naturally
明白 ming2 bai5 clear,obvious,unequivocal,to understand,to realize
di4 aim,clear
。
”說著，
” 說 shui4 to canvass,to persuade(说)

theory)(说)
著 zhao1 catch,receive,suffer(着)
zhao2 to touch,to come in contact with,to feel,to be affected by,to catch fire,to
fall asleep,to burn(着)
zhe5 particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing
ending(着)
zhuo2 to wear (clothes),to contact,to use,to apply(着)
zhu4 to make known,to show,to prove,to write,book,outstanding
，
便袖了這石，

袖 xiu4 sleeve
:瞭: liao3 clear
(这)
，
同那道人飄然而去，
同 tong2 like,same,similar,together,alike,with
道人 dao4 ren2 Taoist devotee (honorific)
飄然 piao1 ran2 to float in the air,swiftly,nimbly,easy and relaxed(飘然)
，
竟不知投奔何方何舍．
竟 jing4 unexpectedly,actually,to go so far as to,indeed

tiredness etc)
投奔 tou2 ben1 to seek shelter,to seek asylum
何 He2 surname He
何 He2 surname He
舍 she4 residence
:捨: she3 to give up,to abandon,to stop halfway
．
后來，又不知過了几世几劫，因有個空空道人訪道求仙，忽從這大荒山無稽崖青埂峰下經過，忽見一大塊石上字
跡分明，編述歷歷．空空道人乃從頭一看，原來就是無材補天，幻形入世，蒙茫茫大士，渺渺真人攜入紅塵，歷
盡离合悲歡炎涼世態的一段故事．后面又有一首偈云：
后來，

，
又不知過了几世几劫，

tiredness etc)
:瞭: liao3 clear
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
，
因有個空空道人訪道求仙，
空空 kong1 kong1 empty,vacuous,nothing,vacant,in vain,all for nothing,air-to-air
(missile)
訪 fang3 to visit,to call on,to seek,to inquire,to investigate(访)
求 qiu2 to seek,to look for,to request,to demand,to beseech
仙 xian1 immortal
，
忽從這大荒山無稽崖青埂峰下經過，
忽 hu1 suddenly
(这)
dai4 doctor
無稽 wu2 ji1 nonsense(无稽)
崖 ya2 precipice,cliff,Taiwan pr. yai2
埂 geng3 channel for irrigation
decline,to go down
經過 jing1 guo4 to pass,to go through,process,course(经过)
，
忽見一大塊石上字跡分明，
忽 hu1 suddenly
xian4 appear(见)
dai4 doctor
字跡 zi4 ji4 handwriting(字迹)
分明 fen1 ming2 clearly demarcated,sharply contoured
，
編述歷歷．
編 bian1
weave,plait,organize,group,arrange,edit,compile,write,compose,fabricate(编)
．
空空道人乃從頭一看，

(missile)
從頭 cong2 tou2 anew,from the start(从头)
看 kan1 to look after,to take care of,to watch,to guard
kan4 to see,to look at,to read,to watch,to consider,to regard as,to view as,to
treat as,to judge,(after repeated verb) to give it a try,depending on (how you're
judging),to visit,to call on,to treat (an illness),to look after,Watch out! (for a
danger)
，
原來就是無材補天，

就是 jiu4 shi4 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as
stated),precisely,exactly,even,if,just like,in the same way as
talent
supplement(补)
，
幻形入世，
幻 huan4 fantasy
形 xing2 to appear,to look,form,shape
入世 ru4 shi4 to join the WTO,to enter the world
，
蒙茫茫大士，
茫茫 mang2 mang2 boundless,vast and obscure
dai4 doctor
，
渺渺真人攜入紅塵，
渺 miao3 vague,remote
渺 miao3 vague,remote
真人 zhen1 ren2 actual person,in the flesh,Daoist spiritual master
，
歷盡离合悲歡炎涼世態的一段故事．

盡 jin4 to use up,to exhaust,to end,to finish,to the utmost,exhausted,finished,to
the limit (of sth)(尽)
离合 :離合: li2 he2 clutch (in car gearbox),separation and reunion
歡 huan1 joyous,happy,pleased(欢)
炎 yan2 flame,inflammation,-itis
涼 liang2 cool,cold,the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前
涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|後凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-
439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)(凉)
態 tai4 attitude(态)
di4 aim,clear
．
后面又有一首偈云：
后面 :後面: hou4 mian5 rear,back,behind,later,afterwards

首 shou3 head,chief,first (occasion, thing etc),classifier for poems, songs etc
偈 ji4 Buddhist hymn,gatha,Buddhist verse
jie2 forceful,martial
:雲: yun2 cloud
：
無材可去補蒼天，枉入紅塵若許年．
無材可去補蒼天，

talent
for emphasis)
supplement(补)
蒼天 cang1 tian1 firmament(苍天)
，
枉入紅塵若許年．
枉 wang3 in the wrong,in vain

許 Xu3 surname Xu(许)
xu3 to allow,to permit,to praise,somewhat,perhaps(许)
年 nian2 year
．
此系身前身后事，倩誰記去作奇傳？詩后便是此石墜落之鄉，投胎之處，親自經歷的一段陳跡故事．其中家庭閨
閣瑣事，以及閒情詩詞倒還全備，或可适趣解悶，然朝代年紀，地輿邦國，卻反失落無考．
此系身前身后事，
此 ci3 this,these
系 xi4 system,department,faculty,to tie
:係: xi4 to be,connection,relation,tie up,bind
:繫: ji4 to tie,to fasten,to button up
:繫: xi4 connect,to tie
身 shen1 body,torso,person,life,status,pregnancy,classifier for clothes: suit
前身 qian2 shen1 forerunner,predecessor,precursor,previous incarnation
(Buddhism),jacket front
后事 :後事: hou4 shi4 future events,and what happened next... (in fiction),funeral
arrangements
，
倩誰記去作奇傳？
倩 qian4 niece,plagiarize,winsome
誰 shei2 who,also pronounced shui2(谁)
作 zuo4 to do,to make,to regard as,to take sb for
？
詩后便是此石墜落之鄉，
詩 shi1 poem(诗)
便是 bian4 shi4 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as
此 ci3 this,these
墜落 zhui4 luo4 to fall,to drop(坠落)
，
投胎之處，
投 tou2 to throw,to send,to invest

胎 tai1 fetus,litter,tire (of a wheel); abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎
，
親自經歷的一段陳跡故事．
親自 qin1 zi4 personally(亲自)

經歷 jing1 li4 experience,go through(经历)
di4 aim,clear
陳跡 chen2 ji4 past events,relics from a former age,ruins(陈迹)
．
其中家庭閨閣瑣事，
其中 qi2 zhong1 among,in,included among these

家庭 jia1 ting2 family,household
瑣事 suo3 shi4 trifle(琐事)
，
以及閒情詩詞倒還全備，
以及 yi3 ji2 as well as,too,and

閒 jian4 interstice,separate
xian2 variant of 閑|闲, idle,unoccupied,leisure,free time
情詩 qing2 shi1 love poem(情诗)
詞 ci2 works,phrases,classical Chinese poem,word,diction(词)
捣),profiteer
全 quan2 all,whole,entire,every,complete,surname Quan
備 bei4 to prepare,get ready,to provide or equip(备)
，
或可适趣解悶，
或 huo4 maybe,perhaps,might,possibly,or
for emphasis)
趣 qu4 interesting,to interest
解悶 jie3 men4 to relieve boredom or melancholy,a diversion(解闷)
，
然朝代年紀，

朝代 chao2 dai4 dynasty,reign (of a king)
年紀 nian2 ji4 age(年纪)
，
地輿邦國，

輿 yu2 carriage,sedan chair,world(舆)
邦國 bang1 guo2 country,state(邦国)
，
卻反失落無考．

though(却)
反 fan3 contrary,in reverse,inside-out or upside-down,to reverse,to return,to
oppose,opposite,against,anti-,to rebel,to use analogy,instead,abbr. for 反切
phonetic system
失落 shi1 luo4 to lose
．
空空道人遂向石頭說道：“石兄，你這一段故事，据你自己說有些趣味，故編寫在此，意欲問世傳奇．据我看來，
第一件，無朝代年紀可考，第二件，并無大賢大忠理朝廷治風俗的善政，其中只不過几個异樣女子，或情或痴，
或小才微善，亦無班姑，蔡女之德能．我縱抄去，恐世人不愛看呢。”石頭笑答道：“我師何太痴耶！若云無朝代
可考，今我師竟假借漢唐等年紀添綴，又有何難？但我想，歷來野史，皆蹈一轍，莫如我這不借此套者，反倒新
奇別致，不過只取其事体情理罷了，又何必拘拘于朝代年紀哉！再者，市井俗人喜看理治之書者甚少，愛适趣閒
文者特多．歷來野史，或訕謗君相，或貶人妻女，奸淫凶惡，不可胜數．更有一种風月筆墨，其淫穢污臭，屠毒
筆墨，坏人子弟，又不可胜數．至若佳人才子等書，則又千部共出一套，且其中終不能不涉于淫濫，以致滿紙潘
安，子建，西子，文君，不過作者要寫出自己的那兩首情詩艷賦來，故假擬出男女二人名姓，又必旁出一小人其
間撥亂，亦如劇中之小丑然．且鬟婢開口即者也之乎，非文即理．故逐一看去，悉皆自相矛盾，大不近情理之
話，竟不如我半世親睹親聞的這几個女子，雖不敢說強似前代書中所有之人，但事跡原委，亦可以消愁破悶，也
有几首歪詩熟話，可以噴飯供酒．至若离合悲歡，興衰際遇，則又追蹤躡跡，不敢稍加穿鑿，徒為供人之目而反
失其真傳者．今之人，貧者日為衣食所累，富者又怀不足之心，縱然一時稍閒，又有貪淫戀色，好貨尋愁之事，
那里去有工夫看那理治之書？所以我這一段故事，也不愿世人稱奇道妙，也不定要世人喜悅檢讀，只愿他們當那
醉淫飽臥之時，或避世去愁之際，把此一玩，豈不省了些壽命筋力？就比那謀虛逐妄，卻也省了口舌是非之害，
腿腳奔忙之．再者，亦令世人換新眼目，不比那些胡牽亂扯，忽离忽遇，滿紙才人淑女，子建文君紅娘小玉等通
共熟套之舊稿．我師意為何如？”
空空道人遂向石頭說道：

(missile)
石頭 shi2 tou5 stone(石头)
：
“石兄，
“ 石 dan4 dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗,ten pecks,one hundred liters
，
你這一段故事，
你 ni3
(这)
，
据你自己說有些趣味，
据 ju1 see 拮据 or 拮據, hard pressed for cash,in financial difficulties

:據: ju4 according to,to act in accordance with,to depend on,to seize,to occupy
你自己 ni3 zi4 ji3 yourself
theory)(说)
趣味 qu4 wei4 to interest
，
故編寫在此，
編寫 bian1 xie3 compile(编写)
在此 zai4 ci3 hereto,here
，
意欲問世傳奇．

問世 wen4 shi4 to be published,to come out(问世)
傳奇 chuan2 qi2 legendary,fantasy saga,romance,short stories of the Tang and Song
Dynasty(传奇)
．
据我看來，
据我看 :據我看: ju4 wo3 kan4 in my view,in my opinion,from what I can see
，
第一件，

，
無朝代年紀可考，

for emphasis)
，
第二件，
第二 di4 er4 second,number two,next

，
并無大賢大忠理朝廷治風俗的善政，

dai4 doctor
賢 xian2 worthy (person)(贤)
dai4 doctor
忠 zhong1 loyal
理 li3 texture,grain (of wood),inner essence,intrinsic
order,reason,logic,truth,science,natural science (esp. physics),to manage,to pay
attention to,to run (affairs),to handle,to put in order,to tidy up
朝廷 chao2 ting2 court,imperial household,dynasty
治 zhi4 to rule,to govern,to manage,to control,to harness (a
river),cure,treatment,to heal
風俗 feng1 su2 social custom(风俗)
di4 aim,clear
善 qiang1 to kill,to injure
shan4 good (virtuous),benevolent,well-disposed,good at sth,to improve or perfect
政 zheng4 political,politics,government
，
其中只不過几個异樣女子，

只不過 zhi3 bu5 guo4 only,merely,nothing but,no more than(只不过)
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
异 :異: yi4 different,other,hetero-,unusual,strange,surprising,to distinguish,to
separate,to discriminate
樣 yang4 manner,pattern,way,appearance,shape(样)
，
或情或痴，
情 qing2 feeling,emotion,passion,situation
痴 chi1 imbecile,sentimental,stupid,foolish,silly
:癡: chi1 imbecile,sentimental,stupid,foolish,silly
，
或小才微善，
小 xiao3 small,tiny,few,young
才 cai2 ability,talent,endowment,gift,an expert,only (then),only if,just
:纔: cai2 just,not until
微 wei1 micro,tiny,miniature,Taiwan pr. wei2
，
亦無班姑，
亦 yi4 also
班 ban1 team,class,squad,work shift,classifier for groups,ranking,surname Ban
姑 gu1 paternal aunt
，
蔡女之德能．
蔡 Cai4 surname Cai

女 nu:3 female,woman,daughter
能 neng2 can,may,capable,energy,able,surname Neng
．
我縱抄去，
我 wo3 I,me,my
縱 zong4 warp (the vertical threads in weaving),vertical,longitudinal,north-south
(lines of longitude),lengthwise,to release,to indulge,even if(纵)
抄 chao1 to copy,to plagiarize,to search and seize,to go,to transcribe,to take a
shortcut,to search and confiscate
，
恐世人不愛看呢。
恐 kong3 afraid,frightened,to fear

世人 shi4 ren2 (common) people
愛 ai4 to love,affection,to be fond of,to like(爱)
danger)
呢 ne5 (question particle for subjects already mentioned)
ni2 woolen material
。
”石頭笑答道：
” 石頭 shi2 tou5 stone(石头)

答 da1 to answer,agree
da2 reply,answer,return,respond,echo
：
“我師何太痴耶！
“ 我 wo3 I,me,my
何 He2 surname He
太 tai4 highest,greatest,too (much),very,extremely
耶 ye1 (phonetic ye)
！
若云無朝代可考，
:雲: yun2 cloud
for emphasis)
，
今我師竟假借漢唐等年紀添綴，
今 jin1 today,modern,present,current,this,now
我 wo3 I,me,my
假借 jia3 jie4 loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese
characters),character acquiring meanings by phonetic association,also called
phonetic loan
漢 Han4 Chinese,the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)(汉)
唐 Tang2 Tang dynasty (618-907),surname Tang
等 deng3 class,rank,grade,equal to,same as,to wait for,to await,et cetera,and so
添 tian1 to add,to increase,to replenish
綴 chuo4 to cease,to stop short before completion(缀)
zhui4 to sew,to stitch together,to combine,to link,to connect,to put words
together,to compose,to embellish(缀)
，
又有何難？

何 He2 surname He
難 nan2 difficult (to...),problem,difficulty,difficult,not good(难)
nan4 disaster,distress,to scold(难)
？
但我想，
我 wo3 I,me,my
想 xiang3 to think,to believe,to suppose,to wish,to want,to miss
，
歷來野史，
歷來 li4 lai2 always,throughout (a period of time),(of) all-time(历来)

野史 ye3 shi3 unofficial history,history as popular legends
，
皆蹈一轍，

蹈 dao3 tread on,trample,stamp,fulfill
轍 che4 to remove,to withdraw(辙)
zhe2 rut,track(辙)
，
莫如我這不借此套者，
莫如 mo4 ru2 it would be better

我 wo3 I,me,my
(这)
借 jie4 to lend,to borrow,excuse,pretext,by means of,to seize (an opportunity),to
take (an opportunity)
此 ci3 this,these
套 tao4 cover,sheath,to encase,a case,to overlap,to interleave,bend (of a river or
mountain range, in place names),harness,classifier for sets, collections,tau
(Greek letter Ττ)
，
反倒新奇別致，
反倒 fan3 dao4 but on the contrary,but expectedly

新奇 xin1 qi2 novelty,new and odd
別致 bie2 zhi4 unusual, unique(别致)
，
不過只取其事体情理罷了，
不過 bu4 guo4 only,merely,no more than,but,however,anyway (to get back to a

previous topic)(不过)
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
取 qu3 to take,to get,to choose,to fetch
事体 :事體: shi4 ti3 things,affairs,decorum
情理 qing2 li3 reason,sense
罷了 ba4 le5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)(罢了)
ba4 liao3 a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)(罢了)
，
又何必拘拘于朝代年紀哉！

何必 he2 bi4 there is no need,why should
拘 ju1 adhere,capture,restrain
拘 ju1 adhere,capture,restrain
！
再者，
再者 zai4 zhe3 furthermore

，
市井俗人喜看理治之書者甚少，
市 shi4 market,city
井 jing3 warn,well,surname Jing
俗人 su2 ren2 common people,laity (i.e. not priests)
danger)
甚 shen2 what(什)
shen4 what,very,extremely,any
少 shao3 few,little,lack
shao4 young
，
愛适趣閒文者特多．

趣 qu4 interesting,to interest
特 te4 special,unique,distinguished,especially,unusual,very
．
歷來野史，

野史 ye3 shi3 unofficial history,history as popular legends
，
或訕謗君相，
訕 shan4 abuse,slander(讪)
謗 bang4 to slander,defame,speak ill of(谤)
君 jun1 monarch,lord,gentleman,ruler
相 xiang1 each other,one another,mutually
xiang4 appearance,portrait,picture
，
或貶人妻女，
貶 bian3 to diminish,to demote,reduce or devaluate,disparage,censure,depreciate(贬)
妻 qi1 wife
qi4 to marry off (a daughter)
，
奸淫凶惡，
奸淫 :姦淫: jian1 yin2 fornication,adultery,rape,seduction

凶惡 xiong1 e4 variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce,ferocious,fiendish,frightening
，
不可胜數．

胜 :勝: sheng4 victory,success,to beat,to defeat,to surpass,victorious,superior
to,to get the better of,better than,surpassing,superb (of vista),beautiful
(scenery),wonderful (view),(arch. pronunciation shēng) able to bear,equal to (a
task)
．
更有一种風月筆墨，
更 geng1 to change
一种 :一種: yi1 zhong3 one kind of,one type of
月 yue4 moon,month
筆墨 bi3 mo4 pen and ink,words,writing(笔墨)
，
其淫穢污臭，

淫穢 yin2 hui4 obscene,coarse(淫秽)
污 wu1 dirty,filthy,foul,corrupt,to smear,to defile,dirt,filth
臭 chou4 stench,stink,smelly,to smell (bad)
xiu4 sense of smell,smell bad
，
屠毒筆墨，
屠毒筆墨 tu2 du2 bi3 mo4 poisonous writing,disparaging writing,calumny(屠毒笔墨)

，
坏人子弟，
坏人 :壞人: huai4 ren2 an evil-doer,a malefactor

子弟 zi3 di4 child,the younger generation
，
又不可胜數．

胜 :勝: sheng4 victory,success,to beat,to defeat,to surpass,victorious,superior
to,to get the better of,better than,surpassing,superb (of vista),beautiful
(scenery),wonderful (view),(arch. pronunciation shēng) able to bear,equal to (a
task)
．
至若佳人才子等書，
佳人才子 jia1 ren2 cai2 zi3 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom); pair of ideal
lovers,cf With his brains and her looks...
，
則又千部共出一套，

千 qian1 thousand
:韆: qian1 a swing
部 bu4 ministry,department,section,part,division,troops,board,(classifier for works
of literature, films, machines etc)
共 gong4 common,general,to share,together,total,altogether
一套 yi1 tao4 suit,a set,a collection,of the same kind,the same old stuff,set
pattern of behavior
，
且其中終不能不涉于淫濫，
不能不 bu4 neng2 bu4 have to,cannot but
涉 she4 to wade,to be involved,to concern,to experience
淫 yin2 excess,excessive,wanton,lewd,lascivious,obscene,depraved
濫 lan4 excessive,indiscriminate(滥)
，
以致滿紙潘安，
以致 yi3 zhi4 to such an extent as to,down to,up to

滿 man3 full,filled,packed,fully,completely,quite,to reach the limit,to
satisfy,satisfied,contented,to fill,abbr. for Manchurian(满)
紙 zhi3 paper(纸)
潘 Pan1 surname Pan,Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes
安 an1 content,calm,still,quiet,safe,secure,in good health,to find a place for,to
install,to fix,to fit,to bring (a charge against sb),to
pacify,security,safety,peace,ampere,surname An
，
子建，
子 zi3 son,child,seed,egg,small thing,1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight,

11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
zi5 (noun suffix)
建 jian4 to establish,to found,to set up,to build,to construct
，
西子，
西 xi1 west,the West,Spain (abbr.),Spanish

zi5 (noun suffix)
，
文君，

，
不過作者要寫出自己的那兩首情詩艷賦來，

要 yao1 demand,ask,request,coerce
yao4 important,vital,to want,will,going to (as future auxiliary),may,must
寫 xie3 to write(写)
出自 chu1 zi4 to come from
di4 aim,clear
兩 liang3 both,two,ounce,some,a few,tael,weight equal to 50 grams(两)
情詩 qing2 shi1 love poem(情诗)
艷 yan4 colorful,splendid,gaudy,amorous,romantic,to envy(艳)
賦 fu4 poetic essay,taxation,bestow on,endow with(赋)
，
故假擬出男女二人名姓，
jia4 vacation
擬 ni3 to draft (a plan),to have an intention (to do sth),to emulate,to follow (a
model),pseudo-,para-(拟)
男女 nan2 nu:3 male-female
人名 ren2 ming2 personal name
姓 xing4 family name,surname,name
，
又必旁出一小人其間撥亂，

旁 pang2 beside,one side,other,side,self,the right-hand side of split Chinese
character, often the phonetic
其間 qi2 jian1 in between,within that interval,in the meantime(其间)
撥 bo1 to push aside,to appropriate (money),to move,to set aside,to poke,to
stir,group (of people),batch,to dial(拨)
亂 luan4 in confusion,disorderly(乱)
，
亦如劇中之小丑然．
亦 yi4 also
劇 ju4 drama,play,show,severe(剧)
小丑 xiao3 chou3 clown
．
且鬟婢開口即者也之乎，
鬟 huan2 a knot of hair on top of head
婢 bi4 slave girl,maid servant
開口 kai1 kou3 open one's mouth,start to talk(开口)
即 ji2 namely,that is,i.e.,prompt,at once,at present,even if,prompted (by the
occasion),to approach,to come into contact,to assume (office),to draw near
乎 hu1 (final particle in classical Chinese, expressing question or doubt, similar
to 嗎|吗)
，
非文即理．
．
故逐一看去，
逐 zhu2 to pursue,to chase,individually,one by one
danger)
，
悉皆自相矛盾，
悉 xi1 in all cases,know

自相矛盾 zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4 to contradict oneself,self-contradictory,inconsistent
，
大不近情理之話，
dai4 doctor
近 jin4 near,close to,approximately
情理 qing2 li3 reason,sense
said(话)
，
竟不如我半世親睹親聞的這几個女子，

不如 bu4 ru2 not equal to,not as good as,inferior to,it would be better to
我 wo3 I,me,my
半 ban4 half,semi-,incomplete,(after a number) and a half
親 qin1 parent,one's own (flesh and
blood),relative,related,marriage,bride,close,intimate,in person,first-hand,in
favor of,pro-,to kiss(亲)
qing4 parents-in-law of one's offspring(亲)
睹 du3 observe,see
:覩: du3 to see,to observe,to witness,variant of 睹
Wen(闻)
di4 aim,clear
(这)
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
，
雖不敢說強似前代書中所有之人，

不敢 bu4 gan3 not dare to
theory)(说)
強 jiang4 stubborn,unyielding(强)
qiang2 strong,powerful,better,slightly more than,vigorous,violent,surname Qiang(强)
qiang3 to strive,to make an effort(强)
似 si4 to seem,to appear,to resemble,similar,-like,pseudo-
前 qian2 before,in front,ago,former,previous,earlier,front,prefixed word denoting
respect (polite 美称); foremost; premier
代書 dai4 shu1 to write for someone else,a law person who writes legal documents
for his clients(代书)
，
但事跡原委，
事跡 shi4 ji4 deed,past achievement,important event of the past(事迹)
原委 yuan2 wei3 the whole story
，
亦可以消愁破悶，
亦 yi4 also
可以 ke3 yi3 can,may,possible,able to
消 xiao1 consume,news,subside,to disappear,to vanish,have to,need
，
也有几首歪詩熟話，
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
歪 wai1 askew,at a crooked angle,devious,noxious
詩 shi1 poem(诗)
熟 shu2 cooked (of food),ripe (of fruit),mature (of
seeds),familiar,skilled,done,colloquial pr. shou2
said(话)
，
可以噴飯供酒．
可以 ke3 yi3 can,may,possible,able to

噴 pen1 to puff,to spout,to spray,to spurt(喷)
pen4 fragrant(喷)
飯 fan4 food,cuisine,cooked rice,meal(饭)
供 gong1 offer (information etc),supply
gong4 offer,sacrificial offering,trial statement,confession
酒 jiu3 wine (esp. rice wine),liquor,spirits,alcoholic beverage
．
至若离合悲歡，
离合 :離合: li2 he2 clutch (in car gearbox),separation and reunion
歡 huan1 joyous,happy,pleased(欢)
，
興衰際遇，
興衰 xing1 shuai1 prosperity and decline (of a kingdom),rise and fall(兴衰)

際遇 ji4 yu4 luck,fate,opportunity,the ups and downs of life(际遇)
，
則又追蹤躡跡，

追蹤 zhui1 zong1 to follow a trail,to trace,to pursue(追踪)
躡 nie4 chase,step,tread(蹑)
跡 ji4 footprint,mark,trace,vestige,sign,indication,Taiwan pr. ji1(迹)
，
不敢稍加穿鑿，

加 jia1 to add,plus,abbr. for Canada 加拿大
穿鑿 chuan1 zao2 to bore a hole,to give a forced interpretation(穿凿)
，
徒為供人之目而反失其真傳者．
徒 tu2 apprentice,disciple,prison sentence

為 wei2 as (in the capacity of),to take sth as,to act as,to serve as,to behave
as,to become,to be,to do(为)
wei4 because of,for,to(为)
目 mu4 eye,item,section,list,catalogue,table of contents,order
(taxonomy),goal,name,title
phonetic system
失 shi1 to lose,to miss,to fail
真傳 zhen1 chuan2 authentic tradition,handed-down teachings or techniques(真传)
．
今之人，
，
貧者日為衣食所累，
貧 pin2 poor,inadequate,deficient,garrulous(贫)
衣食 yi1 shi2 clothes and food
累 lei3 accumulate
lei4 implicate,tired
:纍: lei2 cumbersome
，
富者又怀不足之心，
富 fu4 rich,surname Fu
不足 bu4 zu2 insufficient,lacking,deficiency,not enough,inadequate,not
worth,cannot,should
心 xin1 heart,mind
，
縱然一時稍閒，
縱然 zong4 ran2 even if,even though(纵然)

一時 yi1 shi2 a period of time,a while,for a short while,temporary,momentary,at the
same time(一时)
，
又有貪淫戀色，

貪 tan1 greedy(贪)
戀 lian4 to feel attached to,long for,love(恋)
色 se4 color,look,appearance,sex
shai3 color,dice
，
好貨尋愁之事，

readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
貨 huo4 goods,money,commodity(货)
尋 xun2 to search,to look for,to seek(寻)
，
那里去有工夫看那理治之書？

工夫 gong1 fu1 casual labor
gong1 fu5 time,spare time,skill,labor,effort
danger)
？
所以我這一段故事，
所以 suo3 yi3 therefore,as a result,so
我 wo3 I,me,my
(这)
，
也不愿世人稱奇道妙，
也不 ye3 bu4 neither,nor

愿 :願: yuan4 to hope,to wish,to desire,hoped-for,ready,willing,sincere
稱 chen4 to fit,balanced,suitable(称)
cheng1 to weigh,to state,to name,name,appellation,to praise(称)
cheng4 (称)
，
也不定要世人喜悅檢讀，

喜悅 xi3 yue4 happy,joyous(喜悦)
檢 jian3 to check,to examine,to inspect(检)
讀 dou4 comma,phrase marked by pause(读)
du2 to read,to study(读)
，
只愿他們當那醉淫飽臥之時，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
愿 :願: yuan4 to hope,to wish,to desire,hoped-for,ready,willing,sincere
他們 ta1 men5 they(他们)
醉 zui4 intoxicated
飽 bao3 to eat till full,satisfied(饱)
臥 wo4 to lie,to crouch(卧)
，
或避世去愁之際，
避 bi4 to avoid,to shun,to flee,to escape,to keep away from,to leave,to hide from
之際 zhi1 ji4 during,at the time of(之际)
，
把此一玩，
把 ba3 to hold,to contain,to grasp,to take hold of,a handle,particle marking the
following noun as a direct object,classifier for objects with handle
ba4 handle
此 ci3 this,these
玩 wan2 toy,sth used for amusement,curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wan4),to play,to
have fun,to trifle with,to keep sth for entertainment
，
豈不省了些壽命筋力？
豈不 qi3 bu4 how couldn't...?,wouldn't it...?(岂不)

省 sheng3 to save,to economize,to do without,to omit,to leave out,province
xing3 introspection,to examine oneself critically,awareness,to visit (an elderly
relative)
:瞭: liao3 clear
壽命 shou4 ming4 life span,life expectancy(寿命)
筋 jin1 muscle
力 li4 power,force,strength
？
就比那謀虛逐妄，
就 jiu4 at once,right away,only,just (emphasis),as early as,already,as soon

as,then,in that case,as many as,even if,to approach,to move towards,to
undertake,to engage in,to suffer,subjected to,to accomplish,to take advantage
of,to go with (of foods),with regard to,concerning
比 bi3 (particle used for comparison and "-er than"),to compare,to contrast,to
gesture (with hands),ratio,abbr. for Belgium 比利時|比利时
bi4 associate with,be near
謀 mou2 to plan,seek,scheme(谋)
虛 xu1 devoid of content,void,false,empty,vain(虚)
逐 zhu2 to pursue,to chase,individually,one by one
妄 wang4 absurd,fantastic,presumptuous,rash
，
卻也省了口舌是非之害，

though(却)
relative)
:瞭: liao3 clear
口舌 kou3 she2 tongue,dispute
是非 shi4 fei1 right and wrong,quarrel
害 hai4 to do harm to,to cause trouble to,harm,evil,calamity
，
腿腳奔忙之．
腿 tui3 leg
腳 jiao3 foot,leg,base,kick(脚)
jue2 role(脚)
奔忙 ben1 mang2 be busy rushing about,bustle about
．
再者，

，
亦令世人換新眼目，
亦 yi4 also
令 ling4 make or cause to be,order,command,decree,honorable
換新 huan4 xin1 to replace,to revamp,to upgrade(换新)
眼目 yan3 mu4 eyes
，
不比那些胡牽亂扯，
不比 bu4 bi3 unlike

那些 na4 xie1 those
胡 hu2 what?, why?, how?,surname Hu,non-Han people, esp. from central Asia, also
called Persians or Barbarians,reckless,outrageous
:鬍: hu2 beard,mustache,whiskers
牽 qian1 to pull (an animal on a tether),to lead along,to hold hands(牵)
扯 che3 pull,tear,to talk casually
，
忽离忽遇，
忽 hu1 suddenly
离 :離: li2 to leave,to depart,to go away,from
忽 hu1 suddenly
遇 yu4 meet with,how one is treated,an opportunity,surname Yu
，
滿紙才人淑女，

紙 zhi3 paper(纸)
淑女 shu1 nu:3 wise and virtuous woman (possibly sarcastic or sneering),lady
，
子建文君紅娘小玉等通共熟套之舊稿．

zi5 (noun suffix)
建 jian4 to establish,to found,to set up,to build,to construct
紅娘 hong2 niang2 matchmaker(红娘)
玉 yu4 jade
共 gong4 common,general,to share,together,total,altogether
熟 shu2 cooked (of food),ripe (of fruit),mature (of
seeds),familiar,skilled,done,colloquial pr. shou2
(Greek letter Ττ)
舊 jiu4 old,opposite: new 新,former(旧)
稿 gao3 manuscript,draft,stalk of grain
．
我師意為何如？
我 wo3 I,me,my
為何 wei4 he2 why(为何)
？
”
空空道人听如此說，思忖半晌，將《石頭記》再檢閱一遍，因見上面雖有些指奸責佞貶惡誅邪之語，亦非傷時罵
世之旨，及至君仁臣良父慈子孝，凡倫常所關之處，皆是稱功頌德，眷眷無窮，實非別書之可比．雖其中大旨談
論，亦不過實錄其事，又非假擬妄稱，一味淫邀艷約，私訂偷盟之可比．因毫不干涉時世，方從頭至尾抄錄回
來，問世傳奇．從此空空道人因空見色，由色生情，傳情入色，自色悟空，遂易名為情僧，改《石頭記》為《情
僧錄》．東魯孔梅溪則題曰《風月寶鑒》．后因曹雪芹于悼紅軒中披閱十載，增刪五次，纂成目錄，分出章回，
則題曰《金陵十二釵》．并題一絕云：
空空道人听如此說，

(missile)
theory)(说)
，
思忖半晌，
思忖 si1 cun3 to ponder,to reckon,to turn sth over in one's mind

半晌 ban4 shang3 half of the day,a long time,quite a while
，
將《石頭記》再檢閱一遍，

檢閱 jian3 yue4 inspect,review (troops)(检阅)
一遍 yi1 bian4 one time (all the way through),once through
，
因見上面雖有些指奸責佞貶惡誅邪之語，
xian4 appear(见)
上面 shang4 mian5 on top of,above-mentioned
指 zhi3 finger,to point,to direct,to indicate,to refer to,to rely on,to count on,
(hair) stands stiffly on end
奸 jian1 traitor,crafty and evil person,villain
:姦: jian1 adultery,rape
責 ze2 duty,responsibility,to reproach,to blame(责)
佞 ning4 eloquent,talent
貶 bian3 to diminish,to demote,reduce or devaluate,disparage,censure,depreciate(贬)
惡 e3 nauseated(恶)
e4 evil,vice,wicked,malevolent,malignant,pernicious,fierce(恶)
wu4 to hate,to loathe(恶)
誅 zhu1 to execute,to put to death,to condemn,to punish(诛)
邪 xie2 demonic,iniquitous,nefarious,evil,unhealthy influences that cause disease
(Chinese medicine)
yu4 to tell to(语)
，
亦非傷時罵世之旨，
亦 yi4 also
傷 shang1 injure,injury,wound(伤)
罵 ma4 to scold,abuse(骂)
，
及至君仁臣良父慈子孝，

仁 ren2 humane,kernel
臣 chen2 statesman,vassal,courtier,minister,official
良 liang2 good,very,very much
父 fu4 father
慈 ci2 compassionate,gentle,merciful,kind,humane
zi5 (noun suffix)
孝 xiao4 filial
，
凡倫常所關之處，

倫 lun2 human relationship,order,coherence(伦)
常 chang2 always,ever,often,frequently,common,general,constant,surname Chang
關 guan1 mountain pass,to close,to shut,to turn off,to concern,to involve,surname
Guan(关)
，
皆是稱功頌德，

稱 chen4 to fit,balanced,suitable(称)
cheng1 to weigh,to state,to name,name,appellation,to praise(称)
cheng4 (称)
功 gong1 merit,achievement,result,service,accomplishment,work (phys.)
頌 song4 to praise(颂)
，
眷眷無窮，
眷 juan4 concern,wife and children

眷 juan4 concern,wife and children
無窮 wu2 qiong2 endless,boundless,inexhaustible(无穷)
，
實非別書之可比．
別 bie2 leave,depart,separate,distinguish,classify,other,another,do not,must not,to
pin(别)
可比 ke3 bi3 comparable
．
雖其中大旨談論，

dai4 doctor
談論 tan2 lun4 to discuss,to talk about(谈论)
，
亦不過實錄其事，
亦 yi4 also
錄 lu4 diary,record,to hit,to copy,surname Lu(录)
，
又非假擬妄稱，

jia4 vacation
擬 ni3 to draft (a plan),to have an intention (to do sth),to emulate,to follow (a
model),pseudo-,para-(拟)
妄稱 wang4 cheng1 to make a false and unwarranted declaration(妄称)
，
一味淫邀艷約，
一味 yi1 wei4 blindly,invariably

邀 yao1 invite to come
艷 yan4 colorful,splendid,gaudy,amorous,romantic,to envy(艳)
約 yao1 weigh(约)
yue1 appointment,agreement,to arrange,to restrict,approximately(约)
，
私訂偷盟之可比．
私 si1 personal,private,selfish
訂 ding4 to agree,to conclude,to draw up,to subscribe to (a newspaper etc),to
order(订)
偷 tou1 to steal,to pilfer
盟 meng2 oath,pledge,union,to ally,league, a subdivision corresponding to
prefecture in Inner Mongolia
可比 ke3 bi3 comparable
．
因毫不干涉時世，
毫 hao2 hair,drawing brush,(in the) least,one thousandth
不干涉 bu4 gan1 she4 noninterference,nonintervention
，
方從頭至尾抄錄回來，

從頭至尾 cong2 tou2 zhi4 wei3 from first to last,from start to finish(从头至尾)
抄錄 chao1 lu4 to make a copy of(抄录)
回來 hui2 lai5 return,come back(回来)
，
問世傳奇．
問世 wen4 shi4 to be published,to come out(问世)

傳奇 chuan2 qi2 legendary,fantasy saga,romance,short stories of the Tang and Song
Dynasty(传奇)
．
從此空空道人因空見色，
從此 cong2 ci3 from now on,since then,henceforth(从此)

(missile)
xian4 appear(见)
shai3 color,dice
，
由色生情，
由 you2 to follow,from,it is for...to,reason,cause,because of,due to,to,to leave it
(to sb),by (introduces passive verb)
shai3 color,dice
，
傳情入色，
傳情 chuan2 qing2 to pass on amorous feelings,to send one's love to sb(传情)

shai3 color,dice
，
自色悟空，
shai3 color,dice
悟空 wu4 kong1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in
the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
，
遂易名為情僧，

易 yi4 change,easy,simple,surname Yi
名為 ming2 wei4 named as(名为)
，
改《石頭記》為《情僧錄》．
改 gai3 to change,to alter,to transform,to correct

》為 wei2 as (in the capacity of),to take sth as,to act as,to serve as,to behave
《情 qing2 feeling,emotion,passion,situation
錄 lu4 diary,record,to hit,to copy,surname Lu(录)
東魯孔梅溪則題曰《風月寶鑒》．
東 dong1 east,host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest),landlord,surname Dong(东)

魯 lu3 crass,place name,abbr. for Shandong 山東|山东 province in east China,surname
Lu(鲁)
孔 kong3 hole,surname Kong
梅 mei2 plum,plum flower,Japanese apricot (Prunus mume),surname Mei
溪 xi1 creek,rivulet
題 ti2 topic,problem for discussion,exam question,subject,to inscribe,to
mention,surname Ti(题)
《風 feng1 wind,news,style,custom,manner(风)
月 yue4 moon,month
寶 bao3 a jewel or gem,a treasure,precious(宝)
鑒 jian4 example,mirror,to view,reflection,to reflect,to inspect,to warn,(ancient
bronze mirror)(鉴)
后因曹雪芹于悼紅軒中披閱十載，

曹雪芹 Cao2 Xue3 qin2 Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of Dream of Red
Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦
悼 dao4 mourn,lament
紅 hong2 bonus,popular,red,revolutionary(红)
軒 xuan1 high,lofty,compact lodgings,especially with a view,a form of carriage,the
elevated front of a carriage or chariot,balcony,delighted,(surname)(轩)
披閱 pi1 yue4 to peruse,to browse(披阅)
十 shi2 ten,10
載 zai3 year,to record in writing(载)
zai4 to carry,to convey,to load,to hold,to fill up,and,also,as well
as,simultaneously(载)
，
增刪五次，
增刪 zeng1 shan1 add and delete(增删)

五 wu3 five,5
次 ci4 next in sequence,second,the second (day, time
etc),secondary,vice-,sub-,infra-,inferior quality,substandard,order,sequence,hypo-
(chem., meaning extra oxygen atom),classifier for enumerated events: time
，
纂成目錄，
纂 zuan3 compile
Cheng
目錄 mu4 lu4 catalog,table of contents,directory (on computer hard
drive),list,contents(目录)
，
分出章回，
分 fen1 to divide,to separate,to allocate,to distinguish (good and bad),part or

subdivision,fraction,one tenth (of certain units),unit of length equivalent to
0.33 cm,minute,a point (in sports or games),0.01 yuan (unit of money)
fen4 part
章 zhang1 chapter,seal,section,movement (of symphony),camphor laurel
tree,lumber,surname Zhang
，
則題曰《金陵十二釵》．

《金陵 Jin1 ling2 pre-Han name for Nanjing,common place name
十二 shi2 er4 twelve,12
并題一絕云：

絕 jue2 to cut short,extinct,to disappear,to vanish,absolutely,by no means(绝)
:雲: yun2 cloud
：
滿紙荒唐言，一把辛酸淚！
滿紙荒唐言，

紙 zhi3 paper(纸)
，
一把辛酸淚！

ba4 handle
辛酸 xin1 suan1 pungent (taste),bitter,fig. sad,miserable
淚 lei4 tears(泪)
！
都云作者痴，誰解其中味？
都云作者痴，
都 dou1 all, both,entirely (due to) each,even,already

du1 capital city,metropolis,surname Du
:雲: yun2 cloud
，
誰解其中味？

解 Xie4 surname Xie
jie3 to divide,to break up,to split,to separate,to dissolve,to solve,to melt,to
remove,to untie,to loosen,to open,to emancipate,to explain,to understand,to know,a
solution,a dissection
jie4 transport under guard
味 wei4 taste,smell
？
出則既明，且看石上是何故事．按那石上書云：
出則既明，

，
且看石上是何故事．
danger)
何故 he2 gu4 what for?,what's the reason?
．
按那石上書云：
按 an4 to press (with the hand),to push,to control,to restrain,to check,pressing

down (brush movement in painting),according to,in the light of
上書 shang4 shu1 to write a letter (to the authorities),to present a petition(上书)
:雲: yun2 cloud
：
當日地陷東南，這東南一隅有處曰姑蘇，有城曰閶門者，最是紅塵中一二等富貴風流之地．這閶門外有個十里
街，街內有個仁清巷，巷內有個古廟，因地方窄狹，人皆呼作葫蘆廟．廟旁住著一家鄉宦，姓甄，名費，字士
隱．嫡妻封氏，情性賢淑，深明禮義．家中雖不甚富貴，然本地便也推他為望族了．因這甄士隱稟性恬淡，不以
功名為念，每日只以觀花修竹，酌酒吟詩為樂，倒是神仙一流人品．只是一件不足：如今年已半百，膝下無儿，
只有一女，乳名喚作英蓮，年方三歲．
當日地陷東南，
當日 dang1 ri4 that very day,the same day(当日)

陷 xian4 pitfall,trap,to get stuck,to sink,to cave in,to frame (false charge),to
capture (a city in battle),to fall (to the enemy),defect
東南 dong1 nan2 southeast(东南)
，
這東南一隅有處曰姑蘇，

(这)
東南 dong1 nan2 southeast(东南)
隅 yu2 corner
姑 gu1 paternal aunt
蘇 su1 Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil),place name,to
revive,used as phonetic in transliteration,abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇
聯|苏联, Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 and Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州,surname Su(苏)
，
有城曰閶門者，

城 cheng2 city walls,city,town
閶 chang1 gate of heaven,gate of palace(阊)
門 men2 gate,door(门)
，
最是紅塵中一二等富貴風流之地．
最 zui4 most,the most,-est

二等 er4 deng3 second class,second-rate
風流 feng1 liu2 distinguished and accomplished,outstanding,talented in letters and
unconventional in life style,romantic,dissolute,loose(风流)
．
這閶門外有個十里街，

(这)
閶 chang1 gate of heaven,gate of palace(阊)
門外 men2 wai4 outside the door(门外)
十 shi2 ten,10
里 Li3 Li (surname)
li3 li (Chinese mile),500 meters
(modern),home,hometown,village,neighborhood,administrative unit
:裏: li3 lining,interior,inside,internal
:裡: li3 lining,interior,inside,internal
街 jie1 street
，
街內有個仁清巷，
街 jie1 street
內 nei4 inside,inner,internal,within,interior(内)
仁 ren2 humane,kernel
清 qing1 clear,distinct,complete,pure,the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
巷 xiang4 lane,alley
，
巷內有個古廟，
巷 xiang4 lane,alley
古 gu3 ancient,old,paleo-,surname Gu
廟 miao4 temple,monastery(庙)
，
因地方窄狹，
窄 zhai3 narrow
狹 xia2 narrow,narrow-minded(狭)
，
人皆呼作葫蘆廟．
呼 hu1 to call,to cry,to shout,to breath out,to exhale
葫蘆 hu2 lu5 bottle gourd,Lagenaria siceraria,block (part of pulley),hook block(葫
芦)
．
廟旁住著一家鄉宦，
旁 pang2 beside,one side,other,side,self,the right-hand side of split Chinese
character, often the phonetic
住 zhu4 to live,to dwell,to stay,to reside,to stop
ending(着)
一家 yi1 jia1 the whole family
宦 huan4 an official
，
姓甄，

，
名費，
名 ming2 name,noun (part of speech),place (e.g. among winners),famous,classifier

for people
費 fei4 to cost,to spend,fee,wasteful,expenses,surname Fei(费)
，
字士隱．
．
嫡妻封氏，
嫡 di2 first wife,son of first wife

妻 qi1 wife
封 Feng1 surname Feng
feng1 to confer,to grant,to bestow a title,to seal,classifier for sealed objects,
esp. letters
，
情性賢淑，
性 xing4
淑 shu1 warm and virtuous,used in given names,Taiwan pr. shu2
，
深明禮義．
深 shen1 deep,profound,dark (of color)

禮義 li3 yi4 righteousness,justice(礼义)
．
家中雖不甚富貴，
家中 jia1 zhong1 one's family

甚 shen2 what(什)
，
然本地便也推他為望族了．

本地 ben3 di4 local,this locality
推 tui1 to push,to cut,to refuse,to reject,to decline,to shirk (responsibility),to
put off,to delay,to push forward,to nominate,to elect
他 ta1 he,him
towards,towards
workers 上班族)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
因這甄士隱稟性恬淡，
(这)
稟性 bing3 xing4 natural disposition(禀性)
恬淡 tian2 dan4 quiet and contented,indifferent to fame or gain
，
不以功名為念，

以 Yi3
功名 gong1 ming2 scholarly honor (in imperial exams),rank,achievement,fame,glory
，
每日只以觀花修竹，
每日 mei3 ri4 daily

:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
以 Yi3
觀 guan1 to look at,to watch,to observe,to behold,concept,point of view(观)
guan4 Taoist monastery(观)
修 xiu1 to decorate,to embellish,to repair,to build,to study,to write,to cultivate
竹 zhu2 bamboo
，
酌酒吟詩為樂，
酌 zhuo2 to pour wine,to drink wine,to deliberate,to consider

吟 yin2 moan,to hum
詩 shi1 poem(诗)
，
倒是神仙一流人品．
倒是 dao4 shi5 contrary to what one might expect,actually,contrariwise

神仙 shen2 xian1 a Daoist immortal,a supernatural entity,(in modern fiction) fairy,
elf, leprechaun etc,fig. lighthearted person,(used in advertising: Live like an
immortal 活神仙似)
一流 yi1 liu2 top quality,front ranking
人品 ren2 pin3 moral standing,moral quality,character,personality,appearance,
(Informal) looks,bearing
．
只是一件不足：

不足 bu4 zu2 insufficient,lacking,deficiency,not enough,inadequate,not
worth,cannot,should
：
如今年已半百，

年 nian2 year
，
膝下無儿，
膝 xi1 knee
decline,to go down
儿 :兒: er2 son
:兒: r5 non-syllabic diminutive suffix,retroflex final
，
只有一女，
只有 zhi3 you3 only

，
乳名喚作英蓮，
乳 ru3 breast,milk
for people
喚作 huan4 zuo4 be called,be known as(唤作)
英 Ying1 English,brave,surname Ying
蓮 lian2 lotus(莲)
，
年方三歲．
年 nian2 year
三 san1 three,3
歲 sui4 classifier for years (of age),year,year (of crop harvests)(岁)
．
一日，炎夏永晝，士隱于書房閒坐，至手倦拋書，伏几少憩，不覺朦朧睡去．夢至一處，不辨是何地方．忽見那
廂來了一僧一道，且行且談．只听道人問道：“你攜了這蠢物，意欲何往？"那僧笑道：“你放心，如今現有一段風
流公案正該了結，這一干風流冤家，尚未投胎入世．趁此机會，就將此蠢物夾帶于中，使他去經歷經歷。”那道人
道：“原來近日風流冤孽又將造劫歷世去不成？但不知落于何方何處？"那僧笑道：“此事說來好笑，竟是千古未聞
的罕事．只因西方靈河岸上三生石畔，有絳珠草一株，時有赤瑕宮神瑛侍者，日以甘露灌溉，這絳珠草始得久延
歲月．后來既受天地精華，复得雨露滋養，遂得脫卻草胎木質，得換人形，僅修成個女体，終日游于离恨天外，
饑則食蜜青果為膳，渴則飲灌愁海水為湯．只因尚未酬報灌溉之德，故其五內便郁結著一段纏綿不盡之意．恰近
日這神瑛侍者凡心偶熾，乘此昌明太平朝世，意欲下凡造歷幻緣，已在警幻仙子案前挂了號．警幻亦曾問及，灌
溉之情未償，趁此倒可了結的．那絳珠仙子道：`他是甘露之惠，我并無此水可還．他既下世為人，我也去下世為
人，但把我一生所有的眼淚還他，也償還得過他了．'因此一事，就勾出多少風流冤家來，陪他們去了結此
案。”那道人道：“果是罕聞．實未聞有還淚之說．想來這一段故事，比歷來風月事故更加瑣碎細膩了。”那僧
道：“歷來几個風流人物，不過傳其大概以及詩詞篇章而已，至家庭閨閣中一飲一食，總未述記．再者，大半風月
故事，不過偷香竊玉，暗約私奔而已，并不曾將儿女之真情發泄一二．想這一干人入世，其情痴色鬼，賢愚不肖
者，悉与前人傳述不同矣。”那道人道：“趁此何不你我也去下世度脫几個，豈不是一場功德？"那僧道：“正合吾
意，你且同我到警幻仙子宮中，將蠢物交割清楚，待這一干風流孽鬼下世已完，你我再去．如今雖已有一半落
塵，然猶未全集。”道人道：“既如此，便隨你去來。”
一日，

，
炎夏永晝，
炎夏 yan2 xia4 hot summer,scorching summer

晝 zhou4 daytime(昼)
，
士隱于書房閒坐，
書房 shu1 fang2 study (i.e. the kind of room)(书房)
Zuo
，
至手倦拋書，
手 shou3 hand,(formal) to hold,person engaged in certain types of work,person
skilled in certain types of work,personal(ly),convenient
倦 juan4 tired
拋 pao1 to throw,to toss,to fling,to cast,to abandon(抛)
，
伏几少憩，
伏 fu2 to lean over,to fall (go down),to hide (in ambush),to conceal oneself,to lie
low,hottest days of summer,to submit,to concede defeat,to overcome,to
subdue,volt,surname Fu
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
shao4 young
憩 qi4 to rest
，
不覺朦朧睡去．

朦朧 meng2 long2 blur(朦胧)
睡 shui4 to sleep
．
夢至一處，
，
不辨是何地方．

辨 bian4 to distinguish,to recognize
何 He2 surname He
．
忽見那廂來了一僧一道，
忽 hu1 suddenly
xian4 appear(见)
廂 xiang1 box (in theater),side room,side(厢)
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
且行且談．
company
．
只听道人問道：
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
問道 wen4 dao4 to ask the way,to ask(问道)
：
“你攜了這蠢物，
“ 你 ni3
:瞭: liao3 clear
(这)
，
意欲何往？

何 He2 surname He
往 wang3 to go (in a direction),to,towards,(of a train) bound for,past,previous
？
"那僧笑道：
" 那 na3 variant of 哪,how,which

：
“你放心，
放心 fang4 xin1 to set one's mind at rest,to be at ease,to rest

，
如今現有一段風流公案正該了結，

現有 xian4 you3 currently existing,currently available(现有)
公案 gong1 an4 judge's desk,complex legal case
正 zheng1 Chinese 1st month of year
zheng4 just (right),main,upright,straight,correct,positive,greater than
zero,principle
該 gai1 that,the above-mentioned,most likely,to deserve,should,ought to,owe(该)
了結 liao3 jie2 to settle,to finish,to conclude,to wind up(了结)
，
這一干風流冤家，

(这)
干 gan1 to concern,to interfere,shield,stem
gan4 to work,to do,to manage
:乾: gan1 dry,clean,surname Gan
:幹: gan4 tree trunk,main part of sth,to manage,to work,to do,capable,cadre (in
communist party),to kill (slang),to fuck (taboo word)
冤家 yuan1 jia1 enemy,foe,in opera, sweetheart or destined love
，
尚未投胎入世．
尚未 shang4 wei4 not yet,still not

．
趁此机會，
趁 chen4 to avail oneself of,to take advantage of

此 ci3 this,these
机 :機: ji1 machine,engine,opportunity,intention,aircraft,pivot,crucial
point,flexible (quick-witted),organic,surname Ji
會 hui4 can,be possible,be able to,will,be likely to,be sure to,to assemble,to
meet,to gather,to see,union,group,association(会)
kuai4 to balance an account,accounting(会)
，
就將此蠢物夾帶于中，

此 ci3 this,these
夾帶 jia1 dai4 to smuggle,to carry secretly,notes smuggled into an exam(夹带)
，
使他去經歷經歷。

他 ta1 he,him
。
”那道人道：

：
“原來近日風流冤孽又將造劫歷世去不成？
“ 原來 yuan2 lai2 original,former,originally,formerly,at first,so... actually(原来)

近日 jin4 ri4 in the past few days,recently,in the last few days
冤孽 yuan1 nie4 sin (in Buddhism),enmity leading to sin
造 zao4 to make,to build,to invent,to manufacture
不成 bu4 cheng2 won't do
？
但不知落于何方何處？
tiredness etc)
落 la4 leave behind
luo4 alight,to fall,to drop (behind)
何 He2 surname He
何處 he2 chu3 whence,where(何处)
？
"那僧笑道：

：
“此事說來好笑，
theory)(说)
好笑 hao3 xiao4 laughable,funny,ridiculous
，
竟是千古未聞的罕事．
千 qian1 thousand
:韆: qian1 a swing
古 gu3 ancient,old,paleo-,surname Gu
Wen(闻)
di4 aim,clear
罕 han3 rare
．
只因西方靈河岸上三生石畔，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
西方 xi1 fang1 the West,the Occident,Western countries
河岸 he2 an4 riverside,river bank
三 san1 three,3
畔 pan4 bank,field-path
，
有絳珠草一株，

絳 jiang4 purple-red(绛)
珠 zhu1 bead,pearl
草 cao3 grass,straw,manuscript,draft (of a document),careless,rough
株 zhu1 tree trunk,stump (tree root),a plant,classifier for trees or plants,to
involve others (in shady business)
，
時有赤瑕宮神瑛侍者，

赤 chi4 red,scarlet,bare,naked
瑕 xia2 blemish,flaw in jade
宮 gong1 palace,surname Gong,castration (as corporal punishment),first note in
pentatonic scale(宫)
瑛 ying1 (crystal),lustrous
侍者 shi4 zhe3 attendant,waiter
，
日以甘露灌溉，

以 Yi3
expose
灌溉 guan4 gai4 to irrigate
，
這絳珠草始得久延歲月．

(这)
珠 zhu1 bead,pearl
始 shi3 begin
久 jiu3 (long) time,(long) duration of time
延 yan2 to prolong,to extend,to delay,surname Yan
歲月 sui4 yue4 the years of a person's life(岁月)
．
后來既受天地精華，

受 shou4 to receive,to accept,to suffer,subjected to,to bear,to stand,pleasant,
(passive marker)
天地 tian1 di4 heaven and earth,the world
精華 jing1 hua2 best feature,most important part of an
object,quintessence,essence,soul(精华)
，
复得雨露滋養，

雨 yu3 rain
expose
滋養 zi1 yang3 nourish(滋养)
，
遂得脫卻草胎木質，

脫 tuo1 to shed,to take off,to escape,to get away from(脱)
though(却)
木質 mu4 zhi4 wooden(木质)
，
得換人形，

換 huan4 change,exchange(换)
人形 ren2 xing2 human shape,in human form,of human appearance,doll,puppet
，
僅修成個女体，
僅 jin3 barely,only,merely(仅)
修 xiu1 to decorate,to embellish,to repair,to build,to study,to write,to cultivate
Cheng
体 :體: ti3 body,form,style,system
，
終日游于离恨天外，
終日 zhong1 ri4 all day long(终日)

游 you2 to walk,to tour,to roam,to travel,to swim,surname You
:遊: you2 to walk,to tour,to roam,to travel,surname You
离 :離: li2 to leave,to depart,to go away,from
恨 hen4 to hate
外 wai4 outside,in addition,foreign,external
，
饑則食蜜青果為膳，
饑 ji1 (饥)
食 shi2 animal feed,eat,food
si4 to feed
蜜 mi4 honey
果 guo3 fruit,result
膳 shan4 meals
，
渴則飲灌愁海水為湯．
渴 ke3 thirsty
飲 yin3 to drink(饮)
灌 guan4 irrigate,pour
海水 hai3 shui3 seawater
湯 tang1 soup,surname Tang(汤)
．
只因尚未酬報灌溉之德，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
尚未 shang4 wei4 not yet,still not
酬報 chou2 bao4 to repay,to reward(酬报)
，
故其五內便郁結著一段纏綿不盡之意．
五 wu3 five,5
郁結 yu4 jie2 to suffer from pent up frustrations,mental knot,emotional issue(郁结)
ending(着)
纏綿 chan2 mian2 touching (emotions),lingering (illness)(缠绵)
．
恰近日這神瑛侍者凡心偶熾，
恰 qia4 exactly,just
近日 jin4 ri4 in the past few days,recently,in the last few days
(这)
瑛 ying1 (crystal),lustrous
侍者 shi4 zhe3 attendant,waiter
偶 ou3 accidental,image,pair,mate
熾 chi4 flame,blaze(炽)
，
乘此昌明太平朝世，
乘 cheng2 to ride,to mount,to make use of,to avail oneself of,to take advantage
of,to multiply,Buddhist teaching
此 ci3 this,these
昌 chang1 prosperous,flourish,surname Chang
太平 tai4 ping2 peace and security
朝 chao2 to face,towards,facing,direct,dynasty,imperial court
zhao1 morning
，
意欲下凡造歷幻緣，

decline,to go down
幻 huan4 fantasy
緣 yuan2 cause,reason,karma,fate,predestined affinity,margin,hem,edge,along(缘)
，
已在警幻仙子案前挂了號．

action in progress)
警 jing3 to alert,to warn,police
幻 huan4 fantasy
仙子 xian1 zi3 fairy
挂 :掛: gua4 to hang,to put up,to suspend
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
警幻亦曾問及，

幻 huan4 fantasy
亦 yi4 also
clause)
，
灌溉之情未償，

償 chang2 to compensate,pay back,to recompense(偿)
，
趁此倒可了結的．
趁 chen4 to avail oneself of,to take advantage of

此 ci3 this,these
捣),profiteer
for emphasis)
di4 aim,clear
．
那絳珠仙子道：

珠 zhu1 bead,pearl
：
`他是甘露之惠，
` 他 ta1 he,him
expose
惠 hui4 favor,blessing,surname Hui
，
我并無此水可還．
我 wo3 I,me,my
此 ci3 this,these
水 shui3 water,river,liquid,beverage,molten (metal),surname Shui
for emphasis)
．
他既下世為人，
他 ta1 he,him
下世 xia4 shi4 to die,the next generation
為人 wei2 ren2 behavior,one's conduct(为人)
，
我也去下世為人，
我 wo3 I,me,my
為人 wei2 ren2 behavior,one's conduct(为人)
，
但把我一生所有的眼淚還他，
ba4 handle
我 wo3 I,me,my
一生 yi1 sheng1 all one's life,throughout one's life
di4 aim,clear
眼淚 yan3 lei4 tears,crying(眼泪)
他 ta1 he,him
，
也償還得過他了．

償還 chang2 huan2 to repay,to reimburse(偿还)
他 ta1 he,him
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
'因此一事，
' 因此 yin1 ci3 thus,consequently,as a result

，
就勾出多少風流冤家來，

勾 gou1 to cancel,to delineate,hook
gou4 affair,to reach for (with hand)
多少 duo1 shao3 number,amount,somewhat
duo1 shao5 how much,how many,which (number),as much as
冤家 yuan1 jia1 enemy,foe,in opera, sweetheart or destined love
，
陪他們去了結此案。
陪 pei2 to accompany,to keep sb company

此 ci3 this,these
。
”那道人道：

：
“果是罕聞．
“ 果 guo3 fruit,result
罕 han3 rare
Wen(闻)
．
實未聞有還淚之說．
Wen(闻)
淚 lei4 tears(泪)
theory)(说)
．
想來這一段故事，
想來 xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that(想来)

(这)
，
比歷來風月事故更加瑣碎細膩了。
月事 yue4 shi4 menses,menstruation,a woman's periods
更加 geng4 jia1 more (than sth else),even more
瑣碎 suo3 sui4 trivial matters(琐碎)
細膩 xi4 ni4 exquisite,meticulous(细腻)
:瞭: liao3 clear
。
”那僧道：

：
“歷來几個風流人物，
“ 歷來 li4 lai2 always,throughout (a period of time),(of) all-time(历来)

几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
人物 ren2 wu4 a person,a character (in a play, novel etc),a protagonist
，
不過傳其大概以及詩詞篇章而已，

大概 da4 gai4 roughly,probably,rough,approximate,about
以及 yi3 ji2 as well as,too,and
詩詞 shi1 ci2 verse(诗词)
篇章 pian1 zhang1 writing,sections and chapters
，
至家庭閨閣中一飲一食，
家庭 jia1 ting2 family,household
食 shi2 animal feed,eat,food
si4 to feed
，
總未述記．
總 zong3 always,to assemble,gather,total,overall,head,chief,general,in every

case(总)
．
再者，

，
大半風月故事，
大半 da4 ban4 more than half,greater part,most,probably,most likely

月 yue4 moon,month
，
不過偷香竊玉，

偷香竊玉 tou1 xiang1 qie4 yu4 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom);
philandering,secret illicit sex(偷香窃玉)
，
暗約私奔而已，
暗 an4 dark,gloomy,hidden,secret,muddled,obscure,in the dark

:闇: an4 dark,gloomy,muddled,obscure,in the dark,to close (a
door),night,eclipse,stupid,ignorant
約 yao1 weigh(约)
yue1 appointment,agreement,to arrange,to restrict,approximately(约)
私奔 si1 ben1 to elope
，
并不曾將儿女之真情發泄一二．
并不 :並不: bing4 bu4 not at all,emphatically not

clause)
儿女 :兒女: er2 nu:3 children,sons and daughters
真情 zhen1 qing2 real situation,the truth
泄 xie4 to leak (of water or gas),to drip,to drain,to discharge,to leak out,to
divulge (secrets),to give vent (to anger, spite etc),to disperse,to reduce
．
想這一干人入世，

(这)
，
其情痴色鬼，

情痴 :情癡: qing2 chi1 infatuated,lovesick person
色鬼 se4 gui3 sex maniac
，
賢愚不肖者，

愚 yu2 stupid
不肖 bu4 xiao4 unworthy
，
悉与前人傳述不同矣。
悉 xi1 in all cases,know

与 :與: yu2 (same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to
吗 or 呢)
:與: yu3 and,to give,together with
:與: yu4 take part in
前人 qian2 ren2 predecessor,forebears,the person facing you
傳述 chuan2 shu4 to relay,to retell(传述)
不同 bu4 tong2 different,distinct,not the same,not alike
矣 yi3 archaic final particle similar to modern 了
。
”那道人道：

：
“趁此何不你我也去下世度脫几個，
“ 趁 chen4 to avail oneself of,to take advantage of

此 ci3 this,these
何不 he2 bu4 why not?,why not do (sth)?
你 ni3
我 wo3 I,me,my
度 du4 to pass,to spend (time),measure,limit,extent,degree of intensity,(classifier
for angles and temperature) degree,(classifier for events and occurrences),
(classifier for electricity) kilowatt-hour
duo2 estimate
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
，
豈不是一場功德？

功德 gong1 de2 achievements and virtue
？
"那僧道：

：
“正合吾意，
“ 正 zheng1 Chinese 1st month of year
zero,principle
合 ge3 100 ml,one-tenth of a peck,measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng
升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
he2 Chinese musical note,fit,to join,counter for matches, battles etc
吾 wu2 I,my
，
你且同我到警幻仙子宮中，
你 ni3
我 wo3 I,me,my
幻 huan4 fantasy
宮 gong1 palace,surname Gong,castration (as corporal punishment),first note in
pentatonic scale(宫)
，
將蠢物交割清楚，

交割 jiao1 ge1 delivery (commerce)
清楚 qing1 chu5 clear,clearly understood,distinct
，
待這一干風流孽鬼下世已完，
待 dai1 stay,delay
(这)
孽 nie4 consequence of sin
鬼 gui3 ghost,sly,crafty
完 wan2 to finish,to be over,whole,complete,entire
，
你我再去．
你 ni3
我 wo3 I,me,my
．
如今雖已有一半落塵，

一半 yi1 ban4 half
塵 chen2 dust,dirt,earth(尘)
，
然猶未全集。

猶 you2 also,as if,still,to scheme,a Jew(犹)
全集 quan2 ji2 omnibus,complete works (of a writer or artist)
。
”道人道：
” 道人 dao4 ren2 Taoist devotee (honorific)

：
“既如此，

，
便隨你去來。

隨 sui2 to follow,to comply with,varying according to...,to allow,surname Sui(随)
你 ni3
。
”
卻說甄士隱俱听得明白，但不知所云"蠢物"系何東西．遂不禁上前施禮，笑問道：“二仙師請了。”那僧道也忙答
禮相問．士隱因說道：“适聞仙師所談因果，實人世罕聞者．但弟子愚濁，不能洞悉明白，若蒙大開痴頑，備細一
聞，弟子則洗耳諦听，稍能警省，亦可免沉倫之苦。”二仙笑道：“此乃玄机不可預泄者．到那時不要忘我二人，
便可跳出火坑矣。”士隱听了，不便再問．因笑道：“玄机不可預泄，但适云`蠢物'，不知為何，或可一見
否？"那僧道：“若問此物，倒有一面之緣。”說著，取出遞与士隱．士隱接了看時，原來是塊鮮明美玉，上面字跡
分明，鐫著"通靈寶玉"四字，后面還有几行小字．正欲細看時，那僧便說已到幻境，便強從手中奪了去，与道人
竟過一大石牌坊，上書四個大字，乃是"太虛幻境"．兩邊又有一幅對聯，道是：
卻說甄士隱俱听得明白，
卻說 que4 shuo1 and the story continues thus: (literary auxiliary particle 发语辞)
(却说)
俱 ju1 entirely,without exception
ju4 a social club
，
但不知所云"蠢物"系何東西．
不知所云 bu4 zhi1 suo3 yun2 to not know what sb is driving at,to be unintelligible
" 蠢 chun3 blunt,stupid,to wiggle (of worms),sluggish
" 系 xi4 system,department,faculty,to tie
何 He2 surname He
東西 dong1 xi1 east and west(东西)
dong1 xi5 thing,stuff,person(东西)
．
遂不禁上前施禮，

不禁 bu4 jin1 can't help (doing sth),can't refrain from
上前 shang4 qian2 to go forward,front upper
施禮 shi1 li3 to salute,to greet(施礼)
，
笑問道：
問道 wen4 dao4 to ask the way,to ask(问道)
：
“二仙師請了。
“ 二 er4 two,2,stupid (Beijing dialect)

仙 xian1 immortal
請 qing3 to ask,to invite,please (do sth),to treat (to a meal etc),to request(请)
:瞭: liao3 clear
。
”那僧道也忙答禮相問．

忙 mang2 busy,hurriedly
答禮 da2 li3 to return a courtesy,return gift(答礼)
．
士隱因說道：
：
“适聞仙師所談因果，
“ 适 :適: shi4 to fit,to suit,just now

Wen(闻)
仙 xian1 immortal
因果 yin1 guo3 karma,cause and effect
，
實人世罕聞者．
人世 ren2 shi4 human world
罕 han3 rare
Wen(闻)
．
但弟子愚濁，
愚 yu2 stupid
濁 zhuo2 turbid,muddy,impure(浊)
，
不能洞悉明白，

洞悉 dong4 xi1 to clearly understand
，
若蒙大開痴頑，
大開 da4 kai1 to open wide(大开)
，
備細一聞，
備 bei4 to prepare,get ready,to provide or equip(备)

Wen(闻)
，
弟子則洗耳諦听，

洗 xi3 to wash,to bathe
耳 er3 ear,handle (archaeology),and that is all (classical Chinese)
諦 di4 examine,truth (Buddh.)(谛)
，
稍能警省，

relative)
，
亦可免沉倫之苦。
亦 yi4 also
for emphasis)
免 mian3 to exempt,to remove,to avoid,to excuse
沉 chen2 to submerge,to immerse,to sink,deep,profound,to lower,to drop
倫 lun2 human relationship,order,coherence(伦)
。
”二仙笑道：
” 二 er4 two,2,stupid (Beijing dialect)

仙 xian1 immortal
：
“此乃玄机不可預泄者．
玄机 :玄機: xuan2 ji1 profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism),mysterious principles
預 yu4 to advance,in advance,beforehand,to prepare(预)
．
到那時不要忘我二人，

那時 na4 shi2 then,at that time,in those days(那时)
不要 bu4 yao4 don't!,must not
忘我 wang4 wo3 selflessness,altruism
，
便可跳出火坑矣。

for emphasis)
跳出火坑 tiao4 chu1 huo3 keng1 lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape
from a living hell,to free oneself from a life of torture
。
”士隱听了，
” 士 shi4 scholar,warrior,knight
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
不便再問．
不便 bu4 bian4 inconvenient,inappropriate,unsuitable,short of cash

．
因笑道：
：
“玄机不可預泄，
“ 玄机 :玄機: xuan2 ji1 profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism),mysterious

principles
預 yu4 to advance,in advance,beforehand,to prepare(预)
，
但适云`蠢物'，
:雲: yun2 cloud
` 蠢 chun3 blunt,stupid,to wiggle (of worms),sluggish
不知為何，
tiredness etc)
為何 wei4 he2 why(为何)
，
或可一見否？
for emphasis)
xian4 appear(见)
pi3 clogged,evil
？
"那僧道：

：
“若問此物，
“ 若 ruo4 to seem,like,as,if
此 ci3 this,these
，
倒有一面之緣。

捣),profiteer
一面 yi1 mian4 one side
緣 yuan2 cause,reason,karma,fate,predestined affinity,margin,hem,edge,along(缘)
。
”說著，

theory)(说)
ending(着)
，
取出遞与士隱．
取出 qu3 chu1 to take out,to extract,to draw out

遞 di4 to hand over,to pass on sth.,gradually (increase or
decrease),progressively(递)
吗 or 呢)
．
士隱接了看時，
接 jie1 to receive,to answer (the phone),to meet or welcome sb,to connect,to
catch,to join,to extend,to take one's turn on duty,take over for sb
:瞭: liao3 clear
danger)
，
原來是塊鮮明美玉，

鮮明 xian1 ming2 bright,clear-cut,distinct(鲜明)
美玉 mei3 yu4 a gem
，
上面字跡分明，
上面 shang4 mian5 on top of,above-mentioned

字跡 zi4 ji4 handwriting(字迹)
分明 fen1 ming2 clearly demarcated,sharply contoured
，
鐫著"通靈寶玉"四字，
鐫 juan1 to engrave (on wood or stone),to inscribe(镌)

ending(着)
靈寶 Ling2 bao3 (灵宝)
玉 yu4 jade
" 四 si4 four,4
，
后面還有几行小字．
后面 :後面: hou4 mian5 rear,back,behind,later,afterwards

還有 hai2 you3 furthermore,in addition,still,also(还有)
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
company
．
正欲細看時，

zero,principle
細看 xi4 kan4 to peer,to scan,to examine carefully(细看)
，
那僧便說已到幻境，

theory)(说)
幻境 huan4 jing4 land of fantasy,fairyland
，
便強從手中奪了去，

強 jiang4 stubborn,unyielding(强)
qiang2 strong,powerful,better,slightly more than,vigorous,violent,surname Qiang(强)
qiang3 to strive,to make an effort(强)
奪 duo2 to rob,to snatch(夺)
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
与道人竟過一大石牌坊，
吗 or 呢)
dai4 doctor
牌坊 pai2 fang1 memorial arch
，
上書四個大字，
上書 shang4 shu1 to write a letter (to the authorities),to present a petition(上书)

四 si4 four,4
dai4 doctor
，
乃是"太虛幻境"．
乃是 nai3 shi4 to be
" 太虛 Tai4 xu1 Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)(太虚)
tai4 xu1 great emptiness,the void,heaven,the skies,universe,cosmos,original
essence of the cosmos(太虚)
兩邊又有一幅對聯，
兩邊 liang3 bian5 either side,both sides(两边)

幅 fu2 width,roll,classifier for textiles or pictures
對聯 dui4 lian2 rhyming couplet,pair of lines of verse written vertically down the
sides of a doorway(对联)
，
道是：
：
假作真時真亦假，無為有處有還無．士隱意欲也跟了過去，方舉步時，忽听一聲霹靂，有若山崩地陷．士隱大叫
一聲，定睛一看，只見烈日炎炎，芭蕉冉冉，所夢之事便忘了大半．又見奶母正抱了英蓮走來．士隱見女儿越發
生得粉妝玉琢，乖覺可喜，便伸手接來，抱在怀內，斗他頑耍一回，又帶至街前，看那過會的熱鬧．方欲進來
時，只見從那邊來了一僧一道：那僧則癩頭跣腳，那道則跛足蓬頭，瘋瘋癲癲，揮霍談笑而至．及至到了他門前
看見士隱抱著英蓮，那僧便大哭起來，又向士隱道：“施主，你把這有命無運，累及爹娘之物，抱在怀內作
甚？"士隱听了，知是瘋話，也不去睬他．那僧還說：“舍我罷，舍我罷！"士隱不耐煩，便抱女儿撤身要進去，那
僧乃指著他大笑，口內念了四句言詞道：
假作真時真亦假，
假作 jia3 zuo4 to feign,to pretend

真 zhen1 really,truly,indeed,real,true,genuine
亦 yi4 also
jia4 vacation
，
無為有處有還無．
無為 Wu2 wei2 (无为)

wu2 wei2 the Daoist doctrine of inaction,let things take their own course,laissez-
faire(无为)
．
士隱意欲也跟了過去，
隱意 yin3 yi4 implied meaning(隐意)
跟 gen1 heel,to follow closely,to go with,to marry sb (of woman),with,towards,as
(compared to),from (different from),and (in addition to)
:瞭: liao3 clear
過去 guo4 qu5 (in the) past,former,previous,to go over,to pass by(过去)
，
方舉步時，

舉 ju3 to lift,to hold up,to cite,to enumerate,to act,to raise,to choose,to
elect(举)
步 bu4 a step,a pace,walk,march,stages in a process
，
忽听一聲霹靂，
忽 hu1 suddenly
一聲 yi1 sheng1 sound,first tone of putonghua (high level tone)(一声)
霹靂 pi1 li4 clap of thunder,thunderbolt(霹雳)
，
有若山崩地陷．

山崩 shan1 beng1 landslide,landslip
陷 xian4 pitfall,trap,to get stuck,to sink,to cave in,to frame (false charge),to
capture (a city in battle),to fall (to the enemy),defect
．
士隱大叫一聲，
dai4 doctor
叫 jiao4 to shout,to call,to order,to ask,to be called,by (indicates agent in the
passive mood)
，
定睛一看，
定睛 ding4 jing1 to stare at

danger)
，
只見烈日炎炎，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
xian4 appear(见)
烈日 Lie4 ri4 Liege, town in Belgium
炎炎 yan2 yan2 scorching
，
芭蕉冉冉，
芭蕉 ba1 jiao1 plantain

冉冉 ran3 ran3 gradually,slowly,softly drooping (branches, hair)
，
所夢之事便忘了大半．

忘 wang4 to forget,to overlook,to neglect
:瞭: liao3 clear
大半 da4 ban4 more than half,greater part,most,probably,most likely
．
又見奶母正抱了英蓮走來．

xian4 appear(见)
奶 nai3 breast,lady,milk
母 mu3 female,mother
zero,principle
抱 bao4 to hold,to carry (in one's arms),to hug or embrace,surround,cherish
:瞭: liao3 clear
走 zou3 to walk,to go,to run,to move (of vehicle),to visit,to leave,to go away,to
die (euph.),from,through,away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走),to change (shape,
form, meaning)
．
士隱見女儿越發生得粉妝玉琢，
xian4 appear(见)
女儿 :女兒: nu:3 er2 daughter
越發 yue4 fa1 increasingly,more and more,ever more,all the more(越发)
粉 fen3 powder,cosmetic face powder,food prepared from starch,noodles or pasta made
from any kind of flour,whitewash,white,pink
妝 zhuang1 adornment,adorn(妆)
玉 yu4 jade
琢 zhuo2 to cut (gems)
，
乖覺可喜，
乖覺 guai1 jue2 perceptive,alert,clever,shrewd(乖觉)

可喜 ke3 xi3 making one happy,gratifying,heartening
，
便伸手接來，

伸手 shen1 shou3 to hold out a hand,to ask for sth
，
抱在怀內，

action in progress)
，
斗他頑耍一回，
斗 dou3 decaliter,peck,dry measure for grain equal to ten sheng 升 or one-tenth dan
石
:鬥: dou4 to fight,to struggle,to condemn,to censure,to contend,to put
together,coming together
他 ta1 he,him
耍 shua3 to play with,to juggle
，
又帶至街前，

帶 dai4 band,belt,girdle,ribbon,tire,area,zone,region,to wear,to carry,to lead,to
bring,to look after,to raise(带)
街 jie1 street
，
看那過會的熱鬧．

danger)
di4 aim,clear
熱鬧 re4 nao5 bustling with noise and excitement,lively(热闹)
．
方欲進來時，
進來 jin4 lai2 to come in(进来)
，
只見從那邊來了一僧一道：
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
xian4 appear(见)
那邊 na4 bian5 over there,yonder(那边)
:瞭: liao3 clear
：
那僧則癩頭跣腳，

癩 lai4 scabies,skin disease(癞)
livestock(头)
跣 xian3 barefooted
腳 jiao3 foot,leg,base,kick(脚)
jue2 role(脚)
，
那道則跛足蓬頭，

跛足 bo3 zu2 lame
livestock(头)
，
瘋瘋癲癲，
瘋 feng1 insane,mad,wild(疯)
瘋癲 feng1 dian1 insane,crazy(疯癫)
癲 dian1 convulsions,crazy(癫)
，
揮霍談笑而至．
揮霍 hui1 huo4 to squander money,extravagant,prodigal,free and easy,agile(挥霍)

．
及至到了他門前看見士隱抱著英蓮，

到了 dao4 le5 at last,finally,in the end,has arrived,when subj. arrives at a
location or time
他 ta1 he,him
門前 men2 qian2 in front of the door(门前)
看見 kan4 jian4 to see,to catch sight of(看见)
ending(着)
，
那僧便大哭起來，

大哭 da4 ku1 to cry loudly
起來 qi3 lai5 beginning or continuing an action,upward movement,stand up(起来)
，
又向士隱道：

：
“施主，
“ 施 shi1 to distribute (alms),to do,to execute,to carry out,surname Shi

主 zhu3 to own,to host,master,lord,primary
，
你把這有命無運，
你 ni3
ba4 handle
(这)
命 ming4 life,fate,order
運 yun4 to move,to transport,to use,to apply,fortune,luck,fate(运)
，
累及爹娘之物，
累 lei3 accumulate
lei4 implicate,tired
:纍: lei2 cumbersome
爹 die1 dad
娘 niang2 mother,young lady
:孃: niang2 mother
，
抱在怀內作甚？

action in progress)
甚 shen2 what(什)
？
"士隱听了，
" 士 shi4 scholar,warrior,knight

:瞭: liao3 clear
，
知是瘋話，

said(话)
，
也不去睬他．

睬 cai3 pay attention,take notice of,to care for
他 ta1 he,him
．
那僧還說：

還說 hai2 shuo1 to add (in speaking),to also say(还说)
：
“舍我罷，
“ 舍 she4 residence
我 wo3 I,me,my
罷 ba4 to stop,cease,dismiss,suspend,to quit,to finish(罢)
ba5 (final particle, same as 吧)(罢)
，
舍我罷！
舍 she4 residence
我 wo3 I,me,my
！
"士隱不耐煩，

不耐煩 bu4 nai4 fan2 impatience,impatient(不耐烦)
，
便抱女儿撤身要進去，

撤 che4 to remove,to take away,to withdraw
身 shen1 body,torso,person,life,status,pregnancy,classifier for clothes: suit
進去 jin4 qu4 to go in(进去)
，
那僧乃指著他大笑，

指 zhi3 finger,to point,to direct,to indicate,to refer to,to rely on,to count on,
(hair) stands stiffly on end
ending(着)
他 ta1 he,him
dai4 doctor
，
口內念了四句言詞道：
cannons, wells etc)
:瞭: liao3 clear
四 si4 four,4
句 ju4 sentence,clause,phrase,classifier for phrases or lines of verse
言詞 yan2 ci2 words,expression(言词)
：
慣養嬌生笑你痴，菱花空對雪澌澌．
慣養嬌生笑你痴，
慣養 guan4 yang3 to spoil; to indulge (someone, usually a child)(惯养)

嬌 jiao1 lovable,pampered,tender,delicate,frail(娇)
你 ni3
，
菱花空對雪澌澌．
菱 ling2 Trapa natans,water caltrop

對 dui4 couple,pair,to be opposite,to oppose,to face,versus,for,to,correct
(answer),to answer,to reply,to direct (towards sth),right(对)
雪 xue3 snow
澌 si1 drain dry,to exhaust
澌 si1 drain dry,to exhaust
．
好防佳節元宵后，便是煙消火滅時．士隱听得明白，心下猶豫，意欲問他們來歷．只听道人說道：“你我不必同
行，就此分手，各干營生去罷．三劫后，我在北邙山等你，會齊了同往太虛幻境銷號。”那僧道：“最妙，最
妙！"說畢，二人一去，再不見個蹤影了．士隱心中此時自忖：這兩個人必有來歷，該試一問，如今悔卻晚也．
好防佳節元宵后，

readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
防 fang2 to protect,to defend,to guard (against)
佳節 jia1 jie2 festive day,holiday(佳节)
元宵 yuan2 xiao1 Lantern Festival,night of the 15th of the first lunar month
，
便是煙消火滅時．

煙 yan1 cigarette,tobacco,smoke(烟)
火 huo3 fire
滅 mie4 to extinguish,to overthrow (a former regime)(灭)
．
士隱听得明白，
，
心下猶豫，
心下 xin1 xia4 in mind

猶豫 you2 yu4 to hesitate(犹豫)
，
意欲問他們來歷．

．
只听道人說道：
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
：
“你我不必同行，
“ 你 ni3
我 wo3 I,me,my
不必 bu4 bi4 need not,does not have to
同行 tong2 hang2 person of the same profession,of the same trade, occupation or
industry
tong2 xing2 journey together
，
就此分手，
就此 jiu4 ci3 and thus,thereupon

分手 fen1 shou3 to split up,to break up
，
各干營生去罷．
各 ge4 each,every
營生 ying2 sheng1 to earn a living,a livelihood(营生)
．
三劫后，
三 san1 three,3
，
我在北邙山等你，
我 wo3 I,me,my
action in progress)
北邙 Bei3 Mang2 Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty
royal tombs
你 ni3
，
會齊了同往太虛幻境銷號。
齊 Qi2 (name of states and dynasties at several different periods),surname Qi(齐)
qi2 neat,even,level with,identical,simultaneous,all together,to even sth out(齐)
:瞭: liao3 clear
太虛 Tai4 xu1 Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)(太虚)
tai4 xu1 great emptiness,the void,heaven,the skies,universe,cosmos,original
essence of the cosmos(太虚)
銷 xiao1 to melt,to do away with,to sell(销)
。
”那僧道：

：
“最妙，
“ 最 zui4 most,the most,-est

，
最妙！
最 zui4 most,the most,-est

！
"說畢，
" 說 shui4 to canvass,to persuade(说)

theory)(说)
，
二人一去，

，
再不見個蹤影了．

不見 bu4 jian4 not see,not meet(不见)
蹤影 zong1 ying3 trace,vestige,presence(踪影)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
士隱心中此時自忖：
心中 xin1 zhong1 central point,in one's thoughts,in one's heart
此時 ci3 shi2 now,this moment(此时)
自忖 zi4 cun3 to speculate,to ponder
：
這兩個人必有來歷，

(这)
個人 ge4 ren2 individual,personal,oneself(个人)
，
該試一問，
該 gai1 that,the above-mentioned,most likely,to deserve,should,ought to,owe(该)

試 shi4 to test,to try,experiment,examination,test(试)
，
如今悔卻晚也．

悔 hui3 regret
though(却)
晚 wan3 evening,night,late
．
這士隱正痴想，忽見隔壁葫蘆廟內寄居的一個窮儒-姓賈名化，表字時飛，別號雨行者走了出來．這賈雨村原系胡
州人氏，也是詩書仕宦之族，因他生于末世，父母祖宗根基已盡，人口衰喪，只剩得他一身一口，在家鄉無益，
因進京求取功名，再整基業．自前歲來此，又淹蹇住了，暫寄廟中安身，每日賣字作文為生，故士隱常与他交
接．當下雨村見了士隱，忙施禮陪笑道：“老先生倚門佇望，敢是街市上有甚新聞否？"士隱笑道：“非也．适因小
女啼哭，引他出來作耍，正是無聊之甚，兄來得正妙，請入小齋一談，彼此皆可消此永晝。”說著，便令人送女儿
進去，自与雨村攜手來至書房中．小童獻茶．方談得三五句話，忽家人飛報：“嚴老爺來拜。”士隱慌的忙起身謝
罪道：“恕誑駕之罪，略坐，弟即來陪。”雨村忙起身亦讓道：“老先生請便．晚生乃常造之客，稍候何妨。”說
著，士隱已出前廳去了．
這士隱正痴想，

(这)
zero,principle
，
忽見隔壁葫蘆廟內寄居的一個窮儒-姓賈名化，
忽 hu1 suddenly
xian4 appear(见)
隔壁 ge2 bi4 next door
芦)
寄居 ji4 ju1 to live away from home
di4 aim,clear
一個 yi1 ge4 a,an(一个)
窮 qiong2 exhausted,poor(穷)
儒 ru2 scholar,Confucian
- 姓 xing4 family name,surname,name
for people
化 hua1 variant of 花
hua4 to make into,to change into,-ization,to ... -ize,to transform,abbr. for
chemistry 化学
，
表字時飛，
表字 biao3 zi4 literary name (an alternative name of person stressing a moral
principle)
飛 fei1 to fly(飞)
，
別號雨行者走了出來．
別號 bie2 hao4 alias(别号)

雨 yu3 rain
行者 xing2 zhe3 pedestrian, walker,itinerant monk
form, meaning)
:瞭: liao3 clear
出來 chu1 lai2 to come out,to emerge(出来)
．
這賈雨村原系胡州人氏，

(这)
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
原 yuan2 former,original,primary,raw,level,cause,source
系 xi4 system,department,faculty,to tie
胡 hu2 what?, why?, how?,surname Hu,non-Han people, esp. from central Asia, also
called Persians or Barbarians,reckless,outrageous
:鬍: hu2 beard,mustache,whiskers
州 zhou1 province,sub-prefecture,state (e.g. of US)
人氏 ren2 shi4 native,a person who comes from a particular place, ie. 河北省人氏
means "a person from Hebei Province"
，
也是詩書仕宦之族，

詩書 shi1 shu1 the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 and the Book of History 書經|书经,books or
literature in general(诗书)
仕 shi4 an official
workers 上班族)
，
因他生于末世，
他 ta1 he,him
末世 mo4 shi4 last phase (of an age)
，
父母祖宗根基已盡，
父母 fu4 mu3 father and mother,parents

祖宗 zu3 zong1 ancestor,forebear
根基 gen1 ji1 foundation
盡 jin4 to use up,to exhaust,to end,to finish,to the utmost,exhausted,finished,to
the limit (of sth)(尽)
，
人口衰喪，
人口 ren2 kou3 population

衰 cui1 mourning garments
shuai1 weak,feeble,decline,wane
喪 sang1 mourning,funeral(丧)
sang4 lose (by death)(丧)
，
只剩得他一身一口，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
剩 sheng4 have as remainder
他 ta1 he,him
一身 yi1 shen1 whole body,from head to toe,single person,a suit of clothes
一口 yi1 kou3 readily,flatly (deny, admit and so on)
，
在家鄉無益，
action in progress)
家鄉 jia1 xiang1 hometown,native place(家乡)
無益 wu2 yi4 no good,not good for,not beneficial(无益)
，
因進京求取功名，
進京 jin4 Jing1 to enter the capital,to go to Beijing(进京)
求取 qiu2 qu3 seek after
，
再整基業．

整 zheng3 exactly,in good order,whole,complete,entire,in order,orderly,to repair,to
mend,to renovate,to make sb suffer,to punish,to fix,to give sb a hard time
基業 ji1 ye4 foundation,base,family estate(基业)
．
自前歲來此，
此 ci3 this,these
，
又淹蹇住了，

淹 yan1 to flood,to submerge,to drown,to irritate the skin (of liquids),to delay
蹇 jian3 lame,cripple,unfortunate,slow,difficult,nag (inferior horse),donkey,lame
horse,surname Jian
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
暫寄廟中安身，
暫 zan4 temporary,Taiwan pr. zhan4(暂)

寄 ji4 to live (in a house),to lodge,to mail,to send,to entrust,to depend
，
每日賣字作文為生，
每日 mei3 ri4 daily

賣 mai4 to sell(卖)
作文 zuo4 wen2 to write an essay,composition (student essay)
為生 wei2 sheng1 to make a living(为生)
，
故士隱常与他交接．
吗 or 呢)
他 ta1 he,him
交接 jiao1 jie1 to link,to connect,to attach,to transfer,to hand over to,to take
over from,to join with,to turn into,to associate with,to have friendly relations
with,a relay,a change-over,juncture,turn-around,transition,to copulate
．
當下雨村見了士隱，
當下 dang1 xia4 presently,immediately,at once(当下)

雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
xian4 appear(见)
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
忙施禮陪笑道：
施禮 shi1 li3 to salute,to greet(施礼)
：
“老先生倚門佇望，
先生 xian1 sheng5 sir,mister,teacher,(title of respect)

倚 yi3 to lean on,rely upon
佇 zhu4 wait,look towards,turn one's back on(伫)
towards,towards
，
敢是街市上有甚新聞否？
敢 gan3 dare
街 jie1 street
市 shi4 market,city
甚 shen2 what(什)
新聞 xin1 wen2 news(新闻)
pi3 clogged,evil
？
"士隱笑道：

：
“非也．
“ 非 fei1 non-,not-,un-,abbr. for Africa 非洲,wrong,evil-doing,insist on,simply

must
．
适因小女啼哭，

小女 xiao3 nu:3 my daughter (humble)
啼 ti2 to cry,to weep aloud,to crow,to hoot
哭 ku1 to cry,to weep
，
引他出來作耍，
引 yin3 to draw (a bow),to pull,to stretch sth,to extend,to lengthen,to involve

in,to attract,to lead,to guide,to divert (water)
他 ta1 he,him
耍 shua3 to play with,to juggle
，
正是無聊之甚，
正是 zheng4 shi4 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as

無聊 wu2 liao2 nonsense,bored(无聊)
甚 shen2 what(什)
，
兄來得正妙，

zero,principle
，
請入小齋一談，
齋 zhai1 to fast,to abstain from meat or wine,a study room,a building(斋)
，
彼此皆可消此永晝。
彼此 bi3 ci3 each other,one another

皆可 jie1 ke3 both OK,all acceptable
此 ci3 this,these
晝 zhou4 daytime(昼)
。
”說著，

theory)(说)
ending(着)
，
便令人送女儿進去，

令人 ling4 ren2 to cause sb (to do),to make one (feel sth),(used in constructing
words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)
送 song4 to deliver,to carry,to give (as a present),to present (with),to see off,to
send
，
自与雨村攜手來至書房中．
吗 or 呢)
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
攜手 xie2 shou3 hand in hand,to join hands,to collaborate(携手)
．
小童獻茶．
童 tong2 surname Tong,boy,child,children
獻 xian4 to offer(献)
茶 cha2 tea,tea plant
．
方談得三五句話，

三 san1 three,3
五 wu3 five,5
said(话)
，
忽家人飛報：
忽 hu1 suddenly
家人 jia1 ren2 household,(one's) family
報 bao4 to announce,to inform,report,newspaper,recompense,revenge(报)
：
“嚴老爺來拜。
老爺 lao3 ye5 (respectful) lord,master,(informal) maternal grandfather(老爷)

拜 bai4 to pay respect,worship,visit,salute
。
”士隱慌的忙起身謝罪道：
慌 huang1 to get panicky,to lose one's head
di4 aim,clear
起身 qi3 shen1 to get up,to leave,to set forth
謝罪 xie4 zui4 apology (for an offence)(谢罪)
：
“恕誑駕之罪，
“ 恕 shu4 forgive
誑 kuang2 to deceive,lies(诳)
駕 jia4 to harness,to draw (a cart etc),to drive,to pilot,to sail,to ride,your good
self,surname Jia,prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)(驾)
，
略坐，
略 lu:e4 plan,strategy,outline,summary,slightly,rather,to rob,to plunder,to

summarize
Zuo
，
弟即來陪。
弟 di4 younger brother,junior male,I (modest word in letter)

ti4 variant of 悌, to do one's duty as a younger brother
。
”雨村忙起身亦讓道：
” 雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
亦 yi4 also
讓 rang4 to yield,to permit,to let sb do sth,to have sb do sth(让)
：
“老先生請便．

請便 qing3 bian4 Please do as you wish!,You are welcome to do whatever you
like!,Please make yourself at home.(请便)
．
晚生乃常造之客，
客 ke4 customer,visitor,guest
，
稍候何妨。

候 hou4 wait
何 He2 surname He
。
”說著，

theory)(说)
ending(着)
，
士隱已出前廳去了．
廳 ting1 (reception) hall,office(厅)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
這里雨村且翻弄書籍解悶．忽听得窗外有女子嗽聲，雨村遂起身往窗外一看，原來是一個丫鬟，在那里擷花，生
得儀容不俗，眉目清明，雖無十分姿色，卻亦有動人之處．雨村不覺看的呆了．那甄家丫鬟擷了花，方欲走時，
猛抬頭見窗內有人，敝巾舊服，雖是貧窘，然生得腰圓背厚，面闊口方，更兼劍眉星眼，直鼻權腮．這丫鬟忙轉
身回避，心下乃想：“這人生的這樣雄壯，卻又這樣襤褸，想他定是我家主人常說的什么賈雨村了，每有意幫助周
濟，只是沒甚机會．我家并無這樣貧窘親友，想定是此人無疑了．怪道又說他必非久困之人。”如此想來，不免又
回頭兩次．雨村見他回了頭，便自為這女子心中有意于他，便狂喜不盡，自為此女子必是個巨眼英雄，風塵中之
知己也．一時小童進來，雨村打听得前面留飯，不可久待，遂從夾道中自便出門去了．士隱待客既散，知雨村自
便，也不去再邀．
這里雨村且翻弄書籍解悶．

(这)
里 Li3 Li (surname)
li3 li (Chinese mile),500 meters
(modern),home,hometown,village,neighborhood,administrative unit
:裏: li3 lining,interior,inside,internal
:裡: li3 lining,interior,inside,internal
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
翻 fan1 to turn over,to flip over,to overturn,to translate,to decode
弄 long4 lane,alley
nong4 to do,to manage,to handle,to play with,to fool with,to mess with,to fix,to
toy with
書籍 shu1 ji2 books,works(书籍)
解悶 jie3 men4 to relieve boredom or melancholy,a diversion(解闷)
．
忽听得窗外有女子嗽聲，
忽 hu1 suddenly
窗 chuang1 shutter,window
嗽 sou4 cough
聲 sheng1 sound,voice,tone,noise,classifier for sounds(声)
，
雨村遂起身往窗外一看，
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
danger)
，
原來是一個丫鬟，
丫鬟 ya1 huan2 slave girl,servant girl,maid,same as 丫頭|丫头(丫环)
ya1 huan2 slave girl,servant girl,maid,same as 丫頭|丫头
，
在那里擷花，
action in progress)
擷 xie2 collect(撷)
，
生得儀容不俗，

儀容 yi2 rong2 appearance(仪容)
不俗 bu4 su2 original,not hackneyed
，
眉目清明，
眉目 mei2 mu4 general facial appearance,features,arrangement,sequence of

ideas,logic (of writing),rough sketch or general idea of things
mei2 mu5 progress,prospect of solution,sign of positive outcome
清明 Qing1 ming2 Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二
十四节气 5th-19th April,the Qingming festival (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping),
4th-6th April
，
雖無十分姿色，

十分 shi2 fen1 to divide into ten equal parts,very,hundred
percent,completely,extremely,utterly,absolutely
姿色 zi1 se4 good looking
，
卻亦有動人之處．

though(却)
亦 yi4 also
動人 dong4 ren2 touching,moving(动人)
．
雨村不覺看的呆了．
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
danger)
di4 aim,clear
呆 dai1 foolish,stupid,no expression,to stay
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
那甄家丫鬟擷了花，

家 jia1 home,family,classifier for families or businesses,refers to the
philosophical schools of pre-Han China,noun suffix for specialists in some
activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary
or -ian,surname Jia
擷 xie2 collect(撷)
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
方欲走時，

form, meaning)
，
猛抬頭見窗內有人，
猛 meng3 ferocious,suddenly,fierce,violent,abrupt
抬頭 tai2 tou2 to raise one's head,to gain ground(抬头)
xian4 appear(见)
有人 you3 ren2 someone,people,anyone,there is someone there,occupied (as in
restroom)
，
敝巾舊服，
敝 bi4 my (polite),poor,ruined,shabby,worn out,defeated

巾 jin1 towel,kerchief,turban
舊 jiu4 old,opposite: new 新,former(旧)
服 fu2 clothes,dress,garment,to serve,to obey,to convince,to acclimatize,to take
(medicine),mourning clothes,to wear mourning clothes
fu4 dose (measure word for medicine)
，
雖是貧窘，

窘 jiong3 distressed,embarrassed
，
然生得腰圓背厚，

腰 yao1 waist,lower back,pocket,middle,loins
圓 yuan2 circle,round,circular,spherical,(of the moon) full,unit of Chinese
currency (Yuan),tactful,to justify(圆)
厚 hou4 generous,thick (for flat things)
，
面闊口方，
面 mian4 fade,side,surface,aspect,top,face,classifier for flat surfaces such as

drums, mirrors, flags etc
:麵: mian4 flour,noodles
闊 kuo4 rich,wide,broad(阔)
cannons, wells etc)
，
更兼劍眉星眼，
更 geng1 to change
兼 jian1 double,twice,simultaneous,holding two or more (official) posts at the same
time
劍 jian4 (double-edged) sword(剑)
眉 mei2 eyebrow,upper margin
星 xing1 star,satellite,small amount
眼 yan3 eye,(classifier for big hollow things:well, stove, pot etc)
，
直鼻權腮．
直 zhi2 straight,vertical,frank,directly,straightly,upright
鼻 bi2 nose
權 quan2 authority,power,right,temporary(权)
腮 sai1 cheek (esp. lower cheek),jaw,gills (of fish)
．
這丫鬟忙轉身回避，

(这)
轉身 zhuan3 shen1 (of a person) to turn round,to face about,(for a widow) to
remarry (old)(转身)
回避 hui2 bi4 to evade,to shun,to avoid
，
心下乃想：
心下 xin1 xia4 in mind

：
“這人生的這樣雄壯，
人生 ren2 sheng1 life

di4 aim,clear
這樣 zhe4 yang4 this (kind of, sort of),this way,like this,such(这样)
雄壯 xiong2 zhuang4 majestic,awesome,full of power and grandeur(雄壮)
，
卻又這樣襤褸，

though(却)
襤褸 lan2 lu:3 ragged,shabby(褴褛)
，
想他定是我家主人常說的什么賈雨村了，

他 ta1 he,him
我 wo3 I,me,my
or -ian,surname Jia
主人 zhu3 ren2 master,host
theory)(说)
di4 aim,clear
什么 :什麼: shen2 me5 what,what?,who?,something,anything
:什麽: shen2 me5
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
每有意幫助周濟，
每 mei3 each,every
有意 you3 yi4 to intend,intentionally,interested in
幫助 bang1 zhu4 assistance,aid,to help,to assist(帮助)
周濟 Zhou1 Ji4 Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet(周济)
zhou1 ji4 help to the needy,emergency relief,charity,to give to poorer relative,
(also 賙濟|赒济)(周济)
，
只是沒甚机會．

沒 mei2 (negative prefix for verbs),have not,not(没)
mo4 drowned,to end,to die,to inundate(没)
甚 shen2 what(什)
机 :機: ji1 machine,engine,opportunity,intention,aircraft,pivot,crucial
point,flexible (quick-witted),organic,surname Ji
．
我家并無這樣貧窘親友，
我 wo3 I,me,my
or -ian,surname Jia
窘 jiong3 distressed,embarrassed
親友 qin1 you3 friends and relatives(亲友)
，
想定是此人無疑了．

此 ci3 this,these
無疑 wu2 yi2 no doubt,undoubtedly(无疑)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
怪道又說他必非久困之人。
怪道 guai4 dao4 no wonder!

theory)(说)
他 ta1 he,him
困 kun4 to trap,distress,sleepy,doze off
:睏: kun4 sleepy,doze off
:綑: kun3 a bunch,tie together
。
”如此想來，
” 如此 ru2 ci3 in this way,so

想來 xiang3 lai2 it may be assumed that(想来)
，
不免又回頭兩次．
回頭 hui2 tou2 to turn round,to turn one's head,later,by and by(回头)
兩次 liang3 ci4 twice(两次)
．
雨村見他回了頭，
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
xian4 appear(见)
他 ta1 he,him
:瞭: liao3 clear
livestock(头)
，
便自為這女子心中有意于他，

(这)
他 ta1 he,him
，
便狂喜不盡，

狂喜 kuang2 xi3 ecstasy,rapt
，
自為此女子必是個巨眼英雄，
為此 wei4 ci3 for this reason,with regards to this,in this respect,in order to do
this,to this end(为此)
巨 ju4 very large,huge,tremendous,gigantic
英雄 ying1 xiong2 hero
，
風塵中之知己也．

知己 zhi1 ji3 to know oneself,to be intimate or close,intimate friend
．
一時小童進來，
一時 yi1 shi2 a period of time,a while,for a short while,temporary,momentary,at the

same time(一时)
進來 jin4 lai2 to come in(进来)
，
雨村打听得前面留飯，
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
打听 :打聽: da3 ting5 ask about,inquire about
前面 qian2 mian4 ahead,in front,preceding,above
留飯 liu2 fan4 to stay for a meal,food kept for sb(留饭)
，
不可久待，

待 dai1 stay,delay
，
遂從夾道中自便出門去了．

夾道 jia1 dao4 a narrow street (lined with walls),to line the street(夹道)
出門 chu1 men2 to go on a journey,away from home,exit door,to go out of the door(出
门)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
士隱待客既散，
待 dai1 stay,delay
客 ke4 customer,visitor,guest
散 san3 leisurely,loosen,powdered medicine,to scatter,to come loose
san4 adjourn,scatter
，
知雨村自便，

雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
，
也不去再邀．

．
一日，早又中秋佳節．士隱家宴已畢，乃又另具一席于書房，卻自己步月至廟中來邀雨村．原來雨村自那日見了
甄家之婢曾回顧他兩次，自為是個知己，便時刻放在心上．今又正值中秋，不免對月有怀，因而口占五言一律
云：
一日，

，
早又中秋佳節．
早 zao3 early,morning
中秋 zhong1 qiu1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on
the 15th of the 8th lunar month
．
士隱家宴已畢，
or -ian,surname Jia
宴 yan4 feast,repose
，
乃又另具一席于書房，
另 ling4 other,another,separate,separately
具 ju4 tool,device,utensil,equipment,instrument,talent,ability,(classifier for
devices, coffins, dead bodies),to possess,to have,to provide,to furnish,to state
席 xi2 banquet,woven mat,seat,place in a democratic assembly,surname Xi
，
卻自己步月至廟中來邀雨村．

though(却)
自己 zi4 ji3 self,(reflexive pronoun),own
步月 bu4 yue4 to stroll beneath the moon
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
．
原來雨村自那日見了甄家之婢曾回顧他兩次，

雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
xian4 appear(见)
:瞭: liao3 clear
or -ian,surname Jia
婢 bi4 slave girl,maid servant
clause)
回顧 hui2 gu4 to look back,to review(回顾)
他 ta1 he,him
兩次 liang3 ci4 twice(两次)
，
自為是個知己，
知己 zhi1 ji3 to know oneself,to be intimate or close,intimate friend
，
便時刻放在心上．

時刻 shi2 ke4 moment(时刻)
放在 fang4 zai4 place in, on, at
心 xin1 heart,mind
．
今又正值中秋，
正值 zheng4 zhi2 honest,upright,positive value
，
不免對月有怀，

月 yue4 moon,month
，
因而口占五言一律云：
因而 yin1 er2 therefore,as a result,thus,and as a result, ...

cannons, wells etc)
占 zhan1 to observe,to divine
zhan4 to take possession of,to occupy,to constitute,to make up,to account for,佔
sometimes used as traditional character
:佔: zhan4 to take possession of,to occupy,to constitute,to make up,to account for,
占 sometimes used as traditional character
五 wu3 five,5
一律 yi1 lu:4 same,uniformly,all,without exception
:雲: yun2 cloud
：
未卜三生愿，頻添一段愁．
未卜三生愿，
未卜 wei4 bu3 not foreseen,unpredictable,not on the cards

三 san1 three,3
生愿 :生願: sheng1 yuan4 desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā),craving for rebirth
，
頻添一段愁．
頻 pin2 frequency,frequently,repetitious(频)
．
悶來時斂額，行去几回頭．
悶來時斂額，

斂 lian3 to hold back,to restrain,to control (oneself),to collect,Taiwan pr.
lian4(敛)
額 e2 volume,amount,quantity,forehead,quota(额)
，
行去几回頭．

company
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
回頭 hui2 tou2 to turn round,to turn one's head,later,by and by(回头)
．
自顧風前影，誰堪月下儔？
自顧風前影，
顧 gu4 to look after,to take into consideration,to attend to,surname Gu(顾)
影 ying3 picture,image,film,movie,photograph,reflection,shadow,trace
，
誰堪月下儔？

堪 kan1 to endure,may,can
月 yue4 moon,month
decline,to go down
儔 chou2 comrades,friends,companions(俦)
？
蟾光如有意，先上玉人樓．雨村吟罷，因又思及平生抱負，苦未逢時，乃又搔首對天長歎，复高吟一聯曰：
蟾光如有意，
蟾 chan2 moon,(striped) toad

光 guang1 light,ray,bright,only,merely,to use up
，
先上玉人樓．

玉人 yu4 ren2 a jade worker,a jade statuette,a beautiful person,(term of
endearment)
樓 lou2 house with more than 1 story,storied building,floor(楼)
．
雨村吟罷，
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
，
因又思及平生抱負，
思 si1 to think,to consider
平生 ping2 sheng1 all one's life
抱負 bao4 fu4 aspiration,ambition(抱负)
，
苦未逢時，

逢 feng2 to meet by chance,to come across,to fawn upon
，
乃又搔首對天長歎，
搔 sao1 disturb,to scratch
天長 Tian1 chang2 (天长)
，
复高吟一聯曰：

聯 lian2 to ally,to unite,to join(联)
：
玉在薑尹 D 善价，釵于奩內待時飛．恰值士隱走來听見，笑道：“雨村兄真抱負不淺也！"雨村忙笑道：“不過偶吟
前人之句，何敢狂誕至此。”因問：“老先生何興至此？"士隱笑道：“今夜中秋，俗謂`團圓之節'，想尊兄旅寄僧
房，不無寂寥之感，故特具小酌，邀兄到敝齋一飲，不知可納芹意否？"雨村听了，并不推辭，便笑道：“既蒙厚
愛，何敢拂此盛情。”說著，便同士隱复過這邊書院中來．須臾茶畢，早已設下杯盤，那美酒佳肴自不必說．二人
歸坐，先是款斟漫飲，次漸談至興濃，不覺飛觥限摯_來．當時街坊上家家簫管，戶戶弦歌，當頭一輪明月，飛彩
凝輝，二人愈添豪興，酒到杯干．雨村此時已有七八分酒意，狂興不禁，乃對月寓怀，口號一絕云：
玉在薑尹 D 善价，
玉 yu4 jade
action in progress)
薑 jiang1 surname Jiang,ginger(姜)
尹 yin3 surname Yin,to rule
D 善 qiang1 to kill,to injure
价 :價: jia4 price,value,valence (on an atom)
:價: jie5 great,good,middleman,servant
，
釵于奩內待時飛．
奩 lian2 bridal trousseau(奁)
待 dai1 stay,delay
．
恰值士隱走來听見，
恰 qia4 exactly,just
值 zhi2 value,(to be) worth,to happen
form, meaning)
xian4 appear(见)
，
笑道：
：
“雨村兄真抱負不淺也！
“ 雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
抱負 bao4 fu4 aspiration,ambition(抱负)
淺 jian1 sound of moving water(浅)
qian3 shallow,light (color)(浅)
！
"雨村忙笑道：
" 雨 yu3 rain

村 cun1 village
：
“不過偶吟前人之句，
“ 不過 bu4 guo4 only,merely,no more than,but,however,anyway (to get back to a

偶 ou3 accidental,image,pair,mate
，
何敢狂誕至此。
何 He2 surname He
敢 gan3 dare
狂 kuang2 mad,wild,violent
誕 dan4 birth,birthday,brag,boast,to increase(诞)
至此 zhi4 ci3 up until now,so far
。
”因問：
” 因 yin1 cause,reason,because
：
“老先生何興至此？

何 He2 surname He
興 xing1 flourish,it is the fashion to,to become popular(兴)
xing4 interest(兴)
至此 zhi4 ci3 up until now,so far
？
"士隱笑道：

：
“今夜中秋，
“ 今 jin1 today,modern,present,current,this,now
夜 ye4 night
，
俗謂`團圓之節'，
俗 su2 custom,convention,popular,common,coarse,vulgar,secular
謂 wei4 speak of(谓)
` 團圓 tuan2 yuan2 to have a reunion(团圆)
節 jie2 festival,holiday,node,joint,section,segment,part,to economize,to save,to
abridge,moral integrity,classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons,
biblical verses(节)
想尊兄旅寄僧房，

尊 zun1 to honor,to respect,(classifier for cannons and statues),ancient wine
vessel
旅 lu:3 trip,travel,to travel
房 fang2 house,room,surname Fang
，
不無寂寥之感，
不無 bu4 wu2 not without(不无)

寂寥 ji4 liao2 lonely,still,desolate,(classical)
感 gan3 to feel,to move,to touch,to affect
，
故特具小酌，
特 te4 special,unique,distinguished,especially,unusual,very
具 ju4 tool,device,utensil,equipment,instrument,talent,ability,(classifier for
devices, coffins, dead bodies),to possess,to have,to provide,to furnish,to state
酌 zhuo2 to pour wine,to drink wine,to deliberate,to consider
，
邀兄到敝齋一飲，

敝 bi4 my (polite),poor,ruined,shabby,worn out,defeated
齋 zhai1 to fast,to abstain from meat or wine,a study room,a building(斋)
，
不知可納芹意否？

tiredness etc)
for emphasis)
納 Na4 surname Na(纳)
na4 to receive,to accept,to enjoy,to bring into,to pay (tax etc),nano- (one
billionth),to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing(纳)
芹 qin2 Chinese celery
pi3 clogged,evil
？
"雨村听了，
" 雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
并不推辭，
并不 :並不: bing4 bu4 not at all,emphatically not

推辭 tui1 ci2 to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)(推辞)
，
便笑道：

：
“既蒙厚愛，
“ 既 ji4 already,since,both... (and...)

厚 hou4 generous,thick (for flat things)
，
何敢拂此盛情。
何 He2 surname He
敢 gan3 dare
拂 fu2 to brush away
此 ci3 this,these
盛情 sheng4 qing2 great kindness,magnificent hospitality
。
”說著，

theory)(说)
ending(着)
，
便同士隱复過這邊書院中來．

這邊 zhe4 bian1 this side,here(这边)
書院 shu1 yuan4 academies(书院)
．
須臾茶畢，
須臾 xu1 yu2 a short while

茶 cha2 tea,tea plant
，
早已設下杯盤，
早已 zao3 yi3 long ago,for a long time

設 she4 to set up,to arrange,to establish,to found,to display(设)
decline,to go down
杯 bei1 cup,classifier for drinks: glass, cup
盤 pan2 dish,tray,to build,to check,to examine,to transfer,classifier for food:
dish, helping,to coil,classifier for coils of wire,tectonic plate(盘)
，
那美酒佳肴自不必說．

美 mei3 America,beautiful
佳肴 :佳餚: jia1 yao2 fine food,delicacies,delicious food
不必 bu4 bi4 need not,does not have to
theory)(说)
．
二人歸坐，

Zuo
，
先是款斟漫飲，

款 kuan3 section,paragraph,funds
斟 zhen1 pour,to deliberate
漫 man4 free,unrestrained,inundate
，
次漸談至興濃，
次 ci4 next in sequence,second,the second (day, time

etc),secondary,vice-,sub-,infra-,inferior quality,substandard,order,sequence,hypo-
(chem., meaning extra oxygen atom),classifier for enumerated events: time
漸 jian1 imbue(渐)
jian4 gradual,gradually(渐)
xing4 interest(兴)
濃 nong2 concentrated,dense(浓)
，
不覺飛觥限摯_來．

觥 gong1 big,cup made of horn,horn wine container
限 xian4 limit,bound
摯 zhi4 surname Zhi,sincere(挚)
_ 來 lai2 to come,to arrive,to come round,ever since,next(来)
．
當時街坊上家家簫管，
當時 dang1 shi2 then,at that time,while(当时)

街坊 jie1 fang1 neighborhood
or -ian,surname Jia
or -ian,surname Jia
簫 xiao1 xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the
bottom,same as 排簫|排箫,also translated as pan pipes(箫)
管 guan3 to take care (of),to control,to manage,to be in charge of,to look after,to
run,tube,pipe,surname Guan
，
戶戶弦歌，
戶 hu4 a household,door,family(户)
戶 hu4 a household,door,family(户)
弦歌 xian2 ge1 song to stringed accompaniment
，
當頭一輪明月，

livestock(头)
一輪 yi1 lun2 first round (of a match or election)(一轮)
明月 ming2 yue4 bright moon,refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the
dark
，
飛彩凝輝，
彩 cai3 (bright) color,variety,applause,applaud,(lottery) prize
凝 ning2 to congeal,to concentrate attention,to stare
輝 hui1 bright,glorious(辉)
，
二人愈添豪興，

愈 yu4 heal,the more...the more,to recover,better
:癒: yu4 heal
豪 hao2 grand,heroic
xing4 interest(兴)
，
酒到杯干．

杯 bei1 cup,classifier for drinks: glass, cup
．
雨村此時已有七八分酒意，
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
此時 ci3 shi2 now,this moment(此时)
七 qi1 seven,7
八 ba1 eight,8
fen4 part
酒意 jiu3 yi4 tipsy feeling
，
狂興不禁，
狂 kuang2 mad,wild,violent
xing4 interest(兴)
不禁 bu4 jin1 can't help (doing sth),can't refrain from
，
乃對月寓怀，
月 yue4 moon,month
寓 yu4 reside,residence
，
口號一絕云：
口號 kou3 hao4 slogan,catchphrase(口号)

絕 jue2 to cut short,extinct,to disappear,to vanish,absolutely,by no means(绝)
:雲: yun2 cloud
：
時逢三五便團圓，滿把晴光護玉欄．
時逢三五便團圓，
逢 feng2 to meet by chance,to come across,to fawn upon
三 san1 three,3
五 wu3 five,5
團圓 tuan2 yuan2 to have a reunion(团圆)
，
滿把晴光護玉欄．

ba4 handle
晴 qing2 clear,fine (weather)
光 guang1 light,ray,bright,only,merely,to use up
護 hu4 protect(护)
玉 yu4 jade
欄 lan2 fence,railing,hurdle,column (of balance sheet),box (on spreadsheet)(栏)
．
天上一輪才捧出，人間万姓仰頭看．士隱听了，大叫：“妙哉！吾每謂兄必非久居人下者，今所吟之句，飛騰之兆
已見，不日可接履于云霓之上矣．可賀，可賀！"乃親斟一斗為賀．雨村因干過，歎道：“非晚生酒后狂言，若論
時尚之學，晚生也或可去充數沽名，只是目今行囊路費一概無措，神京路遠，非賴賣字撰文即能到者。”士隱不待
說完，便道：“兄何不早言．愚每有此心，但每遇兄時，兄并未談及，愚故未敢唐突．今既及此，愚雖不才，`義
利'二字卻還識得．且喜明歲正當大比，兄宜作速入都，春闈一戰，方不負兄之所學也．其盤費余事，弟自代為處
置，亦不枉兄之謬識矣！"當下即命小童進去，速封五十兩白銀，并兩套冬衣．又云：“十九日乃黃道之期，兄可
即買舟西上，待雄飛高舉，明冬再晤，豈非大快之事耶！"雨村收了銀衣，不過略謝一語，并不介意，仍是吃酒談
笑．那天已交了三更，二人方散．士隱送雨村去后，回房一覺，直至紅日三竿方醒．因思昨夜之事，意欲再寫兩
封荐書与雨村帶至神都，使雨村投謁個仕宦之家為寄足之地．因使人過去請時，那家人去了回來說：“和尚說，賈
爺今日五鼓已進京去了，也曾留下話与和尚轉達老爺，說`讀書人不在黃道黑道，總以事理為要，不及面辭
了．'"士隱听了，也只得罷了．真是閒處光陰易過，倏忽又是元霄佳節矣．士隱命家人霍啟抱了英蓮去看社火花
燈，半夜中，霍啟因要小解，便將英蓮放在一家門檻上坐著．待他小解完了來抱時，那有英蓮的蹤影？急得霍啟
直尋了半夜，至天明不見，那霍啟也就不敢回來見主人，便逃往他鄉去了．那士隱夫婦，見女儿一夜不歸，便知
有些不妥，再使几人去尋找，回來皆云連音響皆無．夫妻二人，半世只生此女，一旦失落，豈不思想，因此晝夜
啼哭，几乎不曾尋死．看看的一月，士隱先就得了一病，當時封氏孺人也因思女构疾，日日請醫療治．
天上一輪才捧出，
天上 tian1 shang4 celestial,heavenly

一輪 yi1 lun2 first round (of a match or election)(一轮)
捧 peng3 to clasp,to cup the hands,to hold up with both hands,to offer (esp. in
cupped hands),to praise,to flatter
，
人間万姓仰頭看．
人間 ren2 jian1 man's world,the world(人间)
仰 yang3 to look up,surname Yang
livestock(头)
danger)
．
士隱听了，
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
大叫：
dai4 doctor
叫 jiao4 to shout,to call,to order,to ask,to be called,by (indicates agent in the
passive mood)
：
“妙哉！
“ 妙 miao4 clever,wonderful
！
吾每謂兄必非久居人下者，
吾 wu2 I,my
每 mei3 each,every
謂 wei4 speak of(谓)
居人 ju1 ren2 inhabitant
decline,to go down
，
今所吟之句，
，
飛騰之兆已見，
騰 teng2 to soar,to gallop,to rise,to prance,to hover,to move out(腾)
兆 zhao4 omen,million,million million, trillion
xian4 appear(见)
，
不日可接履于云霓之上矣．
不日 bu4 ri4 within the next few days,in a few days time
for emphasis)
履 lu:3 shoe,to tread on
:雲: yun2 cloud
霓 ni2 secondary rainbow
之上 zhi1 shang4 above
．
可賀，

for emphasis)
賀 He4 surname He(贺)
he4 to congratulate(贺)
，
可賀！

for emphasis)
！
"乃親斟一斗為賀．
" 乃 nai3 to be,thus,so,therefore,then,only,thereupon

斟 zhen1 pour,to deliberate
斗 dou3 decaliter,peck,dry measure for grain equal to ten sheng 升 or one-tenth dan
石
:鬥: dou4 to fight,to struggle,to condemn,to censure,to contend,to put
together,coming together
．
雨村因干過，
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
，
歎道：
：
“非晚生酒后狂言，
“ 非 fei1 non-,not-,un-,abbr. for Africa 非洲,wrong,evil-doing,insist on,simply

must
酒后 :酒後: jiu3 hou4 after wine,after drinking
狂言 kuang2 yan2 raving,wild language,idiocy,gaffe,kyogen
，
若論時尚之學，
論 lun2 the Analects (of Confucius)(论)
lun4 by the,per,discuss,theory,to talk (about),to discuss(论)
時尚 shi2 shang4 fashion(时尚)
，
晚生也或可去充數沽名，
for emphasis)
充數 chong1 shu4 to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given
number),to serve as stopgap(充数)
沽 gu1 buy,sell,abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)
for people
，
只是目今行囊路費一概無措，

目今 mu4 jin1 nowadays,at present,as things stand
company
囊 nang2 sack,purse,pocket (for money)
路費 lu4 fei4 fare(路费)
一概 yi1 gai4 all,without any exceptions,categorically
措 cuo4 to handle,to manage,to put in order,to arrange,to administer,to execute,to
take action on,to plan
，
神京路遠，

京 Jing1 capital,Beijing (abbr.)
路 lu4 road,path,way,surname Lu
遠 yuan3 far,distant,remote(远)
，
非賴賣字撰文即能到者。

賴 Lai4 surname Lai(赖)
lai4 to depend on,reliance,to renege (on promise),to disclaim,to rat (on debts),to
blame sb else(赖)
撰文 zhuan4 wen2 article (in publication)
。
”士隱不待說完，
不待說 bu4 dai4 shuo1 needless to say,it goes without saying(不待说)
，
便道：
便道 bian4 dao4 shortcut,pavement,sidewalk,makeshift road

：
“兄何不早言．
何不 he2 bu4 why not?,why not do (sth)?

早 zao3 early,morning
．
愚每有此心，
愚 yu2 stupid
每 mei3 each,every
此 ci3 this,these
心 xin1 heart,mind
，
但每遇兄時，
每 mei3 each,every
遇 yu4 meet with,how one is treated,an opportunity,surname Yu
，
兄并未談及，

，
愚故未敢唐突．
愚 yu2 stupid
敢 gan3 dare
唐突 tang2 tu1 to be rude,to offend,rude,profane,to pass oneself or sth. off as
．
今既及此，
此 ci3 this,these
，
愚雖不才，
愚 yu2 stupid
不才 bu4 cai2 I; me (humble),incompetent
，
`義利'二字卻還識得．
` 義 yi4 justice,righteousness,meaning(义)
利 li4 advantage,benefit,profit,sharp
' 二 er4 two,2,stupid (Beijing dialect)
though(却)
識得 shi2 de5 to know(识得)
．
且喜明歲正當大比，
正當 zheng4 dang1 honest,reasonable,fair,sensible,timely,just (when needed)(正当)
dai4 doctor
，
兄宜作速入都，

宜 yi2 proper,should,suitable,appropriate
速 su4 fast,rapid,quick,velocity
，
春闈一戰，
春 chun1 spring (time),gay,joyful,youthful,love,lust,life

闈 wei2 door to women's room,gate to palace(闱)
戰 zhan4 to fight,fight,war,battle(战)
，
方不負兄之所學也．

負 fu4 lose,negative (math. etc),to bear,to carry (on one's back)(负)
．
其盤費余事，

盤費 pan2 fei4 travel expenses,fare,traveling allowance(盘费)
余 yu2 I (used by emperor),variant of 餘|余, surplus
:餘: yu2 extra,surplus,remaining,remainder after division,(following numerical
value) or more,in excess of (some number),residue (math.),after,I,me,surname Yu
，
弟自代為處置，
弟 di4 younger brother,junior male,I (modest word in letter)

ti4 variant of 悌, to do one's duty as a younger brother
代 dai4 to substitute,to act on behalf of others,to
replace,generation,dynasty,age,period,(historical) era,(geological) eon
處置 chu3 zhi4 to handle,to take care of,to punish(处置)
，
亦不枉兄之謬識矣！
亦 yi4 also
枉 wang3 in the wrong,in vain
謬 miu4 to deceive,to confuse,to cheat,absurd,erroneous(谬)
識 shi2 to know,knowledge,Taiwan pr. shi4(识)
zhi4 to record,write a footnote(识)
！
"當下即命小童進去，
" 當下 dang1 xia4 presently,immediately,at once(当下)

，
速封五十兩白銀，
速 su4 fast,rapid,quick,velocity
esp. letters
五十 wu3 shi2 fifty
白銀 Bai2 yin2 Baiyin prefecture level city in Gansu(白银)
bai2 yin2 silver(白银)
，
并兩套冬衣．

(Greek letter Ττ)
冬 dong1 winter
衣 yi1 clothes
．
又云：

:雲: yun2 cloud
：
“十九日乃黃道之期，
“ 十九 shi2 jiu3 nineteen,19

黃道 huang2 dao4 the ecliptic (the plane of the solar system)(黄道)
期 qi1 a period of time,phase,stage,(used for issue of a periodical, courses of
study),time,term,period,to hope,Taiwan pr. qi2
，
兄可即買舟西上，

for emphasis)
買 mai3 to buy,to purchase(买)
舟 zhou1 boat
西 xi1 west,the West,Spain (abbr.),Spanish
，
待雄飛高舉，
待 dai1 stay,delay
雄 xiong2 heroic,male
高舉 gao1 ju3 to lift up,to hold high(高举)
，
明冬再晤，

冬 dong1 winter
晤 wu4 meet (socially)
，
豈非大快之事耶！
豈 qi3 how can it be that?,(rhetorical adverb)(岂)

dai4 doctor
耶 ye1 (phonetic ye)
！
"雨村收了銀衣，
" 雨 yu3 rain

村 cun1 village
收 shou1 to receive,to accept,to collect,in care of (used on address line after
name)
:瞭: liao3 clear
銀 yin2 silver Ag, transition metal, atomic number 47(银)
衣 yi1 clothes
，
不過略謝一語，

略 lu:e4 plan,strategy,outline,summary,slightly,rather,to rob,to plunder,to
summarize
謝 xie4 to thank,to apologize,to wither (flowers, leaves etc),to decline,surname
Xie(谢)
yu4 to tell to(语)
，
并不介意，

不介意 bu4 jie4 yi4 not to take offense,do not mind
，
仍是吃酒談笑．
仍 reng2 still,yet,to remain

吃 chi1 to eat,to have one's meal,to eradicate,to destroy,to absorb,to suffer,to
exhaust
ji2 stammer
．
那天已交了三更，
那天 na4 tian1 that day,the other day

交 jiao1 to deliver,to turn over,to make friends,to intersect (lines),to pay
(money)
:瞭: liao3 clear
三更 san1 geng1 midnight
，
二人方散．

．
士隱送雨村去后，
send
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
，
回房一覺，

，
直至紅日三竿方醒．
直至 zhi2 zhi4 lasting until,up till (the present)

紅日 hong2 ri4 sun(红日)
三 san1 three,3
竿 gan1 pole
醒 xing3 to wake up,to awaken,to be awake
．
因思昨夜之事，
昨夜 zuo2 ye4 last night
，
意欲再寫兩封荐書与雨村帶至神都，

寫 xie3 to write(写)
esp. letters
荐 :薦: jian4 to recommend,to offer sacrifice (arch.),grass,straw mat
吗 or 呢)
雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
帶 dai4 band,belt,girdle,ribbon,tire,area,zone,region,to wear,to carry,to lead,to
bring,to look after,to raise(带)
，
使雨村投謁個仕宦之家為寄足之地．

雨 yu3 rain
村 cun1 village
謁 ye4 to visit (a superior)(谒)
仕 shi4 an official
or -ian,surname Jia
足 zu2 foot,to be sufficient
．
因使人過去請時，
，
那家人去了回來說：
:瞭: liao3 clear
theory)(说)
：
“和尚說，
“ 和尚 he2 shang5 Buddhist monk

theory)(说)
，
賈爺今日五鼓已進京去了，

爺 ye2 grandpa,old gentleman(爷)
五 wu3 five,5
鼓 gu3 convex,drum,to rouse,to beat
進京 jin4 Jing1 to enter the capital,to go to Beijing(进京)
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
也曾留下話与和尚轉達老爺，

clause)
留下 liu2 xia4 to leave behind,to stay behind,to remain
said(话)
吗 or 呢)
和尚 he2 shang5 Buddhist monk
轉達 zhuan3 da2 pass on,convey,communicate(转达)
老爺 lao3 ye5 (respectful) lord,master,(informal) maternal grandfather(老爷)
，
說`讀書人不在黃道黑道，
theory)(说)
` 讀書人 du2 shu1 ren2 scholar,intellectual(读书人)
不在 bu4 zai4 not be in,be out
黃道 huang2 dao4 the ecliptic (the plane of the solar system)(黄道)
黑 hei1 black,dark,abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江 province in northeast China
，
總以事理為要，
總 zong3 always,to assemble,gather,total,overall,head,chief,general,in every

case(总)
以 Yi3
事理 shi4 li3 reason,logic
，
不及面辭了．
不及 bu4 ji2 not as good as,inferior to,find it too late

辭 ci2 refined language,wording,poetic genre (so far, interchangeable with 詞|
词),to take leave,to resign,to dismiss,to decline(辞)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
'"士隱听了，
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
也只得罷了．

只得 zhi3 de2 have no alternative but to,be obliged to
罷了 ba4 le5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)(罢了)
ba4 liao3 a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)(罢了)
．
真是閒處光陰易過，
真是 zhen1 shi4 (idiom) "it is truly..."

光陰 guang1 yin1 time available(光阴)
易 yi4 change,easy,simple,surname Yi
，
倏忽又是元霄佳節矣．
倏 shu1 sudden,abrupt
忽 hu1 suddenly
元 yuan2 Chinese monetary unit,dollar,primary,first,the Yuan or Mongol dynasty
(1279-1368),surname Yuan
霄 xiao1 firmament,heaven
．
士隱命家人霍啟抱了英蓮去看社火花燈，
霍 huo4 suddenly,surname Huo
啟 qi3 to open,to start,Qi son of Yu the Great 禹, reported founder of the Xia
dynasty 夏朝 (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)(启)
:瞭: liao3 clear
danger)
社火 she4 huo3 festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
花燈 hua1 deng1 colored lantern (used at Lantern festival 元宵節|元宵节)(花灯)
，
半夜中，
半夜 ban4 ye4 midnight,in the middle of the night

，
霍啟因要小解，

小解 xiao3 jie3 to go number one,to urinate
，
便將英蓮放在一家門檻上坐著．

放在 fang4 zai4 place in, on, at
一家 yi1 jia1 the whole family
門檻 men2 kan3 doorstep,sill,threshold,fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth
cheaper)(门槛)
Zuo
ending(着)
．
待他小解完了來抱時，
待 dai1 stay,delay
他 ta1 he,him
小解 xiao3 jie3 to go number one,to urinate
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
那有英蓮的蹤影？

di4 aim,clear
蹤影 zong1 ying3 trace,vestige,presence(踪影)
？
急得霍啟直尋了半夜，
急 ji2 urgent,pressing,rapid,hurried,worried
:瞭: liao3 clear
半夜 ban4 ye4 midnight,in the middle of the night
，
至天明不見，
天明 tian1 ming2 dawn, early morning (lit., when the sky gets bright)
不見 bu4 jian4 not see,not meet(不见)
，
那霍啟也就不敢回來見主人，

xian4 appear(见)
主人 zhu3 ren2 master,host
，
便逃往他鄉去了．

逃往 tao2 wang3 to run away,to go into exile
他 ta1 he,him
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
那士隱夫婦，

夫婦 fu1 fu4 a (married) couple,husband and wife(夫妇)
，
見女儿一夜不歸，

xian4 appear(见)
夜 ye4 night
，
便知有些不妥，

不妥 bu4 tuo3 not proper,inappropriate
，
再使几人去尋找，
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
尋找 xun2 zhao3 to seek,to look for(寻找)
，
回來皆云連音響皆無．

:雲: yun2 cloud
連 lian2 surname Lian,even,as,join,to link,successively(连)
音響 yin1 xiang3 speakers or speaker (electronic),acoustics,sound field (in a room
or theater)(音响)
．
夫妻二人，
夫妻 fu1 qi1 man and wife

，
半世只生此女，

:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
此 ci3 this,these
，
一旦失落，
一旦 yi1 dan4 in case (sth happens),if,once (sth happens, then...),when,in a short

time,in one day
失落 shi1 luo4 to lose
，
豈不思想，

思想 si1 xiang3 thought,thinking,idea
，
因此晝夜啼哭，
因此 yin1 ci3 thus,consequently,as a result
晝夜 zhou4 ye4 day and night,period of 24 hours,continuously, without stop(昼夜)
啼 ti2 to cry,to weep aloud,to crow,to hoot
，
几乎不曾尋死．
几乎不 :幾乎不: ji1 hu1 bu4 hardly,seems not

clause)
死 si3 to die,impassable,uncrossable,inflexible,rigid,extremely
．
看看的一月，
看看 kan4 kan5 to take a look at,to examine,to survey,(coll.) pretty soon

di4 aim,clear
一月 yi1 yue4 January,first month
，
士隱先就得了一病，
得了 de2 le5 be finished,be ready,all right,that's enough
病 bing4 ailment,sickness,illness,disease,fall ill,sick,defect
，
當時封氏孺人也因思女构疾，
當時 dang1 shi2 then,at that time,while(当时)

esp. letters
孺 ru2 child,surname Ru
构 :構: gou4 Broussonetia papyrifera,to construct,to form,to make up,to compose
疾 ji2 sickness,disease,hate,envy,swift
，
日日請醫療治．
日日 ri4 ri4 every day

醫療 yi1 liao2 medical treatment(医疗)
．
不想這日三月十五，葫蘆廟中炸供，那些和尚不加小心，致使油鍋火逸，便燒著窗紙．此方人家多用竹篱木壁
者，大抵也因劫數，于是接二連三，牽五挂四，將一條街燒得如火焰山一般．彼時雖有軍民來救，那火已成了
勢，如何救得下？直燒了一夜，方漸漸的熄去，也不知燒了几家．只可怜甄家在隔壁，早已燒成一片瓦礫場了．
只有他夫婦并几個家人的性命不曾傷了．急得士隱惟跌足長歎而已．只得与妻子商議，且到田庄上去安身．偏值
近年水旱不收，鼠盜蜂起，無非搶田奪地，鼠竊狗偷，民不安生，因此官兵剿捕，難以安身．士隱只得將田庄都
折變了，便攜了妻子与兩個丫鬟投他岳丈家去．
不想這日三月十五，

(这)
三月 san1 yue4 March,third month
十五 shi2 wu3 fifteen,15
，
葫蘆廟中炸供，

芦)
炸 zha2 to deep fry
zha4 to explode
，
那些和尚不加小心，
那些 na4 xie1 those

和尚 he2 shang5 Buddhist monk
不加 bu4 jia1 without,not,un-
小心 xiao3 xin1 to be careful,to take care
，
致使油鍋火逸，
致使 zhi4 shi3 cause,result in

油鍋 you2 guo1 a deep fryer(油锅)
火 huo3 fire
逸 yi4 escape,leisurely,outstanding
，
便燒著窗紙．

燒 shao1 to burn,to cook,to stew,to bake,to roast,fever(烧)
ending(着)
紙 zhi3 paper(纸)
．
此方人家多用竹篱木壁者，
此 ci3 this,these
人家 ren2 jia1 household,dwelling,family,sb else's house,household business,house
of woman's husband-to-be
ren2 jia5 other people,sb else,he, she or they,I, me, myself (as "one" or
"people")
多用 duo1 yong4 multipurpose,having several uses
竹 zhu2 bamboo
篱 :籬: li2 a fence
木 mu4 tree,wood
壁 bi4 wall,rampart
，
大抵也因劫數，
大抵 da4 di3 in all

劫數 jie2 shu4 predestined fate (Buddh.),inexorable doom(劫数)
，
于是接二連三，
于是 :於是: yu2 shi4 thereupon,as a result,consequently,thus,hence

接二連三 jie1 er4 lian2 san1 one after another (idiom) in succession(接二连三)
，
牽五挂四，
牽 qian1 to pull (an animal on a tether),to lead along,to hold hands(牵)

五 wu3 five,5
挂 :掛: gua4 to hang,to put up,to suspend
四 si4 four,4
，
將一條街燒得如火焰山一般．

條 tiao2 strip,item,article,clause (of law or treaty),classifier for long thin
things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)(条)
街 jie1 street
火焰山 :火燄山: huo3 yan4 shan1 Mountain of Flames of legend,fig. insurmountable
obstacle,Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
一般 yi1 ban1 same,ordinary,common,general,generally,in general
．
彼時雖有軍民來救，
彼 bi3 that,those,(one) another)

軍民 jun1 min2 army-civilian,military-masses,military-civilian(军民)
救 jiu4 to save,to assist,to rescue
，
那火已成了勢，

火 huo3 fire
成了 cheng2 le5 to be done,to be ready,that's enough!,that will do!
勢 shi4
power,influence,potential,momentum,tendency,trend,situation,conditions,outward
appearance,sign,gesture,male genitals(势)
，
如何救得下？
如何 ru2 he2 how,what way,what

救 jiu4 to save,to assist,to rescue
decline,to go down
？
直燒了一夜，
:瞭: liao3 clear
夜 ye4 night
，
方漸漸的熄去，

漸漸 jian4 jian4 gradually(渐渐)
di4 aim,clear
熄 xi1 to extinguish,to put out (fire),to quench,to stop burning,to go out (of
fire, lamp etc),to come to an end,to wither away,to die out
，
也不知燒了几家．

:瞭: liao3 clear
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
or -ian,surname Jia
．
只可怜甄家在隔壁，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
可怜 :可憐: ke3 lian2 pitiful,pathetic
or -ian,surname Jia
action in progress)
隔壁 ge2 bi4 next door
，
早已燒成一片瓦礫場了．

Cheng
一片 yi1 pian4 piece,slice
瓦礫 wa3 li4 rubble,debris(瓦砾)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
只有他夫婦并几個家人的性命不曾傷了．

他 ta1 he,him
夫婦 fu1 fu4 a (married) couple,husband and wife(夫妇)
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
di4 aim,clear
性命 xing4 ming4 life
不曾 bu4 ceng2 never (have done sth)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
急得士隱惟跌足長歎而已．
惟 wei2 -ism,only
跌足 die1 zu2 to stamp one's foot (in anger)
長 chang2 length,long,forever,always,constantly(长)
zhang3 chief,head,elder,to grow,to develop(长)
．
只得与妻子商議，

吗 or 呢)
妻子 qi1 zi5 wife
商議 shang1 yi4 to negotiate,discussion,proposal(商议)
，
且到田庄上去安身．
田 tian2 field,farm,surname Tian
庄 :莊: zhuang1 farm,village,manor
上去 shang4 qu4 to go up
．
偏值近年水旱不收，
偏 pian1 one-sided,to lean,to slant,prejudiced,inclined to one side,the left-hand

side of split Chinese character, often the key or radical
值 zhi2 value,(to be) worth,to happen
近年 jin4 nian2 recent year(s)
水 shui3 water,river,liquid,beverage,molten (metal),surname Shui
旱 han4 drought
收 shou1 to receive,to accept,to collect,in care of (used on address line after
name)
，
鼠盜蜂起，
鼠 shu3 rat,mouse
盜 dao4 steal,rob,plunder,a thief,bandit,robber(盗)
蜂起 feng1 qi3 to swarm,to rise in masses
，
無非搶田奪地，
無非 wu2 fei1 only,nothing else(无非)

搶 qiang1 see 搶風|抢风 contrary wind(抢)
qiang3 fight over,to rush,to scramble,to grab,to rob,to snatch(抢)
奪 duo2 to rob,to snatch(夺)
，
鼠竊狗偷，
鼠 shu3 rat,mouse
竊 qie4 I beg to presume,steal(窃)
狗 gou3 dog
偷 tou1 to steal,to pilfer
，
民不安生，
民 min2 the people,nationality,citizen

不安 bu4 an1 unpeaceful,unstable,uneasy,disturbed,restless,worried
，
因此官兵剿捕，
因此 yin1 ci3 thus,consequently,as a result

官兵 guan1 bing1 officers and men
剿 chao1 to plagiarize
jiao3 destroy (bandits)
捕 bu3 to catch,to seize,to capture
，
難以安身．
難以 nan2 yi3 hard to (predict, imagine etc)(难以)

．
士隱只得將田庄都折變了，
庄 :莊: zhuang1 farm,village,manor
折變 zhe2 bian4 to sell off sth(折变)
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
便攜了妻子与兩個丫鬟投他岳丈家去．

:瞭: liao3 clear
妻子 qi1 zi5 wife
吗 or 呢)
他 ta1 he,him
岳丈 yue4 zhang4 father-in-law (wife's father)
or -ian,surname Jia
．
他岳丈名喚封肅，本貫大如州人氏，雖是務農，家中都還殷實．今見女婿這等狼狽而來，心中便有些不樂．幸而
士隱還有折變田地的銀子未曾用完，拿出來托他隨分就价薄置些須房地，為后日衣食之計．那封肅便半哄半賺，
些須与他些薄田朽屋．士隱乃讀書之人，不慣生理稼穡等事，勉強支持了一二年，越覺窮了下去．封肅每見面
時，便說些現成話，且人前人后又怨他們不善過活，只一味好吃懶作等語．士隱知投人不著，心中未免悔恨，再
兼上年惊唬，急忿怨痛，已有積傷，暮年之人，貧病交攻，竟漸漸的露出那下世的光景來．
他岳丈名喚封肅，
他 ta1 he,him
岳丈 yue4 zhang4 father-in-law (wife's father)
for people
喚 huan4 to call(唤)
esp. letters
肅 su4 Gansu,respectful(肃)
，
本貫大如州人氏，

貫 guan4 to pierce through,to string together,string of 1000 cash(贯)
dai4 doctor
州 zhou1 province,sub-prefecture,state (e.g. of US)
人氏 ren2 shi4 native,a person who comes from a particular place, ie. 河北省人氏
means "a person from Hebei Province"
，
雖是務農，

務 wu4 affair,business,matter(务)
農 nong2 agriculture(农)
，
家中都還殷實．
家中 jia1 zhong1 one's family

殷 Yin1 surname Yin,flourishing,dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after
their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
yan1 dark red
yin3 roll of thunder
．
今見女婿這等狼狽而來，
xian4 appear(见)
女婿 nu:3 xu5 daughter's husband,son-in-law
(这)
狼狽 lang2 bei4 in a difficult situation,to cut a sorry figure,scoundrel!
(derogatory)(狼狈)
，
心中便有些不樂．

．
幸而士隱還有折變田地的銀子未曾用完，
幸而 xing4 er2 by good fortune,luckily

折變 zhe2 bian4 to sell off sth(折变)
田地 tian2 di4 field,farmland,cropland
di4 aim,clear
銀子 yin2 zi5 money,silver(银子)
未曾 wei4 ceng2 never before
用完 yong4 wan2 used up,finished
，
拿出來托他隨分就价薄置些須房地，
拿出 na2 chu1 to take out,to put out,to provide,to put forward (a proposal),to come
up with (evidence)
托 tuo1 prop,support (for weight),rest (e.g. arm rest),thanks to,to hold in one's
hand,to support in one's palm,to give,to base,to commit,to set
:託: tuo1 to trust,to entrust,to be entrusted with,to act as trustee
他 ta1 he,him
fen4 part
价 :價: jia4 price,value,valence (on an atom)
:價: jie5 great,good,middleman,servant
薄 bao2 thin,cold in manner,indifferent,weak,light,infertile
bo2 meager,mean,weak,poor,frail,frivolous,to despise,to look down on,surname Bo
置 zhi4 to install,to place,to put
，
為后日衣食之計．
后日 :後日: hou4 ri4 the day after tomorrow,from hence,from now,from now
on,henceforth
衣食 yi1 shi2 clothes and food
計 ji4 to calculate,to compute,to count,reckon,ruse,to plan,surname Ji(计)
．
那封肅便半哄半賺，

esp. letters
哄 hong1 (onom.) roar of laughter,hubbub,roar
hong3 to deceive,to coax,to amuse (a child)
:鬨: hong4 tumult,uproar,commotion,disturbance
賺 zhuan4 earn,make a profit(赚)
zuan4 cheat,swindle(赚)
，
些須与他些薄田朽屋．

吗 or 呢)
他 ta1 he,him
薄田 bo2 tian2 barren field,poor land
朽 xiu3 rotten
屋 wu1 house,room
．
士隱乃讀書之人，
讀書 du2 shu1 to study,to read(读书)
，
不慣生理稼穡等事，

慣 guan4 accustomed to,used to,indulge; spoil (someone, usually a child)(惯)
生理 sheng1 li3 physiology
稼 jia4 sow grain
穡 se4 gather in harvest(穑)
，
勉強支持了一二年，
勉強 mian3 qiang3 to do with difficulty,to force sb to do sth,reluctant,barely

enough(勉强)
支持 zhi1 chi2 to be in favor of,to support,to back,support,backing,to stand by
:瞭: liao3 clear
年 nian2 year
，
越覺窮了下去．
越 Yue4 generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at
different historical periods,abbr. for Vietnam 越南
yue4 to exceed,to climb over,to surpass,the more... the more
窮 qiong2 exhausted,poor(穷)
:瞭: liao3 clear
下去 xia4 qu5 to go down,to descend,to go on,to continue
．
封肅每見面時，

esp. letters
每 mei3 each,every
見面 jian4 mian4 to meet,to see sb(见面)
，
便說些現成話，

theory)(说)
現成 xian4 cheng2 ready-made,readily available(现成)
said(话)
，
且人前人后又怨他們不善過活，
不善 bu4 shan4 bad,ill,not good at,not to be pooh-poohed,quite impressive
過活 guo4 huo2 live one's life,make a living(过活)
，
只一味好吃懶作等語．
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
一味 yi1 wei4 blindly,invariably
好吃 hao3 chi1 tasty,delicious
懶 lan3 lazy(懒)
yu4 to tell to(语)
．
士隱知投人不著，
不著 bu4 zhao2 no need,need not(不着)
，
心中未免悔恨，

未免 wei4 mian3 unavoidable,a bit too much,over the top (you exaggerate)
悔恨 hui3 hen4 remorse,repentance
，
再兼上年惊唬，

兼 jian1 double,twice,simultaneous,holding two or more (official) posts at the same
time
年 nian2 year
惊 :驚: jing1 to start,to be frightened,to be scared,alarm
唬 hu3 a tiger's roar,to scare,to fool
，
急忿怨痛，
忿 fen4 vehement
痛 tong4 ache,pain,sorrow
，
已有積傷，

積 ji1 to amass,to accumulate,to store,measured quantity (such as area of
volume),product (the result of multiplication),to integrate (math.),to solve (or
integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.),old,long-standing(积)
，
暮年之人，
暮年 mu4 nian2 one's declining years,old age

，
貧病交攻，
病 bing4 ailment,sickness,illness,disease,fall ill,sick,defect
交 jiao1 to deliver,to turn over,to make friends,to intersect (lines),to pay
(money)
攻 gong1 to attack,to accuse,to study
，
竟漸漸的露出那下世的光景來．

漸漸 jian4 jian4 gradually(渐渐)
di4 aim,clear
露出 lu4 chu1 to expose,to show,also pronounced lou4 chu1
di4 aim,clear
光景 guang1 jing3 circumstances,scene,about,probably
．
可巧這日拄了拐杖掙挫到街前散散心時，忽見那邊來了一個跛足道人，瘋癲落脫，麻屣鶉衣，口內念著几句言
詞，道是：
可巧這日拄了拐杖掙挫到街前散散心時，
可巧 ke3 qiao3 by happy coincidence

(这)
拄 zhu3 to lean on,to prop on
:瞭: liao3 clear
拐杖 guai3 zhang4 crutches,crutch,walking stick
掙 zheng1 struggle(挣)
zheng4 to earn,to make (money)(挣)
挫 cuo4 obstructed,to fail,to oppress,to repress,to lower the tone,to bend back,to
dampen
街 jie1 street
散心 san4 xin1 to drive away cares,to relieve boredom
，
忽見那邊來了一個跛足道人，
忽 hu1 suddenly
xian4 appear(见)
那邊 na4 bian5 over there,yonder(那边)
:瞭: liao3 clear
跛足 bo3 zu2 lame
，
瘋癲落脫，
瘋癲 feng1 dian1 insane,crazy(疯癫)

，
麻屣鶉衣，
麻 ma2 (to have) pins and needles,tingling,hemp,sesame,numb,to bother,surname Ma

屣 xi3 slippers
鶉 chun2 quail(鹑)
衣 yi1 clothes
，
口內念著几句言詞，
cannons, wells etc)
ending(着)
几 ji1 small table
:幾: ji1 almost
言詞 yan2 ci2 words,expression(言词)
，
道是：
：
世人都曉神仙好，惟有功名忘不了！
世人都曉神仙好，

曉 xiao3 dawn,daybreak,to know,to let sb know,to make explicit(晓)
readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
，
惟有功名忘不了！
惟有 wei2 you3 only

忘不了 wang4 bu4 liao3 cannot forget
！
古今將相在何方？荒冢一堆草沒了．
古今將相在何方？
古今 gu3 jin1 then and now,ancient and modern

action in progress)
何 He2 surname He
？
荒冢一堆草沒了．

冢 zhong3 mound,burial mound,senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)
:塚: zhong3 mound,burial mound
一堆 yi1 dui1 pile
沒了 mei2 le5 to be dead,not to be, or cease to exist(没了)
．
世人都曉神仙好，只有金銀忘不了！

readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
，
只有金銀忘不了！

金銀 jin1 yin2 gold and silver(金银)
！
終朝只恨聚無多，及到多時眼閉了．
終朝只恨聚無多，
朝 chao2 to face,towards,facing,direct,dynasty,imperial court
zhao1 morning
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
恨 hen4 to hate
聚 ju4 to congregate,to assemble,to mass,to gather together,to amass,to polymerize
，
及到多時眼閉了．

閉 bi4 to close,stop up,shut,obstruct(闭)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
世人都曉神仙好，只有姣妻忘不了！

readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
，
只有姣妻忘不了！

姣 jiao1 cunning,pretty,surname Jiao
妻 qi1 wife
！
君生日日說恩情，君死又隨人去了．
君生日日說恩情，
生日 sheng1 ri4 birthday
theory)(说)
恩情 en1 qing2 deep affection
，
君死又隨人去了．
死 si3 to die,impassable,uncrossable,inflexible,rigid,extremely
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
世人都曉神仙好，只有儿孫忘不了！

readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
，
只有儿孫忘不了！

儿 :兒: er2 son
孫 sun1 grandson,descendant,surname Sun(孙)
！
痴心父母古來多，孝順儿孫誰見了？士隱听了，便迎上來道：“你滿口說些什么？只听見些`好'`了'`好'`了'．
那道人笑道：“你若果听見`好'`了'二字，還算你明白．可知世上万般，好便是了，了便是好．若不了，便不
好，若要好，須是了．我這歌儿，便名《好了歌》"士隱本是有宿慧的，一聞此言，心中早已徹悟．因笑道：“且
住！待我將你這《好了歌》解注出來何如？"道人笑道：“你解，你解。”士隱乃說道：
痴心父母古來多，
心 xin1 heart,mind
古來 gu3 lai2 old-time(古来)
，
孝順儿孫誰見了？
孝順 xiao4 shun4 filial piety(孝顺)

儿 :兒: er2 son
孫 sun1 grandson,descendant,surname Sun(孙)
xian4 appear(见)
:瞭: liao3 clear
？
士隱听了，
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
便迎上來道：

迎 ying2 to welcome,to meet,to face,to forge ahead (esp. in the face of
difficulties)
上來 shang4 lai2 to come up,to approach,(verb complement indicating success)(上来)
：
“你滿口說些什么？
滿口 man3 kou3 a mouthful,(of speech) pure: perfect accent,substance of speech all

of a kind (e.g. all lies),unreservedly (accept, agree, promise etc)(满口)
theory)(说)
:什麽: shen2 me5
？
只听見些`好'`了'`好'`了'．
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
xian4 appear(见)
` 好 hao3 good,well,proper,good to,easy to,very,so,(suffix indicating completion
or readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
:瞭: liao3 clear
readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
:瞭: liao3 clear
那道人笑道：

：
“你若果听見`好'`了'二字，
“ 你 ni3
果 guo3 fruit,result
xian4 appear(见)
` 好 hao3 good,well,proper,good to,easy to,very,so,(suffix indicating completion
or readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
:瞭: liao3 clear
' 二 er4 two,2,stupid (Beijing dialect)
，
還算你明白．

算 suan4 regard as,to figure,to calculate,to compute
你 ni3
．
可知世上万般，

for emphasis)
世上 shi4 shang4 on earth
万般 :萬般: wan4 ban1 every kind,manifold,extremely
，
好便是了，

readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
了便是好．

:瞭: liao3 clear
readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
．
若不了，
不了 bu4 liao3 unable to,without end
，
便不好，

不好 bu4 hao3 no good
，
若要好，
要好 yao4 hao3 be on good terms,be close friends
，
須是了．
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
我這歌儿，
我 wo3 I,me,my
(这)
歌儿 :歌兒: ge1 r5 song
，
便名《好了歌》"士隱本是有宿慧的，

for people
《好 hao3 good,well,proper,good to,easy to,very,so,(suffix indicating completion
or readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
:瞭: liao3 clear
歌 ge1 song
宿 su4 lodge for the night,old,former,surname Su
xiu3 night,classifier for nights
xiu4 constellation
慧 hui4 intelligent
di4 aim,clear
，
一聞此言，

Wen(闻)
此 ci3 this,these
，
心中早已徹悟．

徹悟 che4 wu4 fully aware,to recognize fully(彻悟)
．
因笑道：
：
“且住！
“ 且 qie3 further,moreover
！
待我將你這《好了歌》解注出來何如？
待 dai1 stay,delay
我 wo3 I,me,my
你 ni3
(这)
《好 hao3 good,well,proper,good to,easy to,very,so,(suffix indicating completion
or readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
:瞭: liao3 clear
歌 ge1 song
》解 Xie4 surname Xie
注 zhu4 to inject,to pour into,to concentrate,to pay attention,to note,to comment
on,to record,to register,to annotate
:註: zhu4 annotate
何如 he2 ru2 how about,what kind of
？
"道人笑道：
" 道人 dao4 ren2 Taoist devotee (honorific)

：
“你解，
“ 你 ni3
，
你解。
你 ni3
。
”士隱乃說道：
：
陋室空堂，當年笏滿床，衰草枯楊，曾為歌舞場．蛛絲儿結滿雕梁，綠紗今又糊在蓬窗上．說什么脂正濃，粉正
香，如何兩鬢又成霜？昨日黃土隴頭送白骨，今宵紅燈帳底臥鴛鴦．金滿箱，銀滿箱，展眼乞丐人皆謗．正歎他
人命不長，那知自己歸來喪！訓有方，保不定日后作強梁．擇膏粱，誰承望流落在煙花巷！因嫌紗帽小，致使鎖
枷杠，昨怜破襖寒，今嫌紫蟒長：亂烘烘你方唱罷我登場，反認他鄉是故鄉．甚荒唐，到頭來都是為他人作嫁衣
裳！那瘋跛道人听了，拍掌笑道：“解得切，解得切！"士隱便說一聲"走罷！"將道人肩上褡褳搶了過來背著，竟
不回家，同了瘋道人飄飄而去．當下烘動街坊，眾人當作一件新聞傳說．封氏聞得此信，哭個死去活來，只得与
父親商議，遣人各處訪尋，那討音信？無奈何，少不得依靠著他父母度日．幸而身邊還有兩個舊日的丫鬟伏侍，
主仆三人，日夜作些針線發賣，幫著父親用度．那封肅雖然日日抱怨，也無可奈何了．
陋室空堂，
陋 lou4 low,humble,plain,ugly,mean,vulgar
室 shi4 room
堂 tang2 (main) hall,large room for a specific purpose,relationship between cousins
etc on the paternal side of a family,of the same clan,classifier for sets (or
suites) of furniture, classes etc
，
當年笏滿床，
當年 dang1 nian2 in those days,then,in those years,during that time(当年)

笏 hu4 tablet held at an audience
床 chuang2 bed,couch,classifier for beds
，
衰草枯楊，
衰 cui1 mourning garments

shuai1 weak,feeble,decline,wane
枯 ku1 dried up
楊 yang2 poplar,surname Yang(杨)
，
曾為歌舞場．

clause)
歌舞 ge1 wu3 singing and dancing
．
蛛絲儿結滿雕梁，
蛛 zhu1 see 蜘蛛, spider

絲 si1 silk,thread,trace(丝)
儿 :兒: er2 son
結 jie1 to bear fruit,to produce,firm,solid(结)
jie2 knot,sturdy,bond,to tie,to bind,to check out (of a hotel)(结)
雕 diao1 engrave,shrewd
:彫: diao1 engrave
:鵰: diao1 golden eagle
梁 Liang2 name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods,surname Liang
liang2 beam of roof,bridge
:樑: liang2 beam of roof
，
綠紗今又糊在蓬窗上．
綠 lu:4 green(绿)
紗 sha1 cotton yarn,muslin(纱)
糊 hu2 muddled,paste,scorched
hu4 paste,cream
action in progress)
．
說什么脂正濃，

theory)(说)
:什麽: shen2 me5
脂 zhi1 fat,rouge (cosmetics),resin
zero,principle
濃 nong2 concentrated,dense(浓)
，
粉正香，
粉 fen3 powder,cosmetic face powder,food prepared from starch,noodles or pasta made

from any kind of flour,whitewash,white,pink
zero,principle
香 xiang1 fragrant,incense,(of food) savory,appetizing,sweet,scented,popular
，
如何兩鬢又成霜？
如何 ru2 he2 how,what way,what

鬢 bin4 temples,hair on the temples(鬓)
Cheng
霜 shuang1 frost
？
昨日黃土隴頭送白骨，
昨日 zuo2 ri4 yesterday

黃土 huang2 tu3 loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)(黄土)
隴 long3 abbr. for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃 province(陇)
livestock(头)
send
白骨 bai2 gu3 bones of the dead
，
今宵紅燈帳底臥鴛鴦．
宵 xiao1 night
紅燈 hong2 deng1 red light(红灯)
帳 zhang4 account,mosquito net,tent,curtain,debt,credit(帐)
底 de5 (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
di3 background,bottom,base,the end of a period of time,towards the end of (last
month)
臥 wo4 to lie,to crouch(卧)
鴛鴦 yuan1 yang5 mandarin ducks,affectionate couple(鸳鸯)
．
金滿箱，
金 jin1 gold Au, transition metal, atomic number 79,metal,money,the Jurchen Jin
dynasty (1115-1234),surname Jin or Kim
箱 xiang1 box,trunk,chest
，
銀滿箱，
銀 yin2 silver Ag, transition metal, atomic number 47(银)

箱 xiang1 box,trunk,chest
，
展眼乞丐人皆謗．
展 zhan3 to use,to spread out,to postpone,to unfold

乞丐 qi3 gai4 beggar
謗 bang4 to slander,defame,speak ill of(谤)
．
正歎他人命不長，

zero,principle
他人 ta1 ren2 another,sb else,other people
，
那知自己歸來喪！

自己 zi4 ji3 self,(reflexive pronoun),own
喪 sang1 mourning,funeral(丧)
sang4 lose (by death)(丧)
！
訓有方，
訓 xun4 example,pattern,to teach,to train,instruction(训)

有方 you3 fang1 to do things right,to use the correct method
，
保不定日后作強梁．
保不定 bao3 bu4 ding4 more likely than not,quite possible,on the cards
日后 :日後: ri4 hou4 sometime,someday (in the future)
強梁 qiang2 liang2 ruffian,bully(强梁)
．
擇膏粱，
擇 ze2 to select,to choose,to pick,to differentiate(择)

zhai2 pick over(择)
膏 gao1 ointment,paste
粱 liang2 sorghum
，
誰承望流落在煙花巷！

承望 cheng2 wang4 to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...),to
look forward to
流落 liu2 luo4 to wander destitute
action in progress)
煙花巷 yan1 hua1 xiang4 red-light district(烟花巷)
！
因嫌紗帽小，
嫌 xian2 to dislike,to suspect
紗 sha1 cotton yarn,muslin(纱)
帽 mao4 hat,cap
，
致使鎖枷杠，
致使 zhi4 shi3 cause,result in

鎖 suo3 to lock up,to lock(锁)
枷 jia1 cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in
China)
杠 :槓: gang1 bar,flagpole,footbridge
:槓: gang4 thick pole,bar,carrying pole,horizontal bar,lever,crowbar,to sharpen
(knife)
，
昨怜破襖寒，
昨 zuo2 yesterday
怜 :憐: lian2 to pity
襖 ao3 coat,jacket,short and lined coat or robe(袄)
寒 han2 cold,poor,to tremble
，
今嫌紫蟒長：
嫌 xian2 to dislike,to suspect
紫 zi3 purple,violet,amethyst,Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose
root provides red purple dye),Japanese: murasaki
蟒 mang3 Python molurus
：
亂烘烘你方唱罷我登場，
烘 hong1 to bake,to heat by fire
你 ni3
唱 chang4 sing,to call loudly,to chant
我 wo3 I,me,my
登場 deng1 chang3 to go on stage,fig. to appear on the scene,used in advertising to
mean new product(登场)
，
反認他鄉是故鄉．

phonetic system
認 ren4 to recognize,to know,to admit(认)
他 ta1 he,him
故鄉 gu4 xiang1 home,homeland,native place(故乡)
．
甚荒唐，
甚 shen2 what(什)
，
到頭來都是為他人作嫁衣裳！
到頭來 dao4 tou2 lai2 in the end,finally,as a result(到头来)

他人 ta1 ren2 another,sb else,other people
嫁 jia4 to marry (a husband)
衣裳 yi1 shang5 clothes
！
那瘋跛道人听了，

跛 bo3 lame,crippled
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
拍掌笑道：
拍 pai1 to pat,to clap,to slap,fly-swatter,racket,to take (a photograph)

掌 zhang3 in charge of,palm of hand
：
“解得切，
“ 解 Xie4 surname Xie

，
解得切！

！
"士隱便說一聲"走罷！

theory)(说)
" 走 zou3 to walk,to go,to run,to move (of vehicle),to visit,to leave,to go
away,to die (euph.),from,through,away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走),to change
(shape, form, meaning)
！
"將道人肩上褡褳搶了過來背著，

肩 jian1 shoulder
褡褳 da1 lian5 long, rectangular bag,bag hung from the shoulder or waist,jacket,
made of several layers of cloth, worn by wrestlers(褡裢)
搶 qiang1 see 搶風|抢风 contrary wind(抢)
qiang3 fight over,to rush,to scramble,to grab,to rob,to snatch(抢)
:瞭: liao3 clear
過來 guo4 lai2 to come over,to manage,to handle,to be able to take care of,also pr.
guo4lai5(过来)
ending(着)
，
竟不回家，

回家 hui2 jia1 to return home
，
同了瘋道人飄飄而去．
:瞭: liao3 clear
飄飄 piao1 piao1 lightly(飘飘)
．
當下烘動街坊，
當下 dang1 xia4 presently,immediately,at once(当下)

動 dong4 to use,to act,to move,to change(动)
街坊 jie1 fang1 neighborhood
，
眾人當作一件新聞傳說．
眾人 zhong4 ren2 everyone(众人)

當作 dang4 zuo4 treat as,regard as(当作)
新聞 xin1 wen2 news(新闻)
傳說 chuan2 shuo1 legend,folklore,tradition,it is said,they say that...(传说)
．
封氏聞得此信，

esp. letters
Wen(闻)
此 ci3 this,these
信 xin4 letter
，
哭個死去活來，

死去 si3 qu4 to die
活 huo2 to live,alive,living,work,workmanship
，
只得与父親商議，

吗 or 呢)
父親 fu4 qin1 father(父亲)
商議 shang1 yi4 to negotiate,discussion,proposal(商议)
，
遣人各處訪尋，
遣 qian3 dispatch
各處 ge4 chu4 every place(各处)
訪尋 fang3 xun2 to enquire,to search(访寻)
，
那討音信？

討 tao3 to demand,to ask for,to send punitive expedition against,to marry (of
man),to provoke,to attract attention,to discuss(讨)
音信 yin1 xin4 message
？
無奈何，
無奈 wu2 nai4 without choice,for lack of better option,grudgingly,willy-

nilly,nolens volens(无奈)
何 He2 surname He
，
少不得依靠著他父母度日．
shao4 young
不得 bu4 de2 must not,may not,not be allowed,cannot
依靠 yi1 kao4 to rely on sth (for support etc),to depend on
ending(着)
他 ta1 he,him
度日 du4 ri4 scratch out a difficult, meager existence
．
幸而身邊還有兩個舊日的丫鬟伏侍，
幸而 xing4 er2 by good fortune,luckily

身邊 shen1 bian1 at one's side(身边)
個舊 Ge4 jiu4 Gejiu, county level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi
autonomous county 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州(个旧)
di4 aim,clear
伏侍 fu2 shi5 to attend to,to care for (patients etc),to look after,to wait upon,to
serve,also written 服侍, see also 服事 fu2 shi4
，
主仆三人，
主仆 :主僕: zhu3 pu2 master and servant

三 san1 three,3
，
日夜作些針線發賣，
日夜 ri4 ye4 day and night,around the clock

針線 zhen1 xian4 needle and thread,needlework(针线)
，
幫著父親用度．
幫 bang1 to help,to assist,to support,for sb (i.e. as a help),hired (as

worker),side (of pail, boat etc),outer layer,group,gang,clique,party,secret
society(帮)
ending(着)
父親 fu4 qin1 father(父亲)
用度 yong4 du4 expense
．
那封肅雖然日日抱怨，

esp. letters
雖然 sui1 ran2 although,even though,even if(虽然)
日日 ri4 ri4 every day
抱怨 bao4 yuan4 to complain,to grumble
，
也無可奈何了．

無可奈何 wu2 ke3 nai4 he2 have no way out,have no alternative(无可奈何)
:瞭: liao3 clear
．
這日，那甄家大丫鬟在門前買線，忽听街上喝道之聲，眾人都說新太爺到任．丫鬟于是隱在門內看時，只見軍牢
快手，一對一對的過去，俄而大轎抬著一個烏帽猩袍的官府過去．丫鬟倒發了個怔，自思這官好面善，倒象在那
里見過的．于是進入房中，也就丟過不在心上．至晚間，正待歇息之時，忽听一片聲打的門響，許多人亂嚷，
說：“本府太爺差人來傳人問話。”封肅听了，唬得目瞪口呆，不知有何禍事．
這日，

(这)
，
那甄家大丫鬟在門前買線，

or -ian,surname Jia
dai4 doctor
action in progress)
門前 men2 qian2 in front of the door(门前)
買 mai3 to buy,to purchase(买)
線 xian4 thread,string,wire,line(线)
，
忽听街上喝道之聲，
忽 hu1 suddenly
街上 jie1 shang5 on the street
喝 he1 to drink,(interj.) My goodness!
he4 shout applause
，
眾人都說新太爺到任．
眾人 zhong4 ren2 everyone(众人)

theory)(说)
新 xin1 new,newly,abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆,meso- (chem.)
太爺 tai4 ye2 (respectful for) one's grandfather,sb's father,older people,the head
of the house (used by servants),a district magistrate(太爷)
任 ren4 to assign,to appoint,to take up a post,office,responsibility,to let,to
allow,to give free rein to,no matter (how, what etc),surname Ren
．
丫鬟于是隱在門內看時，

action in progress)
danger)
，
只見軍牢快手，
:祇: zhi3 but,only
vessels etc
xian4 appear(见)
軍 jun1 army,military,arms(军)
牢 lao2 firm,fast
，
一對一對的過去，
一對 yi1 dui4 couple,pair(一对)

一對 yi1 dui4 couple,pair(一对)
di4 aim,clear
，
俄而大轎抬著一個烏帽猩袍的官府過去．
俄 e2 suddenly,very soon,Russian
dai4 doctor
轎 jiao4 a sedan chair,a palanquin,a litter(轿)
抬 tai2 to lift,to raise,(of two or more persons) to carry
ending(着)
烏 wu1 a crow,black,surname Wu(乌)
帽 mao4 hat,cap
猩 xing1 ape
袍 pao2 gown (lined)
di4 aim,clear
官府 guan1 fu3 authorities,feudal official
．
丫鬟倒發了個怔，

捣),profiteer
:瞭: liao3 clear
怔 zheng1 to stare blankly,startled
zheng4 stumped for words,to stare blankly
，
自思這官好面善，
(这)
官 guan1 official,government,organ of body
readiness)
hao4 to be fond of
，
倒象在那里見過的．

捣),profiteer
象 xiang4 elephant,shape,form,appearance,of that shape,comparable to,such
as...,image under a map (math.)
action in progress)
見過 jian4 guo4 have seen(见过)
di4 aim,clear
．
于是進入房中，

進入 jin4 ru4 to enter,to join,to go into(进入)
，
也就丟過不在心上．

丟 diu1 to lose,to put aside,to throw(丢)
不在 bu4 zai4 not be in,be out
心 xin1 heart,mind
．
至晚間，
晚間 wan3 jian1 evening-time,in the evening(晚间)
，
正待歇息之時，
zero,principle
待 dai1 stay,delay
歇 xie1 to rest
息 xi1 news,interest,breath,rest,Taiwan pr. xi2
，
忽听一片聲打的門響，
忽 hu1 suddenly
一片 yi1 pian4 piece,slice
打的 da3 di1 (slang) to take a taxi,to go by taxi
響 xiang3 to make a sound,to sound,to ring,loud,classifier for noises(响)
，
許多人亂嚷，
許多 xu3 duo1 many,a lot of,much(许多)

嚷 rang3 blurt out,to shout
，
說：

theory)(说)
：
“本府太爺差人來傳人問話。
“ 本 ben3 roots or stems of plants,origin,source,this,the

府 fu3 seat of government,government repository (archive),official
residence,mansion,presidential palace,(honorific) Your home,prefecture (from Tang
to Qing times)
太爺 tai4 ye2 (respectful for) one's grandfather,sb's father,older people,the head
of the house (used by servants),a district magistrate(太爷)
差 cha1 difference,discrepancy,to differ,error,to err,to make a mistake
cha4 differ from,short of,to lack,poor
chai1 to send,to commission,messenger,mission
ci1 uneven
傳人 chuan2 ren2 to teach,to impart,a disciple,descendant(传人)
問話 wen4 hua4 questioning (a suspect),interrogation(问话)
。
”封肅听了，
” 封 Feng1 surname Feng

esp. letters
:瞭: liao3 clear
，
唬得目瞪口呆，
唬 hu3 a tiger's roar,to scare,to fool

目瞪口呆 mu4 deng4 kou3 dai1 dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied,stunned
，
不知有何禍事．

tiredness etc)
何 He2 surname He
禍事 huo4 shi4 disaster,doom(祸事)
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第一回

第一 di4 yi1 first,number one

甄 zhen1 to distinguish,surname Zhen

賈 Jia3 surname Jia(贾)

而 er2 and,as well as,and so,but (not),yet (not),(indicates causal relation),

但書 dan4 shu1 proviso,qualifying clause(但书)

風塵 feng1 chen2 windblown dust,to look weather-beaten and weary from

一 yi1 one,1,single,a (article),as soon as,entire,whole,all,throughout

一一 yi1 yi1 one by one,one after another

覺 jiao4 a nap,a sleep(觉)

皆 jie1 all,each and every,in all cases

當 dang1 to be,to act as,manage,withstand,when,during,ought,should,match

則 ze2 conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or

飫 yu4 full (as of eating)(饫)

背 bei1 to be burdened,to carry on the back or shoulder

負 fu4 lose,negative (math. etc),to bear,to carry (on one's back)(负)

以至 yi3 zhi4 down to,up to

半生 ban4 sheng1 half a lifetime

然 ran2 correct,right,so,thus,like this,-ly

万 :萬: wan4 surname Wan,ten thousand,a great number

雖 sui1 although,even though(虽)

其 qi2 his,her,its,theirs,that,such,it (refers to sth preceding it)

階 jie1 rank or step,stairs(阶)

雖 sui1 although,even though(虽)

下筆 xia4 bi3 to put pen to paper(下笔)

又 you4 (once) again,also,both... and...,again

复 :復: fu4 to go and return,to return,to resume,to return to a normal or original

破 po4 to break,to split,broken,damaged,worn out

不 bu4 (negative prefix),not,no

" 故 gu4 happening,instance,reason,cause,deceased,old

列位 lie4 wei4 ladies and gentlemen,all of you present

說 shui4 to canvass,to persuade(说)

細 xi4 fine,minutely,thin,slender,abbr. for 细胞, cell(细)

方 fang1 square,quadrilateral,power (such as cube 立方),classifier for square

原來 yuan2 lai2 original,former,originally,formerly,at first,so... actually(原来)

于 :於: yu2 in,at,to,from,by,than,out of,surname Yu

方 fang1 square,quadrilateral,power (such as cube 立方),classifier for square

媧 Wa1 surname Wa,sister of legendary emperor Fu Xi 伏羲(娲)

便 bian4 ordinary,plain,convenient,as convenient,when the chance

誰知 shui2 zhi1 lit. who knows,who would have thought,unexpectedly,unpredictably(谁

獨自 du2 zi4 alone(独自)

遂 sui4 to satisfy,to succeed,then,thereupon,finally,unexpectedly

日夜 ri4 ye4 day and night,around the clock

一 yi1 one,1,single,a (article),as soon as,entire,whole,all,throughout

正當 zheng4 dang1 honest,reasonable,fair,sensible,timely,just (when needed)(正当)

生 sheng1 to be born,to give birth,life,to grow,raw, uncooked

丰 feng1 buxom,good-looking,appearance and carriage of a person

說說 shuo1 shuo5 to say sth(说说)

先 xian1 early,prior,former,in advance,first

后 hou4 empress,queen,surname Hou

不覺 bu4 jue2 unconsciously(不觉)

也 ye3 also,too,(in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula

便 bian4 ordinary,plain,convenient,as convenient,when the chance

向 xiang4 direction,orientation,to face,to turn toward,to,towards,shortly

“ 大師 da4 shi1 great master,master(大师)

弟子 di4 zi3 disciple,follower

不能 bu4 neng2 cannot,must not,should not

适 :適: shi4 to fit,to suit,just now

弟子 di4 zi3 disciple,follower

定 ding4 to set,to fix,to determine,to decide,to order

如 ru2 as,as if,such as

溫柔 wen1 rou2 gentle and soft,tender(温柔)

万 :萬: wan4 surname Wan,ten thousand,a great number