Week 6 Reading

知青

zhī qīng: Educated youth

老三届

lǎo sān jiè: Students who graduated during the Cultural Revolution

青梅竹马

qīng méi zhú mǎ: Childhood friends or young lovers

芳华

fāng huá: The beauty and prime of youth

嗷嗷待哺

áo áo dài bǔ: Crying out while waiting to be fed

电大

diàn dà: Radio and Television University

夜大

yè dà: Night universities or evening classes

殚精竭虑

dān jīng jié lǜ: To use all one's energy and effort

柴米油盐酱醋茶

chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá: Metaphor for daily trivialities

千头万绪

qiān tóu wàn xù: Complex and tangled issues

焦头烂额

jiāo tóu làn é: Extremely busy or dealing with difficult situations

迤逦

yǐ lǐ: Winding and continuous

风吹雨打

fēng chuī yǔ dǎ: Persecution or harsh trials

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là: The ups and downs of life

苦海无涯

kǔ hǎi wú yá: An endless sea of suffering

弥留之际

mí liú zhī jì: On the verge of death

回光返照

huí guāng fǎn zhào: Terminal lucidity

肝肠寸断

gān cháng cùn duàn: Extreme sorrow

感慨

gǎn kǎi: Stirring of emotion

笑靥

xiào yè: Smiling face

嗟呀

jiē yā: An expression of surprise or sigh (not commonly used)

美国佬

měi guó lǎo: Yankee

豁然醒悟

huò rán xǐng wù: To suddenly realize or understand something

龙的传人

lóng de chuán rén: Refers to the Chinese people

古稀

gǔ xī: 70 years old

耄耋

mào dié: 80 years old

风云变幻

fēng yún biàn huàn: Rapid and unpredictable changes

荣华富贵

róng huá fù guì: Wealth and high social status

瑰宝

guī bǎo: A rare and valuable treasure

华尔兹

huá ěr zī: Waltz

同窗

tóng chuāng: Classmate

噩耗

è hào: Bad news

叱咤

chì zhà: Shouting angrily with great force

阎王

yán wáng: King of hell

千里共婵娟

qiān lǐ gòng chán juān: Wishing loved ones to stay safe under the same moon

随缘

suí yuán: To go with the flow

纸钱

zhǐ qián: Incense papers

香炉

xiāng lú: Incense burner

负重前行

fù zhòng qián xíng: Enduring hardships while progressing

图腾

tú téng: Totem

熠熠

yì yì: Shining; glittering

鳞

lín: Scale (as on a fish or reptile)

璀璨夺目

cuǐ càn duó mù: Brilliant and dazzling