香 Incense

香Incense

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

妻子說：『良人，你不是愛聞香麽！My wife said, “Husband, do you not love fragrant scents?我曾託人到鹿港去買上好的沈香線；I asked someone to buy some incense sticks of the finest agarwood in Lukang;現在已now they have

妻子

qī zǐ — wife and children (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

良人

liáng rén — husband (arch.)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

託

tuō — 1. to trust 2. to entrust 3. to be entrusted with 4. to act as trustee (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

鹿港

Lù gǎng — Lugang or Lukang Town in Changhua County 彰化縣 (Zhāng huà Xiàn), Taiwan

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

上好

shàng hǎo — 1. first-rate 2. top-notch

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

線

xiàn — 1. thread 2. string 3. wire 4. line 5. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ), 根 (gēn) 6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) (HSK 3)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

妻子说：『良人，你不是爱闻香么！我曾托人到鹿港去买上好的沈香线；现在已

經寄到了．』她說着，便抽出妝臺底抽屜，取了一條沈香線，燃着，再插在小宣鑪中．arrived.” As she spoke, she opened the bottom drawer of her dressing table, took out an agarwood incense stick, lit it, and placed it in a small Xuande censer.

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

寄

jì — 1. to entrust; to place in sb's care 2. (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 3. (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) 4. to send by post; to mail (HSK 4)

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

抽出

chōu chū — 1. to take out 2. to extract

妝

zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume

臺

Tái — Taiwan (abbr.) (HSK 3)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

抽屜

chōu ti — drawer (HSK 7-9)

取

qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

條

tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

線

xiàn — 1. thread 2. string 3. wire 4. line 5. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ), 根 (gēn) 6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) (HSK 3)

燃

rán — 1. to burn 2. to ignite 3. to light 4. fig. to spark off (hopes) 5. to start (debate) 6. to raise (hopes)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

插

chā — 1. to insert 2. stick in 3. pierce 4. to take part in 5. to interfere 6. to interpose (HSK 5)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

宣

Xuān — surname Xuan

鑪

lú — variant of 爐 (lú)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

经寄到了．』她说着，便抽出妆台底抽屉，取了一条沈香线，燃着，再插在小宣𬬻中．

我說：『在香煙繞繚之中，得有清談．給我說一個生番故事罷．不然，就給我談佛．』I said, “Amid the curling incense smoke, we ought to have some refined conversation. Tell me a story about the indigenous tribes—or else, talk to me about the Buddha.”

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

香煙

xiāng yān — 1. smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line 2. cigarette (classifier: 支 (zhī), 條 (tiáo), 根 (gēn), 包 (bāo), 盒 (hé)) (HSK 7-9)

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

繚

liáo — 1. to wind round 2. to sew with slanting stitches

之中

zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

清談

qīng tán — light intellectual conversation

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

生番

shēng fān — 1. barbarian 2. aboriginal savage

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

不然

bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

談

Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)

佛

Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)

我说：『在香烟绕缭之中，得有清谈．给我说一个生番故事罢．不然，就给我谈佛．』

妻子說『生番故事，太野了．佛更不必說，我也不會說．』My wife said, “Stories about the tribes are too wild. As for the Buddha, there is even less need to speak of him; I would not know how.”

妻子

qī zǐ — wife and children (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

生番

shēng fān — 1. barbarian 2. aboriginal savage

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

太

tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)

野

yě — 1. field 2. plain 3. open space 4. limit 5. boundary 6. rude 7. feral (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

佛

Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

不必

bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不會

bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

妻子说『生番故事，太野了．佛更不必说，我也不会说．』

『你就隨便說些你所知道底罷。“Just tell me whatever you happen to know.橫豎我們都不大懂得；After all, neither of us understands very much;你且說什麽是佛法罷．』for a start, tell me what the Dharma is.”

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

隨便

suí biàn — 1. as one wishes 2. as one pleases 3. at random 4. negligent 5. casual 6. wanton (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

所知

suǒ zhī — 1. known 2. what one knows

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

橫豎

héng shu — anyway

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

不大

bù dà — 1. not very (clear, far away etc); not too 2. not often; infrequently (HSK 1)

懂得

dǒng de — to understand; to know; to comprehend (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

且說

qiě shuō — thus

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

佛法

fó fǎ — 1. Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) 2. Buddhist doctrine

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

『你就随便说些你所知道底罢。横竖我们都不大懂得；你且说什么是佛法罢．』

『佛法麽？“The Dharma?一一色，一一聲，一一香，一一味，一一觸，一一造作，一一思維，都是佛法；Every color, every sound, every scent, every taste, every touch, every action, and every thought is the Dharma;

佛法

fó fǎ — 1. Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) 2. Buddhist doctrine

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

味

wèi — 1. taste 2. smell 3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel 4. quality 5. sense 6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

觸

chù — 1. to touch 2. to make contact with sth 3. to stir up sb's emotions

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

造作

zào zuò — 1. affected 2. artificial 3. to make 4. to manufacture

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

思維

sī wéi — (line of) thought; thinking (HSK 5)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

佛法

fó fǎ — 1. Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) 2. Buddhist doctrine

『佛法么？一一色，一一声，一一香，一一味，一一触，一一造作，一一思维，都是佛法；

惟有愛聞香底愛不是佛法．』only the love in your love of fragrance is not the Dharma.”

惟有

wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

佛法

fó fǎ — 1. Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) 2. Buddhist doctrine

惟有爱闻香底爱不是佛法．』

『你又矛盾了！“Now you are contradicting yourself!這是什麽因明？』What sort of Buddhist logic is that?”

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

矛盾

máo dùn — 1. contradiction 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. conflicting views 4. contradictory (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

明

Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

『你又矛盾了！这是什么因明？』

『不明白麽？“You do not understand?因爲你一愛，便成爲你底嗜好；The moment you love something, it becomes a predilection of yours;那香在你聞覺中，便不是本然的香and then, as you perceive that fragrance, it is no longer the fragrance as it is

不明

bù míng — 1. not clear 2. unknown 3. to fail to understand

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

嗜好

shì hào — hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction (HSK 7-9)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

覺

jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

然

rán — 1. correct 2. right 3. so 4. thus 5. like this 6. -ly

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

『不明白么？因为你一爱，便成为你底嗜好；那香在你闻觉中，便不是本然的香

了．』in itself.”

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)