願 A Vow

願A Wish

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

愿

南普陀寺裏的大石，雨後稍微覺得乾淨，不過綠苔多長一些．天涯底淡霞好像The great stones in Nanputuo Temple seemed a little cleaner after the rain, though the green moss had grown thicker. The pale glow on the horizon seemed

南普陀寺

Nán pǔ tuó sì — Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen 廈門 (Xià mén)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

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)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

稍微

shāo wēi — a little bit (HSK 5)

覺得

jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)

乾淨

gān jìng — 1. clean 2. neat (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

綠苔

lǜ tái — green algae

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

一些

yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)

天涯

Tiān yá — see 天涯區 (Tiān yá Qū)

底

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

淡

dàn — 1. insipid 2. diluted 3. weak 4. mild 5. light in color 6. tasteless 7. indifferent 8. (variant of 氮 (dàn)) nitrogen (HSK 4)

霞

xiá — rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset

好像

hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)

南普陀寺里的大石，雨后稍微觉得干净，不过绿苔多长一些．天涯底淡霞好像

給我們一個天晴底信．樹林裏底虹氣，被陽光分成七色．樹上，雄蟲求雌底聲，淒涼得to promise us clear weather. The rainbow mist in the grove was divided by the sunlight into seven colors. In the trees, the cries of male insects seeking their mates were so desolate

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)

我們

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

一個

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

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

晴

qíng — 1. clear 2. fine (weather) (HSK 2)

底

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

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

樹林

Shù lín — Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市 (Xīn běi shì), Taiwan (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

虹

hóng — rainbow

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

陽光

yáng guāng — 1. sunshine 2. (of personality) upbeat; energetic 3. transparent (open to public scrutiny) (HSK 3)

分成

fēn chéng — 1. to divide (into) 2. to split a bonus 3. to break into 4. tenths 5. percentage allotment (HSK 5)

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

色

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

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

雄

xióng — 1. male 2. staminate 3. grand 4. imposing 5. powerful 6. mighty 7. person or state having great power and influence

蟲

chóng — 1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) 3. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

求

qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)

雌

cí — 1. female 2. Taiwan pr. (cī)

底

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

聲

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

淒涼

qī liáng — desolate (place) (HSK 7-9)

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)

给我们一个天晴底信．树林里底虹气，被阳光分成七色．树上，雄虫求雌底声，凄凉得

使人不忍聽下去．妻子坐在石上，見我來，就問，『你從那里來？that one could hardly bear to go on listening. My wife was sitting on a stone; when she saw me coming, she asked, “Where have you been?我等你許久了．』I have been waiting for you for ages.”

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

人

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

不忍

bù rěn — cannot bear to

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

下去

xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)

妻子

qī zǐ — wife and children (HSK 4)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (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)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

你

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

我等

wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)

你

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

許久

xǔ jiǔ — 1. for a long time 2. for ages

了

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

使人不忍听下去．妻子坐在石上，见我来，就问，『你从那里来？我等你许久了．』

『我領着孩子們到海邊檢貝殼咧．阿琼檢着一個破貝，雖不完全，裏面卻像藏“I took the children to the seashore to gather shells. Ah Qiong found a broken shell; though it was not whole, inside it seemed to hold

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

孩子們

hái zi men — children

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)

海邊

hǎi biān — coast; seaside; seashore; beach (HSK 2)

檢

jiǎn — 1. to check 2. to examine 3. to inspect 4. to exercise restraint

貝殼

bèi ké — shell (of a mollusk) (HSK 7-9)

咧

liē — 1. used in 咧咧 (liē liē) 2. used in 大大咧咧 (dà dà liē liē) 3. used in 罵罵咧咧 (mà ma liē liē)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

琼

Qióng — short name for Hainan 海南 (Hǎi nán)

檢

jiǎn — 1. to check 2. to examine 3. to inspect 4. to exercise restraint

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

一個

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

破

pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)

貝

Bèi — surname Bei

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

完全

wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)

裏面

lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

像

xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)

藏

Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)

『我领着孩子们到海边检贝壳咧．阿琼检着一个破贝，虽不完全，里面却像藏

着珠子底樣子．等他來到，我教他拿出來給你看一看．』something like a pearl. When he comes, I shall have him take it out and show it to you.”

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

珠子

zhū zi — 1. pearl 2. bead 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

底

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

樣子

yàng zi — 1. appearance 2. manner 3. pattern 4. model (HSK 2)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

來到

lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

拿出

ná chū — 1. to take out 2. to put out 3. to provide 4. to put forward (a proposal) 5. to come up with (evidence) (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (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)

你

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

看一看

kàn yī kàn — to have a look

着珠子底样子．等他来到，我教他拿出来给你看一看．』

『在這樹蔭底下坐着，眞舒服呀！“It is truly delightful to sit here beneath the shade of these trees!我們天天到這里來，多麼好呢！』How wonderful it would be if we came here every day!”

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)

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)

樹蔭

shù yīn — 1. shade of a tree 2. Taiwan pr. (shù yìn) (HSK 7-9)

底下

dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (HSK 3)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

舒服

shū fu — 1. comfortable 2. feeling well (HSK 2)

呀

yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)

我們

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

天天

tiān tiān — every day

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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

多麼

duō me — 1. how (wonderful etc) 2. what (a great idea etc) 3. however (difficult it may be etc) 4. (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) 5. to what extent (HSK 2)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

『在这树荫底下坐着，真舒服呀！我们天天到这里来，多么好呢！』

妻說：『你那里能夠……？』My wife said, “But how could you possibly…?”

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

能夠

néng gòu — 1. to be capable of 2. to be able to 3. can (HSK 2)

妻说：『你那里能够……？』

『爲什麽不能？』“Why not?”

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

『为什么不能？』

『你應當作蔭，不應當受蔭．』“You ought to provide shade, not sit in it.”

你

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

應當

yīng dāng — should; ought to (HSK 3)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

蔭

yīn — (bound form) shade (of a tree)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

應當

yīng dāng — should; ought to (HSK 3)

受

shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)

蔭

yīn — (bound form) shade (of a tree)

『你应当作荫，不应当受荫．』

『你願我作這樣底蔭麽？』『這樣底蔭算什麽！“Would you have me provide shade like this?” “What does shade like this amount to?我願你作無邊寶華蓋，能普蔭一切世間諸有情．願你爲如I wish that you might become a boundless canopy of precious blossoms, sheltering all sentient beings throughout the world. I wish that you might become a pure, radiant, wish-fulfilling

你

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

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

底

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

蔭

yīn — (bound form) shade (of a tree)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

底

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

蔭

yīn — (bound form) shade (of a tree)

算

suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

你

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

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

無邊

wú biān — 1. without boundary 2. not bordered (HSK 6)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

華蓋

huá gài — 1. imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage) 2. aureole 3. halo

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

普

pǔ — 1. general 2. popular 3. everywhere 4. universal

蔭

yīn — (bound form) shade (of a tree)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

世間

shì jiān — 1. world 2. earth

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

有情

yǒu qíng — 1. to be in love 2. sentient beings (Buddhism)

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

你

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

『你愿我作这样底荫么？』『这样底荫算什么！我愿你作无边宝华盖，能普荫一切世间诸有情．愿你为如

意淨明珠，能普照一切世間諸有情．願你爲降魔金剛杵，能破壞一切世間諸障礙．願pearl, illuminating all sentient beings throughout the world. I wish that you might become a demon-subduing vajra, shattering every obstacle in the world. I wish

意

yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))

淨

jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)

明珠

míng zhū — 1. pearl 2. jewel (of great value)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

普照

pǔ zhào — (of sunlight) to bathe all things; to shine gloriously

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

世間

shì jiān — 1. world 2. earth

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

有情

yǒu qíng — 1. to be in love 2. sentient beings (Buddhism)

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

你

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

降

jiàng — 1. to drop 2. to fall 3. to come down 4. to descend (HSK 4)

魔

mó — 1. (bound form) evil spirit; devil 2. (prefix) supernatural; magical

金剛杵

jīn gāng chǔ — vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

破壞

pò huài — 1. destruction 2. damage 3. to wreck 4. to break 5. to destroy (HSK 3)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

世間

shì jiān — 1. world 2. earth

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

障礙

zhàng ài — 1. barrier 2. obstruction 3. hindrance 4. impediment 5. obstacle (HSK 6)

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

意净明珠，能普照一切世间诸有情．愿你为降魔金刚杵，能破坏一切世间诸障碍．愿

你爲多寶盂蘭盆，能盛百味，滋養一切世間諸飢渴者．願你有六手，十二手，百手，千萬that you might become a many-jeweled Ullambana bowl, able to hold a hundred flavors and nourish all the hungry and thirsty throughout the world. I wish that you had six hands, twelve hands, a hundred hands, ten million

你

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

盂蘭盆

Yú lán pén — see 盂蘭盆會 (Yú lán pén huì)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

盛

Shèng — surname Sheng (HSK 7-9)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

味

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

滋養

zī yǎng — to nourish

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

世間

shì jiān — 1. world 2. earth

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

飢渴

jī kě — 1. hungry and thirsty 2. (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

你

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

有

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

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

十二

shí èr — 1. twelve 2. 12

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

千萬

qiān wàn — 1. ten million 2. countless 3. many 4. one must by all means (HSK 3)

你为多宝盂兰盆，能盛百味，滋养一切世间诸饥渴者．愿你有六手，十二手，百手，千万

手，無量數那由他如意手，能成全一切世間等等美善事．』hands—countless nayutas of wish-fulfilling hands—so that you might accomplish every good and beautiful deed in the world.”

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

無量

wú liàng — 1. measureless 2. immeasurable

數

shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

由

yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

如意

rú yì — 1. as one wants; according to one's wishes 2. ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune (HSK 7-9)

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

成全

chéng quán — 1. to help sb accomplish his aim 2. to help sb succeed 3. to complete 4. to make whole 5. to round off

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

世間

shì jiān — 1. world 2. earth

等等

děng děng — 1. et cetera 2. and so on ... 3. wait a minute! 4. hold on!

美善

měi shàn — beautiful and good

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

手，无量数那由他如意手，能成全一切世间等等美善事．』

我說：『極善，極妙！I said, “Excellent, excellent! Most marvelous!但我願做調味底精鹽，滲入等等食品中，把自己底形骸融散，But I wish to become the fine salt that gives savor, seeping into every kind of food, dissolving my bodily form,

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

善

shàn — 1. good (virtuous) 2. benevolent 3. well-disposed 4. good at sth 5. to improve or perfect (HSK 7-9)

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

妙

miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

願

yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

調味

tiáo wèi — 1. seasoning 2. condiment 3. flavoring 4. dressing 5. essences

底

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

精

jīng — 1. essence 2. extract 3. vitality 4. energy 5. semen 6. sperm 7. mythical goblin spirit 8. highly perfected 9. elite 10. the pick of sth 11. proficient (refined ability) 12. extremely (fine) 13. selected rice (archaic) (HSK 6)

鹽

yán — 1. salt 2. classifier: 粒 (lì) (HSK 4)

滲入

shèn rù — to permeate

等等

děng děng — 1. et cetera 2. and so on ... 3. wait a minute! 4. hold on!

食品

shí pǐn — foodstuff; food; provisions (HSK 3)

中

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

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

底

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

形骸

xíng hái — 1. the human body 2. skeleton

融

róng — 1. to melt 2. to thaw 3. to blend 4. to merge 5. to be in harmony (HSK 7-9)

散

sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

我说：『极善，极妙！但我愿做调味底精盐，渗入等等食品中，把自己底形骸融散，

且囘復當時在海裏底面目，使一切有情得嘗鹹味，而不見鹽體．』and returning to the form I had when I was in the sea, so that all sentient beings may taste the saltiness without ever seeing the salt itself.”

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

復

fù — 1. to go and return 2. to return 3. to resume 4. to return to a normal or original state 5. to repeat 6. again 7. to recover 8. to restore 9. to turn over 10. to reply 11. to answer 12. to reply to a letter 13. to retaliate 14. to carry out

當時

dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)

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)

海

Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底面

dǐ miàn — 1. bottom 2. bottom side 3. bottom surface

目

mù — 1. eye 2. (literary) to look; to regard 3. eye (of a net); mesh 4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數 (mù shù)) 5. item; section 6. list; catalogue 7. (taxonomy) order 8. name; title

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

有情

yǒu qíng — 1. to be in love 2. sentient beings (Buddhism)

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)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

鹹

xián — 1. salted 2. salty 3. stingy 4. miserly (HSK 4)

味

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

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

不見

bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)

鹽

yán — 1. salt 2. classifier: 粒 (lì) (HSK 4)

體

tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)

且囘复当时在海里底面目，使一切有情得尝咸味，而不见盐体．』

妻子說：『只有調味，就能使一切有情都滿足嗎？』My wife said, “Can flavoring alone satisfy all sentient beings?”

妻子

qī zǐ — wife and children (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

只有

zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)

調味

tiáo wèi — 1. seasoning 2. condiment 3. flavoring 4. dressing 5. essences

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)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

有情

yǒu qíng — 1. to be in love 2. sentient beings (Buddhism)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

滿足

mǎn zú — 1. to satisfy 2. to meet (the needs of) 3. satisfied 4. content (HSK 3)

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

妻子说：『只有调味，就能使一切有情都满足吗？』

我說：『鹽底功用，若只在調味，那就不配稱爲鹽了．』I said, “If salt served only to give flavor, it would not deserve to be called salt.”

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

鹽

yán — 1. salt 2. classifier: 粒 (lì) (HSK 4)

底

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

功用

gōng yòng — function

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

調味

tiáo wèi — 1. seasoning 2. condiment 3. flavoring 4. dressing 5. essences

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

配稱

pèi chèn — worthy

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

鹽

yán — 1. salt 2. classifier: 粒 (lì) (HSK 4)

了

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

我说：『盐底功用，若只在调味，那就不配称为盐了．』