Rouzer Ch31

Front 1

越

Back 1

yue4
Yue [General name given to coastal region of southeast China; previously a state name].

Front 2

閩

Back 2

min3
[Name of a section of 越; is now often used as a poetic term for Fujian].

Front 3

嶺

Back 3

ling3
Peak, mountain range.

Front 4

蛇

Back 4

she2
Snake, serpent.

Front 5

八

Back 5

ba1
Eight.

Front 6

丈

Back 6

zhang4
[Measurement of length, approximately ten feet].

Front 7

土俗

Back 7

tu3su2
The local population; popular sentiment.

Although in this case the term is obviously meant to refer to the local populace, this compound is very close in meaning to 世俗 (227a, L28).

Front 8

常
(2)

Back 8

chang2
*1. Always, invariably.
2. Constancy; constant rule.

Note: this is slightly different in meaning from modern Mandarin “often.”

Front 9

冶

Back 9

ye3
To smelt, to fuse.

Here, used in a place name.

Front 10

東冶

Back 10

dong1ye3
The district of Dongye.

Front 11

都

Back 11

du1
City, town, capital.

Front 12

尉

Back 12

wei4
Commandant, commander, colonel.

Front 13

屬城

Back 13

shu3cheng2
Municipal.

The meaning of 屬 here is 435-1. In bureaucratic language this character can be prefixed to administrative units to indicate the scope of a public office.

Front 14

長吏

Back 14

zhang3li4
High-ranking officials.

Front 15

夢

Back 15

meng4
Dream; to dream.

Front 16

諭

Back 16

yu4
To inform, to tell, to warn.

Front 17

巫

Back 17

wu1
Wizard, witch, shaman.

Front 18

祝

Back 18

zhu4
To invoke, to pray to; to congratulate.

Here, implies 祝者 (“priest,” “priestess”).

Front 19

啖

Back 19

dan4
To bite, to devour.

Front 20

令長

Back 20

ling zhang3
District magistrate.

Front 21

並

Back 21

bing4
Together, all.

Here it is used as part of a synonym compound, 並共.

Front 22

氣

Back 22

qi4
Vapor, miasma; essence, inner substance.

Front 23

婢

Back 23

bi4
Maidservant, female slave.

Front 24

送

Back 24

song4
To send, to see off, to escort.

Front 25

穴

Back 25

xue4
Cave, hole.

Front 26

嚙

Back 26

nie4
To bite, to chew.

Front 27

爾時

Back 27

er3shi2
At that time (variant for 此時).

Front 28

預

Back 28

yu4
To prepare, to make ready.

Front 29

募

Back 29

mu4
To draft, to conscript.

Front 30

索

Back 30

suo3
To search, to look for.

Front 31

將樂

Back 31

jiang1le4
Jiangle [name of a county].

Front 32

李
(2)

Back 32

li3
1. Plum.
*2. [A surname.]

Front 33

誕

Back 33

dan4
1. Birth.
2. Preposterous, ridiculous.

Here, a personal name.

Front 34

李誕

Back 34

li3dan4
Li Dan [a person’s name].

Front 35

寄

Back 35

ji4
To send; to lodge, to stay temporarily.

Here, a person’s name.

Front 36

緹

Back 36

ti2
[A kind of light red silk.]

Here, part of a person’s name.

Front 37

萦

Back 37

ying2
To wind around, to coil.

This is a variant of the character 縈, and is here used as part of a person’s name.

Front 38

緹萦

Back 38

ti2ying2
Tiying [the name of a filial girl from the Hàn 漢 dynasty].

Her full name was Chúnyú Tíyíng 淳于緹萦. In the second century B.C.E., when her parents were convicted of a crime, she offered herself as a slave to redeem them. The emperor felt mercy for her and freed her parents.

Front 39

濟

Back 39

ji4
To rescue, to assist.

Front 40

早

Back 40

zao3
Early; morning.

Front 41

錢

Back 41

qian2
Copper cash.

Front 42

憐

Back 42

lian2
To love, to cherish, to feel sorry for; to admire, to envy.

Front 43

告請

Back 43

gao4qing3
To request.

A synonym compound.

Front 44

咋

Back 44

zha4
To bite.

Front 45

廟

Back 45

miao4
Temple, shrine.

Front 46

石
(2)

Back 46

shi2
1. Stone, rock.
*2. [a measure for liquids, roughly equivalent to a gallon].

Front 47

米

Back 47

mi3
Rice.

Front 48

糍

Back 48

ci2
Rice balls.

Front 49

蜜

Back 49

mi4
Honey.

Front 50

麨

Back 50

chao3
Roasted barley flour.

Front 51

灌

Back 51

guan4
To water, to soak, to flow into.

Front 52

囷

Back 52

jun1
Grain bin.

Front 53

尺

Back 53

chi3
[Measurement of length, about 10 inches; usually translated as “foot”].

Front 54

鏡

Back 54

jing4
Mirror.

Front 55

香

Back 55

xiang1
Scent, fragrance; fragrant; incense.

Front 56

斫

Back 56

zhuo2
To cut, to hack.

Front 57

瘡

Back 57

chuang1
Wound.

Front 58

痛

Back 58

tong4
Sore, aching, painful.

Front 59

急
(3)

Back 59

ji2
*1. Severe, sharp.
2. Swift, quick; to hurry.
3. To be anxious; to be in a state of crisis.

A common character in all of these meanings, though only meaning #1 occurs in our texts.

Front 60

踊

Back 60

yong3
To leap, to jump.

Also written 踴 (774).

Front 61

髑

Back 61

du2
Skull.

Front 62

髏

Back 62

lou2
Skull.

髑髏 is a common synonym compound (in fact, it is rare to see these two characters separate from each other).

Front 63

咤

Back 63

zha4
To upbraid, to pity.

Front 64

怯

Back 64

que4
Timid, cowardly; to be afraid.

Front 65

愍

Back 65

min3
To pity.

Front 66

緩

Back 66

huan3
Slow, gradual; slowly, leisurely.

Front 67

聘

Back 67

pin4
To marry, to wed, to betroth.

Front 68

拜

Back 68

bai4
To bow; to do reverence to; to appoint [to a post].

拜為 is a standard way of saying “was appointed as . . .”

Front 69

妖

Back 69

yao1
Strange, weird, supernatural; demon, phantom; bewitching, seductive.

Front 70

歌

Back 70

ge1
Song; to sing.