Annotations :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??           ming zu          race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?               nào                    use between words signifying a disaster:

to be in the midst of …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            qing yi                   easily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??  táo huang            to be a refugee, to run away from

calamities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            ning yuàn            would rather

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            jia xiang                 one’s home village

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?               kêng                    to graw on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?               tun                        to swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

???        guan yin tu           incense ashes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            sheng pà           to be afraid of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

????    li  xiang bèi jing  to leave one’s home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?               liu                         to be reduced to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            è piáo               people who are dead from hunger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            shi dià           to lose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            quán  yì          privilege

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

????    shòu shong zhèng qin  to die peacefully

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            zhì yu              as for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

????    qing   ju wuàng  dòng  to act lightly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?                qiáng                   wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?               guà                     to hang up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            tú huà               picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??            wò   yóu          to travel on one’s back

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