烏雲 - wū yún - black cloud
The mountain where the Wu Yun Sect resides. The only place in Huo Ai who has direct contact to the higher realm.
紅 - hóng - red/ revolutionary; 春- chūn - spring (time)
毛 - máo - feather / wool; 珍 - zhēn - precious thing / treasure
彩 - cǎi - bright color 諧 - xié – harmonious
Si Hai: 死 - sǐ - to die; 孩 - hái –child
朕 - zhèn - a pronoun 'I' that is exclusively used by an Emperor.
小 - xiǎo - little/small/young, form of endearment
The Li in his title: 力 - lì - power/strength
奉恩鎮國公 - fèng'ēn zhènguó gōng - Duke of the First Rank (Duke Li's rank)
三 - sān - three; 少爺 - shào ye - young master of the house
達人 - dá rén - master/expert *in context, it feels like an honorable way to say mister for me....? idk about native speakers
小姐 - xiǎo jie - young lady/miss
姐姐 - jiě jie - older sister
嬤嬤 - mó mo -(dialect) elderly lady/wet nurse
哥哥 - elder brother. Not necessarily blood-related
哥 - gē - short for gē ge, elder brother.
妹妹 - mèi mei - younger sister, Not necessarily blood-related
Emperor of Great Han
His title literally means 'one smile' from the proverb一笑解千愁 - Yī xiào jiě qiānchou - One smile undoes 1,000 worries'
爸爸 - bà ba -(informal) father.
娘 - niáng - (informal) mother/mom
煌 - huáng - brilliant
李 - lǐ - plum
暈 - yùn - halo
暖 - nuǎn - warm
凜- lǐn - imposing/majestic
澈 - chè - clear (water)
笄禮 - jī lǐ - Hair Pinning Ceremony - a ritual for females at the age of 15 that symbolizes passage to adulthood. In reality, this was for nobles at that time but in this novel, rich merchants can also perform this rite
士 - shì - Gentry Scholars;
農 - nóng - Peasant Farmer;
工 - gōng - Artisan and Craftsmen;
商 - shāng - Merchants and Traders
府 - fǔ - official residence/mansion
家 - jiā - home/family or house/clan. Ex. Mao Jia - Mao family/clan
古琴 - gǔ qín - guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings
輕功 - qīnggōng - light skill/ superhuman and gravity-defying martial arts moves
- ForewordMay 22, 2022
