Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 2

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

打算

dǎsuàn — To plan or intend to do something

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

不久

bùjiǔ — Soon, before long, in a short time

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

将来

jiānglái — The future; time yet to come

发表

fābiǎo — To publish or present a paper or speech

一篇

yī piān — One piece; measure word for articles or essays

关于

guānyú — About, concerning, regarding a topic

这个

zhège — This; demonstrative pronoun for a single item

民族

mínzú — Ethnic group, nationality, or people

研究

yánjiū — Research, study; to investigate a subject

但

dàn — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast

考虑到

kǎolǜ dào — Taking into account, considering a particular factor

对

duì — Toward, for; regarding a person or subject

生活

shēnghuó — Life, lifestyle; daily living and existence

不熟悉

bù shúxī — Unfamiliar with, not acquainted with something

读者

dúzhě — Reader; person who reads a text

将

jiāng — Will, shall; future tense auxiliary marker

很难

hěn nán — Very difficult, hard to do something

理解

lǐjiě — To understand, comprehend, or grasp meaning

故事

gùshi — Story, tale, narrative account

中

zhōng — In, within, inside; among a group or text

许多

xǔduō — Many, numerous, a large quantity of

引用

yǐnyòng — Quotation, reference; to cite or quote text

添加

tiānjiā — To add, append, or include additional content

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

一些

yīxiē — Some, a few, a certain number of

脚注

jiǎozhù — Footnote; explanatory note at page bottom

以便

yǐbiàn — So that, in order to facilitate something

他们

tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun

能够

nénggòu — To be able to, capable of doing something

某些

mǒuxiē — Certain, some specific but unspecified items

晦涩

huìsè — Obscure, abstruse, difficult to understand

段落

duànluò — Paragraph; a section of written text

含义

hányì — Meaning, implication, connotation of something

引言

yǐnyán — Introduction, preface, foreword to a work

尝试

chángshì — To attempt, try, make an effort to do

神话

shénhuà — Myth, mythology; traditional sacred narrative

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs in passive structures

呈现

chéngxiàn — To present, display, or show something clearly

这一

zhè yī — This one; referring to a particular item

文化

wénhuà — Culture; the customs and beliefs of a society

汇集

huìjí — To gather together, compile, or assemble items

一起

yīqǐ — Together, all at once, in one place

并

bìng — And, furthermore; conjunction linking parallel elements

其

qí — Its, their; third person possessive pronoun

与

yǔ — And, with; connecting nouns or phrases

当今

dāngjīn — Present day, nowadays, current times

状况

zhuàngkuàng — Condition, situation, state of affairs

和

hé — And; conjunction connecting nouns or phrases

信仰

xìnyǎng — Belief, faith; religious or ideological conviction

进行

jìnxíng — To carry out, conduct, or proceed with activity

对比

duìbǐ — To contrast, compare differences between things

通过

tōngguò — Through, by means of, via a method

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of, this type of something

方式

fāngshì — Method, way, manner of doing something

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly something is true

更

gèng — Even more, still more; comparative adverb

清晰

qīngxī — Clear, distinct, easy to see or understand

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

洞察

dòngchá — Insight, to perceive or understand deeply

精神

jīngshén — Spirit, mind, mental or spiritual essence

比

bǐ — Than; used to make comparisons between things

实际

shíjì — Actual, practical, real-world circumstances

观察

guānchá — To observe, watch carefully; an observation

或

huò — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice

直接

zhíjiē — Direct, directly, without intermediary steps

询问

xúnwèn — To inquire, ask questions about something

获得

huòdé — To obtain, gain, acquire something desired

更好

gèng hǎo — Better; superior in quality or effectiveness

了解

liǎojiě — To understand, know about, be informed of

活动

huódòng — Activity, event; actions or movements undertaken

赋予

fùyǔ — To endow with, bestow or give significance

价值

jiàzhí — Value, worth; importance or usefulness of something

这些

zhèxiē — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby items

也

yě — Also, too; additive adverb in a sentence

有

yǒu — To have, there is/are; existence verb

可能

kěnéng — Possible, maybe; expressing likelihood or possibility

让

ràng — To let, allow, cause someone to do something

得以

déyǐ — To be able to, manage to do something

一窥

yī kuī — To get a glimpse of something briefly

发展

fāzhǎn — Development, growth; to develop or expand

早期

zǎoqī — Early period, early stage of something

以及

yǐjí — As well as, and also, in addition to

欧洲人

Ōuzhōu rén — European person, people from Europe

到来

dàolái — Arrival, coming; the act of arriving somewhere

之前

zhīqián — Before, prior to a certain time or event

首先

shǒuxiān — First of all, firstly; indicating first point

应当

yīngdāng — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or duty

指出

zhǐchū — To point out, indicate, note explicitly

本文

běnwén — This article, this paper; the current text

不

bù — No, not; negation adverb in Chinese

试图

shìtú — To attempt, try to achieve a goal

重建

chóngjiàn — To reconstruct, rebuild, restore something former

某一

mǒu yī — A certain, a particular unspecified one

具体

jùtǐ — Specific, concrete, particular and definite

历史

lìshǐ — History; the record of past events

时期

shíqī — Period, era; a specific span of time

如

rú — As, such as; for example, like something

后文

hòuwén — Later in the text; subsequent written content

所示

suǒ shì — As shown, as indicated by something

部分

bùfen — Part, portion, section of a whole

材料

cáiliào — Material, data, source material for research

显然

xiǎnrán — Obviously, clearly, evidently true

非常

fēicháng — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

古老

gǔlǎo — Ancient, very old, having existed long ago

后来

hòulái — Later, afterwards; subsequently in time

引入

yǐnrù — To introduce, bring in from outside

内容

nèiróng — Content, substance, material within something

可以

kěyǐ — Can, may; expressing permission or possibility

为

wèi — For; preposition indicating purpose or benefit

指定

zhǐdìng — To designate, specify, assign something precisely

大致

dàzhì — Approximately, roughly, in general terms

年代

niándài — Era, decade, period of historical time

已

yǐ — Already; indicates action has been completed

占据

zhànjù — To occupy, hold, take up a position

重要

zhòngyào — Important, significant, of great consequence

地位

dìwèi — Status, position, standing in society

而

ér — And, but, yet; connecting contrasting clauses

无疑

wúyí — Undoubtedly, without doubt, certainly true

大量

dàliàng — A large amount, great quantity of something

借助

jièzhù — With the help of, by means of something

历代

lìdài — Throughout the ages, successive generations historically

说书人

shuōshūrén — Storyteller; person who narrates tales orally

创造性

chuàngzàoxìng — Creativity, creative quality or imagination

想象

xiǎngxiàng — Imagination; to imagine or envision something

邻近

línjìn — Neighboring, nearby, adjacent in location

部落

bùluò — Tribe; a social group sharing common ancestry

民间

mínjiān — Folk, popular; among common people or tradition

传说

chuánshuō — Legend, folklore; traditional story passed down

比较

bǐjiào — To compare; relatively, comparatively speaking

具有

jùyǒu — To possess, have, be endowed with quality

极大

jídà — Extremely large, immense, of great degree

遗憾

yíhàn — Regret, pity; feeling sorry about something

是

shì — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

可供

kě gōng — Available for use, accessible for a purpose

此类

cǐ lèi — This type, this kind, such category of things

使用

shǐyòng — To use, utilize, make use of something

极为

jí wéi — Extremely, exceedingly; very high degree

有限

yǒuxiàn — Limited, restricted, finite in amount or scope