Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 14

Vocabulary

当

dāng — when; at the time of

一支

yī zhī — a group or unit of people or things

凯旋

kǎi xuán — to return in triumph; victorious return

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

战队

zhàn duì — a combat team or fighting unit

归来

guī lái — to return; to come back

时

shí — when; at the time

亲属

qīn shǔ — relatives; family members

们

men — plural suffix for people or pronouns

在

zài — at; in; located at a place

城门口

chéng mén kǒu — at the entrance of the city gate

迎接

yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet someone arriving

他们

tā men — they; them (third person plural)

并

bìng — and; moreover; also additionally

强迫

qiǎng pò — to force; to compel someone to do something

攀登

pān dēng — to climb; to ascend with effort

随后

suí hòu — soon after; subsequently; then

向

xiàng — toward; to; in the direction of

邻近

lín jìn — nearby; neighboring; close to

城镇

chéng zhèn — towns; small urban settlements

亲友

qīn yǒu — relatives and friends; close acquaintances

发出

fā chū — to send out; to issue an invitation

邀请

yāo qǐng — to invite; an invitation to attend

请

qǐng — please; to invite or request politely

前来

qián lái — to come forward; to arrive at a place

共同

gòng tóng — together; jointly; in common

庆祝

qìng zhù — to celebrate; to mark a special occasion

胜利

shèng lì — victory; triumph over an opponent

第

dì — ordinal prefix for numbers (first, second...)

页

yè — page; a leaf of a book

抵达

dǐ dá — to arrive at; to reach a destination

村庄

cūn zhuāng — village; a small rural settlement

入口

rù kǒu — entrance; entry point of a place

镇上

zhèn shàng — in the town; around the town area

居民

jū mín — residents; inhabitants of a place

敬酒

jìng jiǔ — to toast; to offer a drink respectfully

然后

rán hòu — then; after that; subsequently

引领

yǐn lǐng — to lead; to guide someone somewhere

进入

jìn rù — to enter; to go into a place

屋内

wū nèi — inside the house; indoors

乐器

yuè qì — musical instrument; device for making music

伴奏

bàn zòu — musical accompaniment; to play accompanying music

下

xià — under; beneath; in the context of

欢宴

huān yàn — a joyful feast; festive banquet celebration

歌舞

gē wǔ — singing and dancing; festive performance

最终

zuì zhōng — finally; in the end; ultimately

被俘

bèi fú — to be captured; taken prisoner by enemy

头颅

tóu lú — skull; severed head

被

bèi — passive marker; indicates action done to subject

插在

chā zài — to be stuck into; to be inserted in

上

shàng — on top of; above; upon

置于

zhì yú — to place at; to position at a location

城门

chéng mén — city gate; entrance gate of a city

旁

páng — beside; next to; by the side of

泉水

quán shuǐ — spring water; water from a natural spring

边

biān — side; edge; beside

若

ruò — if; supposing; in the event that

数量

shù liàng — quantity; number; amount of something

足够

zú gòu — sufficient; enough; adequate in amount

则

zé — then; in that case (formal conditional)

环绕

huán rào — to surround; to encircle; to go around

整个

zhěng gè — entire; whole; the complete thing

摆放

bǎi fàng — to arrange; to place objects in position

猎取

liè qǔ — to hunt and obtain; to take by hunting

邻居

lín jū — neighbor; person living nearby

似乎

sì hū — it seems; apparently; as if

并不

bìng bù — not at all; actually not (emphatic negation)

常见

cháng jiàn — common; frequently seen; not rare

但

dàn — but; however; yet (conjunction)

书中

shū zhōng — in the book; within the text

提到

tí dào — to mention; to bring up a topic

有

yǒu — to have; there is; there are

访客

fǎng kè — visitor; guest; someone visiting a place

舞会

wǔ huì — dance party; a social gathering with dancing

遭到

zāo dào — to suffer; to encounter something negative

背信弃义

bèi xìn qì yì — to betray trust; to act treacherously

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

杀害

shā hài — to kill; to murder someone deliberately

案例

àn lì — case; example; documented incident

两次

liǎng cì — twice; two times; two occurrences

提及

tí jí — to mention; to refer to briefly

使用

shǐ yòng — to use; to employ; to make use of

毒药

dú yào — poison; toxic substance used to kill

其中

qí zhōng — among them; within that group

一个

yī gè — one; a single (general measure word)

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

受害者

shòu hài zhě — victim; person who suffered harm

因

yīn — because; due to; as a result of

饮用

yǐn yòng — to drink; to consume liquid

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

那位

nà wèi — that person (polite); that individual

女孩

nǚ hái — girl; a young female person

之父

zhī fù — father of; one's father (formal)

所

suǒ — passive marker; that which is (formal)

提供

tí gōng — to provide; to supply; to offer something

酒

jiǔ — alcohol; wine; liquor; alcoholic drink

而

ér — and; but; yet (literary conjunction)

死亡

sǐ wáng — death; to die; loss of life

正是

zhèng shì — precisely; exactly; it is exactly that

为了

wèi le — for the sake of; in order to

这位

zhè wèi — this person (polite); this individual

跳舞

tiào wǔ — to dance; performing dance movements

竹矛

zhú máo — bamboo spear; a spear made of bamboo

也

yě — also; too; as well

明确

míng què — clear; explicit; definite; unambiguous

告知

gào zhī — to inform; to notify; to let someone know

以

yǐ — with; using; by means of

钢制

gāng zhì — made of steel; steel-manufactured

武器

wǔ qì — weapon; instrument used in combat

作战

zuò zhàn — to engage in battle; to fight in war

频繁

pín fán — frequent; occurring often; repeated many times

长矛

cháng máo — spear; long-handled thrusting weapon

和

hé — and; together with; as well as

刀

dāo — knife; blade; cutting weapon

婚事

hūn shì — marriage matter; affairs concerning a wedding

通常

tōng cháng — usually; normally; in general circumstances

由

yóu — by; through; handled by someone

青年

qīng nián — young person; youth; young adult

母亲

mǔ qīn — mother; one's female parent

其

qí — his; her; its; their (formal pronoun)

建议

jiàn yì — suggestion; advice; to recommend something

进行

jìn xíng — to carry out; to conduct; to proceed with

协商

xié shāng — to negotiate; to consult; to discuss jointly

有时

yǒu shí — sometimes; occasionally; at times

他

tā — he; him; third person male singular

父母

fù mǔ — parents; father and mother

双方

shuāng fāng — both parties; both sides involved

会

huì — will; can; to be likely to

一同

yī tóng — together; at the same time jointly

前往

qián wǎng — to go to; to head toward a place

女方

nǚ fāng — the female side; the bride's family

家中

jiā zhōng — at home; inside the family home

经过

jīng guò — after; through; having gone through

诸多

zhū duō — many; numerous; various (formal)

寒暄

hán xuān — small talk; exchange of pleasantries

之后

zhī hòu — after; afterwards; following that

才

cái — only then; not until; just

此行

cǐ xíng — this trip; the purpose of this visit

目的

mù dì — purpose; goal; aim; objective