Lesson 8 - 孟子

Question 1

滕文公

Answer 1

teng2 wen2gong1

Duke Wen of the state of Teng; here a chapter title

Question 2

戴不勝

Answer 2

dai4 bu2sheng4

a minister of the state of Song

Question 3

與

Answer 3

yu2

question particle

Question 4

明

Answer 4

ming2

clearly

Question 5

齊語

Answer 5

qi2yu3

dialect of Qi; to speak the dialect of Qi

Question 6

傅

Answer 6

fu4

to tutor, to teach

Question 7

諸

Answer 7

zhu1

phonetic fusion of 之 and 乎

Question 8

眾

Answer 8

zhong4

a lot of

Question 9

咻

Answer 9

xiu1

to chatter

Question 10

雖

Answer 10

sui1

even if, although

Question 11

撻

Answer 11

ta4

to beat with a stick, to whip

Question 12

得

Answer 12

de2

to obtain, to achieve a goal

Question 13

引

Answer 13

yin3
to pull (close to oneself)

Question 14

置

Answer 14

zhi4

to place

Question 15

莊嶽

Answer 15

zhuang1yue4

name of a district in the heart of the capital of Qi

Question 16

閒

Answer 16

jian1
a space (or time) within certain limits

Question 17

薛居州

Answer 17

xue1 ju1zhou1

name of a person

Question 18

善士

Answer 18

shan4shi4

good man

Question 19

居

Answer 19

ju1

to reside

Question 20

所

Answer 20

suo3

place, location

Question 21

在

Answer 21

zai4

to be present

Question 22

長

Answer 22

zhang3

old (in age); used as a noun referring to those who are old

Question 23

幼

Answer 23

you4

young; those who are young

Question 24

卑

Answer 24

bei1

low, humble; those in low positions

Question 25

尊

Answer 25

zun1

high, honorable; those in high positions

Question 26

為

Answer 26

wei2

to do

Question 27

善

Answer 27

shan4

good; 不善 here means ‘evil things’