Chang'an 2023
长安三万里
A few years after the Anshi Rebellion, Tang dynasty military commander Gao Shi suffers a defeat in a battle threatening Chang'an. Trapped in the besieged city, he recalls his lifelong friendship with the acclaimed poet Li Bai.
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| 来年 來年 | next year; the coming year | |
| 包庇 包庇 | to shield; to harbor; to cover up | |
| 暂且 暫且 | for now; for the time being; temporarily | |
| 裁缝 裁縫 | to make an item of clothing; to tailor | |
| 高龄 高齡 | elderly | |
| 用功 用功 | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort | |
| 纵横 縱橫 | lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) | |
| 脱口而出 脫口而出 | to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark) | |
| 解围 解圍 | to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment | |
| 友人 友人 | friend | |
| 庆贺 慶賀 | to congratulate; to celebrate | |
| 胆怯 膽怯 | timidity; timid; cowardly | |
| 心肠 心腸 | heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood | |
| 学士 學士 | bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree | |
| 转眼 轉眼 | in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance | |
| 避难 避難 | refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc) | |
| 胸怀 胸懷 | one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish | |
| 催促 催促 | to urge | |
| 牵制 牽制 | to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) | |
| 笨拙 笨拙 | clumsy; awkward; stupid | |
| 坛 壇 | platform; rostrum; altar | |
| 领略 領略 | to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate | |
| 气色 氣色 | complexion | |
| 下山 下山 | to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set | |
| 血脉 血脈 | blood vessels | |
| 先天 先天 | embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]); inborn; innate; natural | |
| 架势 架勢 | attitude; position (on an issue etc) | |
| 小溪 小溪 | brook; streamlet | |
| 屡 屢 | time and again; repeatedly; frequently | |
| 理睬 理睬 | to heed; to pay attention to | |
| 虚幻 虛幻 | imaginary; illusory | |
| 情谊 情誼 | friendship; camaraderie | |
| 嫌弃 嫌棄 | to regard with disdain; to shun | |
| 压倒 壓倒 | to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming | |
| 岳父 岳父 | wife's father, father-in-law | |
| 相通 相通 | interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating | |
| 动荡 動蕩 | unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion | |
| 取笑 取笑 | to tease; to make fun of | |
| 后人 後人 | later generation | |
| 福气 福氣 | good fortune; a blessing | |
| 子孙 子孫 | offspring; posterity | |
| 繁华 繁華 | flourishing; bustling | |
| 譬如 譬如 | for example; for instance; such as | |
| 风波 風波 | disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness | |
| 惨重 慘重 | disastrous | |
| 高超 高超 | excellent; superlative | |
| 妥当 妥當 | appropriate; proper; ready | |
| 比起 比起 | compared with | |
| 纵容 縱容 | to indulge; to connive at | |
| 小看 小看 | to look down on; to underestimate |