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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Vocabulary
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| 宵小 宵小 | thief; bandit; scoundrel; villain | |
| 陷落 陷落 | to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land) | |
| 赐死 賜死 | (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution) | |
| 租税 租稅 | taxation; in former times, esp. land tax | |
| 檄文 檄文 | (old, now used figuratively) official call to arms; official denunciation | |
| 沿江 沿江 | along the river; the region around the river | |
| 庸才 庸才 | mediocrity | |
| 偏安 偏安 | content to hold a small part of the territory; fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground; forced to move away | |
| 伏诛 伏誅 | to be executed | |
| 入世 入世 | to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO | |
| 隐居 隱居 | to live in seclusion | |
| 茅庐 茅廬 | thatched cottage | |
| 诚邀 誠邀 | we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) | |
| 相助 相助 | help | |
| 壮士 壯士 | warrior | |
| 推托 推託 | to make excuses; to give an excuse (for not doing something) | |
| 称帝 稱帝 | to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award | |
| 割据 割據 | to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation | |
| 夫君 夫君 | my husband | |
| 心灰意冷 心灰意冷 | discouraged; downhearted | |
| 求情 求情 | to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor | |
| 朝野 朝野 | all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people | |
| 仇怨 仇怨 | hatred and desire for revenge | |
| 贻误军机 貽誤軍機 | 贻: give to, hand down, bequeath · 误: err, make mistake; interfere · 军: army, military; soldiers, troops · 机: desk; machine; moment | |
| 叛贼 叛賊 | renegade; traitor | |
| 延性 延性 | ductility | |
| 险峻 險峻 | (of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting | |
| 援军 援軍 | (military) reinforcements | |
| 高足 高足 | honorific: Your distinguished disciple; Your most brilliant pupil | |
| 有情 有情 | to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) | |
| 铺垫 鋪墊 | to spread out bedding; bedcover | |
| 勇猛 勇猛 | bold and powerful; brave and fierce | |
| 转托 轉托 | to pass on a task; to delegate one's work; to pass the buck | |
| 遥望 遙望 | to look into the distance | |
| 回望 回望 | to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes; to look back (to one's rear); (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on | |
| 雨露 雨露 | rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace | |
| 泛舟 泛舟 | to go boating | |
| 考场 考場 | exam room | |
| 送行 送行 | to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party | |
| 顽皮 頑皮 | naughty | |
| 梅花 梅花 | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) | |
| 畔 畔 | (bound form) side; edge; boundary | |
| 游玩 遊玩 | to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll | |
| 柱子 柱子 | pillar | |
| 气概 氣概 | lofty quality; mettle; spirit | |
| 造反 造反 | to rebel; to revolt | |
| 识字 識字 | to learn to read | |
| 舟 舟 | boat | |
| 阔 闊 | rich; wide; broad | |
| 日夜 日夜 | day and night; around the clock |