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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| 何为 何為 | what is; (old) what for; (in a rhetorical question) it's no use | |
| 概 概 | generally, approximately | |
| 一把年纪 一把年紀 | to be of an advanced age; to be old; an advanced age | |
| 粮 糧 | food, grain, provisions | |
| 宦官 宦官 | court eunuch | |
| 列传 列傳 | historical biography | |
| 时局 時局 | current political situation | |
| 伦 倫 | normal human relationships | |
| 逃离 逃離 | to run out; to escape | |
| 各处 各處 | every place | |
| 未知 未知 | unknown | |
| 智 智 | wisdom, knowledge, intelligence | |
| 归心 歸心 | converted to (religion) | |
| 旗 旂 | banner, flag, streamer | |
| 一展身手 一展身手 | to showcase one's talents; to display one's prowess | |
| 身处 身處 | in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by | |
| 定能 定能 | to be definitely able (to do sth) | |
| 私 私 | private, personal; secret | |
| 叛乱 叛亂 | armed rebellion | |
| 寥落 寥落 | sparse; few and far between | |
| 巾 巾 | kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radical number 50 | |
| 败局 敗局 | lost game; losing battle | |
| 承 承 | inherit, receive; succeed | |
| 况 況 | condition, situation; furthermore | |
| 寒 寒 | cold, wintry, chilly | |
| 彩云 彩雲 | rosy clouds | |
| 见怪 見怪 | to mind; to take offense | |
| 自古 自古 | (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial | |
| 幽深 幽深 | serene and hidden in depth or distance | |
| 长江 長江 | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang | |
| 一律 一律 | same; uniformly; all; without exception | |
| 冰雪 冰雪 | ice and snow | |
| 随手 隨手 | conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing | |
| 孙女 孫女 | son's daughter; granddaughter | |
| 点名 點名 | roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name | |
| 痛快 痛快 | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] | |
| 可见 可見 | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 流传 流傳 | to spread; to circulate; to hand down | |
| 纷纷 紛紛 | one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell | |
| 老家 老家 | native place; place of origin; home state or region | |
| 得意 得意 | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent | |
| 诗人 詩人 | bard; poet | |
| 避 避 | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from | |
| 途中 途中 | en route | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 严 嚴 | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father | |
| 天真 天真 | naive; innocent; artless | |
| 集合 集合 | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set | |
| 玉 玉 | jade |