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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| 太白 太白 | Taibai County in Baoji, Shaanxi; Venus | Proper Noun |
| 庐山 廬山 | Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi; Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot | Proper Noun |
| 潼关 潼關 | Tongguan County in Weinan, Shaanxi | Proper Noun |
| 广东 廣東 | Guangdong Province, capital Guangzhou | Proper Noun |
| 陇西 隴西 | Longxi county in Dingxi, Gansu | Proper Noun |
| 十一 十一 | PRC National Day (October 1st) | Proper Noun |
| 山下 山下 | Yamashita (Japanese surname) | Proper Noun |
| 开元 開元 | Tang emperor Xuanzong's reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity | Proper Noun |
| 天山 天山 | Tian Shan, mountain range straddling the border between China and Kyrgyzstan | Proper Noun |
| 人大 人大 | Renmin University of China | Proper Noun |
| 百里 百里 | two-character surname Baili | Proper Noun |
| 赵客 趙客 | knight of the Zhao State; generic term for a knight-errant | Proper Noun |
| 淮南 淮南 | Huainan, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province | Proper Noun |
| 三月 三月 | March; third month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 天门 天門 | Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei | Proper Noun |
| 五月 五月 | May; fifth month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 三十 三十 | thirty; 30 | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 大鹏 大鵬 | legendary giant bird | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 人人 人人 | everyone; every person | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 小二 小二 | waiter | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 小小 小小 | very small; very few; very minor | |
| 年少 年少 | young; junior | |
| 在下 在下 | under; myself (humble) | |
| 师 師 | teacher, master, specialist | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 行囊 行囊 | traveling bag; luggage | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 明月 明月 | bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark | |
| 汉 漢 | Chinese people; Chinese language | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 回天 迴天 | to reverse a desperate situation | |
| 贵妃 貴妃 | senior concubine; imperial consort | |
| 客 客 | guest, traveller; customer | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 门外 門外 | outside the door |