Green Snake

Green Snake 1993

qīng shé

Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.

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4.98 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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bēi great mercy and great compassion; infinitely merciful (idiom, of a bodhisattva) Idiom ∼HSK 7
tóng yán lit. a child's face and crane-white hair (idiom); fig. a hale and ruddy old person; healthy and vigorous in old age Idiom ∼HSK 7
yǒu zi yǒu yǎn told with vivid, convincing detail (idiom); made to sound entirely true Idiom ∼HSK 7
shēn zhái yuàn a large mansion with deep courtyards (idiom); a grand and spacious residence of the wealthy Idiom ∼HSK 7
fēi lóng zài tiān a flying dragon in the sky (idiom); fig. a great man in a position of power and prominence Idiom ∼HSK 7
yǒu how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
jìng ér yuǎn zhī to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance Idiom HSK 7
fēng huàn to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles Idiom HSK 7
luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
wēi dào negligible; insignificant Xiehouyu HSK 7
hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
xiān red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) HSK 7
láo jià excuse me HSK 7
huā lotus HSK 7
ài shì to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter HSK 7
yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
竿 竿 zhú gān bamboo; bamboo pole HSK 7
jiā jié festive day; holiday HSK 7
chū chǒu shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face HSK 7
qín kuài diligent; hardworking HSK 7
zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
shì to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring HSK 7
huō chu qu to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke HSK 7
reconciled; smooth HSK 7
yǒu regular; orderly; successive; in order HSK 7
hōng gān to dry over a stove HSK 7
Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
tān paralyzed HSK 7
tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
hài chóng injurious insect; pest HSK 7
jié jìng clean; to cleanse HSK 7
zi stove; oven; furnace HSK 7
huàn imaginary; illusory HSK 7
è yùn bad luck; misfortune; adversity HSK 7
huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
méi jìn to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest HSK 7
qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
xiōng táng chest HSK 7
tōu kàn to peep; to peek; to steal a glance HSK 7
tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7