Green Snake

Green Snake 1993

青蛇 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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大慈大悲 大慈大悲 dà cí dà bēi 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 慈: kind, charitable, benevolent · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 悲: sorrow, grief; sorry, sad Idiom ∼HSK 7
童颜鹤发 童顏鶴髮 tóng yán hè fà 童: child, boy, servant boy; virgin · 颜: face, facial appearance · 鹤: crane; Grus species (various) · 发: issue, dispatch, send out; hair Idiom ∼HSK 7
有鼻子有眼 有鼻子有眼 yǒu bí zi yǒu yǎn 有: have, own, possess; exist · 鼻: nose; first; KangXi radical 209 · 子: offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch · 有: have, own, possess; exist · 眼: eye; eyelet, hole, opening Idiom ∼HSK 7
深宅大院 深宅大院 shēn zhái dà yuàn 深: deep; depth; far; very, extreme · 宅: residence, dwelling, home; grave · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 院: courtyard, yard, court; school Idiom ∼HSK 7
飞龙在天 飛龍在天 fēi lóng zài tiān 飞: fly; go quickly; dart; high · 龙: dragon; symbolic of emperor · 在: be at, in, on; consist in, rest · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance Idiom HSK 7
呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
微不足道 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào negligible; insignificant Xiehouyu HSK 7
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
仙鹤 仙鶴 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
荷花 荷花 hé huā lotus HSK 7
碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter HSK 7
药材 藥材 yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
竹竿 竹竿 zhú gān bamboo; bamboo pole HSK 7
佳节 佳節 jiā jié festive day; holiday HSK 7
出丑 出醜 chū chǒu shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face HSK 7
勤快 勤快 qín kuài diligent; hardworking HSK 7
状元 狀元 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
比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring HSK 7
豁出去 豁出去 huō chu qu to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke HSK 7
熨 熨 yù reconciled; smooth HSK 7
有序 有序 yǒu xù regular; orderly; successive; in order HSK 7
烘干 烘乾 hōng gān to dry over a stove HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
瘫 癱 tān paralyzed HSK 7
坛 壇 tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
害虫 害蟲 hài chóng injurious insect; pest HSK 7
洁净 潔淨 jié jìng clean; to cleanse HSK 7
炉子 爐子 lú zi stove; oven; furnace HSK 7
虚幻 虛幻 xū huàn imaginary; illusory HSK 7
厄运 厄運 è yùn bad luck; misfortune; adversity HSK 7
慌张 慌張 huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
没劲 沒勁 méi jìn to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
胸膛 胸膛 xiōng táng chest HSK 7
偷看 偷看 tōu kàn to peep; to peek; to steal a glance HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7