Princess Iron Fan

Princess Iron Fan 1966

铁扇公主 tiě shān gōngzhǔ

The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for the adventures of Sun Wukong, the notorious Monkey King.

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命薄 命薄 mìng bó to be unlucky ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
春花秋月 春花秋月 chūn huā qiū yuè spring flowers and autumn moon (idiom); the beauty of the passing seasons; fine scenery ∼HSK 6
争宠 爭寵 zhēng chǒng to strive for favor ∼HSK 6
枕边人 枕邊人 zhěn biān rén the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse ∼HSK 6
能歌善舞 能歌善舞 néng gē shàn wǔ can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
赤身露体 赤身露體 chì shēn lù tǐ completely naked ∼HSK 6
娘儿们 娘兒們 niáng r men (dialect) woman; wife ∼HSK 6
钻进 鑽進 zuān jìn to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into ∼HSK 6
活命 活命 huó mìng life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living ∼HSK 6
先入为主 先入為主 xiān rù wéi zhǔ (idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth) ∼HSK 6
逼不得已 逼不得已 bī bù dé yǐ forced by circumstances; having no choice (idiom); driven to do something against one's will ∼HSK 6
小计 小計 xiǎo jì subtotal ∼HSK 6
蠢才 蠢才 chǔn cái variant of ∼HSK 6
闭目养神 閉目養神 bì mù yǎng shén to relax with one's eyes closed ∼HSK 6
芭蕉 芭蕉 bājiāo banana plant ∼HSK 6
围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize ∼HSK 6
替天行道 替天行道 tì tiān xíng dào to enforce justice on Heaven's behalf (idiom); to right wrongs as Heaven's agent ∼HSK 6
罪孽 罪孽 zuì niè sin; crime; wrongdoing ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life ∼HSK 6
龙宫 龍宮 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea ∼HSK 6
跟斗 跟斗 gēn dou somersault; fall; tumble; (fig.) setback; failure ∼HSK 6
懒洋洋 懶洋洋 lǎn yāng yāng lazily ∼HSK 6
罢手 罷手 bà shǒu to give up ∼HSK 6
采花 採花 cǎi huā to pick flowers; to enter houses at night in order to rape women ∼HSK 6
新嫁娘 新嫁娘 xīn jià niáng bride ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
瞒不过 瞞不過 mán bù guò cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb) ∼HSK 6
睁着眼睛说瞎话 睜著眼睛說瞎話 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà (idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel ∼HSK 6
许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward ∼HSK 6
磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) ∼HSK 6
借宿 借宿 jièsù stay overnight ∼HSK 6
滔天 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense ∼HSK 6
贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame) ∼HSK 6
偿命 償命 cháng mìng to pay with one's life ∼HSK 6
行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6
贫僧 貧僧 pínsēng this humble monk ∼HSK 6
超度 超度 chāo dù to surpass; to transcend; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace ∼HSK 6
天理不容 天理不容 tiān lǐ bù róng intolerable to heaven; an outrage against the natural/moral order (idiom) ∼HSK 6
行善 行善 xíng shàn to do good works; to be merciful ∼HSK 6
同甘苦 同甘苦 tóng gān kǔ to share joys and sorrows; sharing good times and hard times; same as 同甘共苦 ∼HSK 6
患难 患難 huàn nàn trials and tribulations ∼HSK 6
高山峻岭 高山峻嶺 gāo shān jùn lǐng high mountains and steep ridges (idiom); lofty, rugged peaks ∼HSK 6
受尽 受盡 shòu jìn to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of ∼HSK 6
胸怀大志 胸懷大志 xiōng huái dà zhì to harbor great ambitions (idiom); to cherish lofty aspirations ∼HSK 6
斋饭 齋飯 zhāi fàn vegetarian alms food ∼HSK 6
佛心 佛心 fó xīn Buddha-like heart (full of compassion); spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances) ∼HSK 6