The Emperor's Shadow

The Emperor's Shadow 1996

秦颂 qín sòng

Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.

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无损 無損 wú sǔn to do no harm (to sth); intact; (computing) lossless ∼HSK 6
飘渺 飄渺 piāo miǎo faintly discernible; indistinct; misty ∼HSK 6
魂灵 魂靈 hún líng soul; mind; idea ∼HSK 6
轻浮 輕浮 qīng fú frivolous; careless; giddy ∼HSK 6
娘胎 孃胎 niáng tāi womb ∼HSK 6
久而久之 久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time ∼HSK 6
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
出征 出征 chū zhēng to go into battle; to campaign (military) ∼HSK 6
普天之下 普天之下 pǔ tiān zhī xià 普: universal, general, widespread · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down ∼HSK 6
战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service ∼HSK 6
尚可 尚可 shàng kě not bad; satisfactory ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
寻死觅活 尋死覓活 xún sǐ mì huó 寻: seek, search, look for; ancient · 死: die; dead; death · 觅: seek; search · 活: live, exist, survive; lively ∼HSK 6
掷骰子 擲骰子 zhì tóu zi to throw the dice ∼HSK 6
聚赌 聚賭 jù dǔ communal gambling ∼HSK 6
高利贷 高利貸 gāo lì dài high-interest loan; usury ∼HSK 6
娶媳妇 娶媳婦 qǔ xí fù to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
忙于 忙於 máng yú busy with ∼HSK 6
文武 文武 wén wǔ civil and military ∼HSK 6
昏庸 昏庸 hūn yōng muddleheaded ∼HSK 6
嫉贤妒能 嫉賢妒能 jí xián dù néng 嫉: jealousy; be jealous of · 贤: virtuous, worthy, good; able · 妒: jealous, envious · 能: to be able; can, permitted to; ability ∼HSK 6
震耳 震耳 zhèn ěr ear-splitting ∼HSK 6
腰杆 腰桿 yāo gǎn (a person's) back (usu. as sth one keeps straight); (fig.) backing; support ∼HSK 6
重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) ∼HSK 6
适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop ∼HSK 6
秋波 秋波 qiū bō autumn ripples; (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman; amorous glance ∼HSK 6
御驾亲征 御駕親征 yù jià qīn zhēng the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom); to take part personally in an expedition ∼HSK 6
抹灰 抹灰 mǒ huī to plaster; to render (a wall); (fig.) to bring shame on; also pr. [mo4 hui1] ∼HSK 6
非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ it's yours exclusively (idiom); you are the one; only you deserve it; only you can do it ∼HSK 6
割草 割草 gē cǎo mow grass ∼HSK 6
速去 速去 sù qù go quickly ∼HSK 6
俸禄 俸祿 fèng lù official's salary (in feudal times) ∼HSK 6
尸骨 屍骨 shī gǔ skeleton of the dead ∼HSK 6
感召 感召 gǎn zhào to move and appeal; to rally to a cause; to impel; to inspire ∼HSK 6
偏低 偏低 piān dī to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary) ∼HSK 6
以防不测 以防不測 yǐ fáng bù cè 以: by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to · 防: defend; prevent; embankment · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 测: measure, estimate, conjecture ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
射箭 射箭 shè jiàn archery; to shoot an arrow ∼HSK 6
王宫 王宮 wáng gōng imperial palace ∼HSK 6
得胜回朝 得勝回朝 dé shèng huí cháo 得: obtain, get, gain, acquire · 胜: victory; excel, be better than · 回: return, turn around; a time · 朝: dynasty; morning ∼HSK 6
出嫁 出嫁 chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn thank for grace ∼HSK 6
健步如飞 健步如飛 jiàn bù rú fēi running as fast as flying ∼HSK 6
颂歌 頌歌 sòng gē carol ∼HSK 6
国策 國策 guó cè a national policy ∼HSK 6
虐杀 虐殺 nüè shā to kill (or assault) sadistically ∼HSK 6
武德 武德 wǔ dé ethics (in the military or the martial arts) ∼HSK 6
在天之灵 在天之靈 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased ∼HSK 6
挠痒痒 撓癢癢 náo yǎng yang to tickle ∼HSK 6
奸邪 奸邪 jiān xié crafty and evil; a treacherous villain ∼HSK 6