Ashes of Love

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The Spirit-Slaying Arrow

S1E27 · 灭灵箭 miè líng jiàn

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且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān - yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck Idiom ∼HSK 6
自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds; sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7) Idiom ∼HSK 6
寿终正寝 壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life Idiom ∼HSK 6
举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
病入膏肓 病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure; the situation is hopeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad Idiom ∼HSK 6
力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis Idiom ∼HSK 6
千古罪人 千古罪人 qiān gǔ zuì rén sb condemned by history (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
宵衣旰食 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official matters Idiom ∼HSK 6
滴水不漏 滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument) Idiom ∼HSK 6
吉人自有天相 吉人自有天相 jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻风丧胆 聞風喪膽 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news Idiom ∼HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
命不久矣 命不久矣 mìng bù jiǔ yǐ at death's door ∼HSK 6
德才兼备 德才兼備 dé cái - jiān bèi (idiom) possessing both integrity and talent ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
下凡 下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world ∼HSK 6
老伴 老伴 lǎo bàn (of an elderly couple) husband or wife ∼HSK 6
膝下 膝下 xī xià at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
圣躬 聖躬 shèng gōng the Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor ∼HSK 6
同党 同黨 tóng dǎng to belong to the same party or organization; member of the same party or organization; (derog.) confederate; accomplice ∼HSK 6
安寝 安寢 ān qǐn to sleep peacefully ∼HSK 6
干娘 乾娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
惊扰 驚擾 jīng rǎo to alarm; to agitate ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
忤逆 忤逆 wǔ nì disobedient to parents ∼HSK 6
掉以轻心 掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard ∼HSK 6
凡间 凡間 fán jiān the secular world ∼HSK 6
一臂之力 一臂之力 yī bì zhī lì 一: one; a, an; alone · 臂: arm · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 力: power, capability, influence ∼HSK 6
痊愈 痊癒 quán yù to recover completely (from illness or injury) ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
莫要 莫要 mò yāo do not ∼HSK 6