The Phoenix Lantern

S1E28 · 凤凰灯 fènghuáng dēng

HSK 1

4.79 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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擒贼先擒王擒賊先擒王 qín zéi xiān qín wáng	lit. to catch the bandits, first catch their leader (idiom); fig. to tackle the root of a problem first; go for the ringleader	Idiom ∼HSK 7
文韬武略文韜武略 wén tāo wǔ lüè	military strategy and civil statecraft (idiom); skilled in both the literary and martial arts	Idiom ∼HSK 7
挫骨扬灰挫骨揚灰 cuò gǔ yáng huī	lit. to grind the bones and scatter the ashes (idiom); fig. to destroy utterly out of bitter hatred	Idiom ∼HSK 7
开口開口 kāi kǒu	to open one's mouth; to start to talk	Xiehouyu HSK 7
外公外公 wài gōng	(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather	Colloquialism HSK 7
扯扯 chě	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey	Colloquialism HSK 7
顾不上顧不上 gù bu shàng	cannot attend to or manage	HSK 7
桂花桂花 guì huā	osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans	HSK 7
定心丸定心丸 dìng xīn wán	tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease	HSK 7
成心成心 chéng xīn	intentional; deliberate; on purpose	HSK 7
壮胆壯膽 zhuàng dǎn	to get one’s courage up; to embolden	HSK 7
痴心痴心 chī xīn	infatuation	HSK 7
陪葬陪葬 péi zàng	to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)	HSK 7
万万萬萬 wàn wàn	absolutely; wholly	HSK 7
敦促敦促 dūn cù	to press; to urge; to hasten	HSK 7
上火上火 shàng huǒ	to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)	HSK 7
悬殊懸殊 xuán shū	widely different; large disparity	HSK 7
把柄把柄 bǎ bǐng	handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb	HSK 7
俗话说俗話說 sú huà shuō	as the proverb says; as they say...	HSK 7
托付托付 tuō fù	to entrust	HSK 7
坚韧堅韌 jiān rèn	tough and durable; tenacious	HSK 7
执意執意 zhí yì	to be determined to; to insist on	HSK 7
发愁發愁 fā chóu	to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad	HSK 7
竟敢竟敢 jìng gǎn	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	HSK 7
英明英明 yīng míng	wise; brilliant	HSK 7
曰曰 yuē	to speak; to say	HSK 7
传承傳承 chuán chéng	to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance	HSK 7
冒犯冒犯 mào fàn	to offend	HSK 7
其后其後 qí hòu	next; later; after that	HSK 7
落下落下 luò xià	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)	HSK 7
宠爱寵愛 chǒng ài	to dote on sb	HSK 7
胡乱胡亂 hú luàn	careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how	HSK 7
执着執著 zhí zhuó	to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment	HSK 7
做主做主 zuò zhǔ	see 主	HSK 7
日后日後 rì hòu	sometime; someday (in the future)	HSK 7
饭碗飯碗 fàn wǎn	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living	HSK 7
思绪思緒 sī xù	train of thought; emotional state; mood; feeling	HSK 7
莫非莫非 mò fēi	can it be possible that; could it be	HSK 7
直奔直奔 zhí bèn	to go straight to; to make a beeline for	HSK 7
急于急於 jí yú	eager to; in a hurry to	HSK 7
辜负辜負 gū fù	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	HSK 7
务必務必 wù bì	must; to need to; to be sure to	HSK 7
帮手幫手 bāng shǒu	helper; assistant	HSK 7
初次初次 chū cì	for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)	HSK 7
相伴相伴 xiāng bàn	to accompany sb; to accompany each other	HSK 7
挑衅挑釁 tiǎo xìn	to provoke; provocation	HSK 7
崇高崇高 chóng gāo	majestic; sublime	HSK 7
操心操心 cāo xīn	to worry about	HSK 7
料到料到 liào dào	to foresee; to anticipate	HSK 7
携手攜手 xié shǒu	hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate	HSK 7