Ashes of Love

Episode review

The Soul-Locking Hairpin

S1E3 · 锁灵簪 suǒ líng zān

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Vocabulary

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无损 無損 wú sǔn to do no harm (to sth); intact; (computing) lossless ∼HSK 6
冥冥之中 冥冥之中 míng míng zhī zhōng in the unseen world of spirits; mysteriously and inexorably ∼HSK 6
忧心 憂心 yōu xīn concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
凯旋 凱旋 kǎi xuán to return in triumph; to return victorious ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
据报 據報 jù bào it is reported; according to reports ∼HSK 6
意下如何 意下如何 yì xià rú hé how about it?; what do you think? ∼HSK 6
收回成命 收回成命 shōu huí chéng mìng to rescind an order already given (idiom); to withdraw a command (esp. an imperial decree) ∼HSK 6
分内之事 分內之事 fèn nèi zhī shì one's duty; a matter within one's own responsibility (idiom) ∼HSK 6
缓兵之计 緩兵之計 huǎn bīng zhī jì delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite ∼HSK 6
皮肉之苦 皮肉之苦 pí ròu zhī kǔ physical pain; lit. skin and flesh suffer ∼HSK 6
无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom) ∼HSK 6
难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame ∼HSK 6
经脉 經脈 jīng mài channel of TCM ∼HSK 6
揪出 揪出 jiū chū to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit) ∼HSK 6
真凶 真兇 zhēn xiōng culprit ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
精进 精進 jīng jìn to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress ∼HSK 6
嫌隙 嫌隙 xián xì hostility; animosity ∼HSK 6
为伍 為伍 wéi wǔ to associate with; to keep company with ∼HSK 6
拱手相让 拱手相讓 gǒng shǒu - xiāng ràng (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance ∼HSK 6
仙气 仙氣 xiān qì ethereal quality; (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else ∼HSK 6
若隐若现 若隱若現 ruò yǐn - ruò xiàn (idiom) faint; indistinct ∼HSK 6
看不清 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
姓甚名谁 姓甚名誰 xìng shèn míng shuí what is your name? (idiom); who are you, your name and surname ∼HSK 6
午觉 午覺 wǔ jiào siesta; afternoon nap ∼HSK 6
发芽 發芽 fā yá to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop ∼HSK 6
可叹 可嘆 kě tàn lamentable; sad(ly) ∼HSK 6
深陷 深陷 shēn xiàn to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc); deep set (eyes) ∼HSK 6
附耳 附耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper) ∼HSK 6
枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain ∼HSK 6
赠予 贈予 zèng yǔ to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant ∼HSK 6
绒毛 絨毛 róng máo fur; down (soft fur); villi capillary (in the small intestine) ∼HSK 6
现如今 現如今 xiàn rú jīn nowadays; now ∼HSK 6
名讳 名諱 míng huì taboo name (e.g. of emperor) ∼HSK 6
蜜糖 蜜糖 mì táng honey ∼HSK 6
觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living ∼HSK 6
生辰八字 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
人氏 人氏 rén shì native; person from a particular place ∼HSK 6
几许 幾許 jǐ xǔ (literary) how many; quite a few ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
情比金坚 情比金堅 qíng bǐ jīn jiān love is more solid than gold (idiom) ∼HSK 6
情事 情事 qíng shì circumstances; facts (of a case); case; feelings; love affair ∼HSK 6
通晓 通曉 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth); to understand sth through and through ∼HSK 6
寻的 尋的 xún dì homing; target-seeking (military) ∼HSK 6