The Primordial Spirit

S1E48 · 元灵 yuán líng

HSK 1

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堂堂堂堂 táng táng	grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance	∼HSK 6
叨扰叨擾 tāo rǎo	to bother; to trouble; (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you; thank you for your time	∼HSK 6
共谋共謀 gòng móu	to scheme together; to conspire; joint plan; conspiracy	∼HSK 6
镇守鎮守 zhèn shǒu	(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect	∼HSK 6
逡巡逡巡 qūn xún	to draw back; to move back and forth; to hesitate; in an instant	∼HSK 6
旗号旗號 qí hào	military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore	∼HSK 6
惨死慘死 cǎn sǐ	to die tragically; to meet with a violent death	∼HSK 6
不敬不敬 bù jìng	disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)	∼HSK 6
小不忍则乱大谋小不忍則亂大謀 xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu	(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience	∼HSK 6
如若如若 rú ruò	if	∼HSK 6
大道理大道理 dà dào li	major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk	∼HSK 6
阳谋陽謀 yáng móu	to conspire openly; overt plot	∼HSK 6
贪杯貪杯 tān bēi	to drink in excess	∼HSK 6
志大才疏志大才疏 zhì dà cái shū	志: purpose, will, determination; annals · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 才: talent, ability; just, only · 疏: neglect; careless, lax	∼HSK 6
不成器不成器 bù chéng qì	不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 成: completed, finished, fixed · 器: receptacle, vessel; instrument	∼HSK 6
韬略韜略 tāo lüè	military strategy; military tactics; originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings and Three Strategies	∼HSK 6
壮志壯志 zhuàng zhì	great goal; magnificent aspiration	∼HSK 6
谨小慎微謹小慎微 jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi	谨: prudent, cautious; attentive · 小: small, tiny, insignificant · 慎: act with care, be cautious · 微: small, prefix micro-, trifling	∼HSK 6
当权當權 dāng quán	to hold power	∼HSK 6
制衡制衡 zhì héng	to check and balance (power); checks and balances	∼HSK 6
爱民如子愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ	(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)	∼HSK 6
侄女姪女 zhí nǚ	brother's daughter; niece	∼HSK 6
磨炼磨煉 mó liàn	variant of	∼HSK 6
之恩之恩 zhī ēn	之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 恩: kindness, mercy, charity	∼HSK 6
窝里斗窩裡鬥 wō li dòu	internal strife (family, group, etc)	∼HSK 6
羽翼羽翼 yǔ yì	wing; (fig.) assistant	∼HSK 6
挥师揮師 huī shī	in command of the army	∼HSK 6
何物何物 hé wù	what thing	∼HSK 6
蛊惑蠱惑 gǔ huò	to entice; to lead astray	∼HSK 6
屠戮屠戮 tú lù	slaughter; massacre	∼HSK 6
卖命賣命 mài mìng	to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)	∼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
忠义忠義 zhōng yì	loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty	∼HSK 6
宵小宵小 xiāo xiǎo	thief; bandit; scoundrel; villain	∼HSK 6
正邪正邪 zhèng xié	opposition between vital energy and pathogeny (TCM)	∼HSK 6
蜉蝣蜉蝣 fú yóu	mayfly	∼HSK 6
何人何人 hé rén	who	∼HSK 6
大权在握大權在握 dà quán zài wò	to be in a position of power	∼HSK 6
亲临親臨 qīn lín	to visit in person; to personally attend	∼HSK 6
骄纵驕縱 jiāo zòng	arrogant and willful	∼HSK 6
一族一族 yī zú	social group; subculture; family; clan; see also	∼HSK 6
窝藏窩藏 wō cáng	to harbor; to shelter	∼HSK 6
重犯重犯 zhòng fàn	serious criminal; felon	∼HSK 6
图谋不轨圖謀不軌 tú móu bù guǐ	图: diagram; chart, map, picture · 谋: plan, scheme; strategem · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 轨: track, rut, path	∼HSK 6
化作化作 huà zuò	to change into; to turn into; to become	∼HSK 6
哀思哀思 āi sī	grief-stricken thoughts; mourning	∼HSK 6
吃里扒外吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài	吃: eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear · 里: unit of distance; village; lane · 扒: scratch; dig up; crawl; crouch · 外: out, outside, external; foreign	∼HSK 6
狡辩狡辯 jiǎo biàn	to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses	∼HSK 6
侍奉侍奉 shì fèng	to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs	∼HSK 6
跋扈跋扈 bá hù	domineering; bossy	∼HSK 6