Ashes of Love

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The Primordial Spirit

S1E48 · 元灵 yuán líng

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Vocabulary

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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 great ambition but little talent (idiom); aiming high while lacking the ability ∼HSK 6
不成器 不成器 bù chéng qì good-for-nothing; worthless; (of a person) failing to amount to anything (idiom) ∼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 overcautious and timid (idiom); excessively careful about trifles ∼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 kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..." ∼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 to plot and scheme treacherously (idiom); to harbor evil intentions; to conspire ∼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 to live off one side while secretly helping the other; to betray one's own people (idiom) ∼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