Dream in Red Mansions
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S1E29 · 痴公子杜撰芙蓉诔
Vocabulary
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| 也罢 也罷 | (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) | |
| 石青 石青 | azurite; copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2; azure blue | |
| 靛青 靛青 | indigo | |
| 想必 想必 | presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely | |
| 实情 實情 | the actual situation; the truth | |
| 叹 嘆 | sigh, admire | |
| 岂 豈 | how could (rhetorical) | |
| 掌 掌 | palm of hand, sole of foot, paw | |
| 芳 芳 | fragrant; virtuous; beautiful | |
| 媒人 媒人 | go-between; matchmaker | |
| 祖 祖 | ancestor, forefather; grandfather | |
| 哀悼 哀悼 | to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning | |
| 娥 娥 | be beautiful; good; surname | |
| 绡 綃 | raw silk fabric | |
| 帐 帳 | tent; account | |
| 仗 仗 | rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry | |
| 上辈子 上輩子 | one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation | |
| 孽 孼 | evil; son of concubine; ghost | |
| 害得 害得 | to cause or lead to sth bad | |
| 呸 呸 | bah! (contempt) | |
| 茗 茗 | tea; tea plant | |
| 跟前 跟前 | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) | |
| 接连 接連 | on end; in a row; in succession | |
| 胆小 膽小 | cowardice; timid | |
| 一身 一身 | whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes | |
| 不曾 不曾 | hasn't yet; hasn't ever | |
| 悄悄 悄悄 | quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] | |
| 模样 模樣 | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] | |
| 偷偷 偷偷 | stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly | |
| 如同 如同 | like; as | |
| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 除非 除非 | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 品 品 | (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute) | |
| 后悔 後悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 稍 稍 | somewhat; a little | |
| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 必 必 | certainly; must; will; necessarily | |
| 拼 拼 | to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell | |
| 礼 禮 | gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 之外 之外 | outside; excluding | |
| 逃 逃 | to escape; to run away; to flee | |
| 屋 屋 | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 聪明 聰明 | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) | |
| 恨 恨 | to hate; to regret | |
| 丢 丟 | to lose; to put aside; to throw | |
| 鬼 鬼 | disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy | |
| 待 待 | to stay |