Journey to the West

Whole-title review

Season 1 — Journey to the West

西游记 xīyóujì

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Vocabulary

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镜里观花 鏡裡觀花 jìng lǐ guān huā to view flowers in a mirror (idiom); fig. illusory; unattainable; an empty image ∼HSK 6
三山五岳 三山五嶽 sān shān wǔ yuè the three mountains and five sacred peaks (idiom); fig. all the famous mountains; everywhere in the land ∼HSK 6
五洲四海 五洲四海 wǔ zhōu sì hǎi the five continents and four seas (idiom); fig. the whole world; everywhere ∼HSK 6
腾飞 騰飛 téng fēi lit. to fly upwards swiftly; fig. rapid advance; rapidly developing (situation) ∼HSK 6
尊姓大名 尊姓大名 zūn xìng dà míng your honorable name (polite idiom asking someone's full name) ∼HSK 6
不知羞耻 不知羞恥 bù zhī xiū chǐ to have no sense of shame; brazen ∼HSK 6
一气之下 一氣之下 yī qì zhī xià in a fit of pique; in a fury ∼HSK 6
惹是非 惹是非 rě shì fēi to stir up trouble ∼HSK 6
钢圈 鋼圈 gāng quān wheel rim; underwire (in a bra) ∼HSK 6
缘由 緣由 yuán yóu reason; cause ∼HSK 6
驷马难追 駟馬難追 sì mǎ nán zhuī a team of four horses cannot catch it (idiom); fig. what is said cannot be unsaid; a promise must be kept ∼HSK 6
塌下 塌下 tā xià to collapse ∼HSK 6
罪孽深重 罪孽深重 zuì niè shēn zhòng laden with sin; guilty of grave crimes (idiom) ∼HSK 6
祸患 禍患 huò huàn disaster; calamity ∼HSK 6
赴任 赴任 fù rèn to travel to take up a new post ∼HSK 6
锡杖 錫杖 xī zhàng monk's staff (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
奉送 奉送 fèng sòng (honorific) to give ∼HSK 6
效犬马之劳 效犬馬之勞 xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo to render one's humble services; to be at sb's beck and call ∼HSK 6
钵盂 缽盂 bō yú alms bowl ∼HSK 6
畅行无阻 暢行無阻 chàng xíng wú zǔ to pass through unobstructed (idiom); to proceed without hindrance ∼HSK 6
讨饶 討饒 tǎo ráo to beg for mercy; to ask for forgiveness ∼HSK 6
叨叨 叨叨 dāo dao to chatter; to hog the conversation ∼HSK 6
攀附 攀附 pān fù to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful); social climbing ∼HSK 6
出头之日 出頭之日 chū tóu zhī rì the day one finally gets ahead (idiom); the day of deliverance from hardship ∼HSK 6
老眼昏花 老眼昏花 lǎo yǎn hūn huā blurred vision of an old person (idiom) ∼HSK 6
看不清 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
略略 略略 lüè lüè slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally ∼HSK 6
一念之差 一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action ∼HSK 6
漆黑 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black ∼HSK 6
洪福 洪福 hóng fú good fortune; great blessing ∼HSK 6
执意不从 執意不從 zhí yì bù cóng to stubbornly refuse to comply (idiom); to insist on having one's own way ∼HSK 6
要犯 要犯 yào fàn major criminal ∼HSK 6
陀螺 陀螺 tuó luó spinning top; gyroscope ∼HSK 6
逆水 逆水 nì shuǐ against the current; upstream ∼HSK 6
鹅毛 鵝毛 é máo goose feather ∼HSK 6
舟船 舟船 zhōu chuán boat ∼HSK 6
稳便 穩便 wěn biàn reliable; at one's convenience; as you wish ∼HSK 6
万贯 萬貫 wàn guàn ten thousand strings of cash; very wealthy; millionaire ∼HSK 6
良田 良田 liáng tián good agricultural land; fertile land ∼HSK 6
从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length ∼HSK 6
绝了 絕了 jué le (slang) awesome; dope ∼HSK 6
家长里短 家長裡短 jiā cháng lǐ duǎn household trivia (idiom); domestic chitchat; gossip about everyday family matters ∼HSK 6
桩桩件件 樁樁件件 zhuāng zhuāng - jiàn jiàn each and every one ∼HSK 6
三妻四妾 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè three wives and four concubines (idiom); a household full of women; polygamy ∼HSK 6
勒死 勒死 lēi sǐ to strangle ∼HSK 6
扯谎 扯謊 chě huǎng to tell a lie ∼HSK 6
锅灶 鍋灶 guō zào stove; cooking burner ∼HSK 6
五谷丰登 五穀豐登 wǔ gǔ fēng dēng abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest ∼HSK 6
馋嘴 饞嘴 chán zuǐ gluttonous; glutton ∼HSK 6
敢作敢当 敢作敢當 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng variant of ∼HSK 6