Journey to the West

Episode review

Defeating the Three Monsters with Magic

S1E15 · 斗法降三怪 dǒu fǎ jiàng sān guài

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Vocabulary

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殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
旨 旨 zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
声响 聲響 shēng xiǎng sound; noise ∼HSK 5
四声 四聲 sì shēng the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声; the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin ∼HSK 5
宝物 寶物 bǎo wù treasure ∼HSK 5
无礼 無禮 wú lǐ rude; rudely ∼HSK 5
渊 淵 yuān surge up, bubble up, gush forth ∼HSK 5
还礼 還禮 huán lǐ to return a politeness; to present a gift in return ∼HSK 5
斋 齋 zhāi vegetarian fast ∼HSK 5
驿 驛 yì post station ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
构 構 gòu frame, building, structure ∼HSK 5
老一辈 老一輩 lǎo yī bèi older generation ∼HSK 5
阿弥陀佛 阿彌陀佛 Ēmítuófó Amitabha Buddha (also a Buddhist greeting) ∼HSK 5
读经 讀經 dú jīng to study the Confucian classics; to read scriptures or canonical texts ∼HSK 5
立时 立時 lì shí right away; quickly; immediately ∼HSK 5
不公 不公 bù gōng unjust; unfair ∼HSK 5
傍 傍 bàng by side of, beside, near, close ∼HSK 5
羞 羞 xiū shame ∼HSK 5
可知 可知 kě zhī evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable ∼HSK 5
躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) ∼HSK 5
卿 卿 qīng noble, high officer ∼HSK 5
想必 想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
师兄 師兄 shīxiōng elder fellow disciple ∼HSK 5
事不宜迟 事不宜遲 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose ∼HSK 5
躯 軀 qū body ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
器皿 器皿 qì mǐn household utensils ∼HSK 5
掩 掩 yǎn to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush ∼HSK 5
涩 澀 sè astringent; harsh; uneven, rough ∼HSK 5
臭味 臭味 chòu wèi bad smell; foul odor ∼HSK 5
辱 辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse ∼HSK 5
关文 關文 guān wén official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial times) ∼HSK 5
师徒 師徒 shītú master and disciple ∼HSK 5
清道 清道 qīng dào to clean the street; to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP) ∼HSK 5
杀掉 殺掉 shā diào to kill ∼HSK 5
恳请 懇請 kěn qǐng to request earnestly ∼HSK 5
甘 甘 Gān sweetness; sweet, tasty ∼HSK 5
施法 施法 shī fǎ to implement the law; to perform sorcery ∼HSK 5
剐 剮 guǎ cut, cut flesh from bones ∼HSK 5
口出狂言 口出狂言 kǒu chū kuáng yán to speak conceited nonsense; to come out with arrogant claptrap ∼HSK 5
等着瞧 等著瞧 děng zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
二声 二聲 èr shēng second tone ∼HSK 5
号令 號令 hào lìng an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command ∼HSK 5
法术 法術 fǎshù magic arts ∼HSK 5
昔 昔 Xī formerly; ancient; in beginning ∼HSK 5
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiong brothers ∼HSK 5