Journey to the West

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Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in the Palace of Heaven

S1E3 · 大圣闹天宫 dàshèng nào tiāngōng

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仙峨 仙峨 xiān é 仙: Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal · 峨: lofty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
弼马温 弼馬溫 bì mǎ wēn Stable Master title Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王母娘娘 王母娘娘 Wáng mǔ niáng niáng another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李天王 李天王 Lǐ tiān wáng the pagoda bearing god Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
金星 金星 Jīnxīng Venus / Taibai Jinxing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王母 王母 Wáng mǔ another name for 西王母[Xi1 wang2 mu3], Queen Mother of the West Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
仙桃 仙桃 Xiān táo Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天宫 天宮 Tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor); Tiangong, Chinese space station program Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
金箍棒 金箍棒 jīn gū bàng Golden Hoop Staff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙悟空 孫悟空 Sūn Wùkōng Sun Wukong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
文殊 文殊 Wénshū Manjushri Bodhisattva Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
普贤 普賢 Pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
灵吉 靈吉 líng jí Lingji Bodhisattva Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
镇元大仙 鎮元大仙 zhèn yuán dà xiān Great Immortal Zhenyuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
瑶池 瑤池 Yáo chí the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太上老君 太上老君 tài shǎng lǎo jūn Supreme Lord Lao Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
观世音菩萨 觀世音菩薩 Guān shì yīn Pú sà Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
大王 大王 dà wáng king; magnate; person having expert skill in something ∼HSK 4
文书 文書 wén shū document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat ∼HSK 4
巨 巨 jù large, great, enormous; chief ∼HSK 4
做官 做官 zuò guān to take an official post; to become a government employee ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
天兵 天兵 tiān bīng celestial soldier; (old) imperial troops; (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit; (more generally) bungler; screw-up ∼HSK 4
得令 得令 dé lìng to follow your orders; roger!; yessir! ∼HSK 4
无名 無名 wú míng nameless; obscure ∼HSK 4
派兵 派兵 pài bīng to dispatch troops ∼HSK 4
无禄 無祿 wú lù to be unsalaried; to be unfortunate; death ∼HSK 4
兴兵 興兵 xīng bīng to send troops ∼HSK 4
无干 無干 wú gān to have nothing to do with ∼HSK 4
厚爱 厚愛 hòu ài to show great affection and care ∼HSK 4
结交 結交 jié jiāo to make friends with ∼HSK 4
恐 恐 kǒng fear; fearful, apprehensive ∼HSK 4
特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind ∼HSK 4
看守 看守 kān shǒu to guard; to watch over ∼HSK 4
有何贵干 有何貴幹 yǒu hé guì gàn What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you? ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
天王 天王 tiān wáng emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4] ∼HSK 4
法宝 法寶 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc; (Daoism) magic weapon; talisman; fig. specially effective device; magic wand ∼HSK 4
击 擊 jī strike, hit, beat; attack, fight ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
放入 放入 fàng rù to put in; to insert ∼HSK 4
鲜 鮮 xiǎn variant of 鲜 HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
从此 從此 cóng cǐ from now on; since then; henceforth HSK 4