Journey to the West

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Monkey King Becomes the Body Guard of Monk Tang

S1E5 · 猴王保唐僧 hóuwáng bǎo tángsēng

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山遥路远 山遙路遠 shān yáo lù yuǎn mountains far and roads long (idiom); a long and arduous journey Idiom ∼HSK 7
腾云驾雾 騰雲駕霧 téng yún jià wù to mount the clouds and ride the mist (idiom); fig. to travel as an immortal; to feel giddy or in a daze Idiom ∼HSK 7
半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished Idiom HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
忍饥挨饿 忍飢挨餓 rěn jī ái è starving; famished HSK 7
出山 出山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience HSK 7
老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man; I (an old man referring to himself) HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
单薄 單薄 dān bó weak; frail; thin; flimsy HSK 7
难处 難處 nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem HSK 7
眼色 眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance HSK 7
一连 一連 yī lián in a row; in succession; running HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
凿 鑿 záo chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; (literary) (bound form) certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr. [zuò] HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
管教 管教 guǎn jiào to discipline; to teach; to guarantee HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
受苦 受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
懒惰 懶惰 lǎn duò idle; lazy HSK 7
高低 高低 gāo dī height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
高山 高山 gāo shān high mountain; alpine mountain HSK 7
传授 傳授 chuán shòu to impart; to pass on; to teach HSK 7
如意 如意 rú yì as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune HSK 7
驯 馴 xùn to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xún] HSK 7
烧毁 燒燬 shāo huǐ to burn; to burn down HSK 7
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
扶持 扶持 fú chí to help; to assist HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
包袱 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline HSK 7
一心 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business; first transaction of a business day HSK 7
好心 好心 hǎo xīn kindness; good intentions HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
腾 騰 téng (bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action) HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
饶 饒 Ráo surname Rao HSK 7
失落 失落 shī luò to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss HSK 7
不妨 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in; might as well HSK 7