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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孙悟空 孫悟空 Sūn Wùkōng Sun Wukong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东土大唐 東土大唐 dōng tǔ dà táng Tang of the eastern lands Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
齐天大圣 齊天大聖 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 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
佛门 佛門 Fó mén Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黄石公 黃石公 Huáng Shí gōng Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
三藏 三藏 Sān zàng Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
灵山 靈山 Líng shān Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大闹天宫 大鬧天宮 Dà nào Tiān gōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
金箍棒 金箍棒 jīn gū bàng Golden Hoop Staff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玉皇大帝 玉皇大帝 Yù huáng Dà dì Jade Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
美猴王 美猴王 měi hóu wáng Handsome Monkey King Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玉帝 玉帝 Yùdì Jade Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
猴儿 猴兒 hóu'ér monkey (affectionate) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
大王 大王 dà wáng king; magnate; person having expert skill in something ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
伯 伯 bà variant of 霸[ba4] ∼HSK 4
恋 戀 liàn love; long for, yearn for; love ∼HSK 4
劳 勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work ∼HSK 4
法名 法名 fǎ míng name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery); same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4] ∼HSK 4
回事儿 回事兒 huí shì rén what's the matter ∼HSK 4
水底 水底 shuǐ dǐ the bottom of a body of water ∼HSK 4
均分 均分 jūn fēn to split; to divide equally ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
心烦 心煩 xīn fán to feel agitated; to be troubled; to be annoyed; an upset or distraction ∼HSK 4
特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind ∼HSK 4
兵书 兵書 bīng shū a book on the art of war ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4] ∼HSK 4
见怪 見怪 jiàn guài to mind; to take offense ∼HSK 4
单人 單人 dān rén one person; single (room, bed etc) ∼HSK 4
前些 前些 qián xiē a few (days, years etc) ago ∼HSK 4
弃 棄 qì reject, abandon, discard ∼HSK 4
默记 默記 mò jì to learn by heart; to commit to memory; to remember; to memorize in silence ∼HSK 4
默念 默唸 mò niàn to read silently; to mouth (the words of a prayer etc); to say to oneself; to contemplate inwardly ∼HSK 4
幸 倖 xìng luck(ily), favor, fortunately ∼HSK 4
定当 定當 dìng dāng necessarily ∼HSK 4
途中 途中 tú zhōng en route HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
大哥 大哥 dà gē eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
反而 反而 fǎn ér on the contrary; instead HSK 4
帽子 帽子 mào zi hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name HSK 4
夫妻 夫妻 fū qī husband and wife; married couple HSK 4
聚 聚 jù to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize HSK 4
针 針 zhēn needle; pin; injection; stitch HSK 4
降 降 jiàng to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend HSK 4
遇 遇 Yù surname Yu HSK 4
新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon HSK 4
如今 如今 rú jīn nowadays; now HSK 4