Vocabulary
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| 有没有 有沒有 | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? | |
| 灯谜 燈謎 | riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year) | |
| 爹爹 爹爹 | daddy; granddad | |
| 盯紧 盯緊 | to keep an eye on | |
| 响箭 響箭 | whistling arrow (used in ancient times as a signal) | |
| 解药 解藥 | antidote | |
| 熏香 薰香 | incense | |
| 红枣 紅棗 | jujube; red date | |
| 八宝粥 八寶粥 | rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc | |
| 经脉 經脈 | channel of TCM | |
| 命门 命門 | (TCM) the right kidney; (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys; the region between the kidneys; the eyes; (fortune-telling) the temples; (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point | |
| 白霜 白霜 | hoar frost | |
| 贪心 貪心 | greedy | |
| 练功 練功 | to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) | |
| 吃得消 吃得消 | to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford | |
| 抵赖 抵賴 | to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege | |
| 幽谷 幽谷 | deep valley | |
| 字谜 字謎 | letter puzzle | |
| 久而久之 久而久之 | over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time | |
| 天仙 天仙 | immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman | |
| 岂非 豈非 | wouldn't it be... ? | |
| 偏要 偏要 | to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything | |
| 火烛 火燭 | fire and candles; household things that burn | |
| 情缘 情緣 | predestined love; love affinity | |
| 纤纤 纖纖 | slim; slender | |
| 姻缘 姻緣 | a marriage predestined by fate | |
| 阑珊 闌珊 | coming to an end; waning | |
| 铜钱 銅錢 | copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) | |
| 繁衍 繁衍 | to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity | |
| 打探 打探 | to make discreet inquiries; to scout out | |
| 心仪 心儀 | to admire | |
| 饶命 饒命 | to spare sb's life | |
| 凶相 兇相 | ferocious appearance | |
| 相公 相公 | lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband | |
| 不听命 不聽命 | to disobey | |
| 主子 主子 | Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) | |
| 复命 復命 | to report on completion of a mission; debriefing | |
| 寒鸦 寒鴉 | (bird species of China) western jackdaw; Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) | |
| 清白 清白 | pure; innocent | |
| 等不及 等不及 | can't wait | |
| 搜捕 搜捕 | to hunt and arrest (fugitives); to track down and arrest; a manhunt | |
| 禀告 稟告 | to report (to one's superior) | |
| 遇袭 遇襲 | to suffer attack; to be ambushed | |
| 姨娘 姨娘 | maternal aunt; father's concubine (old) | |
| 宫女 宮女 | palace maid | |
| 奉命 奉命 | by order | |
| 缘由 緣由 | reason; cause | |
| 风寒 風寒 | cold (TCM) | |
| 百密一疏 百密一疏 | 百: one hundred; numerous, many · 密: dense, thick, close; intimate · 一: one; a, an; alone · 疏: neglect; careless, lax | |
| 糖葫芦 糖葫蘆 | sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu |