Vocabulary
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| 螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger | |
| 拳脚 拳腳 | Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking | |
| 刀剑 刀劍 | sword | |
| 看不惯 看不慣 | cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove | |
| 为师 為師 | as your teacher | |
| 挨揍 捱揍 | to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about | |
| 威震 威震 | to inspire awe | |
| 欠揍 欠揍 | to need a spanking | |
| 味觉 味覺 | sense of taste; gustation | |
| 一个样 一個樣 | the same; of the same type | |
| 暗藏 暗藏 | to hide; to conceal | |
| 作祟 作祟 | haunted; to haunt; to cause mischief | |
| 防不及防 防不及防 | 防: defend; prevent; embankment · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 及: extend; reach; come up to; and · 防: defend; prevent; embankment | |
| 识破 識破 | to penetrate; to see through | |
| 押解 押解 | to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc) | |
| 探查 探查 | to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around | |
| 盯紧 盯緊 | to keep an eye on | |
| 纠结 糾結 | to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted | |
| 尸骨 屍骨 | skeleton of the dead | |
| 清净 清淨 | peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) | |
| 俗事 俗事 | everyday routine; ordinary affairs | |
| 岂料 豈料 | who would have thought that; who would have expected that | |
| 妄为 妄為 | to take rash action | |
| 脉象 脈象 | condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine) | |
| 故友 故友 | old friend; deceased friend | |
| 丁酉 丁酉 | thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017 | |
| 未果 未果 | to fail to eventuate; (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in...ing | |
| 蛊惑 蠱惑 | to entice; to lead astray | |
| 邀约 邀約 | to invite; invitation | |
| 坠入 墜入 | to drop into; to fall into | |
| 宿命 宿命 | predestination; karma | |
| 不觉 不覺 | unconsciously | |
| 入局 入局 | to enter the game; to get involved; to walk into a scam | |
| 捉拿 捉拿 | to arrest; to catch a criminal | |
| 残部 殘部 | defeated remnants; scattered survivors | |
| 惜命 惜命 | to be mindful of one's health and safety | |
| 凑热闹 湊熱鬧 | to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble | |
| 神医 神醫 | miracle doctor | |
| 打杂的 打雜的 | odd-jobs worker | |
| 辟邪 辟邪 | to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called) | |
| 倚仗 倚仗 | to lean on; to rely on | |
| 相助 相助 | help | |
| 奔走 奔走 | to run; to rush about; to be on the go | |
| 寻的 尋的 | homing; target-seeking (military) | |
| 惩恶扬善 懲惡揚善 | to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) | |
| 不负 不負 | to live up to | |
| 治病 治病 | to treat an illness | |
| 徒弟 徒弟 | apprentice; disciple | |
| 背着 背著 | carrying on one's back | |
| 一道 一道 | together |