New Legend of Madame White Snake

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Bao'an Hall Familiar Yet Changed

S1E14 · 保安堂物是人非 bǎo'ān táng wùshì-rénfēi

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狡辩 狡辯 jiǎo biàn to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses ∼HSK 6
串通 串通 chuàn tōng to collude; to collaborate; to gang up ∼HSK 6
袒护 袒護 tǎn hù to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side ∼HSK 6
逃命 逃命 táo mìng to escape; to flee; to run for one's life ∼HSK 6
清风 清風 qīng fēng cool breeze; fig. pure and honest ∼HSK 6
原形 原形 yuán xíng original shape; true appearance (under the disguise); true character ∼HSK 6
苦命 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
收伏 收伏 shōu fú variant of 收服[shou1 fu2] ∼HSK 6
公报私仇 公報私仇 gōng bào sī chóu to use public office to avenge private wrongs ∼HSK 6
人生如寄 人生如寄 rén shēng rú jì 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 如: if, supposing; as if; like, as · 寄: send, transmit, mail; rely on ∼HSK 6
惩戒 懲戒 chéng jiè to discipline; reprimand ∼HSK 6
机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance; opportunity; destiny ∼HSK 6
筵席 筵席 yán xí banquet; mat for sitting ∼HSK 6
灵性 靈性 líng xìng spiritual nature; spirituality; intelligence (esp. in animals) ∼HSK 6
闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) ∼HSK 6
贫僧 貧僧 pínsēng this humble monk ∼HSK 6
入世 入世 rù shì to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1]) ∼HSK 6
登仙 登仙 dēng xiān to become immortal; big promotion; die ∼HSK 6
成仙 成仙 chéng xiān become an immortal ∼HSK 6
比丘 比丘 bǐ qiū Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu") ∼HSK 6
今生今世 今生今世 jīn shēng jīn shì 今: now, today, modern era · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 今: now, today, modern era · 世: generation; world; era ∼HSK 6
悔悟 悔悟 huǐ wù to repent ∼HSK 6
凡尘 凡塵 fán chén mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil ∼HSK 6
宝塔 寶塔 bǎo tǎ pagoda ∼HSK 6
违逆 違逆 wéi nì to disobey; to defy an edict; to violate; to go against; to run counter to ∼HSK 6
无望 無望 wú wàng without hope; hopeless; without prospects ∼HSK 6
枯木 枯木 kū mù dead tree ∼HSK 6
霜雪 霜雪 shuāng xuě frost and snow; (fig.) snowy white (hair); adversity ∼HSK 6
扁舟 扁舟 piān zhōu (literary) small boat; skiff ∼HSK 6
惊心 驚心 jīng xīn staggering; shocking; frightened ∼HSK 6
缠绵 纏綿 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness) ∼HSK 6
化作 化作 huà zuò to change into; to turn into; to become ∼HSK 6
惹祸 惹禍 rě huò to stir up trouble; to invite disaster HSK 6
山峰 山峰 shān fēng (mountain) peak HSK 6
忠心 忠心 zhōng xīn good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
甭 甭 béng (contraction of 用) need not; please don't HSK 6
母子 母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
广阔 廣闊 guǎng kuò wide; vast HSK 6
去掉 去掉 qù diào to get rid of; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to delete; to strip out; to extract HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
父子 父子 fù zǐ father and son HSK 6
寺 寺 sì Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
师父 師父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
再生 再生 zài shēng to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration HSK 6
粥 粥 yù used in 荤粥 HSK 6
片刻 片刻 piàn kè short period of time; a moment HSK 6
渡 渡 dù to cross; to pass through; to ferry HSK 6