New Legend of Madame White Snake

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Xu Xian Fights to Protect His Wife

S1E15 · 许仙力争护娘子 xǔ xiān lìzhēng hù niángzǐ

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跟踪 跟蹤 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
从未 從未 cóng wèi never HSK 7
素 素 sù raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom); bag of tricks; useful talents Idiom ∼HSK 6
妙手回春 妙手回春 miào shǒu - huí chūn (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure Idiom ∼HSK 6
不知好歹 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions Idiom ∼HSK 6
掷地有声 擲地有聲 zhì dì yǒu shēng lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance Idiom ∼HSK 6
趋炎附势 趨炎附勢 qū yán fù shì to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing Idiom ∼HSK 6
不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason Idiom ∼HSK 6
三番两次 三番兩次 sān fān liǎng cì repeatedly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
感情用事 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse Idiom ∼HSK 6
冤家路窄 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom); fig. rivals inevitably cross paths Idiom ∼HSK 6
操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty Idiom ∼HSK 6
独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
芒刺在背 芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom); uneasy and nervous; to be on pins and needles Idiom ∼HSK 6
手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work Idiom ∼HSK 6
易如反掌 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all Idiom ∼HSK 6
吞吞吐吐 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back Idiom ∼HSK 6
入土为安 入土為安 rù tǔ wéi ān buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP) Idiom ∼HSK 6
无伤大雅 無傷大雅 wú shāng dà yǎ (of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless Idiom ∼HSK 6
妖魔鬼怪 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts Idiom ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (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)? HSK 6
相公 相公 xiàng gong 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 ∼HSK 6
家娘 家娘 jiā niáng (dialect) husband's mother ∼HSK 6
老伯 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
押解 押解 yā jiè to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc) ∼HSK 6
缉捕 緝捕 jī bǔ to seize; to apprehend; an arrest ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6