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In Despair, a Kind Helper Appears

S1E16 · 绝境幸得好人助 juéjìng xìng dé hǎorén zhù

HSK 1

4.56 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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施主施主 shī zhǔ	donor (Buddhist address)	∼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
老伯老伯 lǎo bó	uncle (polite form of address for older male)	∼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
利钱利錢 lì qián	interest (on a loan etc)	∼HSK 6
金山寺金山寺 jīn shān sì	Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)	∼HSK 6
魂魄魂魄 hún pò	soul	∼HSK 6
秃驴禿驢 tū lǘ	(derog.) Buddhist monk	∼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
钱庄錢莊 qián zhuāng	old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949); (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal	∼HSK 6
人犯人犯 rén fàn	criminal; culprit; suspect (old)	∼HSK 6
赚回来賺回來 zhuàn huí lai	to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)	∼HSK 6
承蒙承蒙 chéng méng	to be indebted (to sb)	∼HSK 6
怪罪怪罪 guài zuì	to blame	∼HSK 6
如来如來 rú lái	tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)	∼HSK 6
善哉善哉 shàn zāi	well said! (Buddhist)	∼HSK 6
妖孽妖孽 yāo niè	evil omen, monster	∼HSK 6
清风清風 qīng fēng	cool breeze; fig. pure and honest	∼HSK 6
不顾一切不顧一切 bù gù - yī qiè	(idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns	∼HSK 6
不误不誤 bù wù	used in expressions of the form 照V不誤\|照V, in which V is a verb, means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照	∼HSK 6
不枉不枉 bù wǎng	not in vain	∼HSK 6
正直无私正直無私 zhèng zhí wú sī	upright and selfless (idiom); honest and impartial; fair-minded	∼HSK 6
财不露白財不露白 cái bù lù bái	don't flaunt your wealth (idiom); keep your money out of sight to avoid trouble	∼HSK 6
贫嘴貧嘴 pín zuǐ	talkative; garrulous; loquacious; flippant; jocular	∼HSK 6
捕快捕快 bǔ kuài	bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)	∼HSK 6
岂止豈止 qǐ zhǐ	not only; far from; more than	∼HSK 6
挨板子挨板子 ái bǎn zi	to suffer beating; fig. to be severely criticized; to take a hammering	∼HSK 6
烙印烙印 lào yìn	to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma	∼HSK 6
良民良民 liáng mín	good people; ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class)	∼HSK 6
优厚優厚 yōu hòu	generous, liberal (pay, compensation)	∼HSK 6
行善行善 xíng shàn	to do good works; to be merciful	∼HSK 6
全权全權 quán quán	full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers	∼HSK 6
顺道順道 shùn dào	on the way	∼HSK 6
捉拿捉拿 zhuō ná	to arrest; to catch a criminal	∼HSK 6
担待擔待 dān dài	to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility	∼HSK 6
鸟笼鳥籠 niǎo lóng	birdcage	∼HSK 6
金銮殿金鑾殿 jīn luán diàn	throne room	∼HSK 6
有缘有緣 yǒu yuán	related; brought together by fate	∼HSK 6
说废话說廢話 shuō fèi huà	to talk nonsense; to bullshit	∼HSK 6
一己之私一己之私 yī jǐ zhī sī	one's own selfish interest (idiom); personal gain; private motive	∼HSK 6
要犯要犯 yào fàn	major criminal	∼HSK 6
天谴天譴 tiān qiǎn	the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure	∼HSK 6
眼睁睁眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly	∼HSK 6
肆行肆行 sì xíng	to act recklessly	∼HSK 6
情非得已情非得已 qíng fēi dé yǐ	compelled by the circumstances (to do sth); (have) no other choice (but do sth); (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love	∼HSK 6
统辖統轄 tǒng xiá	to govern; to have complete control over; to be in command of	∼HSK 6
罪状罪狀 zuì zhuàng	charges or facts about a crime; the nature of the offense	∼HSK 6
燮理阴阳燮理陰陽 xiè lǐ yīn yáng	to harmonize yin and yang (idiom); to govern and bring order (esp. of a prime minister's role)	∼HSK 6
毁于一旦毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn	(idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)	∼HSK 6