New Legend of Madame White Snake
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S1E2 · 断桥相遇结良缘
Vocabulary
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| 作弄 作弄 | to tease; to play tricks on | |
| 铜钱 銅錢 | copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) | |
| 淋雨 淋雨 | to get wet in the rain | |
| 拘礼 拘禮 | to stand on ceremony; punctilious | |
| 早亡 早亡 | premature death | |
| 佳人 佳人 | beautiful woman | |
| 驰骋 馳騁 | to gallop; to rush headlong | |
| 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 | (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person | |
| 样样 樣樣 | all kinds | |
| 失礼 失禮 | discourteous | |
| 无端 無端 | for no reason at all | |
| 郎君 郎君 | young gentleman, husband | |
| 皈依 皈依 | to convert to (a religion) | |
| 贪恋 貪戀 | to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc) | |
| 磨蹭 磨蹭 | to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag | |
| 天赐 天賜 | bestowed by heaven | |
| 良缘 良緣 | good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner | |
| 尊驾 尊駕 | lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you | |
| 端详 端詳 | full details; full particulars | |
| 自幼 自幼 | from childhood | |
| 一面之缘 一面之緣 | 一: one; a, an; alone · 面: face; surface; plane; side, dimension · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 缘: hem, margin; reason, cause; fate | |
| 赔罪 賠罪 | to apologize | |
| 娘娘 娘娘 | queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt | |
| 天理 天理 | Heaven's law; the natural order of things | |
| 未婚妻 未婚妻 | fiancée | |
| 讲理 講理 | to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable | |
| 丝竹 絲竹 | traditional Chinese musical instruments; music | |
| 一拜 一拜 | 一: one; a, an; alone · 拜: do obeisance, bow, kowtow | |
| 高堂 高堂 | main hall; honorific for one's parents (old) | |
| 庸医杀人 庸醫殺人 | 庸: usual, common, ordinary, mediocre · 医: cure, heal; doctor, medical · 杀: kill, slaughter, murder; hurt · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else | |
| 岂不 豈不 | how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? | |
| 一臂之力 一臂之力 | 一: one; a, an; alone · 臂: arm · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 力: power, capability, influence | |
| 求经 求經 | 求: seek; demand, request; beseech · 经: classic works; pass through | |
| 良医 良醫 | good doctor; skilled doctor | |
| 今人 今人 | modern people | |
| 今宵 今宵 | tonight (literary) | |
| 红烛 紅燭 | red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations) | |
| 恩人 恩人 | a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else | |
| 斯文 斯文 | refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle | |
| 只管 只管 | solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) | |
| 踏实 踏實 | firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [tà shí] | |
| 耳环 耳環 | earring | |
| 治病 治病 | to treat an illness | |
| 免得 免得 | so as not to; so as to avoid | |
| 不禁 不禁 | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from | |
| 往后 往後 | from now on; in the future; time to come | |
| 心愿 心願 | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration | |
| 要不然 要不然 | otherwise; or else; or | |
| 拐 枴 | to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七); variant of 拐 | |
| 医药 醫藥 | medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical |