New Legend of Madame White Snake

Episode review

Hu Meiniang alters the registry by night

S1E42 · 胡媚娘夜改名册 hú mèi niáng yè gǎimíng cè

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Vocabulary

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直上青云 直上青雲 zhí shàng qīng yún lit. to rise straight into the blue clouds (idiom); fig. to soar to high rank or success; rapid advancement Idiom ∼HSK 7
熊心豹胆 熊心豹膽 xióng xīn bào dǎn lit. a bear's heart and a leopard's gall (idiom); fig. reckless audacity; tremendous, foolhardy courage Idiom ∼HSK 7
夜长梦多 夜長夢多 yè cháng mèng duō lit. a long night is full of dreams (idiom); fig. delay invites trouble; the longer the wait the more can go wrong Idiom ∼HSK 7
劳师动众 勞師動眾 láo shī dòng zhòng to mobilize troops and stir up the masses (idiom); fig. to make a big fuss over a trivial matter; to go to great lengths Idiom ∼HSK 7
一针一线 一針一線 yī zhēn yī xiàn lit. a needle and a thread (idiom); fig. every little thing; the tiniest item of property Idiom ∼HSK 7
异想天开 異想天開 yì xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
拍板 拍板 pāi bǎn clapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers HSK 7
埋没 埋沒 mái mò to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion HSK 7
冒昧 冒昧 mào mèi bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of HSK 7
喧哗 喧嘩 xuān huá hubbub; clamor; to make a racket HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
卖弄 賣弄 mài nong to show off; to make a display of HSK 7
伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance HSK 7
绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt HSK 7
用功 用功 yòng gōng diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in; to get involved with HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
团圆 團圓 tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
厄运 厄運 è yùn bad luck; misfortune; adversity HSK 7
闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble; to create a disturbance HSK 7
土匪 土匪 tǔ fěi bandit HSK 7
少有 少有 shǎo yǒu rare; infrequent HSK 7
寺庙 寺廟 sì miào temple; monastery; shrine HSK 7
包扎 包紮 bāo zā to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound) HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth; silk HSK 7
初衷 初衷 chū zhōng original intention HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
专程 專程 zhuān chéng specifically; specially (for that purpose) HSK 7
转机 轉機 zhuǎn jī (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
神仙 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person HSK 7
秤 秤 chèng steelyard; Roman balance HSK 7
恨不得 恨不得 hèn bu de wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
精明 精明 jīng míng astute; shrewd; smart HSK 7