New Legend of Madame White Snake

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Top scholar Xu performs the pagoda rite

S1E49 · 许状元奉旨祭塔 xǔ zhuàngyuán fèngzhǐ zhài tǎ

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牢狱 牢獄 láo yù prison ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil; good versus evil ∼HSK 6
恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence; retribution (in Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
作恶 作惡 zuò è to do evil ∼HSK 6
通融 通融 tōng róng flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan ∼HSK 6
要犯 要犯 yào fàn major criminal ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
功名 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
生死未卜 生死未卜 shēng sǐ wèi bǔ 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 死: die; dead; death · 未: not yet; 8th terrestrial branch · 卜: fortune telling; prophesy ∼HSK 6
革除 革除 gé chú to eliminate; to expel; to abolish ∼HSK 6
定刑 定刑 dìng xíng to sentence (a criminal) ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
洋洋 洋洋 yáng yáng vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself ∼HSK 6
冤仇 冤仇 yuān chóu rancor; enmity; hatred resulting from grievances ∼HSK 6
嫌隙 嫌隙 xián xì hostility; animosity ∼HSK 6
特赦 特赦 tè shè to grant a special pardon ∼HSK 6
谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn thank for grace ∼HSK 6
秉公 秉公 bǐng gōng justly; impartially ∼HSK 6
罪责 罪責 zuì zé guilt ∼HSK 6
作梗 作梗 zuò gěng to hinder; to obstruct; to create difficulties ∼HSK 6
活罪 活罪 huó zuì bitter sufferings; great hardships ∼HSK 6
法理 法理 fǎ lǐ legal principle; jurisprudence ∼HSK 6
置喙 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion; to comment (on the issue); to have a say (in the matter) ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
事理 事理 shì lǐ reason; logic ∼HSK 6
置疑 置疑 zhì yí to doubt ∼HSK 6
皇朝 皇朝 huáng cháo the imperial court; the government in imperial times ∼HSK 6
乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position); (fig.) official post ∼HSK 6
申辩 申辯 shēn biàn to defend oneself; to rebut a charge ∼HSK 6
皇位 皇位 huáng wèi the title of Emperor ∼HSK 6
私藏 私藏 sī cáng to keep hidden; to keep in one's private possession; secret store; stash ∼HSK 6
天仙 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
恩准 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow ∼HSK 6
祭祖 祭祖 jì zǔ to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors ∼HSK 6
御赐 御賜 yù cì to be bestowed by the emperor ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
拜祭 拜祭 bài jì to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc) ∼HSK 6
磨磨蹭蹭 磨磨蹭蹭 mó mó cèng cèng to dillydally; slow-going ∼HSK 6
畔 畔 pàn (bound form) side; edge; boundary HSK 6
阔 闊 kuò rich; wide; broad HSK 6
化解 化解 huà jiě to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
壶 壺 hú pot; classifier for bottled liquid HSK 6
追究 追究 zhuī jiū to investigate; to look into HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
渡 渡 dù to cross; to pass through; to ferry HSK 6
牢 牢 láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison HSK 6