New Legend of Madame White Snake

Episode review

Top scholar Xu performs the pagoda rite

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

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辩称 辯稱 biàn chēng to argue (that); to allege; to dispute; to plead (e.g. not guilty) ∼HSK 6
秉公 秉公 bǐng gōng justly; impartially ∼HSK 6
提携 提攜 tí xié to lead by the hand; to guide; to support ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
师母 師母 shī mǔ term of respect for a teacher's wife ∼HSK 6
开脱罪责 開脫罪責 kāi tuō zuì zé to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate ∼HSK 6
从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng to create obstacles from within (idiom); to sabotage secretly; to throw a spanner in the works ∼HSK 6
活罪 活罪 huó zuì bitter sufferings; great hardships ∼HSK 6
亲临 親臨 qīn lín to visit in person; to personally attend ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼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
力有未逮 力有未逮 lì yǒu wèi dài beyond one's reach or power (to do sth) ∼HSK 6
开堂 開堂 kāi táng to open a law court; to set up a mourning hall ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
凉亭 涼亭 liáng tíng pavilion ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼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
钦差 欽差 qīn chāi imperial envoy ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼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
功过 功過 gōng guò merits and demerits; contributions and errors ∼HSK 6
私藏 私藏 sī cáng to keep hidden; to keep in one's private possession; secret store; stash ∼HSK 6
感念 感念 gǎn niàn to recall fondly; to remember with emotion ∼HSK 6
自毁 自毀 zì huǐ to destroy one's (reputation etc); (of a device etc) to self-destruct ∼HSK 6
天仙 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
忠义 忠義 zhōng yì loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty ∼HSK 6
贤淑 賢淑 xián shū (of a woman) virtuous ∼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
超脱 超脫 chāo tuō to stand aloof; to be detached from; to transcend worldliness; untrammeled; unconventional ∼HSK 6
余生 餘生 yú shēng the remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster) ∼HSK 6
磨磨蹭蹭 磨磨蹭蹭 mó mó cèng cèng to dillydally; slow-going ∼HSK 6
梳头 梳頭 shū tóu to comb one's hair ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
公祭 公祭 gōng jì public memorial service ∼HSK 6
文武百官 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials ∼HSK 6
闲杂人等 閒雜人等 xián zá rén děng idlers and unauthorized persons; miscellaneous people with no business being there (idiom) ∼HSK 6
姑母 姑母 gū mǔ father's sister; paternal aunt ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
主仆 主僕 zhǔ pú master and servant ∼HSK 6
朝圣 朝聖 cháo shèng to make a pilgrimage ∼HSK 6
待命 待命 dài mìng to be on call; to be on standby ∼HSK 6