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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大慈大悲 大慈大悲 dà cí dà bēi (idiom) great mercy and compassion; infinitely merciful (esp. of Buddhist deities) Idiom ∼HSK 7
三朝元老 三朝元老 sān cháo yuán lǎo lit. elder statesman of three reigns (idiom); fig. a veteran official who has served several rulers or regimes Idiom ∼HSK 7
新仇旧恨 新仇舊恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn new and old grievances combined (idiom); accumulated grudges old and new Idiom ∼HSK 7
死不足惜 死不足惜 sǐ bù zú xī death would be no loss; not worth pitying even if (he) died (idiom); fig. wholly deserving of death Idiom ∼HSK 7
大恩大德 大恩大德 dà ēn dà dé (idiom) great kindness and benevolence; deep debt of gratitude Idiom ∼HSK 7
慌慌张张 慌慌張張 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng (idiom) flustered and panicky; in a frantic, hurried state Idiom ∼HSK 7
光明磊落 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright Idiom HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
惩处 懲處 chéng chǔ to punish; to administer justice HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles HSK 7
饶恕 饒恕 ráo shù to forgive; to pardon; to spare HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly 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
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
宝库 寶庫 bǎo kù treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
把柄 把柄 bǎ bǐng handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb HSK 7
抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
学士 學士 xué shì bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
惊动 驚動 jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
厄运 厄運 è yùn bad luck; misfortune; adversity HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
曰 曰 yuē to speak; to say HSK 7
动身 動身 dòng shēn to go on a journey; to leave HSK 7
国有 國有 guó yǒu nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned HSK 7
耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
遵照 遵照 zūn zhào in accordance with; to follow (the rules) HSK 7
触犯 觸犯 chù fàn to violate; to offend HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
私自 私自 sī zì private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
离奇 離奇 lí qí odd; bizarre HSK 7
提拔 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
陷害 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7
口头 口頭 kǒu tóu oral; verbal HSK 7