Nirvana in Fire

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Standoff at the Brink

S1E21 · 谢府混战 情断义绝 xiè fǔ hùnzhàn qíng duàn yì jué

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4.33 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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之所以 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" HSK 7
跟踪 跟蹤 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
置 置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
婴儿 嬰兒 yīng ér infant; baby; lead (Pb) HSK 7
他人 他人 tā rén another person; sb else; other people HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ old variant of 以 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
乱臣贼子 亂臣賊子 luàn chén zéi zǐ rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel Idiom ∼HSK 6
不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié to not bother about trifles (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
妇人之仁 婦人之仁 fù rén zhī rén excessive tendency to clemency (idiom); soft-hearted (pejorative) Idiom ∼HSK 6
大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it Idiom ∼HSK 6
老谋深算 老謀深算 lǎo móu shēn suàn rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect Idiom ∼HSK 6
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装聋作哑 裝聾作啞 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
姑母 姑母 gū mǔ father's sister; paternal aunt ∼HSK 6
夫君 夫君 fū jūn my husband ∼HSK 6
灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
弓箭手 弓箭手 gōng jiàn shǒu archer ∼HSK 6
私宅 私宅 sī zhái private residence ∼HSK 6
犬子 犬子 quǎn zǐ (literary) (humble) my son ∼HSK 6
宗主 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan; natural leader; person of prestige and authority in a domain; suzerain ∼HSK 6
射箭 射箭 shè jiàn archery; to shoot an arrow ∼HSK 6
一党 一黨 yī dǎng one-party (state) ∼HSK 6
皇族 皇族 huáng zú the imperial family; royal kin ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
归隐 歸隱 guī yǐn to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion ∼HSK 6
临产 臨產 lín chǎn to face childbirth; about to give birth; refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions ∼HSK 6
雷击 雷擊 léi jī lightning strike; thunderbolt ∼HSK 6
产妇 產婦 chǎn fù woman recuperating after childbirth; woman in childbirth ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
恼怒 惱怒 nǎo nù resentful; angry; to enrage sb ∼HSK 6
胎动 胎動 tāi dòng fetal movement ∼HSK 6
须臾 須臾 xū yú in a flash; in a jiffy ∼HSK 6