Nirvana in Fire

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S1E30 · 未雨绸缪 旧将被捕 wèiyǔchóumóu jiù jiāng bèibǔ

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皆 皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
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
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
结局 結局 jié jú conclusion; ending HSK 7
原本 原本 yuán běn originally; original HSK 7
计 計 Jì surname Ji HSK 7
真心 真心 zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
素 素 sù raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items 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
不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home Idiom ∼HSK 6
全军覆没 全軍覆沒 quán jūn fù mò total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout Idiom ∼HSK 6
迎头痛击 迎頭痛擊 yíng tóu tòng jī to deliver a frontal assault; to meet head-on (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
稳操胜券 穩操勝券 wěn cāo shèng quàn grasp it and victory is assured; to have success within one's grasp (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
略知一二 略知一二 lüè zhī - yī èr (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea Idiom ∼HSK 6
弄巧成拙 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼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
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
口供 口供 kǒu gòng oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
副将 副將 fù jiàng deputy general ∼HSK 6
臣妾 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
制衡 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power); checks and balances ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
旧疾 舊疾 jiù jí old illness; former affliction ∼HSK 6
无人能及 無人能及 wú rén néng jí nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
凶险 兇險 xiōng xiǎn dangerous; ruthless; treacherous ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
掀开 掀開 xiān kāi to lift open; to tear open ∼HSK 6
内情 內情 nèi qíng inside story; inside information ∼HSK 6
剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè to eliminate (by armed force) ∼HSK 6