The Longest Day in Chang'an

Episode review

Time of Great Waste

S1E48 · 巳正 大荒落 sì zhēng dà huāng là

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4.02 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
唯 唯 wéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation 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 to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
鼻孔朝天 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng - cháo tiān lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom); fig. arrogant; haughty Idiom ∼HSK 6
雷 雷 Léi surname Lei HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
宰相 宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China) ∼HSK 6
炸死 炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion ∼HSK 6
贤相 賢相 xián xiàng sagacious prime minister (in feudal China) ∼HSK 6
顶罪 頂罪 dǐng zuì to take the blame for sb else; to compensate for one's crime; to get charges dropped (by paying money etc) ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position; to be promoted to a higher position in a new department ∼HSK 6
好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own ∼HSK 6
主使 主使 zhǔ shǐ to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator ∼HSK 6
从犯 從犯 cóng fàn accessory to a crime; accomplice ∼HSK 6
胆识 膽識 dǎn shí courage and insight ∼HSK 6
谋略 謀略 móu lüè stratagem; strategy; resourcefulness ∼HSK 6
谋划 謀劃 móu huà to scheme; to plot; conspiracy ∼HSK 6
国难当头 國難當頭 guó nàn dāng tóu with the nation facing disaster (idiom); in a time of national crisis ∼HSK 6
诸公 諸公 zhū gōng gentlemen (form of address) ∼HSK 6
诤臣 諍臣 zhèng chén official who dares speak frankly before the emperor ∼HSK 6
逆鳞 逆鱗 nì lín (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon; (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are ∼HSK 6
犯忌 犯忌 fàn jì to violate a taboo ∼HSK 6
狗贼 狗賊 gǒu zéi (insult) brigand; swindler ∼HSK 6
活命 活命 huó mìng life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living ∼HSK 6
功放 功放 gōng fàng power amplifier (abbr. for 功率放大器[gong1lu:4 fang4da4qi4]) ∼HSK 6
奸佞 奸佞 jiān nìng crafty and fawning ∼HSK 6
宠幸 寵幸 chǒng xìng (old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards ∼HSK 6
党羽 黨羽 dǎng yǔ henchmen ∼HSK 6
结党营私 結黨營私 jié dǎng - yíng sī (idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes ∼HSK 6
犯傻 犯傻 fàn shǎ to do something stupid; to pretend not to know; to stare blankly ∼HSK 6
攀谈 攀談 pān tán to chat ∼HSK 6
国师 國師 guó shī national preceptor ∼HSK 6
精巧 精巧 jīng qiǎo elaborate ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
督办 督辦 dū bàn to oversee; to supervise; superintendent ∼HSK 6
构陷 構陷 gòu xiàn to frame; to bring false charges against ∼HSK 6
替天行道 替天行道 tì tiān xíng dào to enforce justice on Heaven's behalf (idiom); to right wrongs as Heaven's agent ∼HSK 6
无望 無望 wú wàng without hope; hopeless; without prospects ∼HSK 6
嘻嘻 嘻嘻 xī xī hee hee; happy ∼HSK 6
振臂一呼 振臂一呼 zhèn bì - yī hū (idiom) to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call ∼HSK 6
涤荡 滌蕩 dí dàng to wash off ∼HSK 6
捉拿 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest; to catch a criminal ∼HSK 6
落魄 落魄 luò pò down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] ∼HSK 6
分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties ∼HSK 6