The Longest Day in Chang'an

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Middle of the Day

S1E6 · 午 日正 wǔ rì zhēng

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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
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
平白无故 平白無故 píng bái - wú gù (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
蠢货 蠢貨 chǔn huò blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼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
暗桩 暗樁 àn zhuāng submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats; (fig.) informer; spy ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
腌臜 腌臢 ā zā dirty; filthy; awkward; disgusting; nauseating; Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1] ∼HSK 6
庙堂 廟堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple; imperial court; temple ∼HSK 6
不良人 不良人 bù liáng rén (Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers ∼HSK 6
苍穹 蒼穹 cāng qióng the blue dome of heaven ∼HSK 6
浩浩 浩浩 hào hào vast; expansive (universe); torrential (floods) ∼HSK 6
天公 天公 tiān gōng heaven; lord of heaven ∼HSK 6
揍死 揍死 zòu sǐ to beat to death ∼HSK 6
更胜一筹 更勝一籌 gèng shèng yī chóu superior by a notch; a cut above; even better ∼HSK 6
修罗 修羅 xiū luó (Indian mythology) Asuras – powerful, malevolent beings who oppose the gods ∼HSK 6
侍郎 侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) ∼HSK 6
仆役 僕役 pú yì servant ∼HSK 6
温顺 溫順 wēn shùn docile; meek ∼HSK 6
不受欢迎 不受歡迎 bù shòu huān yíng unwelcome ∼HSK 6
铺子 鋪子 pù zi store; shop ∼HSK 6
颁给 頒給 bān gěi to award; to confer on (sb) ∼HSK 6
澡堂 澡堂 zǎo táng public baths ∼HSK 6
婆娘 婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.) ∼HSK 6
尊驾 尊駕 zūn jià lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you ∼HSK 6
辰时 辰時 chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) ∼HSK 6
查验 查驗 chá yàn inspection; to examine ∼HSK 6
刺探 刺探 cì tàn to pry into; to spy on; to probe into ∼HSK 6
气盛 氣盛 qì shèng red-blooded; full of vim; impetuous ∼HSK 6
莫不是 莫不是 mò bù shì probably; perhaps; could it be that...? ∼HSK 6
坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee ∼HSK 6
消气 消氣 xiāo qì to cool one's temper ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
外泄 外洩 wài xiè to leak (usually secret information) ∼HSK 6
犯上 犯上 fàn shàng to offend one's superiors ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
上峰 上峰 shàng fēng peak; summit; (old) higher authorities; superiors ∼HSK 6
驯服 馴服 xùn fú to tame; tame; docile ∼HSK 6
私宅 私宅 sī zhái private residence ∼HSK 6
何来 何來 hé lái wherefore ∼HSK 6
狼崽 狼崽 láng zǎi wolf cub ∼HSK 6
赐福 賜福 cì fú to bless ∼HSK 6
口供 口供 kǒu gòng oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition ∼HSK 6
全尸 全屍 quán shī intact corpse; dead body with no parts missing ∼HSK 6
狠毒 狠毒 hěn dú vicious; malicious; savage ∼HSK 6
震慑 震懾 zhèn shè to awe; to intimidate ∼HSK 6
宵小 宵小 xiāo xiǎo thief; bandit; scoundrel; villain ∼HSK 6
撤走 撤走 chè zǒu to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate ∼HSK 6