THOUGHTS IN TRANSLATION

撩拨 liáobō to provoke; to tease 作死 zuòsǐ to court disaster 魏无羡是个很会给自己找乐子的人，尤其擅长苦中作乐。 找乐子 zhǎo lèzi to seek amusement 尤其 yóuqí especially;...

本末倒置 běnmò dàozhì lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the...

同窗 tóngchuāng schoolmate; fellow student 蓝启仁 蓝 lán blue; indigo plant; (Chinese surname) 启 qǐ to open; to start; to initiate; to...

作死 zuòsǐ to court disaster 烙印 làoyìn to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma...

错落有致 cuòluò yǒuzhì in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect 笼罩 lǒngzhào to envelop; to shroud 仿若置身仙境云海...

瞳仁 tóngrén pupil of the eye 褴褛 lánlǚ ragged; shabby 脚踝 jiǎohuái ankle 这段旋律是自然而然浮现心头的，和缓宁静，与方才诡异刺耳的笛音大不相同。 旋律 xuánlǜ melody...

众叛亲离 zhòng pàn qīn lí lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom); fig. to find oneself utterly isolated 众 zhòng many; numerous;...

I can't believe I've made it to Chapter 600! This has been such an incredible journey. I started on this Spiritpact Mandarin reading...

聻 nǐ jī, jí, jiàn death of a disembodied spirit; depraved 希 xī to hope; to admire; variant of 稀 夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of...

预告 yùgào to forecast; to predict; advance notice 重磅剧情揭晓 重磅 zhòngbàng heavyweight; serious 剧情 jùqíng story line; plot 揭晓 jiēxiǎo to...

洁癖 jiépǐ mysophobia; obsession with cleanliness; extreme fastidiousness 不外乎是 不外乎 bùwài hū nothing else but 猝不及防 cù bùjí fáng to be caught...

泽芜君 zé wú jūn 泽 zé pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist 芜 wú overgrown with weeds 君 jūn monarch; lord;...

汪 wāng expanse of water; ooze; (onom.) bark; measure word for liquids: pool 叽 jī grumble 千 qiān thousand 呼 hū to call; to cry; to...

我有一只小毛驴 我从来也不骑 有一天我心血来潮骑着去赶集 我手里拿着小皮鞭 我心里正得意 不知怎么哗啦啦啦啦我摔了一身泥 尥蹶子 liào juě zi (of mules, horses etc) to kick backward; to kick with the...

初出茅庐 chū chū máolú venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn 退而求其次 tuì ér...

邪祟 xiésuì evil spirit 出没 chūmò to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk...

撒泼 sāpō to make an unreasonable scene 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee 泼 pō to...

他被这当胸一脚踹得几欲吐血，后脑着地，仰面朝天，朦胧间想 tā bèi zhè dāng xiōng yī jiǎo chuài dé jǐ yù tùxiě, hòunǎo zhuódì, yǎngmiàn cháotiān, ménglóng jiān xiǎng...

魏无羡 wèi wú xiàn 魏婴 wèi yīng 魏 wèi tower over a palace gateway (old); (Chinese surname); name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661...

声名狼藉 shēngmíng lángjí to have a bad reputation 声名 shēngmíng reputation; declaration 狼 lángjí in a mess; scattered about; in complete...