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墨香铜臭《魔道祖师》撩你个小正经 Chapter 16 [Vocabulary]

Writer's picture: 鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng

撩 liāo to lift up (something hanging down); to raise (hem of skirt);

to pull up (sleeve); to sprinkle (water with cupped hands)

你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

个 gè individual; this; that; size; measure word for people or objects in general

小 xiǎo small; tiny; few; young

正经 zhèngjīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards

小正经 prude



果真鸿运当头祥云罩顶天助我也


果真 guǒzhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...

鸿运 hóngyùn variant of 紅運 good luck

当头 dāngtóu coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first

祥云 xiángyún magic cloud;

Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture

大理白族自治州, Yunnan

罩 zhào cover; fish trap (basket); shade

顶 dǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof

天助我也 tiān zhù wǒ yě day; heaven help me


江澄

江晚吟

澄 chéng clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify; (Chinese surname)

晚 wǎn evening; night; late

吟 yín variant of 崟; to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan;

cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem)



姑苏地处江南,入耳之声皆是绵软绵软的。

两艘船迎面撞到了一起,翻了几坛子糯米酒,连两个船家理论起来都仿佛莺莺呖呖



愕然 èrán stunned; amazed

异想天开 yì xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy



纡尊降贵理了他

纡 yū winding; twisting; (Chinese surname)

尊 zūn senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific

降 jiàng to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend

贵 guì expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your

理 lǐ to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up

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