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墨香铜臭《魔道祖师》常氏灭门、掘墓人、再召温宁 Chapter 30 [Vocabulary]

  • Writer: 鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
    鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
  • Apr 27
  • 4 min read

薛洋

薛 xuē wormwood like grass (classical); (Chinese surname);

vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)

洋 yáng ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin



宋岚

宋 sòng (Chinese surname); the Song dynasty (960-1279);

also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

岚 lán mist; name of a mountain



不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out

流氓 liúmáng rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior



冒天下之大不韪

mào tiānxià zhī dàbùwěi


冒 mào to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless

天下 tiānxià land under heaven; the whole world; realm; rule

之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

大不韪 dà bùwěi great error; heinous crime


冒大不韪 mào dàbùwěi to face opprobrium (idiom)



一分为二

yīfēn wéi èr

one divides into two; to be two-sided; there are two sides to everything; to see both somebody's good points and shortcomings (idiom)



打圆场

dǎ yuánchǎng

to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over


打 dǎ to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build

圆 yuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; tactful

场 chǎng large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)

圆场 yuánchǎng to mediate; to broker a compromise



明月清风晓星尘,傲雪凌霜宋子琛

明月清风 míngyuè qīngfēng see 清风明月

清风明月 qīngfēng míngyuè lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom);

fig. peaceful and clear night;

(allusively) living a solitary and quiet life

清风 qīngfēng cool breeze; fig. pure and honest

明月 míngyuè bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark

晓 xiǎo dawn; daybreak; to know; to let somebody know; to make explicit

星 xīng star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount

尘 chén dust; dirt; earth

傲 ào proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy

雪 xuě snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc); (Chinese surname)

凌 líng to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat; (Chinese surname)

霜 shuāng frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream

宋 sòng (Chinese surname); the Song dynasty (960-1279)

子 zǐ son; child; seed; egg; small thing;

1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month

(7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat;

Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位;

ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

琛 chēn precious stone; gem



嫉恶如仇 jí è rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy

嫉 jí jealousy; to be jealous of

恶 è evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm

如 rú as; as if; such as

仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy



直言不讳 zhíyán bùhuì to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words

直言 zhíyán to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly

不讳 bùhuì without concealing anything; to pass away; to die

讳 huì to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor



捧场 pěngchǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for somebody;

to sing somebody's praises; to flatter

捧 pěng to clasp; to hold up with both hands; to praise; to flatter

场 chǎng large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)



单打独斗 dāndǎ dú dòu to fight alone (idiom)



来得早不如来得巧


来得 láide to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to

早 zǎo early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely

不如 bùrú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

来得 láide to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to

巧 qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely



名不见经传 míng bùjiànjīngzhuàn (lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody



天时地利人和 tiānshí dìlìrénhé the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war



不予置评 bùyǔ zhìpíng to make no comment; "no comment"

不予 bùyǔ to withhold; to refuse

予 yǔ to give

置评 zhìpíng comment; statement

置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy

评 píng to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)



殷勤 yīnqín politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive

殷 yīn flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable; (Chinese surname);

dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty,

after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

勤 qín diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant



不予置评 bùyǔ zhìpíng to make no comment; "no comment"

不予 bùyǔ to withhold; to refuse

置评 zhìpíng comment; statement

予 yǔ to give

置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy

评 píng to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge;

to choose (by public appraisal)



来龙去脉 lái lóng qù mài the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom);

(fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects

龙 lóng dragon; imperial; (Chinese surname)

脉 mài arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)



回绝 huíjué to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down



This one took me 4 weeks and 2 days to finish reading.

30/127 = 23.6%

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