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墨香铜臭《魔道祖师》撒泼发疯 Chapter 3 [Vocabulary]

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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 splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish



门闩

ménshuān

horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt


闩 shuān bolt; latch; to bolt; to latch



喜悦

xǐyuè

happy; joyous



索性

suǒxìng

you might as well (do it); simply; just


索 suǒ to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated; (Chinese surname); abbr. for 索马里, Somalia

性 xìng nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence



觅食

mìshí

to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living


觅 mì to seek; to find

食 shí to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse



残羹冷剩


残羹 cángēng leftovers from a meal

残 cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus

羹 gēng soup

冷 lěng cold; (Chinese surname)

剩 shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder



真是虎落平阳被犬欺,龙游浅水遭虾戏,拔了毛的凤凰不如鸡。


真是虎落平阳被犬欺


真是 zhēnshi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about something)

虎 hǔ tiger

落 luò to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement

平 píng flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平声; (Chinese surname)

阳 yáng positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 阴

被 bèi quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with; (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how somebody or something was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自杀)

犬 quǎn dog; Kangxi radical 94

欺 qī to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat



龙游浅水遭虾戏


龙 lóng dragon; imperial; (Chinese surname)

游 yóu to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel

浅水 qiǎnshuǐ shallow water

遭 zāo to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); measure word for events: time, turn, incident

虾 xiā shrimp; prawn

戏 xì trick; drama; play; show



悻悻

xìngxìng

angry; resentful



支使

zhīshǐ

to order (somebody) around; to send on an errand; to order away



凝神

níngshén

with rapt attention



喧哗

xuānhuá

uproarious; to make a racket



思索片刻

思索

sīsuǒ

to think deeply; to ponder




眉来眼去

méi lái yǎn qù

lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with somebody



肆无忌惮

sì wú jìdàn

absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple



作践

zuòjiàn

to ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin



规束自我


规 guī compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme

束 shù to bind; bunch; bundle; measure word for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control; (Chinese surname)

自我 zìwǒ oneself; self-; ego (psychology)



腹诽

fùfěi

silent curse or disagreement; unspoken criticism



披麻戴孝

pī má dàixiào

to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻



浓妆艳抹

nóngzhuāng yàn mǒ

to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom); dressed to the nines and wearing makeup



失态

shītài

to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation)



赔笑

péixiào

to smile apologetically or obsequiously



窃窃

qièqiè

privately; secretly; unobtrusively



存心

cúnxīn

deliberately



只得强行圆场


只得 zhǐdé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

强行 qiángxíng to do something by force

圆场 yuánchǎng to mediate; to broker a compromise



瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠

guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān


瓜 guā melon; gourd; squash

田 tián field; farm; (Chinese surname)

不 bù (negative prefix); not; no

纳 nà to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into;

to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing

履 lǚ shoe; to tread on

李 lǐ plum; (Chinese surname)

下 xià down; downwards; below; lower; later; to decline; to go down

不 bù (negative prefix); not; no

整 zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair;

to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix somebody; to give somebody a hard time

冠 guān hat; crown; crest; cap


瓜田李下

瓜 guā melon; gourd; squash

田 tián field; farm; (Chinese surname)

李 lǐ plum; (Chinese surname)

下 xià down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)



撒野

sāyě

to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously


撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee

野 yě field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral



一骨碌

yī gūlu

with a rolling or twisting movement; in a single movement; in one breath



幸灾乐祸

xìng zāi lè huò

lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude



生怕一不小心挂了彩

生怕 shēngpà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid

一不小心 yī bùxiǎoxīn to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness

挂 guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); (of a line) to be dead;

(slang) to kill; to die; to be finished

彩 cǎi (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize



又点着小碎步溜了回来,巴巴地抬头望着他们

yòu diǎnzhe xiǎo suìbù liūle huílái, bābā de táitóu wàngzhe tāmen


又 yòu (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway

点着 diǎnzháo to light a fire

小 xiǎo small; tiny; few; young

碎步 suìbù small quick steps

溜 liū to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate

了 le (completed action marker)

回来 huílai to return; to come back

巴巴 bābā (suffix) very; extremely

地 de used before a verb or adjective

抬头 táitóu to raise one's head

望 wàng to hope; to expect; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards

着 zhuó to wear (clothes)

他们 tāmen they



一份大头

yī fèn dàtóu

一分 yīfèn a portion

大头 dàtóu big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of something;

the main part; the lion's share; dupe; sucker;

(old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 on the obverse side




蓝景仪

lán jǐng yí

蓝 lán blue; indigo plant; (Chinese surname)

景 jǐng (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight

仪 yí apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony



攻在文案主角栏

gōng zài wén'àn zhǔjiǎo lán

攻 gōng to attack; to accuse; to study

在 zài (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing something;

(indicating an action in progress)

文案 wén'àn (newspapers etc) copy; copywriter; (office etc) paperwork;

(old) secretary; clerk

主角 zhǔjué leading role; lead

栏 lán fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data)




This story feels so different from the donghua even though the events are nearly identical.

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