Vocabulary: 封神演义
- 霓 ní: 霓 ni2: Japanese cicada霓 ní: 霓 ni2: secondary rainbow
- propitious vapours
- South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]; (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
- deeply; heavily
- colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture; colored or clear glass art object
- shining; bright
- pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- to coil (around sth); to twine; to weave (basketwork)
- be high up in the sky
- (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct
- 昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]; (also used for transliteration)昆 kūn: 昆 kun1: descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry
- 沙 shà: 沙 sha4: (dialect) to sift; to sieve沙 shā: 沙 sha1: granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia沙 Shā: 沙 Sha1: surname Sha
- the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
- (bound form) spine; backbone; (bound form) ridge
- to commit suicide by swallowing gold
- Xiezhi, mythical Chinese unicorn
- god of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
- Star God of Rank and Affluence (Daoism)
- mascot; lucky star
- to concoct pills of immortality
- stove
- hundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity; absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression)
- evergreen
- temple
- 绛 Jiàng: 绛 Jiang4: capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)绛 jiàng: 绛 jiang4: purple-red
- 彤 tóng: 彤 tong2: red彤 Tóng: 彤 Tong2: surname Tong
- cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus; foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
- gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
- 攒 cuán: 攒 cuan2: to bring together攒 zǎn: 攒 zan3: to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save
- winding corridor; cloister; ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister)
- everywhere; in all respects
- exquisitely made; very clever
- layer upon layer
- to soar; to wheel about in the sky
- (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
- jade pendant; jade ornament