Vocabulary: 封神演义
- person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
- 和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- especially
- common; ordinary; general; average
- the populace; the masses; the common people
- actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
- popular custom
- to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction
- influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3]
- 更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more
- 远 yuàn: 远 yuan4: to distance oneself from (classical)远 yuǎn: 远 yuan3: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
- other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- to fall short of; not as good as; too late
- therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
- no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- ancient times
- history of literature
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- cultural history
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- to have; to possess
- cannot; should not; must not
- to substitute for; to replace; to supersede
- unique; distinctive
- value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- 奇 qí: 奇 qi2: strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually奇 jī: 奇 ji1: odd (number)
- interesting; to interest
- 清 Qīng: 清 Qing1: Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing清 qīng: 清 qing1: (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- to live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic
- 氏 shì: 氏 shi4: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures氏 zhī: 氏 zhi1: used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface
- 说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; (literary) to be alike
- 无 wú: 无 wu2: not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less无 mó: 无 mo2: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- remarkable or peculiar piece of writing