Vocabulary: 封神演义
- low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
- monstrous and multicolored; grotesque and variegated
- myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
- (bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]
- ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
- (bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
- clever; wonderful
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- branch; twig
- 扁 biǎn: 扁 bian3: flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up扁 piān: 扁 pian1: (bound form) small扁 Piān: 扁 Pian1: surname Pian
- 拐 guǎi: 拐 guai3: to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])拐 guǎi: 拐 guai3: cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff
- daily expenses; of everyday use
- crutches; crutch; walking stick
- that's all; nothing more
- in a word; in short; in brief
- to imagine; to envision; imagination
- copious; plentiful (of water); surging (of waves); refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3]; fig. majestic
- magical; mystical; miraculous
- interesting; fascinating; amusing
- people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
- ability and wisdom
- philosophical reflection; contemplative philosophical thought
- texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research)
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
- whole; entirety; overall; whole; general; on the whole; overall
- culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
- the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
- scholar; Confucian
- thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate
- condition; state; state of affairs
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
- 正统 Zhèng tǒng: 正统 Zheng4 tong3: Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1]正统 zhèng tǒng: 正统 zheng4 tong3: orthodoxy; tradition; orthodox; traditional; principles of dynastic succession; (of an heir) legitimate
- 降 xiáng: 降 xiang2: to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to conquer; to tame降 jiàng: 降 jiang4: to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
- especially; particularly
- to unite
- marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people
- ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
- to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel