Chinese 3

扮演

bàn yǎn - playing

一步一挪

yí bù yì nuó - moving step by step

叹声叹气

tàn shēng tàn qì - sighing

炉灶

lú zào - stove / hearth

编

biān - compose / weave

娥眉

é méi - mistress's eyebrow

触须

chù xū - tentacle

胡须 / 胡子

hú xū / hú zi - beard / mustache

动辄争吵

dòng zhé zhēng chǎo - quarrel at the drop of a hat

追求虚名

zhuī qiú xū míng - seeking bubble reputation / empty fame

阉鸡

yān jī - capon

托

tuō - support / hold

长袜

cháng wà - stockings

干瘪

gān biě - limp, skinny

口哨

kǒu shào - whistle

遗忘

yí wàng - oblivion / forgetfulness

喷泉

pēn quán - fountain

灌满

guàn mǎn - fill up

徜徉

cháng yáng - wander freely

恣肆

zì sì - unbridled

怡

yí - joy

缺陷

quē xiàn - flaw

千丝万缕

qiān sī wàn lǚ - countless inextricable strands

辉煌

huī huáng - brilliant

乘风破浪

chéng fēng pò làng - brave the wind and waves

驶向

shǐ xiàng - head towards / sail to

赞叹欲坠

zàn tàn yù zhuì - admirable + crumbling

饱览

bǎo lǎn - enjoy / feast one's eyes on

古色古香

gǔ sè gǔ xiāng - quaint / antique charm

重返

chóng fǎn - return

缀满星星

zhuì mǎn xīng xing - adorned with stars

伦敦

lún dūn - London

插花

chā huā - flower arranging

堂皇

táng huáng - grand

安身托命

ān shēn tuō mìng - settle down and entrust one's life

惟

wéi - but / only

杉林

shān lín - cedar forest

苍翠

cāng cuì - lush green

双翼

shuāng yì - two-winged

妒忌

dù jì - jealous

海滨

hǎi bīn - seaside

狂暴风

kuáng bào fēng - hurricane / violent wind

荒丘

huāng qiū - barren hill

冻毙

dòng bì - freeze to death

飞翱

fēi áo - soar / fly

潜游

qián yóu - underwater swimming

光辉

guāng huī - radiance

梦寐

mèng mèi - dream

噪响

sào xiǎng - sizzling sound

海畔

hǎi pàn - seaside

小墓

xiǎo mù - grave / tomb

古昔

gǔ xī - ancient times

奥秘

ào mì - mystery

枯燥乏味

kū zào fá wèi - dull and tedious

雅典大神

yǎ diǎn dà shén - Athenian gods / deities

泡影

pào yǐng - illusion, pipe dream