旁

páng

旁

/ beside / one side / other / side / self /

白

bái

白

/ white / snowy / empty / blank / bright / clear / plain / pure / gratuitous /

： 东汉

dōng hàn

东汉

/ Eastern Han Dynasty /

未

wèi

未

/ 1-3 p.m. / 8th earthly branch / not yet / did not / have not / not /

年

nián

年

/ year /

， 百年

bǎi nián

百年

/ a hundred years / a century / lifetime /

不见

bù jiàn

不见

/ not see / not meet /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

乱

luàn

乱

/ in confusion / disorderly /

世

shì

世

/ life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime /

。 宦官

huàn guān

宦官

/ eunuch /

与

yú

与

/ (interrog. part.) /

外

wài

外

/ outside / in addition / foreign / external /

戚

qī

戚

/ ashamed / grief /

长期

cháng qī

长期

/ long term / long time /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

明

míng

明

/ clear / bright / to understand / next / the Ming dynasty /

争

zhēng

争

/ struggle / fight /

暗

àn

暗

/ dark / gloomy / hidden / secret /

斗

dǒu

斗

/ Chinese peck /

使得

shǐ de

使得

/ usable / workable / feasible / doable / to make / to cause /

朝

cháo

朝

/ to face / towards / facing / direct / a dynasty / the imperial court / (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea /

廷

tíng

廷

/ palace courtyard /

腐败

fǔ bài

腐败

/ corruption / corrupt / rotten /

透

tòu

透

/ to penetrate / thorough / penetrating / to pass through / to pierce /

顶

dǐng

顶

/ go against / most / peak / top / to replace / to substitute / a measure word (use with "hat") /

。 民

mín

民

/ the people / nationality / citizen /

不

bù

不

/ (negative prefix) / not / no /

聊

liáo

聊

/ to chat / to have a chat / to kill time /

生

shēng

生

/ to be born / to give birth / life / to grow /

， 终于

zhōng yú

终于

/ at last / in the end / finally / eventually /

激起

jī qǐ

激起

/ arouse / excite / inflame /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

黄

huáng

黄

/ (surname) / sulfur / yellow /

巾

jīn

巾

/ towel /

之

zhī

之

/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /

变

biàn

变

/ to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion /

。
Narrator: During the Eastern Han Dynasty's declining years, there was chaos that had not been witnessed in a hundred years. The long term fights and internal struggles among eunuchs and relatives outside had made the imperial court thoroughly corrupt. Citizens were unable to make a living, eventually it aroused the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

黄

huáng

黄

/ (surname) / sulfur / yellow /

巾

jīn

巾

/ towel /

军

jūn

军

/ army / military / arms /

： 杀

shā

杀

/ to kill / to murder / to slaughter /

， 杀

shā

杀

/ to kill / to murder / to slaughter /

呀

ya

呀

/ (final part.) /

， 给

gěi

给

/ to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (passive particle) /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

杀

shā

杀

/ to kill / to murder / to slaughter /

！
Yellow Turban Army: Kill, kill, let's kill them!

男

nán

男

/ male /

： 快

kuài

快

/ fast / quick / swift /

跟

gēn

跟

/ to follow / to go with / heel / with / and /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

来

lái

来

/ to come /

。
Man: Come with me at once.

城市

chéng shì

城市

/ city / town /

人

rén

人

/ man / person / people /

： 黄

huáng

黄

/ (surname) / sulfur / yellow /

巾

jīn

巾

/ towel /

军

jūn

军

/ army / military / arms /

来

lái

来

/ to come /

啦

lā

啦

/ (onomat.) / (phonetic) /

！ 快

kuài

快

/ fast / quick / swift /

走

zǒu

走

/ to walk / to go / to move / to leave /

啊

ā

啊

/ (interj.) / ah /

！
Townspeople: The Yellow Turban Army is coming! Leave quickly!

黄

huáng

黄

/ (surname) / sulfur / yellow /

巾

jīn

巾

/ towel /

军

jūn

军

/ army / military / arms /

： 驾

jià

驾

/ to drive / to draw / to harness / to mount /

！
Yellow Turban Army: Jia! (Sound made to urge the horses on)

男

nán

男

/ male /

： 快

kuài

快

/ fast / quick / swift /

！ 再

zài

再

/ again / once more / next in sequence / another /

不快

bù kuài

不快

/ be unhappy / be displeased / be in low spirits / be indisposed / feel under the weather / be out of sorts /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

杀

shā

杀

/ to kill / to murder / to slaughter /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

你

nǐ

你

/ you /

！
Man: Hurry! If you don't hurry I will kill you!

用人

yòng rén

用人

/ (n) servant /

： 大人

dà ren

大人

/ adult / grownup /

， 前面

qián mian

前面

/ fore / front /

有

yǒu

有

/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /

两

liǎng

两

/ both / two / ounce / some / a few / tael /

条

tiáo

条

/ measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.) / a strip / item / article /

路

lù

路

/ (surname) / road / path / way /

， 我们

wǒ mén

我们

/ we / us / ourselves /

走

zǒu

走

/ to walk / to go / to move / to leave /

哪

nǎ

哪

/ how / which /

条

tiáo

条

/ measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.) / a strip / item / article /

啊

ā

啊

/ (interj.) / ah /

？
Servant: Sir, there are two roads ahead, which road should we travel on?

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 哪

nǎ

哪

/ how / which /

条

tiáo

条

/ measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.) / a strip / item / article /

路

lù

路

/ (surname) / road / path / way /

近

jìn

近

/ near / close (to) / approximately /

。
Wang Yun: Whichever road has the shortest distance (to our destination).

用人

yòng rén

用人

/ (n) servant /

： 小路

xiǎo lù

小路

/ lane /

， 不过

bù guò

不过

/ only / merely / no more than / but / however / only /

那儿

nà er

那儿

/ there /

常

cháng

常

/ always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant /

有

yǒu

有

/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /

黄

huáng

黄

/ (surname) / sulfur / yellow /

巾

jīn

巾

/ towel /

军

jūn

军

/ army / military / arms /

出没

chū mò

出没

/ haunt /

。
Servant: The small road, however that place is where the Yellow Turban Army often comes out.

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

必须

bì xū

必须

/ to have to / must /

尽快

jǐn kuài

尽快

/ as quickly as possible /

赶

gǎn

赶

/ to catch up / to overtake / to hurry / to rush / to drive away /

回去

huí qu

回去

/ return / go back /

向

xiàng

向

/ direction / part / side / towards / to / guide / opposite to /

皇

huáng

皇

/ (surname) / emperor /

上报

shàng bào

上报

/ (v) report to leaders /

告

gào

告

/ to tell / to inform / to say /

各

gè

各

/ each / every /

州

zhōu

州

/ (United States) state / province / sub-prefecture /

招募

zhāo mù

招募

/ to recruit / to enlist /

义

yì

义

/ justice / righteousness / meaning /

军

jūn

军

/ army / military / arms /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

事

shì

事

/ matter / thing / item / work / affair /

。
Wang Yun: I must go back as quickly as possible to report to the emperor about each province's military recruitments.

用人

yòng rén

用人

/ (n) servant /

： 是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

。
Servant: Yes.

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 你

nǐ

你

/ you /

总算

zǒng suàn

总算

/ at long last / finally / on the whole /

醒

xǐng

醒

/ to wake up / to awaken / to be awake /

啦

lā

啦

/ (onomat.) / (phonetic) /

。
Wang Yun: You are awake at last.

貂蝉

diāo chán

貂蝉

/ Diaochan (a beauty of ancient China) /

： 这

zhè

这

/ this / these /

是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

天上

tiān shàng

天上

/ celestial / heavenly /

吗

mǎ

吗

/ morphine /

？
Diao Chan: Is this place heaven?

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 你

nǐ

你

/ you /

这么

zhè me

这么

/ so much / this much / this way / like this /

会

huì

会

/ be able to / be likely to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / group / association /

这么

zhè me

这么

/ so much / this much / this way / like this /

想

xiǎng

想

/ to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss /

？
Wang Yun: Why do you suppose this?

貂蝉

diāo chán

貂蝉

/ Diaochan (a beauty of ancient China) /

： 这

zhè

这

/ this / these /

首

shǒu

首

/ head / chief / first (occasion) / first (thing) / measure word for poems /

曲子

qǔ zi

曲子

/ (n) folk tune / (n) music /

像

xiàng

像

/ (look) like / similar (to) / appearance / to appear / to seem / image / portrait / resemble / seem /

天籁

tiān lài

天籁

/ sounds of nature /

之

zhī

之

/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /

音

yīn

音

/ sound / noise / news /

。 您

nín

您

/ you (formal) /

怎么

zěn me

怎么

/ how? / what? / why? /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

？
Diao Chan: This tune sounds like the music of nature (heaven). What is wrong?

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 没

méi

没

/ (negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not /

什么

shén me

什么

/ what? / who? / something / anything /

。 你

nǐ

你

/ you /

能

néng

能

/ can / may / capable / energy / able /

接着

jiē zhe

接着

/ continue / went on to (do something) / to follow / to carry on / then / after that /

为

wéi

为

/ act as / take...to be / to be / to do / to serve as / to become /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

弹

dàn

弹

/ crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball /

奏

zòu

奏

/ present a memorial /

这

zhè

这

/ this / these /

曲子

qǔ zi

曲子

/ (n) folk tune / (n) music /

吗

mǎ

吗

/ morphine /

？
Wang Yun: It's nothing. Will you be willing to continue playing the tune from where I left off?

貂蝉

diāo chán

貂蝉

/ Diaochan (a beauty of ancient China) /

： 我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

试

shì

试

/ to test / to try / experiment / examination / test /

试

shì

试

/ to test / to try / experiment / examination / test /

吧

bā

吧

/ (onomat.) / dumb /

。
Diao Chan: I will try.

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 你

nǐ

你

/ you /

以前

yǐ qián

以前

/ before / formerly / previous /

听

tīng

听

/ listen / hear / obey /

过

guò

过

/ (experienced action marker) / to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / (surname) / excessively / too- /

这

zhè

这

/ this / these /

首

shǒu

首

/ head / chief / first (occasion) / first (thing) / measure word for poems /

曲子

qǔ zi

曲子

/ (n) folk tune / (n) music /

吗

mǎ

吗

/ morphine /

？
Wang Yun: Have you heard this tune before?

貂蝉

diāo chán

貂蝉

/ Diaochan (a beauty of ancient China) /

： 没

méi

没

/ (negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not /

有

yǒu

有

/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /

。 我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

只是

zhǐ shì

只是

/ merely / simply / only / but /

感到

gǎn dào

感到

/ to feel / to sense / to have the feeling that / think that / to move / to affect /

作

zuò

作

/ to regard as / to take (somebody) for / to do / to make /

这

zhè

这

/ this / these /

首

shǒu

首

/ head / chief / first (occasion) / first (thing) / measure word for poems /

曲子

qǔ zi

曲子

/ (n) folk tune / (n) music /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

个

gè

个

/ (a measure word) / individual /

和

hé

和

/ and / together with / with / peace / harmony / union /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

心灵

xīn líng

心灵

/ (n) internal spirit /

相通

xiāng tōng

相通

/ (v) be closely linked; have a connection /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

姑娘

gū niang

姑娘

/ girl /

， 我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

就

jìu

就

/ at once / then / right away / only / (emphasis) / to approach / to move towards / to undertake /

凭

píng

凭

/ lean against / proof / to rely on / to depend on / to be based on /

着

zhāo

着

/ catch / receive / suffer /

自己

zì jǐ

自己

/ self / (reflexive pronoun) / own /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

感觉

gǎn jué

感觉

/ to feel / to become aware of / feeling / sense / perception /

顺

shùn

顺

/ to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable /

其

qí

其

/ his / her / its / theirs / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) /

自然

zì rán

自然

/ nature / natural / naturally /

地

de

地

/ (subor. part. adverbial) / -ly /

弹

dàn

弹

/ crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

下去

xià qu

下去

/ go down (descend) / go on (continue) /

。
Diao Chan: I have not. I only felt that the person who created this tune is a girl whose heart and spirit is very familiar to me, so I relied on my own feelings to naturally follow hers in playing this tune.

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 难

nán

难

/ difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good /

道

dào

道

/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /

是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

上

shàng

上

/ on / up / on top / upon / first (of two parts) / previous or last (week, etc.) / upper / higher / above / previous / to climb / to go into / above / to go up /

天

tiān

天

/ day / sky / heaven /

可怜

kě lián

可怜

/ pitiful /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

， 把

bǎ

把

/ (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

失去

shī qù

失去

/ to lose /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

女儿

nǚ ér

女儿

/ daughter /

还

hái

还

/ also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet /

给

gěi

给

/ to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (passive particle) /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

？
Wang Yun: Could it be that Heaven pitied me, and allowed my lost daughter to be returned to me?

貂蝉

diāo chán

貂蝉

/ Diaochan (a beauty of ancient China) /

： 你

nǐ

你

/ you /

女儿

nǚ ér

女儿

/ daughter /

过

guò

过

/ (experienced action marker) / to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / (surname) / excessively / too- /

世

shì

世

/ life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

吗

mǎ

吗

/ morphine /

？
Diao Chan: Your daughter passed away from the world?

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 不

bù

不

/ (negative prefix) / not / no /

， 我的

wǒ de

我的

/ my / mine /

女儿

nǚ ér

女儿

/ daughter /

回来

huí lai

回来

/ return / come back /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

。 你

nǐ

你

/ you /

就是

jìu shì

就是

/ (emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as /

我的

wǒ de

我的

/ my / mine /

女儿

nǚ ér

女儿

/ daughter /

。
Wang Yun: No, my daughter has returned. You are my daughter.

貂蝉

diāo chán

貂蝉

/ Diaochan (a beauty of ancient China) /

： 我

wǒ

我

/ I / me /

这

zhè

这

/ this / these /

是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

在

zài

在

/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /

哪儿

nǎ er

哪儿

/ where /

？
Diao Chan: Where am I?

用人

yòng rén

用人

/ (n) servant /

： 这里

zhè lǐ

这里

/ here /

是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

司

sī

司

/ company / control /

徒

tú

徒

/ apprentice / disciple /

大人

dà ren

大人

/ adult / grownup /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

家

jiā

家

/ furniture / tool /

。 你

nǐ

你

/ you /

昏迷

hūn mí

昏迷

/ to lose consciousness / to be in a coma /

在

zài

在

/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /

山崖

shān yá

山崖

/ cliff /

下

xià

下

/ under / second (of two parts) / next (week, etc.) / lower / below / underneath / down(wards) / to decline / to go down / latter /

， 是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

司

sī

司

/ company / control /

徒

tú

徒

/ apprentice / disciple /

大人

dà ren

大人

/ adult / grownup /

把

bǎ

把

/ (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of /

你

nǐ

你

/ you /

救

jìu

救

/ to save / to assist / to rescue /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

， 然后

rán hòu

然后

/ after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards /

他

tā

他

/ he / him /

又

yòu

又

/ (once) again / also / both... and... / again /

把

bǎ

把

/ (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of /

你

nǐ

你

/ you /

带

dài

带

/ band / belt / girdle / ribbon / area / zone / region / wear / carry / lead / bring / consists of / show / and /

回到

huí dào

回到

/ return to /

家

jiā

家

/ furniture / tool /

里

lǐ

里

/ inside / internal / interior /

来

lái

来

/ to come /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

。 大人

dà ren

大人

/ adult / grownup /

， 招募

zhāo mù

招募

/ to recruit / to enlist /

义

yì

义

/ justice / righteousness / meaning /

军

jūn

军

/ army / military / arms /

的

de

的

/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /

报告

bào gào

报告

/ to inform / report / make known / speech / talk / lecture /

批

pī

批

/ to ascertain / (measure word for batches, lots) / to act on / to criticize / to pass on /

了

le

了

/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /

。
Servant: This is the Imperial Minister's home. When you were unconscious under the cliff, it is the Imperial Minister who saved you, later on he brought you here to his home. Sir, the military recruitment report has been approved.

王

wáng

王

/ king / Wang (proper name) /

允

yǔn

允

/ just / fair / to permit / to allow /

： 马上

mǎ shàng

马上

/ at once / right away / immediately /

抄

chāo

抄

/ to copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to go / to transcribe / to take a shortcut / to search and confiscate /

报

bào

报

/ to announce / to inform / report / newspaper / recompense / revenge /

各

gè

各

/ each / every /

州

zhōu

州

/ (United States) state / province / sub-prefecture /

。
Wang Yun: Immediately report this to each province.

用人

yòng rén

用人

/ (n) servant /

： 是

shì

是

/ is / are / am / yes / to be /

。
Servant: Yes.