Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 12

Vocabulary

吾王

wú wáng — my king; respectful term for one's ruler

若

ruò — if; supposing; like

有人

yǒu rén — there is someone; a certain person

能

néng — can; able to; capable of

与

yǔ — with; and; together with

我主

wǒ zhǔ — my lord; my master

心意相通

xīn yì xiāng tōng — minds in harmony; mutually understanding each other

那

nà — that; then; in that case

便是

biàn shì — then it is; that would be

我们

wǒ men — we; us; our

的

de — possessive/attributive particle

先知

xiān zhī — prophet; one who foretells the future

大人

dà rén — lord; honorific title for a high official

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun

在

zài — at; in; located at; exist

众人

zhòng rén — everyone; all people; the masses

之中

zhī zhōng — among; in the midst of

最能

zuì néng — most capable of; best able to

引导

yǐn dǎo — to guide; to lead; to direct

探寻

tàn xún — to explore; to seek out; to investigate

此事

cǐ shì — this matter; this affair

者

zhě — one who; person that; nominalizing suffix

走向

zǒu xiàng — to move toward; to head in direction of

真相

zhēn xiàng — the truth; the real situation; facts

上

shàng — above; on; preceding; also used as stage direction

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person pronoun

热忱

rè chén — enthusiasm; fervor; wholehearted devotion

亦

yì — also; too; likewise (literary)

未有

wèi yǒu — have not; there has been no

懈怠

xiè dài — to slacken; to be negligent; to slack off

已

yǐ — already; an aspect particle indicating completion

依

yī — according to; in compliance with; rely on

之请

zhī qǐng — at someone's request; upon the request of

两度

liǎng dù — twice; two times

遣人

qiǎn rén — to send someone; to dispatch a person

去请

qù qǐng — to go and invite; to go fetch someone

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet; nevertheless

迟迟

chí chí — slowly; tardily; taking a long time

未至

wèi zhì — has not yet arrived; yet to come

令我

lìng wǒ — making me; causing me to feel

深感

shēn gǎn — to deeply feel; to profoundly sense

诧异

chà yì — surprised; astonished; taken aback

也

yě — also; too; as well

想起

xiǎng qǐ — to recall; to think of; to remember

了

le — completed action particle; change of state marker

久远

jiǔ yuǎn — long ago; ancient; distant in time

以前

yǐ qián — before; previously; in the past

传言

chuán yán — rumor; hearsay; circulating story

不过

bú guò — however; but; merely; only

是些

shì xiē — are just some; it's merely some

流言蜚语

liú yán fēi yǔ — rumors and gossip; malicious hearsay

说来

shuō lái — speaking of it; when one thinks about it

听听

tīng ting — listen for a bit; hear it out

很想

hěn xiǎng — really want to; very much desire to

知道

zhī dào — to know; to be aware of

一切

yī qiè — everything; all; the whole of it

据说

jù shuō — it is said that; reportedly; allegedly

死于

sǐ yú — to die at the hands of; to perish by

旅人

lǚ rén — traveler; wayfarer; person on a journey

之手

zhī shǒu — at the hands of; by the hand of

听说

tīng shuō — to have heard that; reportedly

过

guò — experiential aspect particle; have done before

但

dàn — but; however; yet

从未

cóng wèi — never; have never at any time

见过

jiàn guò — have seen; have witnessed before

亲眼

qīn yǎn — with one's own eyes; personally witnessed

目睹

mù dǔ — to witness; to see with one's own eyes

遇害

yù hài — to be killed; to meet a violent death

之人

zhī rén — the person who; one who (literary suffix)

嗯

ń / ǹg — hmm; interjection expressing acknowledgment or thought

知晓

zhī xiǎo — to know; to be aware of; to understand

惧怕

jù pà — to fear; to be afraid of; dread

为何物

wéi hé wù — what kind of thing it is; what something is

必将

bì jiāng — will certainly; inevitably will; bound to

你

nǐ — you; second-person pronoun

诅咒

zǔ zhòu — to curse; a curse; to put a hex on

威慑

wēi shè — to deter; intimidation; deterrence

之下

zhī xià — under; beneath; below (literary)

胆寒

dǎn hán — to be terror-stricken; to tremble with fear

而逃

ér táo — and flee; then run away in fear

言语

yán yǔ — words; speech; verbal expression

吓不倒

xià bù dǎo — cannot be frightened; not scared by threats

那些

nà xiē — those; those people or things

面对

miàn duì — to face; to confront; to deal with

行动

xíng dòng — action; to act; to take action

面不改色

miàn bù gǎi sè — face unchanged; remain calm under pressure

此处

cǐ chù — here; this place; at this location

已有

yǐ yǒu — there is already; already have

人来

rén lái — someone is coming; people arriving

传唤

chuán huàn — to summon; to call someone to appear

你看

nǐ kàn — look; you see; as you can observe

他们

tā men — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

终于

zhōng yú — finally; at last; eventually

将

jiāng — will; about to; to bring (literary)

那位

nà wèi — that person (polite); that one (respectful)

受

shòu — to receive; to accept; to be subject to

神明

shén míng — gods; divine beings; deities

启示

qǐ shì — revelation; divine inspiration; enlightenment

带来

dài lái — to bring; to bring along; to carry here

此人

cǐ rén — this person; the person in question

生来

shēng lái — by nature; from birth; innately

便

biàn — then; consequently; as soon as (literary)

比

bǐ — compared to; than; more than

任何人

rèn hé rén — anyone; any person whatsoever

都

dōu — all; both; entirely; even

更具

gèng jù — even more possessing; with greater degree of

真知灼见

zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn — genuine knowledge and penetrating insight

由

yóu — by; from; through; via

一

yī — one; a; single

少年

shào nián — young person; youth; teenager

引领

yǐn lǐng — to lead; to guide; to usher in

入场

rù chǎng — to enter; to make an entrance onto stage

通晓

tōng xiǎo — to be well-versed in; to thoroughly understand

智者

zhì zhě — wise person; sage; one possessing wisdom

之

zhī — possessive particle (literary); of; connecting modifier

学问

xué wèn — learning; knowledge; scholarship; erudition

隐秘

yǐn mì — secret; hidden; concealed; mysterious

奥义

ào yì — profound meaning; esoteric truth; deep mystery

天上

tiān shàng — in the sky; heavenly; above in the heavens

崇高

chóng gāo — lofty; sublime; noble; exalted

之事

zhī shì — things of; matters pertaining to (literary)

地下

dì xià — underground; beneath the earth; the underworld

幽深

yōu shēn — deep and secluded; profoundly dark and hidden

之物

zhī wù — things of; objects belonging to (literary)

虽

suī — although; even though; despite

双目失明

shuāng mù shī míng — both eyes blind; having lost sight in both eyes

两眼

liǎng yǎn — both eyes; two eyes

无光

wú guāng — without light; lightless; dim; sightless

却

què — yet; but; however; on the contrary

何种

hé zhǒng — what kind of; which type of

瘟疫

wēn yì — plague; epidemic; pestilence

正

zhèng — just; currently; in the process of

侵染

qīn rǎn — to infect; to invade and contaminate

城邦

chéng bāng — city-state; an independent city and its territory

向你

xiàng nǐ — toward you; to you; turning to you

求助

qiú zhù — to seek help; to ask for assistance

啊

a — exclamatory particle expressing emotion or emphasis

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

唯一

wéi yī — only; sole; the one and only

守护

shǒu hù — to guard; to protect; to watch over

盾牌

dùn pái — shield; protective barrier; defensive cover