Last update: 09 Aug 21
Wuxia/Xianxia glossary of words
Ancient Chinese Measurement:
1丈 (zhang)=10尺 (chi)= 3.33m
1尺 (chi)=10寸 (cun)= 33.3cm
1寸 (cun)=3.33cm
1里 (li) = ~500m
Ancient Chinese time:
Each 时辰 (shi chen) is 2 hours
子(zǐ)时：12am-2am
丑(chǒu)时：2am-4am
寅(yín)时：4am-6am
卯(mǎo)时：6am-8am
辰(chén)时：8am-10am
巳(sì)时：10am-12pm
午(wǔ)时：12pm-2pm
未(weì)时：2pm-4pm
申(shēn)时：4pm-6pm
酉(yǒu)时：6pm-8pm
戌(xū)时：8pm-10pm
亥(haì)时：10pm-12am
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一刻(yī kè)（15 minutes）
一盏茶(yī zhǎn chá)（10 minutes）
一炷香(yī zhù xiāng)（5 minutes）
一分(yī fēn)（60 seconds）
一弹指(yī tán zhǐ)（10 seconds）
一刹那(yī chà nà) (1 second)
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Random information:
御剑 is something very common in Xianxia novel. I TL it as sword flight/fly with a sword/rose up with a sword. It is a mode of transport in Xianxia novels:
In WCJ, we have 九天，九州 and 九幽。
九天 (Heaven)
九州 (In Xianxia novel, this more or less means 人间, human realm)
九幽 (Underworld)
江湖 (Jianghu) is equivalent to society (in the modern world)
