Lady of the Dynasty 2015
王朝的女人·杨贵妃
The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.
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Vocabulary
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| 二致 二致 | difference (usu. follows as in or) | |
| 夜袭 夜襲 | night attack | |
| 震怒 震怒 | to be furious | |
| 娘的 孃的 | same as | |
| 弹奏 彈奏 | to play (musical instrument, esp. string) | |
| 行刑 行刑 | to carry out a (death) sentence; execution | |
| 喊冤 喊冤 | to cry out a grievance | |
| 何须 何須 | there is no need; why should | |
| 抓捕 抓捕 | to seize; to capture | |
| 圣旨 聖旨 | imperial edict | |
| 送葬 送葬 | to participate in funeral procession; to attend a burial | |
| 不让须眉 不讓鬚眉 | (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for men; lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows) | |
| 相救 相救 | rescue | |
| 定夺 定奪 | to make a decision; to determine | |
| 不清 不清 | unclear | |
| 沾满 沾滿 | muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in | |
| 病逝 病逝 | to die of illness | |
| 超度 超度 | to surpass; to transcend; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace | |
| 死罪 死罪 | capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies | |
| 下跪 下跪 | to kneel; to go down on one's knees | |
| 枯水 枯水 | scarce water; low water level | |
| 无以为报 無以為報 | unable to return the favor | |
| 纵身 縱身 | to leap; to spring; to throw oneself | |
| 脉象 脈象 | condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine) | |
| 不悦 不悅 | displeased; annoyed | |
| 禀告 稟告 | to report (to one's superior) | |
| 作保 作保 | to act as surety for sb; to be sb's guarantor; to stand bail for sb | |
| 古稀 古稀 | seventy years old | |
| 宫女 宮女 | palace maid | |
| 撤兵 撤兵 | to withdraw troops; to retreat | |
| 虚名 虛名 | false reputation | |
| 典雅 典雅 | refined; elegant | |
| 荔枝 荔枝 | litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) | |
| 采摘 採摘 | to pluck; to pick | |
| 离宫 離宮 | detached palace; imperial villa | |
| 精于 精於 | skillful in; proficient in; adept at | |
| 身兼 身兼 | holding two jobs simultaneously | |
| 惯坏 慣壞 | to spoil (a child) | |
| 牵动 牽動 | to affect; to produce a change in sth | |
| 有所作为 有所作為 | (idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution | |
| 撼动 撼動 | to shake up; to deal a shock; (fig.) to stir (sb's heart) | |
| 经得起 經得起 | to be able to withstand; to be able to endure | |
| 反叛 反叛 | to rebel; to revolt | |
| 救赎 救贖 | to redeem; redemption; salvation | |
| 若非 若非 | were it not for; if not for | |
| 坍塌 坍塌 | to collapse | |
| 迁怒 遷怒 | to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) | |
| 鼓噪 鼓譟 | (in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle); to create a clamor; to make a din; to kick up a fuss about | |
| 奸佞 奸佞 | crafty and fawning | |
| 横行 橫行 | to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck |