Lover of the Last Empress

Lover of the Last Empress 1995

慈禧秘密生活 cíxǐ mìmì shēnghuó

The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.

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忧 憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy ∼HSK 5
逐 逐 zhú chase, expel; one by one ∼HSK 5
贬 貶 biǎn decrease, lower; censure, criticize ∼HSK 5
即刻 即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly ∼HSK 5
恭 恭 gōng respectful, polite, reverent ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
储 儲 Chǔ save money, store, reserve; heir ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
僧 僧 sēng monk ∼HSK 5
沁 沁 qìn soak into, seep in, percolate ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
妓 妓 jì prostitute ∼HSK 5
擅 擅 shàn monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare ∼HSK 5
乘机 乘機 chéng jī to take the opportunity; to take a plane ∼HSK 5
狩 狩 shòu winter hunting; imperial tour ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
匡 匡 Kuāng correct, restore, revise ∼HSK 5
佑 佑 yòu help, protect, bless ∼HSK 5
穆 穆 Mù majestic, solemn, reverent; calm ∼HSK 5
跋 跋 bá go by foot; epilogue, colophon ∼HSK 5
戽 戽 hù to bale out water ∼HSK 5
鬼子 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap; Nip ∼HSK 5
礼法 禮法 lǐ fǎ etiquette; ceremonial rites ∼HSK 5
棺木 棺木 guān mù coffin ∼HSK 5
梓 梓 zǐ catalpa ovata ∼HSK 5
护送 護送 hù sòng to escort; to accompany ∼HSK 5
革 革 gé leather, animal hides; rad. 177 ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
凭什么 憑什麼 píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
走丢 走丟 zǒu diū to wander off; to get lost ∼HSK 5
辰 辰 chén early morning; 5th terrestrial branch ∼HSK 5
尊荣 尊榮 zūn róng honor and glory ∼HSK 5
另一半 另一半 lìng yī bàn other half; (fig.) spouse; one's better half ∼HSK 5
晦 晦 huì dark, unclear, obscure; night ∼HSK 5
扔下 扔下 rēng xià to throw down; to drop (bomb) ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
府上 府上 fǔ shàng (courteous) home; residence (not one's own) ∼HSK 5
出声 出聲 chū shēng to make a sound; to speak; to cry out ∼HSK 5
厢房 廂房 xiāng fáng wing (of a traditional house); side room ∼HSK 5
漏水 漏水 lòu shuǐ (of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak ∼HSK 5
薰 薰 xūn a medicinal herb; to cauterize ∼HSK 5
装傻 裝傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid; to pretend to be naive ∼HSK 5
闲人 閑人 xián rén variant of ∼HSK 5
归宁 歸寧 guī níng (literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents ∼HSK 5
不可缺少 不可缺少 bù kě quē shǎo indispensable ∼HSK 5
颈 頸 gěng neck, throat ∼HSK 5
乳头 乳頭 rǔ tóu nipple ∼HSK 5
酸软 酸軟 suān ruǎn aching and weary ∼HSK 5
玻璃杯 玻璃杯 bō li bēi drinking glass ∼HSK 5