Vocabulary
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| 幽魂 幽魂 | ghost; spirit (of the dead) | |
| 驾崩 駕崩 | (of an emperor) to pass away | |
| 熬药 熬藥 | to decoct medicinal herbs | |
| 情有可原 情有可原 | pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc) | |
| 归隐 歸隱 | to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion | |
| 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 | (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice | |
| 金矿 金礦 | gold mine; gold ore | |
| 色诱 色誘 | to seduce; to lead into sex | |
| 亲征 親征 | to take to the field oneself (of emperor); to take part in person in an expedition | |
| 毙命 斃命 | to meet violent death; to get killed | |
| 活命 活命 | life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living | |
| 探听 探聽 | to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry | |
| 罪过 罪過 | sin; offense | |
| 罪责 罪責 | guilt | |
| 先祖 先祖 | (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors | |
| 不舒服 不舒服 | unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy | |
| 觊觎 覬覦 | (literary) to covet; to cast greedy eyes on | |
| 心腹 心腹 | trusted aide; confidant | |
| 唯恐 唯恐 | for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 | |
| 苍生 蒼生 | (area where) vegetation grows; the common people | |
| 善待 善待 | to treat well | |
| 情郎 情郎 | boyfriend; paramour (of a woman) | |
| 大功 大功 | great merit; great service | |
| 若非 若非 | were it not for; if not for | |
| 狡辩 狡辯 | to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses | |
| 筵席 筵席 | banquet; mat for sitting | |
| 尽心 盡心 | with all of one's heart | |
| 独子 獨子 | a son who is an only child | |
| 生母 生母 | natural mother; birth mother | |
| 解药 解藥 | antidote | |
| 且慢 且慢 | to wait a moment; do not go too soon | |
| 出招 出招 | to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively) | |
| 冤魂 冤魂 | ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances | |
| 探查 探查 | to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around | |
| 全尸 全屍 | intact corpse; dead body with no parts missing | |
| 愚钝 愚鈍 | stupid; slow-witted | |
| 钦犯 欽犯 | criminal whose arrest has been ordered by the emperor | |
| 忧心 憂心 | concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious | |
| 余下 餘下 | remaining | |
| 皇族 皇族 | the imperial family; royal kin | |
| 侍郎 侍郎 | (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) | |
| 平身 平身 | rise (to subjects bowing) | |
| 现如今 現如今 | nowadays; now | |
| 混进 混進 | to infiltrate; to sneak into | |
| 不负 不負 | to live up to | |
| 卑微 卑微 | lowly; humble | |
| 战功 戰功 | outstanding military service | |
| 余孽 餘孽 | remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration) | |
| 抗命 抗命 | against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders | |
| 灵位 靈位 | memorial tablet |