Dream in Red Mansions

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Season 1 — Dream in Red Mansions

红楼梦 hónglóumèng

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Vocabulary

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贫嘴 貧嘴 pín zuǐ talkative; garrulous; loquacious; flippant; jocular ∼HSK 6
积德 積德 jī dé to accumulate merit; to do good; to give to charity; virtuous actions ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
不独 不獨 bù dú not only ∼HSK 6
尸首 屍首 shī shou dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like or, decapitation is implied.) ∼HSK 6
莫不是 莫不是 mò bù shì probably; perhaps; could it be that...? ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
孔雀 孔雀 kǒng què peafowl; peacock ∼HSK 6
虚名 虛名 xū míng false reputation ∼HSK 6
倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before ∼HSK 6
叔伯 叔伯 shū bai (of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather ∼HSK 6
诸公 諸公 zhū gōng gentlemen (form of address) ∼HSK 6
粉头 粉頭 fěn tóu prostitute (old); crafty character (in opera) ∼HSK 6
干娘 乾娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
凑成 湊成 còu chéng to put together; to make up (a set); to round up (a number to a convenient multiple); resulting in... ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
扯谎 扯謊 chě huǎng to tell a lie ∼HSK 6
饶过 饒過 ráo guò to pardon; to excuse; to forgive ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
王公 王公 wáng gōng princes and dukes; aristocrat ∼HSK 6
吃醋 吃醋 chī cù to feel jealous ∼HSK 6
霸王 霸王 bà wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
侄女 姪女 zhí nǚ brother's daughter; niece ∼HSK 6
杜撰 杜撰 dù zhuàn to fabricate; to make sth up; invented ∼HSK 6
蠢才 蠢才 chǔn cái variant of ∼HSK 6
聋子 聾子 lóng zi deaf person ∼HSK 6
泥人 泥人 ní rén clay figurine ∼HSK 6
据我看 據我看 jù wǒ kàn in my view; in my opinion; from what I can see ∼HSK 6
姥娘 姥娘 lǎo niáng maternal grandmother (dialectal) ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
一程 一程 yī chéng a journey ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
冤屈 冤屈 yuān qū to treat unjustly; an injustice ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
老伯 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
利钱 利錢 lì qián interest (on a loan etc) ∼HSK 6
主仆 主僕 zhǔ pú master and servant ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
偏要 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything ∼HSK 6
冤家 冤家 yuān jia enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love ∼HSK 6
斟酒 斟酒 zhēn jiǔ to pour wine or liquor ∼HSK 6
尚且 尚且 shàng qiě (not) even; yet; still ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
绝后 絕後 jué hòu to have no offspring; never to be seen again; unique ∼HSK 6
娘儿们 娘兒們 niáng r men (dialect) woman; wife ∼HSK 6
筵席 筵席 yán xí banquet; mat for sitting ∼HSK 6
念佛 唸佛 niàn fó to pray to Buddha; to chant the names of Buddha ∼HSK 6