Dream in Red Mansions

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Xifeng Taken by Surprise Gives Ways to Jealousy

S1E17 · 变生不测凤姐泼醋 biàn shēng bù cè fèng jiě pō cù

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4.41 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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明理 明理 míng lǐ sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning ∼HSK 6
不识字 不識字 bù shí zì illiterate ∼HSK 6
润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing); to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) ∼HSK 6
论理 論理 lùn lǐ normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil ∼HSK 6
钻进 鑽進 zuān jìn to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
虚名 虛名 xū míng false reputation ∼HSK 6
忠臣 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official ∼HSK 6
血气之勇 血氣之勇 xuè qì zhī yǒng (idiom) the courage born of stirred emotions ∼HSK 6
疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy ∼HSK 6
忠烈 忠烈 zhōng liè sacrifice oneself for one's country; martyr ∼HSK 6
尸首 屍首 shī shou dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like or, decapitation is implied.) ∼HSK 6
幽僻 幽僻 yōu pì secluded; quiet and remote; obscure and faraway ∼HSK 6
惯坏 慣壞 guàn huài to spoil (a child) ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
串戏 串戲 chuàn xì to act in a play; (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance ∼HSK 6
香脂 香脂 xiāng zhī balsam; face cream ∼HSK 6
解闷 解悶 jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion ∼HSK 6
赌气 賭氣 dǔ qì to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved ∼HSK 6
情缘 情緣 qíng yuán predestined love; love affinity ∼HSK 6
冷清清 冷清清 lěng qīng qīng deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation ∼HSK 6
冷清 冷清 lěng qīng cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted ∼HSK 6
吊丧 弔喪 diào sāng to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences ∼HSK 6
姬妾 姬妾 jī qiè concubine ∼HSK 6
荒郊 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
阴魂 陰魂 yīn hún ghost; spirit ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
撇下 撇下 piē xia to cast away ∼HSK 6
心肝 心肝 xīn gān darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity ∼HSK 6
撕烂 撕爛 sī làn to tear up; to tear to pieces ∼HSK 6
勒死 勒死 lēi sǐ to strangle ∼HSK 6
寻死 尋死 xún sǐ to attempt suicide; to court death ∼HSK 6
孽障 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature ∼HSK 6
馋嘴 饞嘴 chán zuǐ gluttonous; glutton ∼HSK 6
琥珀 琥珀 hǔ pò amber ∼HSK 6
领罪 領罪 lǐng zuì to confess one's fault; to accept one's punishment ∼HSK 6
霸王 霸王 bà wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
饶过 饒過 ráo guò to pardon; to excuse; to forgive ∼HSK 6
拐棍 柺棍 guǎi gùn cane; walking stick ∼HSK 6
下跪 下跪 xià guì to kneel; to go down on one's knees ∼HSK 6
叨叨 叨叨 dāo dao to chatter; to hog the conversation ∼HSK 6
吊死 吊死 diào sǐ death by hanging; to hang oneself ∼HSK 6
娘家 孃家 niáng jiā wife's family (before marriage) ∼HSK 6