Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

White Snow and Red Plum-Blossom in the Glassy World

S1E19 · 琉璃世界白雪红梅 liúli shìjiè báixuě hóng méi

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4.3 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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天诛地灭 天誅地滅 tiān zhū dì miè lit. may heaven and earth destroy (someone) (idiom); fig. used in an oath: may I be struck down by Heaven if I lie Idiom ∼HSK 7
言三语四 言三語四 yán sān yǔ sì to make irresponsible remarks; idle gossip; to talk this way and that (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
司马牛之叹 司馬牛之嘆 sī mǎ niú zhī tàn lit. the lament of Sima Niu (idiom); fig. grief at having no brothers; sorrow over being friendless and alone Idiom ∼HSK 7
一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together Idiom HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
心酸 心酸 xīn suān to feel sad Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
人品 人品 rén pǐn moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
斟酌 斟酌 zhēn zhuó to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim HSK 7
嫁妆 嫁妝 jià zhuang dowry HSK 7
投奔 投奔 tóu bèn to seek shelter; to seek asylum HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
索性 索性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it); simply; just HSK 7
灯笼 燈籠 dēng lóng lantern HSK 7
气色 氣色 qì sè complexion HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
消遣 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of HSK 7
腥 腥 xīng fishy (smell) HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
无理 無理 wú lǐ irrational; unreasonable HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over HSK 7
蘸 蘸 zhàn to dip in (ink, sauce etc) HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
逼真 逼真 bī zhēn lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
越发 越發 yuè fā increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
迁 遷 qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
去向 去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ bearing; manner; mien HSK 7
上任 上任 shàng rèn to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor HSK 7
古人 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person HSK 7
功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution; meritorious service; credit HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
值钱 值錢 zhí qián valuable; costly; expensive HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7