Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Ping'er Wields Authority to Right a Wrong

S1E22 · 判冤决狱平儿行权 pàn yuān jué yù píng rén háng quán

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4.65 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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深宅大院 深宅大院 shēn zhái dà yuàn a large mansion with deep courtyards (idiom); a grand and spacious residence of the wealthy Idiom ∼HSK 7
饭来张口 飯來張口 fàn lái zhāng kǒu lit. to open one's mouth when the meal arrives (idiom); fig. to live in idle comfort, waited on hand and foot Idiom ∼HSK 7
三灾八难 三災八難 sān zāi bā nàn three calamities and eight disasters (idiom); fig. all kinds of misfortunes; one mishap after another Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬铃打鼓 揚鈴打鼓 yáng líng dǎ gǔ lit. to ring bells and beat drums (idiom); fig. to make a great fuss; to publicize loudly Idiom ∼HSK 7
水落石出 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light Idiom HSK 7
天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal Idiom HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
高贵 高貴 gāo guì grandeur; noble Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
成心 成心 chéng xīn intentional; deliberate; on purpose HSK 7
香油 香油 xiāng yóu sesame oil; perfumed oil HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
省事 省事 shěng shì to simplify matters; to save trouble HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother HSK 7
死心 死心 sǐ xīn to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about HSK 7
真假 真假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake; true or false HSK 7
别致 別緻 bié zhì unusual; unique HSK 7
煤炭 煤炭 méi tàn coal HSK 7
稀罕 稀罕 xī han rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn] HSK 7
糟蹋 糟蹋 zāo tà to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
提防 提防 dī fang to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [tí fáng] HSK 7
瞅 瞅 chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu widow HSK 7
如实 如實 rú shí as things really are; realistic HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
炭 炭 tàn wood charcoal; coal HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
芽 芽 yá bud; sprout HSK 7
陷害 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
退回 退回 tuì huí to return (an item); to send back; to go back HSK 7
尊贵 尊貴 zūn guì respected; respectable; honorable HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
梳 梳 shū a comb; to comb HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7