Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Girls Feast at Night in Happy Red Court

S1E24 · 寿怡红群芳开夜宴 shòu yí hóng qúnfāng kāi yè yàn

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4.17 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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惹人 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention) ∼HSK 6
姨娘 姨娘 yí niáng maternal aunt; father's concubine (old) ∼HSK 6
倘或 倘或 tǎng huò if; supposing that ∼HSK 6
茯苓 茯苓 fú líng Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
姨太太 姨太太 yí tài tai concubine ∼HSK 6
解闷 解悶 jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion ∼HSK 6
须要 須要 xū yào must; have to ∼HSK 6
依我看 依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion ∼HSK 6
杜撰 杜撰 dù zhuàn to fabricate; to make sth up; invented ∼HSK 6
爽利 爽利 shuǎng lì efficient; brisk; neat ∼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
鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) ∼HSK 6
一还一报 一還一報 yī huán yī bào 一: one; a, an; alone · 还: still, yet, also, besides · 一: one; a, an; alone · 报: report, tell, announce ∼HSK 6
解酒 解酒 jiě jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
枇杷 枇杷 pí pa loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica); loquat fruit ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
霸王 霸王 bà wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
拘泥 拘泥 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease ∼HSK 6
侄儿 侄兒 zhír nephew ∼HSK 6
不识字 不識字 bù shí zì illiterate ∼HSK 6
文绉绉 文縐縐 wén zhōu zhōu bookish; genteel; erudite ∼HSK 6
不拘 不拘 bù jū not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever ∼HSK 6
抹去 抹去 mǒ qù to erase ∼HSK 6
俗人 俗人 sú rén common people; laity (i.e. not priests) ∼HSK 6
贫贱之交 貧賤之交 pín jiàn zhī jiāo 贫: poor, impoverished, needy · 贱: mean, low; cheap, worthless · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 交: mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver ∼HSK 6
故交 故交 gù jiāo former acquaintance; old friend ∼HSK 6
重逢 重逢 chóng féng to meet again; to be reunited; reunion ∼HSK 6
旧情 舊情 jiù qíng old affection ∼HSK 6
举止言谈 舉止言談 jǔ zhǐ yán tán 举: raise, lift up; recommend · 止: stop, halt, desist; detain · 言: words, speech; speak, say · 谈: talk; conversation; surname ∼HSK 6
野鹤闲云 野鶴閒雲 yě hè xián yún 野: open country, field; wilderness · 鹤: crane; Grus species (various) · 闲: fence, guard; defend; idle time · 云: say, speak; clouds ∼HSK 6
放诞 放誕 fàng dàn untrammeled; reckless; wanton ∼HSK 6
不俗 不俗 bù sú impressive; out of the ordinary ∼HSK 6
唤作 喚作 huàn zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 6
混号 混號 hùn hào nickname ∼HSK 6
梅花 梅花 méi huā plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) HSK 6
梢 梢 shāo tip of branch HSK 6
不值 不值 bù zhí not worth HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
馒头 饅頭 mán tou steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
只管 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) HSK 6
只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
曲子 曲子 qǔ zi poem for singing; tune; music HSK 6
打发 打發 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc) HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6