Dream in Red Mansions
Episode review
Lady Xing Feels Wronged and Puts Xifeng in Wrong
S1E27 · 嫌隙人有心生嫌隙
Vocabulary
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| 其一 其一 | one of the given (options etc); the first; firstly | |
| 察访 察訪 | to make an investigative visit; to go and find out from the source | |
| 咬牙 咬牙 | to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw | |
| 何尝 何嘗 | (rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that... | |
| 不忍 不忍 | cannot bear to | |
| 可比 可比 | comparable | |
| 诰 誥 | inform, notify, admonish, order | |
| 耽 耽 | indulge in; be negligent | |
| 骂人 罵人 | to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone | |
| 水蛇腰 水蛇腰 | slender and supple waist; lithe body; feminine pose | |
| 眉 眉 | eyebrows; upper margin of book | |
| 想必 想必 | presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely | |
| 勾引 勾引 | to seduce; to tempt | |
| 钏 釧 | bracelet, armlet | |
| 怡 怡 | harmony; pleasure, joy; be glad | |
| 轻狂 輕狂 | frivolous | |
| 阿弥陀佛 阿彌陀佛 | Amitabha Buddha (also a Buddhist greeting) | |
| 撵 攆 | drive away, expel, oust | |
| 妖精 妖精 | demon spirit | |
| 交与 交與 | to hand over | |
| 中秋节 中秋節 | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month | |
| 大伙儿 大伙兒 | erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone | |
| 跟前 跟前 | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) | |
| 报答 報答 | to repay; to requite | |
| 原有 原有 | original; former | |
| 保养 保養 | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance | |
| 用不着 用不著 | not need; have no use for | |
| 不曾 不曾 | hasn't yet; hasn't ever | |
| 亏 虧 | deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... | |
| 预备 預備 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | |
| 仍旧 仍舊 | still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet | |
| 先前 先前 | before; previously | |
| 拾 拾 | to ascend in light steps | |
| 逃走 逃走 | to escape; to flee; to run away | |
| 歇 歇 | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 言语 言語 | to speak; to tell | |
| 悄悄 悄悄 | quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] | |
| 近来 近來 | recently; lately | |
| 夜间 夜間 | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) | |
| 披 披 | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out | |
| 饮食 飲食 | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet | |
| 鼓 皷 | drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell | |
| 闲 閒 | idle; unoccupied; leisure | |
| 打架 打架 | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows | |
| 模样 模樣 | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 上下 上下 | up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about | |
| 献 獻 | to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) | |
| 劳动 勞動 | work; toil; physical labor |