Episode review

Strange Omen Occurs at Night Banquet

S1E28 · 开夜宴异兆发悲音 kāi yè yàn yì zhào fā bēi yīn

HSK 1

4.56 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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颠颠顛顛 diān diān	glad and diligent	∼HSK 6
素日素日 sù rì	usually	∼HSK 6
榜眼榜眼 bǎng yǎn	candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination; top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see and; top scorer in college entrance examination; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field	∼HSK 6
娘儿们娘兒們 niáng r men	(dialect) woman; wife	∼HSK 6
哑巴啞巴 yǎ ba	a mute; mute; silent	∼HSK 6
心窄心窄 xīn zhǎi	narrow-minded; intolerant	∼HSK 6
岂不豈不 qǐ bù	how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...?	∼HSK 6
主仆主僕 zhǔ pú	master and servant	∼HSK 6
同日同日 tóng rì	same day; simultaneous	∼HSK 6
干娘乾娘 gān niáng	adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)	∼HSK 6
窝主窩主 wō zhǔ	person who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods)	∼HSK 6
大族大族 dà zú	large and influential family; clan	∼HSK 6
死而不僵死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng	dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis; to die hard (idiom); to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)	∼HSK 6
安寝安寢 ān qǐn	to sleep peacefully	∼HSK 6
护着護著 hù zhe	to protect; to guard; to shield	∼HSK 6
拉扯拉扯 lā che	to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat	∼HSK 6
但凡但凡 dàn fán	every single; as long as	∼HSK 6
岂能豈能 qǐ néng	how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical)	∼HSK 6
作贼作賊 zuò zéi	to be a thief	∼HSK 6
主子主子 zhǔ zi	Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)	∼HSK 6
赌钱賭錢 dǔ qián	to gamble	∼HSK 6
扯谎扯謊 chě huǎng	to tell a lie	∼HSK 6
姥娘姥娘 lǎo niáng	maternal grandmother (dialectal)	∼HSK 6
觉察覺察 jué chá	to sense; to perceive; to come to realize; to be aware	∼HSK 6
现世现报現世現報 xiàn shì xiàn bòo	retribution in this very life (idiom); to reap what one sows immediately; instant karma	∼HSK 6
监守監守 jiān shǒu	to have custody of	∼HSK 6
自有公论自有公論 zì yǒu gōng lùn	there is bound to be a fair verdict (idiom); public opinion will judge fairly	∼HSK 6
善恶善惡 shàn è	good and evil; good versus evil	∼HSK 6
探花探花 tàn huā	candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf.); (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet	∼HSK 6
清白清白 qīng bái	pure; innocent	∼HSK 6
口舌口舌 kǒu shé	dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round	∼HSK 6
还清還清 huán qīng	to pay back in full; to redeem a debt	∼HSK 6
一拜一拜 yī bài	to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship)	∼HSK 6
相公相公 xiàng gong	lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband	∼HSK 6
筋骨筋骨 jīn gǔ	muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage	∼HSK 6
姨太太姨太太 yí tài tai	concubine	∼HSK 6
及至及至 jí zhì	by the time that	∼HSK 6
趁便趁便 chèn biàn	to take the opportunity; in passing	∼HSK 6
奔四奔四 bèn sì	to be pushing 40	∼HSK 6
孝服孝服 xiào fú	mourning clothes	∼HSK 6
红肿紅腫 hóng zhǒng	inflamed; red and swollen	∼HSK 6
生母生母 shēng mǔ	natural mother; birth mother	∼HSK 6
露水露水 lù shuǐ	dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral	∼HSK 6
须要須要 xū yào	must; have to	∼HSK 6
解闷解悶 jiě mèn	to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion	∼HSK 6
有何有何 yǒu hé	what is there	∼HSK 6
偏要偏要 piān yào	to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything	∼HSK 6
看不清看不清 kàn bu qīng	not able to see clearly	∼HSK 6
颓丧頹喪 tuí sàng	dejected; disheartened; listless	∼HSK 6
斟酒斟酒 zhēn jiǔ	to pour wine or liquor	∼HSK 6