Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Drifting Away of Fair Maidens from Grandview Garden

S1E30 · 大观园诸芳流散 dàguānyuán zhū fāng liú sàn

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4.17 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
眼中钉 眼中釘 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side Idiom ∼HSK 6
一言难尽 一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 6
不识抬举 不識抬舉 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money; (coll.) to snack Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
横竖 橫豎 héng shu anyway ∼HSK 6
挟制 挾制 xié zhì to exploit sb's point of weakness to force them to do one's bidding ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
同喜 同喜 tóng xǐ Thank you for your congratulations!; The same to you! (returning a compliment) ∼HSK 6
正经事 正經事 zhèng jīng shì an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc) ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
陈设 陳設 chén shè to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings ∼HSK 6
盆景 盆景 pén jǐng bonsai; landscape in a pot ∼HSK 6
文墨 文墨 wén mò writing; culture ∼HSK 6
素日 素日 sù rì usually ∼HSK 6
娶亲 娶親 qǔ qīn to take a wife ∼HSK 6
姨太太 姨太太 yí tài tai concubine ∼HSK 6
不独 不獨 bù dú not only ∼HSK 6
莲蓬 蓮蓬 lián péng lotus seed head ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune; a melody; accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language); tone (manner of expression); elegance; refinement ∼HSK 6
馋痨 饞癆 chán láo gluttony ∼HSK 6
不雅 不雅 bù yǎ graceless; vulgar; indecent ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
服侍 服侍 fú shi to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also ∼HSK 6
卷铺盖 捲鋪蓋 juǎn pū gai to roll up one's bedding; to pack one's things; (fig.) to quit; (fig.) to get fired; to get the sack ∼HSK 6
答理 答理 dā li (usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc); to respond; to answer ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
征讨 征討 zhēng tǎo to go on a punitive expedition ∼HSK 6
手足 手足 shǒu zú hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices ∼HSK 6
生辰八字 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch ∼HSK 6
伏侍 伏侍 fú shi variant of ∼HSK 6
不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
赌气 賭氣 dǔ qì to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved ∼HSK 6
害人精 害人精 hài rén jīng goblin that kills or harms people; fig. wicked scoundrel; terrible pest ∼HSK 6
孽障 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature ∼HSK 6
吃醋 吃醋 chī cù to feel jealous ∼HSK 6
但凡 但凡 dàn fán every single; as long as ∼HSK 6
儿媳妇 兒媳婦 ér xí fù daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
拌嘴 拌嘴 bàn zuǐ to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel ∼HSK 6
三求四告 三求四告 sān qiú sì gào 三: three · 求: seek; demand, request; beseech · 四: four · 告: tell, announce, inform; accuse ∼HSK 6
别理 別理 bié lǐ don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to ∼HSK 6
胡涂 胡塗 hú tu variant of ∼HSK 6