Dream in Red Mansions
Episode review
Forced Xifeng Resigned Herself to a Fate Spread East of Bed-Curtain
S1E34 · 强英雄凤姐知命
Vocabulary
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| 梯己 梯己 | intimate; private saving of family members | |
| 骚 騷 | harass, bother, annoy, disturb | |
| 监 監 | supervise, control, direct | |
| 点儿 點兒 | a bit | |
| 婚 婚 | get married; marriage, wedding | |
| 相随 相隨 | to tag along (with sb); (in combination with or) to accompany (sb); (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) | |
| 叔 叔 | uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
| 急火 急火 | brisk heat (cooking); (TCM) internal heat generated by anxiety | |
| 破土 破土 | to break ground; to start digging; to plough; to break through the ground; fig. the start of a building project | |
| 相好 相好 | to be intimate; close friend; paramour | |
| 事儿 事兒 | matter, affair | |
| 总管 總管 | to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward | |
| 吴 吳 | name of warring state; surname | |
| 正时 正時 | timing (of an engine) | |
| 病死 病死 | to fall ill and die; to die of illness | |
| 对证 對證 | confrontation | |
| 说合 說合 | to bring together; to mediate; to arrange a deal | |
| 相干 相干 | relevant; to have to do with; (physics) (of light etc) coherent | |
| 不实 不實 | untruthful; untrue | |
| 弄死 弄死 | to kill; to put to death | |
| 财 財 | wealth, valuables, riches | |
| 指使 指使 | to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth) | |
| 打死 打死 | to kill; to beat to death | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 秋 秋 | autumn; fall; harvest time | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 属 屬 | category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute | |
| 至今 至今 | so far; to this day; until now | |
| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 静 靜 | still; calm; quiet; not moving | |
| 看起来 看起來 | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be | |
| 围 圍 | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | |
| 银 銀 | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | |
| 缺 缺 | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 女子 女子 | woman; female | |
| 录 彔 | to carve wood | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 任 任 | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
| 付 付 | to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 板 板 | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious | |
| 合 合 | 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 | |
| 乐 樂 | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 抓住 抓住 | to grab hold of; to capture | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 皮 皮 | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty | |
| 准 准 | to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of |