Episode review

Xifeng Sets a Vicious Trap for a Lover

S1E5 · 王熙凤毒设相思局 wáng xī fèng dú shè xiāngsī jú

HSK 1

3.63 Beginner

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天打雷劈天打雷劈 tiān dǎ léi pī	to be struck down by heaven's thunderbolt (idiom); may heaven smite me; an oath invoking divine punishment	Idiom ∼HSK 7
人来人往人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng	people coming and going; a constant stream of people (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 7
月满则亏月滿則虧 yuè mǎn zé kuī	lit. the full moon must wane (idiom); fig. things at their peak inevitably decline; success breeds reversal	Idiom ∼HSK 7
盛筵必散盛筵必散 shèng yán bì sàn	lit. even the grandest feast must end (idiom); fig. all good things come to an end; nothing lasts forever	Idiom ∼HSK 7
活该活該 huó gāi	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should	Xiehouyu HSK 7
俗语俗語 sú yǔ	common saying; proverb; colloquial speech	Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子嫂子 sǎo zi	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law	Colloquialism HSK 7
和气和氣 hé qi	friendly; polite; amiable	HSK 7
利害利害 lì hài	pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses	HSK 7
猛然猛然 měng rán	suddenly; abruptly	HSK 7
暂且暫且 zàn qiě	for now; for the time being; temporarily	HSK 7
祖宗祖宗 zǔ zōng	ancestor; forebear	HSK 7
无故無故 wú gù	without cause or reason	HSK 7
清静清靜 qīng jìng	quiet; peaceful and quiet	HSK 7
动身動身 dòng shēn	to go on a journey; to leave	HSK 7
溢溢 yì	to overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 镒	HSK 7
哨哨 shào	a whistle; sentry	HSK 7
伺候伺候 cì hou	to serve; to wait upon	HSK 7
不肯不肯 bù kěn	Refuse	HSK 7
背面背面 bèi miàn	the back; the reverse side; the wrong side	HSK 7
胡说胡說 hú shuō	to talk nonsense; drivel	HSK 7
舅舅舅舅 jiù jiu	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)	HSK 7
撒谎撒謊 sā huǎng	to tell lies	HSK 7
饶饒 ráo	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	HSK 7
擅自擅自 shàn zì	without permission	HSK 7
旺旺 wàng	prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring	HSK 7
哄哄 hōng	roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)	HSK 7
性命性命 xìng mìng	life	HSK 7
丫头丫頭 yā tou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	HSK 7
身子身子 shēn zi	body; pregnancy; health	HSK 7
念头念頭 niàn tou	thought; idea; intention	HSK 7
凑湊 còu	to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity	HSK 7
正面正面 zhèng miàn	front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open	HSK 7
指望指望 zhǐ wàng	to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope	HSK 7
略略 lu:è	brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory)	HSK 7
哎呀哎呀 āi yā	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration	HSK 7
戒指戒指 jiè zhi	(finger) ring	HSK 7
熬熬 āo	to boil; to simmer	HSK 7
独獨 dú	alone; independent; single; sole; only	HSK 7
堂堂 táng	(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture	HSK 7
竟竟 jìng	unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed	HSK 7
告告 gào	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue	HSK 7
哼哼 hēng	to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!	HSK 7
探探 tàn	to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward	HSK 7
哎哎 āi	hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)	HSK 7
不知不知 bù zhī	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	HSK 7
文文 wén	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67	HSK 7
则則 zé	(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items	HSK 7
哦哦 é	to chant	HSK 7
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu	lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom); fig. to try to punch above one's weight	Idiom ∼HSK 6