Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Jung Mansion Had the Imperial Consort's Visitation on the Lantern Festival

S1E8 · 荣国府归省庆元宵 róng guó fǔ guī shěng qìngyuán xiāo

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4.82 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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有凤来仪 有鳳來儀 yǒu fèng lái yí lit. the phoenix comes in stately presence (idiom); fig. an auspicious omen; the arrival of a worthy person or ruler Idiom ∼HSK 7
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) Xiehouyu HSK 7
对联 對聯 duì lián rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway HSK 7
天伦之乐 天倫之樂 tiān lún zhī lè family love and joy; domestic bliss HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
去处 去處 qù chù place; destination HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
蜡 蠟 là candle; wax HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
可谓 可謂 kě wèi it could even be said HSK 7
张扬 張揚 Zhāng Yáng Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter HSK 7
拟 擬 nǐ to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo- HSK 7
捆 捆 kǔn a bunch; to tie together; bundle HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
体贴 體貼 tǐ tiē considerate (of other people's needs) HSK 7
眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
赐 賜 cì to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] HSK 7
征 征 zhēng journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack HSK 7
平民 平民 píng mín ordinary people; commoner; civilian HSK 7
有意 有意 yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
别墅 別墅 bié shù villa HSK 7
残 殘 cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
免 免 miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
善 善 shàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect HSK 7
皆 皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 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
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! 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
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
在望 在望 zài wàng within view; visible; (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
遵旨 遵旨 zūn zhǐ obey the decree ∼HSK 6
正殿 正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
切勿 切勿 qiè wù by no means ∼HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
拜佛 拜佛 bài Fó to worship Buddha ∼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
一拜 一拜 yī bài to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship) ∼HSK 6