Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死得其所 死得其所 sǐ dé qí suǒ to die in the right cause; to die a worthy death (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
及时雨 及時雨 jí shí yǔ timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance; timely help Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺软怕硬 欺軟怕硬 qī ruǎn pà yìng to bully the weak and fear the strong (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不知高低 不知高低 bù zhī gāo dī not knowing high from low (idiom); having no sense of propriety; acting without judgment Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心术不正 心術不正 xīn shù bù zhèng having evil intentions; warped and dishonest at heart (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不含糊 不含糊 bù hán hu unambiguous; unequivocal; explicit; prudent; cautious; not negligent; unafraid; unhesitating; really good; extraordinary Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
难熬 難熬 nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
金口玉言 金口玉言 jīn kǒu yù yán lit. words of gold and jade (idiom); fig. a pronouncement that cannot be retracted; the word of an emperor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
扎扎实实 扎扎實實 zhā zha shí shí firm; solid; reliable; real; practical Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作自受 自作自受 zì zuò - zì shòu (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装聋作哑 裝聾作啞 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装腔作势 裝腔作勢 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì posturing; pretentious; affected Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
眼馋 眼饞 yǎn chán to covet; to envy Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
快人快语 快人快語 kuài rén kuài yǔ a frank, outspoken person who speaks his mind (idiom); forthright in speech Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不堪入耳 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr unbearable to hear; offensive to the ear; vulgar (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī - gù wèn (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
睁只眼闭只眼 睜隻眼閉隻眼 zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn to turn a blind eye Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
常胜将军 常勝將軍 cháng shèng jiāng jūn an ever-victorious general; one who always wins (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
懒汉 懶漢 lǎn hàn idle fellow; lazybones Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不平则鸣 不平則鳴 bù píng zé míng where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
命根子 命根子 mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
无穷无尽 無窮無盡 wú qióng wú jìn endless; boundless; infinite Xiehouyu HSK 6
无理取闹 無理取鬧 wú lǐ qǔ nào to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative 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
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] 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
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
犯困 犯睏 fàn kùn (coll.) to get sleepy Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
兴许 興許 xīng xǔ (coll.) perhaps Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
割肉 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat; to cut off a piece of flesh; (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
添堵 添堵 tiān dǔ to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
逆天 逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
整治 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc) Colloquialism HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
指着 指著 zhǐzhe Poke 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
臣妾 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6