Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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哀家 哀家 āi jiā I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas) ∼HSK 6
福晋 福晉 fú jìn in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼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
得宠 得寵 dé chǒng to be a favorite; favor ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
妃嫔 妃嬪 fēi pín imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager; to assist in managing ∼HSK 6
禁足 禁足 jìn zú to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
御花园 御花園 yù huā yuán imperial garden ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
争宠 爭寵 zhēng chǒng to strive for favor ∼HSK 6
乌拉 烏拉 wù la leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana, worn in northeastern China during winter ∼HSK 6
风寒 風寒 fēng hán cold (TCM) ∼HSK 6
御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6
不敬 不敬 bù jìng disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior) ∼HSK 6
灵犀 靈犀 líng xī rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings; a meeting of minds ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
尽心 盡心 jìn xīn with all of one's heart ∼HSK 6
离宫 離宮 lí gōng detached palace; imperial villa ∼HSK 6
素日 素日 sù rì usually ∼HSK 6
失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced ∼HSK 6
冷宫 冷宮 lěng gōng (in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor ∼HSK 6
住持 住持 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk ∼HSK 6
岂非 豈非 qǐ fēi wouldn't it be... ? ∼HSK 6
饶命 饒命 ráo mìng to spare sb's life ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
宫人 宮人 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old) ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
赏赐 賞賜 shǎng cì to bestow a reward; a reward ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6