Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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前嫌 前嫌 qián xián former hatred; bygone enmity ∼HSK 6
所言不虚 所言不虛 suǒ yán bù xū (after a pronoun or name) what (you, they etc) say is true ∼HSK 6
足月 足月 zú yuè full-term (gestation) ∼HSK 6
泄恨 洩恨 xiè hèn to give vent to anger ∼HSK 6
葬身 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse; to be buried; (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) ∼HSK 6
扑鼻 撲鼻 pū bí to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors) ∼HSK 6
端倪 端倪 duān ní boundary; clue; indication; to obtain clues; to infer ∼HSK 6
清秀 清秀 qīng xiù delicate and pretty ∼HSK 6
天伦 天倫 tiān lún family bonds; ethical family relations ∼HSK 6
均沾 均沾 jūn zhān to share (profits) ∼HSK 6
倦怠 倦怠 juàn dài worn out; exhausted; dispirited ∼HSK 6
将功赎罪 將功贖罪 jiāng gōng shú zuì to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts ∼HSK 6
布谷鸟 布谷鳥 bù gǔ niǎo cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.); same as ∼HSK 6
出巡 出巡 chū xún to go on an inspection tour ∼HSK 6
弓弦 弓弦 gōng xián bowstring ∼HSK 6
乱葬岗 亂葬崗 luàn zàng gǎng unmarked burial mound; untended graveyard; mass grave ∼HSK 6
镇得住 鎮得住 zhèn de zhù to manage to suppress; to keep under control ∼HSK 6
蟹粉 蟹粉 xiè fěn crab meat ∼HSK 6
承欢膝下 承歡膝下 chéng huān xī xià to wait upon and please one's parents at their knee; to dutifully attend to one's parents (idiom) ∼HSK 6
谋事在人 謀事在人 móu shì zài rén man proposes (but heaven disposes); planning rests with man (idiom); usu. paired with 成事在天 ∼HSK 6
作陪 作陪 zuò péi to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company ∼HSK 6
饮食起居 飲食起居 yǐn shí qǐ jū daily life; food, clothing and daily routine (eating, sleeping, living) ∼HSK 6
逃席 逃席 táo xí to leave a banquet (without taking one's leave) ∼HSK 6
左膀右臂 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì trusted assistant; key aide ∼HSK 6
缱绻 繾綣 qiǎn quǎn (literary) in love and inseparable ∼HSK 6
感同身受 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself; to sympathize; (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor ∼HSK 6
腾挪 騰挪 téng nuó to move; to shift; to move out of the way; to divert (money etc) to a different purpose ∼HSK 6
畏罪自杀 畏罪自殺 wèi zuì zì shā to commit suicide to escape punishment ∼HSK 6
蹬鼻子上脸 蹬鼻子上臉 dēng bí zi shàng liǎn lit. to climb all over sb; fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness ∼HSK 6
感恩戴德 感恩戴德 gǎn ēn dài dé deeply grateful ∼HSK 6
两广总督 兩廣總督 liǎng guǎng zǒng dū Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi ∼HSK 6
礼义廉耻 禮義廉恥 lǐ yì lián chǐ sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds,) ∼HSK 6
善自保重 善自保重 shàn zì bǎo zhòng take good care of yourself! ∼HSK 6
殿后 殿後 diàn hòu to bring up the rear ∼HSK 6
莲蓬 蓮蓬 lián péng lotus seed head ∼HSK 6
一往情深 一往情深 yī wǎng qíng shēn deeply attached; devoted ∼HSK 6
西番莲 西番蓮 xī fān lián passion flower ∼HSK 6
卖乖 賣乖 mài guāi to show off one's cleverness; (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by ∼HSK 6
明灭 明滅 míng miè to flicker; to flash on and off; to brighten and fade ∼HSK 6
粥厂 粥廠 zhōu chǎng food relief center; soup kitchen ∼HSK 6
和缓 和緩 hé huǎn mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax ∼HSK 6
赤金 赤金 chì jīn pure gold ∼HSK 6
愚弄 愚弄 yú nòng to make a fool out of; to fool; to dupe ∼HSK 6
寻的 尋的 xún dì homing; target-seeking (military) ∼HSK 6
乡情 鄉情 xiāng qíng homesickness ∼HSK 6
踏雪寻梅 踏雪尋梅 tà xuě xún méi to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum ∼HSK 6
跪拜 跪拜 guì bài to kowtow; to kneel and worship ∼HSK 6
时移世易 時移世易 shí yí shì yì times change and the world changes with them (idiom); circumstances alter over time ∼HSK 6
妙龄 妙齡 miào líng (of a girl) in the prime of youth ∼HSK 6
长久之计 長久之計 cháng jiǔ zhī jì a long-term plan; a permanent solution (idiom) ∼HSK 6