Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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恩断义绝 恩斷義絕 ēn duàn yì jué to split up; to break all ties ∼HSK 6
拿捏 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten ∼HSK 6
普天同庆 普天同慶 pǔ tiān tóng qìng everybody celebrating together; universal celebration; universal rejoicing ∼HSK 6
红颜祸水 紅顏禍水 hóng yán huò shuǐ femme fatale ∼HSK 6
滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) ∼HSK 6
横波 橫波 héng bō transverse wave ∼HSK 6
叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan to cry out; to bark out a sound ∼HSK 6
都督 都督 dū dū (army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) ∼HSK 6
大权旁落 大權旁落 dà quán páng luò power slips into others' hands (idiom); to lose one's authority/control ∼HSK 6
嘉许 嘉許 jiā xǔ favorable; praise ∼HSK 6
人人得而诛之 人人得而誅之 rén rén dé ér zhū zhī everyone has the right to kill (such a person) (idiom); deserving of death by anyone's hand ∼HSK 6
掉以轻心 掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard ∼HSK 6
治罪 治罪 zhì zuì to punish sb (for a crime) ∼HSK 6
国难当头 國難當頭 guó nàn dāng tóu with the nation facing disaster (idiom); in a time of national crisis ∼HSK 6
棉被 棉被 mián bèi comforter; quilt ∼HSK 6
冷冷清清 冷冷清清 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation ∼HSK 6
人情世故 人情世故 rén qíng shì gù worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world ∼HSK 6
有了胎 有了胎 yǒu le tāi pregnant; to carry a child ∼HSK 6
临了 臨了 lín liǎo at the last moment; right at the end ∼HSK 6
临走 臨走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6
利害关系 利害關係 lì hài guān xi stake; vital interest; concern ∼HSK 6
闭着 閉著 bì zhe closed ∼HSK 6
挑三拣四 挑三揀四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì to be picky; to be choosy ∼HSK 6
柔顺 柔順 róu shùn gentle and agreeable; supple; yielding ∼HSK 6
疯魔 瘋魔 fēng mó mad; insane; to be fascinated; to fascinate ∼HSK 6
井田 井田 jǐng tián the well-field system of ancient China ∼HSK 6
撒泼 撒潑 sā pō to make an unreasonable scene ∼HSK 6
声势浩大 聲勢浩大 shēng shì hào dà with great momentum and fanfare (idiom); on an imposing, grand scale ∼HSK 6
日久生情 日久生情 rì jiǔ shēng qíng familiarity breeds fondness (idiom) ∼HSK 6
占便宜 佔便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage ∼HSK 6
弄清 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
盯住 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports) ∼HSK 6
叮咛 叮嚀 dīng níng to warn; to urge; to exhort; to give instructions carefully and insistently ∼HSK 6
依依 依依 yī yī reluctant to part; (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind ∼HSK 6
大祸临头 大禍臨頭 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose ∼HSK 6
良医 良醫 liáng yī good doctor; skilled doctor ∼HSK 6
不肖 不肖 bù xiào (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy ∼HSK 6
不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng (idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request ∼HSK 6
永生永世 永生永世 yǒng shēng yǒng shì for all eternity (idiom); forever and ever; throughout all lifetimes ∼HSK 6
有福同享 有福同享 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng to share good fortune together (idiom); to share the blessings (often paired with sharing hardship) ∼HSK 6
再审 再審 zài shěn to hear a case again; review; retrial ∼HSK 6
言下之意 言下之意 yán xià zhī yì implication ∼HSK 6
情非得已 情非得已 qíng fēi dé yǐ compelled by the circumstances (to do sth); (have) no other choice (but do sth); (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love ∼HSK 6
视若无睹 視若無睹 shì ruò wú dǔ to turn a blind eye to ∼HSK 6
偏颇 偏頗 piān pō biased; partial ∼HSK 6
蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory; barbarian ∼HSK 6
怪力乱神 怪力亂神 guài lì luàn shén prodigies, feats of strength, disorder and spirits (idiom, from Confucius); the supernatural and uncanny that the wise do not discuss ∼HSK 6
凡夫俗子 凡夫俗子 fán fū sú zǐ common people; ordinary folk ∼HSK 6
昏迷不醒 昏迷不醒 hūn mí bù xǐng to remain unconscious ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6