Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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主心骨 主心骨 zhǔ xīn gǔ backbone; mainstay; pillar; definite view; one's own judgment ∼HSK 6
不提也罢 不提也罷 bù tí yě bà best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it ∼HSK 6
自暴自弃 自暴自棄 zì bào zì qì to abandon oneself to despair; to give up and stop bothering ∼HSK 6
更名改姓 更名改姓 gèng míng gǎi xìng to change one's name and surname (idiom); to take on a new identity ∼HSK 6
曼陀罗 曼陀羅 màn tuó luó (botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra"); mandala (loanword from Sanskrit "maṇḍala") ∼HSK 6
将伯 將伯 qiāng bó to ask for assistance ∼HSK 6
冲垮 衝垮 chōng kuǎ to burst; to break through; to topple ∼HSK 6
包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng - huò xīn (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice ∼HSK 6
病故 病故 bìng gù to die of an illness ∼HSK 6
母慈子孝 母慈子孝 mǔ cí zǐ xiào a loving mother and a filial child (idiom); a harmonious family ∼HSK 6
神情恍惚 神情恍惚 shén qíng huǎng hū in a daze; absent-minded; in a state of distraction ∼HSK 6
身外之物 身外之物 shēn wài zhī wù mere worldly possessions ∼HSK 6
作呕 作嘔 zuò ǒu to feel sick; to feel nauseous; to feel disgusted ∼HSK 6
事到临头 事到臨頭 shì dào lín tóu when things come to a head (idiom) ∼HSK 6
恍如隔世 恍如隔世 huǎng rú gé shì like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago ∼HSK 6
大放异彩 大放異彩 dà fàng yì cǎi to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill ∼HSK 6
盛传 盛傳 shèng chuán widely spread; widely rumored; stories abound; (sb's exploits are) widely circulated ∼HSK 6
见招拆招 見招拆招 jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo to counter every move; to be full of tricks ∼HSK 6
止于至善 止於至善 zhǐ yú zhì shàn to strive for the highest excellence (idiom; from the Great Learning); to aim for perfect virtue ∼HSK 6
铺平 鋪平 pū píng to spread out (material); to pave (the way, a road etc) ∼HSK 6
野地 野地 yě dì wilderness ∼HSK 6
声名狼藉 聲名狼藉 shēng míng láng jí to have a bad reputation ∼HSK 6
恩怨分明 恩怨分明 ēn yuàn fēn míng clear about whom to thank and whom to blame (idiom); repaying both kindness and grudges ∼HSK 6
杜仲 杜仲 dù zhòng eucommia (a kind of rubber tree) ∼HSK 6
贝母 貝母 bèi mǔ the bulb of the fritillary (Fritillaria thunbergii) ∼HSK 6
虚火 虛火 xū huǒ excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM); the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself ∼HSK 6
盆景 盆景 pén jǐng bonsai; landscape in a pot ∼HSK 6
颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo - shì fēi (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead ∼HSK 6
拨弄 撥弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up ∼HSK 6
俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén to bow before (idiom); to capitulate ∼HSK 6
立时三刻 立時三刻 lì shí sān kè right this minute; immediately; at once ∼HSK 6
真龙天子 真龍天子 zhēn lóng tiān zǐ the true dragon, son of Heaven (idiom); the legitimate emperor ∼HSK 6
碗公 碗公 wǎn gōng (Tw) very large bowl ∼HSK 6
解梦 解夢 jiě mèng to interpret a dream ∼HSK 6
绞尽脑汁 絞盡腦汁 jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī to rack one's brains ∼HSK 6
不情愿 不情願 bù qíng yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 6
用尽心机 用盡心機 yòng jìn xīn jī to tax one's ingenuity ∼HSK 6
宿主 宿主 sù zhǔ (biology) host ∼HSK 6
塞满 塞滿 sāi mǎn to stuff full; to cram in; packed tight; chock full ∼HSK 6
滋补品 滋補品 zī bǔ pǐn tonic; invigorant ∼HSK 6
无头苍蝇 無頭蒼蠅 wú tóu cāng ying headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) ∼HSK 6
以己度人 以己度人 yǐ jǐ duó rén to judge others by one's own standards (idiom); to measure others against oneself ∼HSK 6
言行相悖 言行相悖 yán xíng xiāng bèi words and deeds at odds (idiom); to act contrary to what one says ∼HSK 6
吊死 吊死 diào sǐ death by hanging; to hang oneself ∼HSK 6
腮帮子 腮幫子 sāi bāng zi cheek ∼HSK 6
婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman; (literary) lovely; graceful; (literary) the moon ∼HSK 6
没轻没重 沒輕沒重 méi qīng méi zhòng without sense of proportion (idiom); reckless, not knowing how far to go (in words or actions) ∼HSK 6
趟浑水 趟渾水 tāng hún shuǐ (fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise ∼HSK 6
婴孩 嬰孩 yīng hái infant ∼HSK 6
浇花 澆花 jiāo huā to water the plants; to water the garden ∼HSK 6