Empresses in the Palace

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Season 1 — Empresses in the Palace

甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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昆曲 崑曲 Kūn qǔ Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
九州 九州 Jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙井 龍井 Lóng jǐng Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin; Longjing, a district of Taichung, Taiwan; Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2jing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
钮祜禄 鈕祜祿 Niǔ hù lù Niohuru (prominent Manchu clan) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江南 江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (distri Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白玉 白玉 Bái yù Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
直隶 直隸 Zhí lì Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
昌平 昌平 Chāng píng Changping, a district of Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
盛京 盛京 Shèng jīng historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
端午 端午 Duān wǔ Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
和顺 和順 Hé shùn Heshun county in Jinzhong, Shanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
和硕 和碩 Hé shuò Hoxud county, Xoshut nahiyisi or Heshuo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
刑部 刑部 Xíng bù Ministry of Justice (in imperial China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
芙蓉 芙蓉 Fú róng Furong district of Changsha city, Hunan; Seremban, capital of Sembilan state, Malaysia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
明镜 明鏡 Míng jìng Der Spiegel Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣祖 聖祖 Shèng zǔ Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722); cf. Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佛寺 佛寺 Fó sì Buddhist temple Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曹操 曹操 Cáo Cāo Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
松阳县 松陽縣 Sōng yáng xiàn Songyang county in Lishui, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
朱熹 朱熹 Zhū Xī Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
莫言 莫言 Mò Yán Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
论语 論語 Lún yǔ The Analects of Confucius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
顺治 順治 Shùn zhì reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
烈日 烈日 Liè rì Liege, town in Belgium Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
观音 觀音 Guānyīn Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
京郊 京郊 Jīng jiāo suburbs of Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尚书 尚書 Shàng shū same as Book of History Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太宗 太宗 Tài zōng posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
波斯 波斯 Bō sī Persia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐玄宗 唐玄宗 Táng Xuán zōng Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang, reign name of seventh Tang emperor, reigned 712-756 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
常州 常州 Cháng zhōu Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐朝 唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣母 聖母 Shèng mǔ the Virgin Mary Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同安 同安 Tóng ān Tong'an, a district of Xiamen City, Fujian Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
镶黄旗 鑲黃旗 Xiāng huáng qí Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
延庆 延慶 Yán qìng Yanqing, a district of Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天坛 天壇 Tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太液池 太液池 Tài yè chí area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉元帝 漢元帝 Hàn Yuán dì Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi, (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佛门 佛門 Fó mén Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
牵牛 牽牛 Qiān niú Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
华佗 華佗 Huà Tuó Hua Tuo (c. 145-208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天皇 天皇 Tiān huáng Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns; emperor; emperor of Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
户部 戶部 Hù bù Ministry of Revenue in imperial China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
扬州 揚州 Yáng zhōu Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西域 西域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清水 清水 Qīng shuǐ Qingshui (place name); Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
范蠡 范蠡 Fàn Lǐ Fan Li (536-488 BC), politician of Yue state, businessman and economist Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
牡丹亭 牡丹亭 Mǔ dan Tíng The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4