Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 12

S1E12 · 第12集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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抛 拋 pāo to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon HSK 7
即便 即便 jí biàn even if; even though; right away; immediately HSK 7
致 緻 zhì (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite HSK 7
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
得知 得知 dé zhī to find out; to learn of HSK 7
产 產 chǎn to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property HSK 7
真心 真心 zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
素 素 sù raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever HSK 7
拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch HSK 7
曲 曲 Qū surname Qu HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
许 許 Xǔ surname Xu HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ old variant of 以 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
神清气爽 神清氣爽 shén qīng qì shuǎng (idiom) full of vitality; relaxed and alert Idiom ∼HSK 6
手足无措 手足無措 shǒu zú wú cuò at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered Idiom ∼HSK 6
举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
死无葬身之地 死無葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end Idiom ∼HSK 6
感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
相得益彰 相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng to bring out the best in each other (idiom); to complement one another well Idiom ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
臣妾 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) ∼HSK 6
御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
妃嫔 妃嬪 fēi pín imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
茯苓 茯苓 fú líng Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe ∼HSK 6
嘀咕 嘀咕 dí gu to mutter; to feel apprehensive ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
卧病 臥病 wò bìng ill in bed; bed-ridden ∼HSK 6
适才 適才 shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6
素菜 素菜 sù cài vegetable dish ∼HSK 6
蟹粉 蟹粉 xiè fěn crab meat ∼HSK 6
行宫 行宮 xíng gōng temporary imperial residence ∼HSK 6