Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 15

S1E15 · 第15集 dì jí

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4.91 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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以 㕥 yǐ old variant of 以 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
魂牵梦萦 魂牽夢縈 hún qiān - mèng yíng (idiom) to miss very much; to yearn for Idiom ∼HSK 6
口齿伶俐 口齒伶俐 kǒu chǐ líng lì eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
谋财害命 謀財害命 móu cái hài mìng to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money Idiom ∼HSK 6
天翻地覆 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom ∼HSK 6
二一添作五 二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty Idiom ∼HSK 6
打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
无影无踪 無影無蹤 wú yǐng - wú zōng (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace Idiom ∼HSK 6
作威作福 作威作福 zuò wēi zuò fú tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people Idiom ∼HSK 6
雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction Idiom ∼HSK 6
死得其所 死得其所 sǐ dé qí suǒ to die in the right cause; to die a worthy death (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
犯不着 犯不著 fàn bu zháo not worthwhile Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... 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
茯苓 茯苓 fú líng Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe ∼HSK 6
枕边人 枕邊人 zhěn biān rén the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse ∼HSK 6
争宠 爭寵 zhēng chǒng to strive for favor ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
愚见 愚見 yú jiàn my humble opinion ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
私相授受 私相授受 sī xiāng shòu shòu to give and receive in private (idiom); to transfer (property/favors) secretly without authority ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
陈设 陳設 chén shè to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings ∼HSK 6
忙于 忙於 máng yú busy with ∼HSK 6
畏罪自杀 畏罪自殺 wèi zuì zì shā to commit suicide to escape punishment ∼HSK 6
心惊 心驚 xīn jīng fearful; apprehensive ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
理当 理當 lǐ dāng should; ought ∼HSK 6
一如 一如 yī rú to be just like ∼HSK 6
往昔 往昔 wǎng xī the past ∼HSK 6
蹊跷 蹊蹺 qī qiāo odd; queer; strange; fishy ∼HSK 6
莫不是 莫不是 mò bù shì probably; perhaps; could it be that...? ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
欺瞒 欺瞞 qī mán to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe ∼HSK 6
诬蔑 誣蔑 wū miè variant of 誣衊|诬蔑[wu1 mie4] ∼HSK 6
有了胎 有了胎 yǒu le tāi pregnant; to carry a child ∼HSK 6
少安毋躁 少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
圣手 聖手 shèng shǒu divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner ∼HSK 6
服药 服藥 fú yào to take medicine ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
妆奁 妝奩 zhuāng lián trousseau; lady's dressing case ∼HSK 6