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Episode 16

S1E16 · 第16集 dì 6 jí

HSK 1

4.79 Intermediate

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僧多粥少僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo	lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply	Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒸蒸日上蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng	becoming more prosperous with each passing day	Idiom ∼HSK 6
锦上添花錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā	lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom); fig. to give sth additional splendor; to provide the crowning touch; (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off	Idiom ∼HSK 6
言听计从言聽計從 yán tīng jì cóng	to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word	Idiom ∼HSK 6
出谋划策出謀劃策 chū móu huà cè	to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory); to give advice (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒙在鼓里矇在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ	variant of 蒙在鼓裡\|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]	Idiom ∼HSK 6
人之常情人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng	human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural	Idiom ∼HSK 6
自愧不如自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú	ashamed of being inferior (idiom); to feel inferior to others	Idiom ∼HSK 6
招蜂引蝶招蜂引蝶 zhāo fēng - yǐn dié	lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); fig. to flirt	Idiom ∼HSK 6
千丝万缕千絲萬縷 qiān sī wàn lǚ	linked in countless ways	Idiom ∼HSK 6
晨昏定省晨昏定省 chén hūn dìng xǐng	morning and evening visits to parents; cf 昏定晨省[hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3]	Idiom ∼HSK 6
贱人賤人 jiàn rén	slut; cheap person	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘛嘛 má	used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what?	Colloquialism 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
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
奴婢奴婢 nú bì	slave servant	∼HSK 6
妃嫔妃嬪 fēi pín	imperial concubine	∼HSK 6
息怒息怒 xī nù	to calm down; to quell one's anger	∼HSK 6
从长计议從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì	(idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length	∼HSK 6
雷声雷聲 léi shēng	thunder	∼HSK 6
进宫進宮 jìn gōng	to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail	∼HSK 6
公主抱公主抱 gōng zhǔ bào	to carry sb the way grooms carry brides across the threshold	∼HSK 6
奶娘奶孃 nǎi niáng	(dialect) wet nurse	∼HSK 6
新宠新寵 xīn chǒng	current favorite; the latest thing; darling (of the market or the media etc)	∼HSK 6
鸳鸯鴛鴦 yuān yāng	(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple	∼HSK 6
歌喉歌喉 gē hóu	singing voice	∼HSK 6
招摇招搖 zhāo yáo	to rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off	∼HSK 6
礼义廉耻禮義廉恥 lǐ yì lián chǐ	sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維\|四维[si4 wei2])	∼HSK 6
恕罪恕罪 shù zuì	please forgive me	∼HSK 6
清爽清爽 qīng shuǎng	fresh and cool; relaxed	∼HSK 6
利落利落 lì luo	agile; nimble; all settled; in order	∼HSK 6
分内之事分內之事 fèn nèi zhī shì	one's duty; a matter within one's own responsibility (idiom)	∼HSK 6
嫔妃嬪妃 pín fēi	imperial concubine	∼HSK 6
赏赐賞賜 shǎng cì	to bestow a reward; a reward	∼HSK 6
乖觉乖覺 guāi jué	perceptive; alert; clever; shrewd	∼HSK 6
有何有何 yǒu hé	what is there	∼HSK 6
筹谋籌謀 chóu móu	to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for	∼HSK 6
费尽心思費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si	to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through	∼HSK 6
薄情薄情 bó qíng	inconstant in love; fickle	∼HSK 6
感恩戴德感恩戴德 gǎn ēn dài dé	deeply grateful	∼HSK 6
挑三拣四挑三揀四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì	to be picky; to be choosy	∼HSK 6
娘的孃的 niáng de	same as 媽的\|妈的[ma1 de5]	∼HSK 6
安枕安枕 ān zhěn	to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries	∼HSK 6
生母生母 shēng mǔ	natural mother; birth mother	∼HSK 6
惊扰驚擾 jīng rǎo	to alarm; to agitate	∼HSK 6
乳母乳母 rǔ mǔ	wet nurse	∼HSK 6
凡事凡事 fán shì	everything	∼HSK 6
顾全顧全 gù quán	to give careful consideration to; to display thoughtfulness towards	∼HSK 6
延年延年 yán nián	to prolong life	∼HSK 6
镇得住鎮得住 zhèn de zhù	to manage to suppress; to keep under control	∼HSK 6