Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 18

S1E18 · 第18集 dì 8 jí

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家贼难防 家賊難防 jiā zéi nán fáng lit. it is hard to guard against a thief in one's own house (idiom); fig. an insider is hard to defend against Idiom ∼HSK 7
万无一失 萬無一失 wàn wú yī shī surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
迫不及待 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it Idiom HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
高贵 高貴 gāo guì grandeur; noble Xiehouyu HSK 7
损 損 sǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
走漏 走漏 zǒu lòu to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc) HSK 7
推辞 推辭 tuī cí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) HSK 7
冒昧 冒昧 mào mèi bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of HSK 7
红润 紅潤 hóng rùn ruddy; rosy; florid HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
叮嘱 叮囑 dīng zhǔ to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again HSK 7
本分 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
上火 上火 shàng huǒ to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM) HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
拘束 拘束 jū shù to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent HSK 7
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
豆浆 豆漿 dòu jiāng soy milk HSK 7
莲子 蓮子 lián zǐ lotus seed HSK 7
剔除 剔除 tī chú to reject; to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
查处 查處 chá chǔ to investigate and handle (a criminal case) HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
屡 屢 lǚ time and again; repeatedly; frequently HSK 7
急躁 急躁 jí zào irritable; irascible; impetuous HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
点缀 點綴 diǎn zhuì to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
阻拦 阻攔 zǔ lán to stop; to obstruct HSK 7
揣 揣 chuāi to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuǎi] HSK 7
转交 轉交 zhuǎn jiāo to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
掌管 掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
阻挠 阻撓 zǔ náo to thwart; to obstruct (sth) HSK 7
妒忌 妒忌 dù jì to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy HSK 7
兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood; spirits; interest HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
可口 可口 kě kǒu tasty; to taste good HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
私自 私自 sī zì private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
疏忽 疏忽 shū hu to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness HSK 7
细腻 細膩 xì nì exquisite; meticulous HSK 7