Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 21

S1E21 · 第21集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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神色自若 神色自若 shén sè zì ruò to stay calm and composed; to maintain one's composure (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
难于上青天 難於上青天 nán yú shàng qīng tiān harder than reaching the blue sky (idiom); extremely difficult Idiom ∼HSK 7
顾全大局 顧全大局 gù quán dà jú to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all Idiom HSK 7
名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name Idiom HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
霸道 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
使唤 使喚 shǐ huan to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn] Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
桂花 桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans HSK 7
碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter HSK 7
稍候 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn frugal; economical HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
每逢 每逢 měi féng every time; on each occasion; whenever HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
叮嘱 叮囑 dīng zhǔ to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
神态 神態 shén tài appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien HSK 7
一味 一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
生怕 生怕 shēng pà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
特邀 特邀 tè yāo special invitation HSK 7
倚 倚 yǐ to lean on; to rely upon HSK 7
威信 威信 Wēi xìn Weixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan HSK 7
愚昧 愚昧 yú mèi ignorant; uneducated; ignorance HSK 7
显赫 顯赫 xiǎn hè illustrious; celebrated HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
下棋 下棋 xià qí to play chess HSK 7
急躁 急躁 jí zào irritable; irascible; impetuous HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
凄凉 悽涼 qī liáng mournful; miserable HSK 7
敷衍 敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
钉子 釘子 dīng zi nail; snag; saboteur HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
疼爱 疼愛 téng ài to love dearly HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee) HSK 7
风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness HSK 7
风范 風範 fēng fàn air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7