Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 22

S1E22 · 第22集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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良久 良久 liáng jiǔ a good while; a long time ∼HSK 6
棋艺 棋藝 qí yì chess skill ∼HSK 6
棋局 棋局 qí jú state of play in a game of chess; (old) chessboard ∼HSK 6
讨教 討教 tǎo jiào to consult; to ask for advice ∼HSK 6
失仪 失儀 shī yí discourteous; failure of etiquette ∼HSK 6
文武百官 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials ∼HSK 6
左膀右臂 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì trusted assistant; key aide ∼HSK 6
凌驾 凌駕 líng jià to be above; to place above ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Moz ∼HSK 6
颇多 頗多 pō duō (quite) a lot; many ∼HSK 6
淡泊 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life ∼HSK 6
一切如旧 一切如舊 yī qiè rú jiù everything as before ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
昏庸 昏庸 hūn yōng muddleheaded ∼HSK 6
忠君爱国 忠君愛國 zhōng jūn ài guó (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country ∼HSK 6
感愧 感愧 gǎn kuì to feel gratitude mixed with shame ∼HSK 6
寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí - nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
信服 信服 xìn fú to have faith in; to believe in; to have confidence in; to respect ∼HSK 6
圣旨 聖旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
顾全 顧全 gù quán to give careful consideration to; to display thoughtfulness towards ∼HSK 6
破格 破格 pò gé to break the rule; to make an exception ∼HSK 6
知人善任 知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places ∼HSK 6
可堪 可堪 kě kān how can one endure?; to be able to endure ∼HSK 6
股肱 股肱 gǔ gōng trusted aide ∼HSK 6
尊卑 尊卑 zūn bēi superior and subordinate; social ranking ∼HSK 6
但愿如此 但願如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ if only it were so; I hope so (idiom) ∼HSK 6
和缓 和緩 hé huǎn mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax ∼HSK 6
劳苦功高 勞苦功高 láo kǔ gōng gāo to have toiled hard and rendered great service; deserving great credit (idiom) ∼HSK 6
闺阁 閨閣 guī gé lady's chamber ∼HSK 6
凝神 凝神 níng shén with rapt attention ∼HSK 6
无可挑剔 無可挑剔 wú kě tiāo ti excellent in every respect; flawless ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
平身 平身 píng shēn rise (to subjects bowing) ∼HSK 6
赏赐 賞賜 shǎng cì to bestow a reward; a reward ∼HSK 6
灵犀 靈犀 líng xī rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings; a meeting of minds ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
茉莉 茉莉 mò lì jasmine ∼HSK 6
磨碎 磨碎 mò suì to grind up ∼HSK 6
白嫩 白嫩 bái nèn (of skin etc) fair; delicate ∼HSK 6
口无遮拦 口無遮攔 kǒu wú zhē lán to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
无邪 無邪 wú xié without guilt ∼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
有福同享 有福同享 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng to share in the good fortune (idiom); to share blessings together (often: 有福同享有难同当, share joys and hardships alike) ∼HSK 6
枇杷 枇杷 pí pa loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica); loquat fruit ∼HSK 6
担待 擔待 dān dài to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility ∼HSK 6