Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 22

S1E22 · 第22集 dì jí

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莞 莞 guān smiling; a kind of aquatic herb, clubrush, Scirpus lacustris ∼HSK 5
寝 寢 qǐn sleep, rest; bed chamber ∼HSK 5
垣 垣 yuán low wall ∼HSK 5
奴才 奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
钗 釵 chāi ornamental hairpin ∼HSK 5
羹 羹 gēng soup, broth ∼HSK 5
尧 堯 Yáo a legendary ancient emperor-sage ∼HSK 5
樊 樊 Fán a railing; a fence an enclosed place ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
后宫 後宮 hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines ∼HSK 5
翊 翊 yì flying; assist, help; respect ∼HSK 5
坤 坤 kūn earth; feminine, female ∼HSK 5
革职 革職 gé zhí to sack; to remove from a position; to depose ∼HSK 5
陵 陵 líng hill, mound; mausoleum ∼HSK 5
弧 弧 hú wooden bow; arc, crescent ∼HSK 5
看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) ∼HSK 5
薛 薛 Xuē kind of marsh grass; feudal state ∼HSK 5
孝心 孝心 xiào xīn filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents ∼HSK 5
悦 悅 yuè pleased, contented, gratified ∼HSK 5
禧 禧 xǐ happiness; congratulations ∼HSK 5
槿 槿 jǐn hibiscus ∼HSK 5
汐 汐 xī night tides, evening ebb tide ∼HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
菊 菊 jú chrysanthemum ∼HSK 5
疾 疾 jí illness, disease, sickness; to hate ∼HSK 5
无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother ∼HSK 5
失势 失勢 shī shì to lose power and influence ∼HSK 5
乃是 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4] ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
欧阳修 歐陽修 Ōu yáng Xiū Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), Northern Song dynasty prose writer and historian ∼HSK 5
想必 想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
铰 鉸 jiǎo hinge; shears, scissors ∼HSK 5
珠 珠 zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
鹃 鵑 juān cuckoo ∼HSK 5
瑶 瑤 Yáo precious jade ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
举荐 舉薦 jǔ jiàn to recommend ∼HSK 5
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off ...; might as well ... ∼HSK 5
弹劾 彈劾 tán hé to impeach (an official) ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
可否 可否 kě fǒu can/may? ∼HSK 5
稍等 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment ∼HSK 5
蜀 蜀 Shǔ name of an ancient state ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
有违 有違 yǒu wéi to run counter to ∼HSK 5
威势 威勢 wēi shì might; power and influence ∼HSK 5
隆 隆 Lóng prosperous, plentiful, abundant ∼HSK 5
遗 遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit ∼HSK 5
得势 得勢 dé shì to win power; to get authority; to become dominant ∼HSK 5