Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 27

S1E27 · 第27集 dì 7 jí

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4.98 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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绝代佳人 絕代佳人 jué dài jiā rén beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance; prettiest girl ever Idiom ∼HSK 6
自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
深情厚意 深情厚意 shēn qíng hòu yì profound love, generous friendship (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit Idiom ∼HSK 6
欢蹦乱跳 歡蹦亂跳 huān bèng luàn tiào glowing with health and vivacity (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
干净利落 乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue Idiom ∼HSK 6
不屑一顾 不屑一顧 bù xiè yī gù to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
懒汉 懶漢 lǎn hàn idle fellow; lazybones Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
犯困 犯睏 fàn kùn (coll.) to get sleepy Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... 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
福晋 福晉 fú jìn in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
可堪 可堪 kě kān how can one endure?; to be able to endure ∼HSK 6
偏心 偏心 piān xīn partial; biased; prejudiced; eccentric ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
惹人 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention) ∼HSK 6
佳话 佳話 jiā huà story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide ∼HSK 6
偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
心尖 心尖 xīn jiān bottom tip of the heart; fig. innermost feelings; coll. my darling ∼HSK 6
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
完好如初 完好如初 wán hǎo rú chū intact; untouched; as good as before ∼HSK 6
绝世 絕世 jué shì unique; exceptional ∼HSK 6
吃醋 吃醋 chī cù to feel jealous ∼HSK 6
大抵 大抵 dà dǐ generally speaking; by and large; for the most part ∼HSK 6
洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white; pure white ∼HSK 6
恍若 恍若 huǎng ruò as if; as though; rather like ∼HSK 6
间作 間作 jiàn zuò interplanting ∼HSK 6
妆饰 妝飾 zhuāng shì to dress up ∼HSK 6
胭脂 胭脂 yān zhī rouge ∼HSK 6
勾勒 勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of ∼HSK 6
拟态 擬態 nǐ tài (biol.) mimicry; (protective) mimicry; camouflage ∼HSK 6
风雅 風雅 fēng yǎ cultured; sophisticated ∼HSK 6
疫病 疫病 yì bìng plague; a blight ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
有权势者 有權勢者 yǒu quán shì zhě person in power; the one with authority; the guy in charge ∼HSK 6
卑下 卑下 bēi xià base; low ∼HSK 6
宫人 宮人 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old) ∼HSK 6
清议 清議 qīng yì fair criticism; just comment ∼HSK 6
领命 領命 lǐng mìng to accept an order ∼HSK 6
逆反 逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior; opposite; ob- ∼HSK 6
堂堂 堂堂 táng táng grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance ∼HSK 6
爱妃 愛妃 ài fēi beloved consort ∼HSK 6