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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噩耗 噩耗 è hào news of sb's death; sad news ∼HSK 6
嘉许 嘉許 jiā xǔ favorable; praise ∼HSK 6
置办 置辦 zhì bàn to purchase; to buy ∼HSK 6
丧事 喪事 sāng shì funeral arrangements ∼HSK 6
眉梢 眉梢 méi shāo tip of brow ∼HSK 6
灵动 靈動 líng dòng to be quick-witted ∼HSK 6
识趣 識趣 shí qù tactful; discreet ∼HSK 6
生辰 生辰 shēng chén birthday ∼HSK 6
妆容 妝容 zhuāng róng a look (achieved by applying makeup) ∼HSK 6
病愈 病癒 bìng yù to recover (from an illness) ∼HSK 6
吃得消 吃得消 chī de xiāo to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford ∼HSK 6
痊愈 痊癒 quán yù to recover completely (from illness or injury) ∼HSK 6
活命 活命 huó mìng life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living ∼HSK 6
侥幸 僥倖 jiǎo xìng luckily; by a fluke ∼HSK 6
失仪 失儀 shī yí discourteous; failure of etiquette ∼HSK 6
切勿 切勿 qiè wù by no means ∼HSK 6
君臣 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
宠幸 寵幸 chǒng xìng (old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards ∼HSK 6
名堂 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye ∼HSK 6
铿锵 鏗鏘 kēng qiāng sonorous; resounding; fig. resounding words ∼HSK 6
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love ∼HSK 6
莲藕 蓮藕 lián ǒu lotus root ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
大呼小喝 大呼小喝 dà hū xiǎo hē to shout and bellow loudly (idiom); to make a noisy commotion; to order people about ∼HSK 6
日盛 日盛 rì shèng more flourishing by the day ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
砸碎 砸碎 zá suì to pulverize; to smash to bits ∼HSK 6
珐琅 琺瑯 fà láng enamel; enamelware ∼HSK 6
畅快 暢快 chàng kuài carefree ∼HSK 6
何须 何須 hé xū there is no need; why should ∼HSK 6
怀胎 懷胎 huái tāi to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb ∼HSK 6
撇开 撇開 piē kāi to disregard; to leave aside ∼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
人母 人母 rén mǔ mother (as a social role) ∼HSK 6
抚育 撫育 fǔ yù to nurture; to raise; to foster; to tend ∼HSK 6
但凡 但凡 dàn fán every single; as long as ∼HSK 6
庇佑 庇佑 bì yòu to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine) ∼HSK 6
愚钝 愚鈍 yú dùn stupid; slow-witted ∼HSK 6
良禽择木而栖 良禽擇木而棲 liáng qín zé mù ér qī a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity ∼HSK 6
姨娘 姨娘 yí niáng maternal aunt; father's concubine (old) ∼HSK 6
早逝 早逝 zǎo shì early demise; untimely death ∼HSK 6
哀荣 哀榮 āi róng (literary) reverence accorded to sb who has died; posthumous recognition ∼HSK 6
治丧 治喪 zhì sāng to organize and carry out a funeral ∼HSK 6
邀功 邀功 yāo gōng to take the credit for sb's achievement ∼HSK 6
岂非 豈非 qǐ fēi wouldn't it be ... ? ∼HSK 6
福泽 福澤 fú zé good fortune ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
蹊跷 蹊蹺 qī qiāo odd; queer; strange; fishy ∼HSK 6
失足 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing; to slip; to take a wrong step in life ∼HSK 6
拖住 拖住 tuō zhù to hold up; to hinder; to stall ∼HSK 6