Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 3

S1E3 · 第03集 dì 0 jí

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悬崖峭壁 懸崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
争风吃醋 爭風吃醋 zhēng fēng chī cù to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism 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
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
赏赐 賞賜 shǎng cì to bestow a reward; a reward ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
服侍 服侍 fú shi to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4] ∼HSK 6
御花园 御花園 yù huā yuán imperial garden ∼HSK 6
饶命 饒命 ráo mìng to spare sb's life ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
料子 料子 liào zi material ∼HSK 6
翡翠 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite; tree kingfisher ∼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
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support; to brace ∼HSK 6
训诫 訓誡 xùn jiè to reprimand; to admonish; to lecture sb ∼HSK 6
偏门 偏門 piān mén side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly) ∼HSK 6
冷清 冷清 lěng qīng cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted ∼HSK 6
正殿 正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
织造 織造 zhī zào to weave; to manufacture by weaving ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
爹娘 爹孃 diē niáng (dialect) parents ∼HSK 6
闭门思过 閉門思過 bì mén sī guò shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes ∼HSK 6
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
走偏 走偏 zǒu piān to deviate from the correct course; (fig.) to go astray ∼HSK 6
鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) ∼HSK 6
殿后 殿後 diàn hòu to bring up the rear ∼HSK 6
清雅 清雅 qīng yǎ refined; elegant ∼HSK 6
入主 入主 rù zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) ∼HSK 6
吉庆 吉慶 jí qìng auspicious; propitious; good fortune ∼HSK 6
现如今 現如今 xiàn rú jīn nowadays; now ∼HSK 6
印子 印子 yìn zi trace; impression (e.g. footprint); abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yin4 zi5 qian2], usury ∼HSK 6
记牢 記牢 jì láo to commit to memory ∼HSK 6
主仆 主僕 zhǔ pú master and servant ∼HSK 6
杂事 雜事 zá shì miscellaneous tasks; various chores ∼HSK 6
打理 打理 dǎ lǐ to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
清闲 清閒 qīng xián idle; leisurely ∼HSK 6
奉上 奉上 fèng shàng to offer ∼HSK 6
微贱 微賤 wēi jiàn humble; lowly ∼HSK 6
谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn thank for grace ∼HSK 6
吃腻 吃膩 chī nì to be sick of eating (sth); to be tired of eating (sth) ∼HSK 6
牛乳 牛乳 niú rǔ cow's milk ∼HSK 6
御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6