Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 31

S1E31 · 第31集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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无孔不入 無孔不入 wú kǒng bù rù lit. there is no crack it cannot enter (idiom); fig. to seize every opportunity; to exploit every loophole; to get in everywhere Idiom ∼HSK 7
殃及池鱼 殃及池魚 yāng jí chí yú lit. disaster reaches the fish in the moat (idiom); fig. innocent bystanders suffer for others' troubles; to be caught in the crossfire Idiom ∼HSK 7
劳师动众 勞師動眾 láo shī dòng zhòng to mobilize troops and stir up the masses (idiom); to make a great fuss; to go to enormous trouble over a small matter Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 yáng méi tǔ qì to feel elated and vindicated (idiom); to hold one's head high after a period of oppression; to finally have one's day Idiom ∼HSK 7
冰肌玉骨 冰肌玉骨 bīng jī yù gǔ lit. skin of ice and bones of jade (idiom); fig. a woman of pure, radiant beauty; also describes the purity of plum blossoms Idiom ∼HSK 7
敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance Idiom HSK 7
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 Xiehouyu HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
留神 留神 liú shén to take care; to be careful Xiehouyu HSK 7
倔强 倔強 jué jiàng stubborn; obstinate; unbending Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
贪婪 貪婪 tān lán avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
改日 改日 gǎi rì another day; some other day HSK 7
荷花 荷花 hé huā lotus HSK 7
连年 連年 lián nián successive years; over many years HSK 7
骤然 驟然 zhòu rán suddenly; abruptly HSK 7
难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious; valuable; remarkable HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
心病 心病 xīn bìng anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine) HSK 7
旱 旱 hàn drought HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
一味 一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably HSK 7
难处 難處 nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
变故 變故 biàn gù an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune HSK 7
爱惜 愛惜 ài xī to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly HSK 7
莲子 蓮子 lián zǐ lotus seed HSK 7
容颜 容顏 róng yán mien; complexion HSK 7
调和 調和 tiáo hé harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
见效 見效 jiàn xiào to have the desired effect HSK 7
气色 氣色 qì sè complexion HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
摧残 摧殘 cuī cán to ravage; to ruin HSK 7
接送 接送 jiē sòng to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth HSK 7
固然 固然 gù rán admittedly (it's true that...) HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ to allow; to grant; to permit HSK 7
行家 行家 háng jiā connoisseur; expert; veteran HSK 7
清澈 清澈 qīng chè clear; limpid HSK 7
践踏 踐踏 jiàn tà to trample HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
焚烧 焚燒 fén shāo to burn; to set on fire HSK 7
容貌 容貌 róng mào one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7