Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 34

S1E34 · 第34集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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回绝 回絕 huí jué to rebuff; to refuse; to turn down ∼HSK 6
足岁 足歲 zú suì one's age (calculated as years from birth); contrasted with 虛歲|虚岁[xu1 sui4] ∼HSK 6
上上之策 上上之策 shàng shàng zhī cè the best policy; the best thing one can do in the circumstances ∼HSK 6
吝惜 吝惜 lìn xī to stint; to be miserly ∼HSK 6
异母 異母 yì mǔ (of siblings) having the same father but different mothers ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
上佳 上佳 shàng jiā excellent; outstanding; great ∼HSK 6
礼制 禮制 lǐ zhì etiquette; system of rites ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory; barbarian ∼HSK 6
如意郎君 如意郎君 rú yì láng jūn ideal husband; Mr. Right ∼HSK 6
边患 邊患 biān huàn foreign invasion; disaster on border due to incursion ∼HSK 6
功高震主 功高震主 gōng gāo zhèn zhǔ so meritorious as to overshadow one's lord (idiom); a subject whose great deeds threaten the ruler ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
长久之计 長久之計 cháng jiǔ zhī jì a long-term plan; a permanent solution (idiom) ∼HSK 6
割爱 割愛 gē ài to part with sth cherished; to forsake ∼HSK 6
棋局 棋局 qí jú state of play in a game of chess; (old) chessboard ∼HSK 6
媚惑 媚惑 mèi huò to charm; to bewitch ∼HSK 6
冷冷清清 冷冷清清 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
仪仗 儀仗 yí zhàng ceremonial weaponry ∼HSK 6
不拘 不拘 bù jū not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
祥瑞 祥瑞 xiáng ruì auspicious sign ∼HSK 6
矫情 矯情 jiáo qing (Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable ∼HSK 6
面圣 面聖 miàn shèng (old) to have an audience with the emperor ∼HSK 6
独居 獨居 dú jū to live alone; to live a solitary existence ∼HSK 6
诵读 誦讀 sòng dú to read aloud ∼HSK 6
一族 一族 yī zú social group; subculture; family; clan; see also 族[zu2] ∼HSK 6
皇权 皇權 huáng quán imperial power ∼HSK 6
隐忍 隱忍 yǐn rěn to bear patiently; to endure silently; to forbear ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
御花园 御花園 yù huā yuán imperial garden ∼HSK 6
做伴 做伴 zuò bàn to keep sb company; to accompany ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
梅花 梅花 méi huā plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) HSK 6
叹气 嘆氣 tàn qì to sigh; to heave a sigh HSK 6
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky; auspicious; propitious HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
只得 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to HSK 6
日夜 日夜 rì yè day and night; around the clock HSK 6
如一 如一 rú yī consistent; the same; unvarying HSK 6
祖父 祖父 zǔ fù father's father; paternal grandfather HSK 6
明日 明日 míng rì tomorrow HSK 6
来往 來往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with HSK 6
往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on; in the future; time to come HSK 6
便是 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
片刻 片刻 piàn kè short period of time; a moment HSK 6