Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 35

S1E35 · 第35集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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爽利 爽利 shuǎng lì efficient; brisk; neat ∼HSK 6
风寒 風寒 fēng hán cold (TCM) ∼HSK 6
圣心 聖心 shèng xīn Sacred Heart (Christian) ∼HSK 6
失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced ∼HSK 6
一党 一黨 yī dǎng one-party (state) ∼HSK 6
决绝 決絕 jué jué to sever all relations with sb; determined; decisive ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
理所应当 理所應當 lǐ suǒ yīng dāng (idiom) it's only right and proper; it goes without saying ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
于事无补 於事無補 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful; useless ∼HSK 6
唯命是从 唯命是從 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently ∼HSK 6
失足 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing; to slip; to take a wrong step in life ∼HSK 6
忌惮 忌憚 jì dàn to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear ∼HSK 6
羽翼 羽翼 yǔ yì wing; (fig.) assistant ∼HSK 6
党羽 黨羽 dǎng yǔ henchmen ∼HSK 6
情有可原 情有可原 qíng yǒu kě yuán pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc) ∼HSK 6
诞育 誕育 dàn yù to give birth to; to give rise to ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
暴毙 暴斃 bào bì to die suddenly ∼HSK 6
岂非 豈非 qǐ fēi wouldn't it be ... ? ∼HSK 6
再嫁 再嫁 zài jià (of woman) to remarry ∼HSK 6
即位 即位 jí wèi to succeed to the throne; accession ∼HSK 6
屈辱 屈辱 qū rǔ to humiliate; humiliating ∼HSK 6
传宗接代 傳宗接代 chuán zōng jiē dài to carry on one's ancestral line ∼HSK 6
痒痒 癢癢 yǎng yang to itch; to tickle ∼HSK 6
医治 醫治 yī zhì medical treatment ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own ∼HSK 6
落魄 落魄 luò pò down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] ∼HSK 6
异心 異心 yì xīn disloyalty; infidelity ∼HSK 6
取其精华 取其精華 qǔ qí jīng huá to take the best; to absorb the essence ∼HSK 6
嘀咕 嘀咕 dí gu to mutter; to feel apprehensive ∼HSK 6
进殿 進殿 jìn diàn enter the palace ∼HSK 6
不敬 不敬 bù jìng disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior) ∼HSK 6
儒生 儒生 rú shēng Confucian scholar (old) ∼HSK 6
君王 君王 jūn wáng monarch ∼HSK 6
众怒 眾怒 zhòng nù public anger; public outrage ∼HSK 6
动怒 動怒 dòng nù to get angry ∼HSK 6
清议 清議 qīng yì fair criticism; just comment ∼HSK 6
党参 黨參 dǎng shēn poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula); codonopsis root (used in TCM) ∼HSK 6
议政 議政 yì zhèng to discuss politics ∼HSK 6
朝臣 朝臣 cháo chén court councilor ∼HSK 6
激昂 激昂 jī áng impassioned; worked up ∼HSK 6
心高气傲 心高氣傲 xīn gāo qì ào proud and arrogant ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
机灵鬼 機靈鬼 jī líng guǐ (jocular) clever and quick-witted person ∼HSK 6
招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract; to incur ∼HSK 6
妯娌 妯娌 zhóu li wives of brothers; sisters-in-law ∼HSK 6
敬畏 敬畏 jìng wèi to revere ∼HSK 6
自告奋勇 自告奮勇 zì gào fèn yǒng to volunteer for; to offer to undertake ∼HSK 6