Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 36

S1E36 · 第36集 dì 6 jí

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Vocabulary

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食不下咽 食不下咽 shí bù xià yàn unable to swallow one's food (idiom); too anxious or grieved to eat Idiom ∼HSK 7
有鼻子有眼 有鼻子有眼 yǒu bí zi yǒu yǎn told with vivid, convincing detail (idiom); made to sound entirely true Idiom ∼HSK 7
福慧双修 福慧雙修 fú huì shuāng xiū to cultivate both merit and wisdom (idiom); to be blessed with both fortune and insight Idiom ∼HSK 7
废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work Idiom HSK 7
一言一行 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng every word and action (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
没辙 沒轍 méi zhé at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out Xiehouyu HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
仙鹤 仙鶴 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
操劳 操勞 cāo láo to work hard; to look after HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
一味 一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably HSK 7
沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn steady; calm; unflustered HSK 7
情理 情理 qíng lǐ reason; sense HSK 7
定为 定為 dìng wèi set to HSK 7
靠拢 靠攏 kào lǒng to draw close to HSK 7
愚昧 愚昧 yú mèi ignorant; uneducated; ignorance HSK 7
怨言 怨言 yuàn yán complaint HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
凄凉 悽涼 qī liáng mournful; miserable HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff 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
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
岳父 岳父 yuè fù wife's father, father-in-law HSK 7
慌张 慌張 huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
和睦 和睦 hé mù peaceful relations; harmonious HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with 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
得力 得力 dé lì able; capable; competent; efficient HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
留心 留心 liú xīn to be careful; to pay attention to HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
轻视 輕視 qīng shì contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful HSK 7
兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood; spirits; interest HSK 7