Vocabulary
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| 赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 | to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless | Idiom |
| 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 | to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth | Idiom |
| 忠心耿耿 忠心耿耿 | loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true | Idiom |
| 唇亡齿寒 唇亡齒寒 | lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent | Idiom |
| 汗马功劳 汗馬功勞 | war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution | Idiom |
| 手足之情 手足之情 | brotherly affection | Idiom |
| 逍遥自在 逍遙自在 | free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large | Idiom |
| 心惊胆战 心驚膽戰 | lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless | Idiom |
| 蠢货 蠢貨 | blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool | Xiehouyu |
| 嘛 嘛 | used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 有没有 有沒有 | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? | |
| 娘娘 娘娘 | queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt | |
| 奴婢 奴婢 | slave servant | |
| 臣妾 臣妾 | (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) | |
| 宫女 宮女 | palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] | |
| 侍奉 侍奉 | to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs | |
| 新宠 新寵 | current favorite; the latest thing; darling (of the market or the media etc) | |
| 受宠 受寵 | to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered | |
| 文武百官 文武百官 | civil and military officials | |
| 告退 告退 | to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused | |
| 迁怒 遷怒 | to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) | |
| 君臣 君臣 | a ruler and his ministers (old) | |
| 恩宠 恩寵 | special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite | |
| 训示 訓示 | to admonish; instructions; orders | |
| 顾忌 顧忌 | to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple | |
| 倚仗 倚仗 | to lean on; to rely on | |
| 家奴 家奴 | domestic slave; slave servant | |
| 依附 依附 | to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append | |
| 训斥 訓斥 | to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism | |
| 督抚 督撫 | governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3] | |
| 尊卑 尊卑 | superior and subordinate; social ranking | |
| 卑贱 卑賤 | lowly; mean and low | |
| 岂不 豈不 | how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? | |
| 得宠 得寵 | to be a favorite; favor | |
| 拔除 拔除 | to pull out; to remove | |
| 尽心 盡心 | with all of one's heart | |
| 昔年 昔年 | former years; previous years | |
| 嬷嬷 嬤嬤 | (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun | |
| 军功 軍功 | (military) meritorious service | |
| 纳贿 納賄 | bribery; to give or accept bribes | |
| 谋取 謀取 | to seek; to strive for; to obtain; see also 牟取[mou2 qu3] | |
| 煊赫 煊赫 | see 烜赫[xuan3 he4] | |
| 跪拜 跪拜 | to kowtow; to kneel and worship | |
| 足见 足見 | it goes to show that; one can see | |
| 蛮横无理 蠻橫無理 | rude and unreasonable | |
| 家产 家產 | family property | |
| 牟利 牟利 | to gain profit (by underhand means); to exploit; exploitation | |
| 护着 護著 | to protect; to guard; to shield | |
| 岂非 豈非 | wouldn't it be ... ? | |
| 一党 一黨 | one-party (state) |