Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 4

S1E4 · 第04集 dì 0 jí

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Vocabulary

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罗 羅 Luó surname Luo HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
打入冷宫 打入冷宮 dǎ rù - lěng gōng (idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history Idiom ∼HSK 6
勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽心竭力 盡心竭力 jìn xīn jié lì to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
一点一滴 一點一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit; every little bit Idiom ∼HSK 6
胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo - rú shǔ (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless Idiom ∼HSK 6
未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day Idiom ∼HSK 6
汗马功劳 汗馬功勞 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution Idiom ∼HSK 6
病病歪歪 病病歪歪 bìng bing wāi wāi sick and weak; feeble and listless Idiom ∼HSK 6
争风吃醋 爭風吃醋 zhēng fēng chī cù to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
腹背受敌 腹背受敵 fù bèi shòu dí (idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
常胜将军 常勝將軍 cháng shèng jiāng jūn an ever-victorious general; one who always wins (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
臣妾 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager; to assist in managing ∼HSK 6
失足 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing; to slip; to take a wrong step in life ∼HSK 6
罐子 罐子 guàn zi jar; pitcher; pot ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
不善 不善 bù shàn bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive ∼HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6
打井 打井 dǎ jǐng to dig a well ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
罗嗦 羅嗦 luō suo erroneous variant of 囉唆|啰唆[luo1suo5] ∼HSK 6
淹死 淹死 yān sǐ to drown ∼HSK 6
出言不逊 出言不遜 chū yán bù xùn to speak rudely ∼HSK 6
获罪 獲罪 huò zuì to be deemed guilty; to be convicted ∼HSK 6
株连 株連 zhū lián to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association ∼HSK 6
蜜糖 蜜糖 mì táng honey ∼HSK 6
之恩 之恩 zhī ēn kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..." ∼HSK 6
机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance; opportunity; destiny ∼HSK 6
折损 折損 zhé sǔn to suffer losses; to lose (some of one's reputation, one's fleet, one's staff etc) ∼HSK 6
医治 醫治 yī zhì medical treatment ∼HSK 6
入药 入藥 rù yào to use in medicine ∼HSK 6
罪孽 罪孽 zuì niè sin; crime; wrongdoing ∼HSK 6
一时三刻 一時三刻 yī shí sān kè in a short while; in a moment (idiom) ∼HSK 6