Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 40

S1E40 · 第40集 dì 0 jí

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Vocabulary

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传旨 傳旨 chuán zhǐ convey an edict ∼HSK 6
提督 提督 tí dū the local commander; provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times) ∼HSK 6
笔误 筆誤 bǐ wù a slip of a pen; CL:處|处[chu4] ∼HSK 6
家臣 家臣 jiā chén counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman ∼HSK 6
招权纳贿 招權納賄 zhāo quán nà huì 招: beckon, summon; recruit, levy · 权: power, right, authority · 纳: admit, take, receive, accept · 贿: bribe; bribes; riches, wealth ∼HSK 6
军功 軍功 jūn gōng (military) meritorious service ∼HSK 6
侵吞 侵吞 qīn tūn to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle ∼HSK 6
滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) ∼HSK 6
良民 良民 liáng mín good people; ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class) ∼HSK 6
人人得而诛之 人人得而誅之 rén rén dé ér zhū zhī 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 得: obtain, get, gain, acquire · 而: and; and then; and yet; but · 诛: execute, kill, put to death; punish · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to ∼HSK 6
罪责 罪責 zuì zé guilt ∼HSK 6
从缓 從緩 cóng huǎn not to hurry; to procrastinate; to postpone ∼HSK 6
忌惮 忌憚 jì dàn to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear ∼HSK 6
民愤 民憤 mín fèn public outrage ∼HSK 6
党徒 黨徒 dǎng tú clique member; henchman; gang member; crony ∼HSK 6
重罪 重罪 zhòng zuì serious crime; felony ∼HSK 6
震慑 震懾 zhèn shè to awe; to intimidate ∼HSK 6
安身立命 安身立命 ān shēn - lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life ∼HSK 6
挺而走险 挺而走險 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn variant of 鋌而走險|铤而走险[ting3 er2 zou3 xian3] ∼HSK 6
功高震主 功高震主 gōng gāo zhèn zhǔ 功: achievement, merit, good result · 高: high, tall; lofty, elevated · 震: shake, quake, tremor; excite · 主: master, chief owner; host; lord ∼HSK 6
意欲 意欲 yì yù to intend to; intention; desire ∼HSK 6
谋反 謀反 móu fǎn to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state ∼HSK 6
申斥 申斥 shēn chì to rebuke; to blame; to denounce ∼HSK 6
如常 如常 rú cháng as usual ∼HSK 6
痊愈 痊癒 quán yù to recover completely (from illness or injury) ∼HSK 6
入药 入藥 rù yào to use in medicine ∼HSK 6
割腕 割腕 gē wàn to slit one's wrists ∼HSK 6
怎敢 怎敢 zěn gǎn how dare ∼HSK 6
凄惨 悽慘 qī cǎn plaintive; mournful; miserable ∼HSK 6
叨扰 叨擾 tāo rǎo to bother; to trouble; (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you; thank you for your time ∼HSK 6
悠闲自在 悠閒自在 yōu xián zì zài 悠: long, far, remote, distant; liesurely · 闲: fence, guard; defend; idle time · 自: self, private, personal; from · 在: be at, in, on; consist in, rest ∼HSK 6
倾颓 傾頹 qīng tuí to collapse; to topple; to capsize ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6
蒙蔽 矇蔽 méng bì to deceive; to hoodwink ∼HSK 6
罪过 罪過 zuì guo sin; offense ∼HSK 6
歹毒 歹毒 dǎi dú vicious; ruthless; malevolent ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
淹死 淹死 yān sǐ to drown ∼HSK 6
熟识 熟識 shú shi to be well acquainted with; to know well ∼HSK 6
作势 作勢 zuò shì to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture ∼HSK 6
惨状 慘狀 cǎn zhuàng devastation; miserable condition ∼HSK 6
打探 打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out ∼HSK 6
提携 提攜 tí xié to lead by the hand; to guide; to support ∼HSK 6
枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain ∼HSK 6
市井 市井 shì jǐng marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people ∼HSK 6
灵芝 靈芝 líng zhī lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) ∼HSK 6
保命 保命 bǎo mìng to preserve one's life; to ensure one's survival ∼HSK 6
顾念 顧念 gù niàn to care for; to worry about ∼HSK 6