Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 40

S1E40 · 第40集 dì 0 jí

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Vocabulary

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何患无辞 何患無辭 hé huàn wú cí why worry about lacking a pretext (idiom); one can always find an excuse (esp. to accuse someone) ∼HSK 6
观望不前 觀望不前 guān wàng bù qián to hold back and wait (idiom); to hesitate and not move forward ∼HSK 6
怒斥 怒斥 nù chì to angrily rebuke; to indignantly denounce ∼HSK 6
迁延观望 遷延觀望 qiān yán guān wàng to procrastinate and wait (idiom); to delay while hesitating to act ∼HSK 6
供状 供狀 gòng zhuàng written confession ∼HSK 6
受刑 受刑 shòu xíng beaten; tortured; executed ∼HSK 6
形迹可疑 形跡可疑 xíng jì kě yí behaving suspiciously; of suspicious appearance (idiom) ∼HSK 6
德行 德行 dé xíng morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] ∼HSK 6
仁德 仁德 rén dé benevolent integrity; high mindedness ∼HSK 6
料想 料想 liào xiǎng to expect; to presume; to think (sth is likely) ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
告发 告發 gào fā to lodge an accusation; accusation (law) ∼HSK 6
恩典 恩典 ēn diǎn favor; grace ∼HSK 6
赐死 賜死 cì sǐ (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution) ∼HSK 6
恶事 惡事 è shì malicious deed; misdeed; disaster; catastrophe ∼HSK 6
受宠 受寵 shòu chǒng to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered ∼HSK 6
御赐 御賜 yù cì to be bestowed by the emperor ∼HSK 6
招摇过市 招搖過市 zhāo yáo - guò shì (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town ∼HSK 6
尽忠 盡忠 jìn zhōng to display utter loyalty; to be loyal to the end ∼HSK 6
极刑 極刑 jí xíng supreme penalty; execution ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Moz ∼HSK 6
用心良苦 用心良苦 yòng xīn liáng kǔ to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
沾染 沾染 zhān rǎn to pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage ∼HSK 6
皇恩 皇恩 huáng ēn imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor ∼HSK 6
谨言慎行 謹言慎行 jǐn yán shèn xíng to be cautious in word and deed (idiom); to speak and act prudently ∼HSK 6
游玩 遊玩 yóu wán to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll HSK 6
不值 不值 bù zhí not worth HSK 6
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky; auspicious; propitious HSK 6
忠心 忠心 zhōng xīn good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
近日 近日 jìn rì (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days HSK 6
一行 一行 yī xíng party; delegation HSK 6
日夜 日夜 rì yè day and night; around the clock HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
凡是 凡是 fán shì each and every; every; all; any HSK 6
来往 來往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with HSK 6
此处 此處 cǐ chù this place; here (literary) HSK 6
事后 事後 shì hòu after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
不至于 不至於 bù zhì yú unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as HSK 6
便是 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as HSK 6
再生 再生 zài shēng to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration HSK 6
亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn with one's own eyes; personally HSK 6
种种 種種 zhǒng zhǒng all kinds of HSK 6
嫌 嫌 xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
一同 一同 yī tóng together HSK 6