Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 43

S1E43 · 第43集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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铺张 鋪張 pū zhāng ostentation; extravagance ∼HSK 6
恩典 恩典 ēn diǎn favor; grace ∼HSK 6
避讳 避諱 bì huì to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) ∼HSK 6
恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite ∼HSK 6
仁厚 仁厚 rén hòu kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous ∼HSK 6
置喙 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion; to comment (on the issue); to have a say (in the matter) ∼HSK 6
蛊惑 蠱惑 gǔ huò to entice; to lead astray ∼HSK 6
日久见人心 日久見人心 rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn time reveals a person's true heart (idiom); only over time do you know what someone is really like ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as 媽的|妈的[ma1 de5] ∼HSK 6
颇为 頗為 pō wéi rather; quite ∼HSK 6
实权 實權 shí quán real power; genuine power ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
但愿如此 但願如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ if only it were so; I hope so (idiom) ∼HSK 6
闺阁 閨閣 guī gé lady's chamber ∼HSK 6
惊鸿 驚鴻 jīng hóng graceful (esp. of female posture); lithe ∼HSK 6
漫天 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see ∼HSK 6
唐突 唐突 táng tū to be rude; to treat irreverently ∼HSK 6
结疤 結疤 jié bā to form a scar; to form a scab ∼HSK 6
罗嗦 羅嗦 luō suo erroneous variant of 囉唆|啰唆[luo1suo5] ∼HSK 6
不敬 不敬 bù jìng disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior) ∼HSK 6
棋盘 棋盤 qí pán chessboard ∼HSK 6
刊印 刊印 kān yìn to set in print; to diffuse; to publish ∼HSK 6
西征 西征 xī zhēng punitive expedition to the west ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
同僚 同僚 tóng liáo colleague; coworker ∼HSK 6
皇恩 皇恩 huáng ēn imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor ∼HSK 6
私情 私情 sī qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6
人老珠黄 人老珠黃 rén lǎo zhū huáng (of a woman) old and faded ∼HSK 6
颂扬 頌揚 sòng yáng to eulogize; to praise ∼HSK 6
原籍 原籍 yuán jí ancestral home (town); birthplace ∼HSK 6
妄言 妄言 wàng yán lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature) ∼HSK 6
形同 形同 xíng tóng tantamount to; to be like ∼HSK 6
御赐 御賜 yù cì to be bestowed by the emperor ∼HSK 6
岂非 豈非 qǐ fēi wouldn't it be ... ? ∼HSK 6
有损 有損 yǒu sǔn to be harmful (to) ∼HSK 6
分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties ∼HSK 6
破损 破損 pò sǔn to become damaged ∼HSK 6
因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect ∼HSK 6
纯良 純良 chún liáng pure and kindhearted ∼HSK 6
失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced ∼HSK 6
枉然 枉然 wǎng rán in vain; to no avail ∼HSK 6
何以见得 何以見得 hé yǐ jiàn dé how can one be sure? ∼HSK 6
不臣之心 不臣之心 bù chén zhī xīn disloyal intentions; a traitorous heart (idiom); ambition to usurp one's ruler ∼HSK 6
忌惮 忌憚 jì dàn to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear ∼HSK 6
冷宫 冷宮 lěng gōng (in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love ∼HSK 6