Vocabulary
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| 不臣之心 不臣之心 | disloyal intentions; a traitorous heart (idiom); ambition to usurp one's ruler | |
| 攀附 攀附 | to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful); social climbing | |
| 肆意 肆意 | wantonly; recklessly; willfully | |
| 犯上 犯上 | to offend one's superiors | |
| 嫔妃 嬪妃 | imperial concubine | |
| 收监 收監 | to imprison; to take into custody | |
| 敬贺 敬賀 | to offer one's congratulations (formal) | |
| 丝带 絲帶 | ribbon | |
| 晚景 晚景 | evening scene; circumstances of one's declining years | |
| 恩典 恩典 | favor; grace | |
| 开恩 開恩 | show mercy | |
| 不觉 不覺 | unconsciously | |
| 时辰 時辰 | two-hour period | |
| 求情 求情 | to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor | |
| 福晋 福晉 | in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife | |
| 不尽 不盡 | not completely; endlessly | |
| 除掉 除掉 | to eliminate | |
| 折损 折損 | to suffer losses; to lose (some of one's reputation, one's fleet, one's staff etc) | |
| 情何以堪 情何以堪 | how can this be endured! (idiom) | |
| 服侍 服侍 | to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4] | |
| 大狱 大獄 | jail; prison | |
| 何故 何故 | what for?; what's the reason? | |
| 急痛攻心 急痛攻心 | to be seized by acute grief and pain (idiom); overcome with sudden anguish | |
| 嘱托 囑託 | to entrust a task to sb else | |
| 微臣 微臣 | this small official; humble servant | |
| 颇为 頗為 | rather; quite | |
| 清扫 清掃 | to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) | |
| 好恶 好惡 | lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste | |
| 今非昔比 今非昔比 | (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed | |
| 宛若 宛若 | to be just like | |
| 所言不虚 所言不虛 | see 所言非虛|所言非虚[suo3 yan2 fei1 xu1] | |
| 臣子 臣子 | official in feudal court; subject | |
| 倾轧 傾軋 | conflict; internal strife; dissension | |
| 罪孽深重 罪孽深重 | laden with sin (idiom); deeply sinful; guilty of monstrous crimes | |
| 禁足 禁足 | to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat | |
| 再审 再審 | to hear a case again; review; retrial | |
| 事端 事端 | disturbance; incident | |
| 顾念 顧念 | to care for; to worry about | |
| 从轻发落 從輕發落 | to deal with leniently (idiom); to give a lighter punishment | |
| 情爱 情愛 | affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love | |
| 鼠疫 鼠疫 | plague | |
| 垂危 垂危 | close to death; life-threatening (illness) | |
| 蒙冤 蒙冤 | to be wronged; to be subjected to an injustice | |
| 罪责 罪責 | guilt | |
| 早产 早產 | to have a premature birth | |
| 笑纹 笑紋 | laugh lines (on the face) | |
| 皇子 皇子 | prince | |
| 昏睡 昏睡 | to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) | |
| 乳母 乳母 | wet nurse | |
| 落魄 落魄 | down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] |