Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 49

S1E49 · 第49集 dì 9 jí

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4.52 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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兔死狗烹 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose Idiom ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
哀家 哀家 āi jiā I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas) ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼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
野猫 野貓 yě māo wildcat; stray cat ∼HSK 6
人非草木 人非草木 rén fēi cǎo mù man is not made of grass or wood (idiom); humans are not unfeeling, everyone has emotions ∼HSK 6
善终 善終 shàn zhōng to die naturally with dignity; to pass away peacefully; (of partnerships, projects etc) to end well; to have a good ending ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
得宠 得寵 dé chǒng to be a favorite; favor ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as 媽的|妈的[ma1 de5] ∼HSK 6
福泽 福澤 fú zé good fortune ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
迈出 邁出 mài chū to step out; to take a (first) step ∼HSK 6
牵手 牽手 qiān shǒu to hold hands ∼HSK 6
灵犀 靈犀 líng xī rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings; a meeting of minds ∼HSK 6
尽心 盡心 jìn xīn with all of one's heart ∼HSK 6
芭蕉 芭蕉 bājiāo banana plant ∼HSK 6
丁香 丁香 dīng xiāng lilac (Syringa spp); clove (Syzygium aromaticum) ∼HSK 6
有生以来 有生以來 yǒu shēng yǐ lái (idiom) since birth; for one's whole life ∼HSK 6
沾染 沾染 zhān rǎn to pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage ∼HSK 6
撇开 撇開 piē kāi to disregard; to leave aside ∼HSK 6
公家 公家 gōng jiā the public; the state; society; the public purse ∼HSK 6
德行 德行 dé xíng morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] ∼HSK 6
逗趣 逗趣 dòu qù to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease ∼HSK 6
山野 山野 shān yě wild mountain ∼HSK 6
猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast; fierce animal ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract; to incur ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
憔悴 憔悴 qiáo cuì wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered ∼HSK 6
何来 何來 hé lái wherefore ∼HSK 6
讨嫌 討嫌 tǎo xián disagreeable; hateful; a pain in the neck ∼HSK 6
依附 依附 yī fù to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append ∼HSK 6
唯命是从 唯命是從 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently ∼HSK 6
结党营私 結黨營私 jié dǎng - yíng sī (idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes ∼HSK 6
欺君罔上 欺君罔上 qī jūn wǎng shàng to dupe one's sovereign ∼HSK 6
良多 良多 liáng duō considerably; much; quite a bit ∼HSK 6
不睦 不睦 bù mù to not get along well; to be at odds ∼HSK 6
过继 過繼 guò jì to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative) ∼HSK 6
岂非 豈非 qǐ fēi wouldn't it be ... ? ∼HSK 6
主谋 主謀 zhǔ móu mastermind; ringleader; lead plotter ∼HSK 6
滔天 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense ∼HSK 6
九泉之下 九泉之下 jiǔ quán zhī xià beneath the Nine Springs (idiom); the underworld; the world of the dead ∼HSK 6
辩驳 辯駁 biàn bó to dispute; to refute ∼HSK 6
恩深义重 恩深義重 ēn shēn yì zhòng deep kindness and great devotion (idiom); profound gratitude and loyalty ∼HSK 6
重臣 重臣 zhòng chén important minister; major figure in government ∼HSK 6
狡兔死走狗烹 狡兔死走狗烹 jiǎo tù sǐ zǒu gǒu pēng see 兔死狗烹[tu4 si3 gou3 peng1] ∼HSK 6