Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 52

S1E52 · 第52集 dì jí

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防患于未然 防患於未然 fáng huàn yú wèi rán see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2] Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision Idiom ∼HSK 6
翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground; tricky and inconstant; to make love Idiom ∼HSK 6
胡作非为 胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
干净利落 乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient Idiom ∼HSK 6
战战兢兢 戰戰兢兢 zhàn zhàn jīng jīng trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation Idiom ∼HSK 6
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
两虎相斗 兩虎相鬥 liǎng hǔ - xiāng dòu see 兩虎相爭|两虎相争[liang3hu3-xiang1zheng1] Idiom ∼HSK 6
留有余地 留有餘地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... 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
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
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼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
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube; red date ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
腹痛 腹痛 fù tòng bellyache; stomach pain ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
乌拉 烏拉 wù la leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4la5cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter ∼HSK 6
花粉 花粉 huā fěn pollen ∼HSK 6
服侍 服侍 fú shi 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] ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
低贱 低賤 dī jiàn lowly; humble; cheap; inexpensive ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
利落 利落 lì luo agile; nimble; all settled; in order ∼HSK 6
庇佑 庇佑 bì yòu to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine) ∼HSK 6
畏罪 畏罪 wèi zuì to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
尸身 屍身 shī shēn corpse; dead body ∼HSK 6
梧桐 梧桐 wú tóng wutong (Firmiana platanifolia); Chinese parasol tree ∼HSK 6
瑟瑟 瑟瑟 sè sè trembling; rustling ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
凌驾 凌駕 líng jià to be above; to place above ∼HSK 6
恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite ∼HSK 6
得宠 得寵 dé chǒng to be a favorite; favor ∼HSK 6
复命 復命 fù mìng to report on completion of a mission; debriefing ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
服食 服食 fú shí to take (medication, vitamins etc) ∼HSK 6
母体 母體 mǔ tǐ (zoology, medicine) mother's body; (chemistry etc) parent; matrix; (statistics) population; parent population ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
冲垮 衝垮 chōng kuǎ to burst; to break through; to topple ∼HSK 6
愚笨 愚笨 yú bèn stupid; clumsy ∼HSK 6