Empresses in the Palace

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Episode 6

S1E6 · 第06集 dì 06 jí

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出格 出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper; to take sth too far; (of a measuring device) to go off the scale Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu 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
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼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
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼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
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
忙于 忙於 máng yú busy with ∼HSK 6
懿旨 懿旨 yì zhǐ an imperial decree ∼HSK 6
尊驾 尊駕 zūn jià lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
受宠 受寵 shòu chǒng to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered ∼HSK 6
宫人 宮人 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old) ∼HSK 6
恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite ∼HSK 6
御花园 御花園 yù huā yuán imperial garden ∼HSK 6
吹奏 吹奏 chuī zòu to play (wind instruments) ∼HSK 6
娶亲 娶親 qǔ qīn to take a wife ∼HSK 6
挑唆 挑唆 tiǎo suō to incite; to stir up; to instigate ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
卧病 臥病 wò bìng ill in bed; bed-ridden ∼HSK 6
御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
唱曲 唱曲 chàng qǔ to sing a song ∼HSK 6
端庄 端莊 duān zhuāng dignified; composed ∼HSK 6
养生之道 養生之道 yǎng shēng zhī dào the way of maintaining good health ∼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
可喜 可喜 kě xǐ making one happy; gratifying; heartening ∼HSK 6
惊梦 驚夢 jīng mèng to awaken from a dream ∼HSK 6
娓娓 娓娓 wěi wěi (to speak) at length; engagingly; captivatingly ∼HSK 6
贬损 貶損 biǎn sǔn to mock; to disparage; to belittle ∼HSK 6
暖炉 暖爐 nuǎn lú space heater; radiator ∼HSK 6
撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support; to brace ∼HSK 6
受刑 受刑 shòu xíng beaten; tortured; executed ∼HSK 6
惊扰 驚擾 jīng rǎo to alarm; to agitate ∼HSK 6
蛮横 蠻橫 mán hèng rude and unreasonable ∼HSK 6
依我看 依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion ∼HSK 6
自寻死路 自尋死路 zì xún sǐ lù to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom); to bring about one's own destruction ∼HSK 6
抚慰 撫慰 fǔ wèi to console; to comfort; to soothe ∼HSK 6
褫夺 褫奪 chǐ duó to deprive; to strip of ∼HSK 6
闭门思过 閉門思過 bì mén sī guò shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
情面 情面 qíng miàn feelings and sensibilities; sentiment and face; sensitivity to other's feelings ∼HSK 6
心服口服 心服口服 xīn fú - kǒu fú (idiom) to accept wholeheartedly; to embrace; to be won over ∼HSK 6
太平无事 太平無事 tài píng wú shì peaceful and uneventful (idiom); all is calm and at peace ∼HSK 6