Vocabulary
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| 冷言冷语 冷言冷語 | sarcastic comments (idiom); to make sarcastic comments | Idiom |
| 摇身一变 搖身一變 | to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life | Idiom |
| 烧 燒 | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head | Colloquialism |
| 俩 倆 | two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some | Colloquialism |
| 抱 抱 | to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely | Colloquialism |
| 内务府 內務府 | Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty) | Proper Noun |
| 万安 萬安 | Wan'an county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi | Proper Noun |
| 昆曲 崑曲 | Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times | Proper Noun |
| 暖暖 暖暖 | Nuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan | Proper Noun |
| 周公 周公 | Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams" | Proper Noun |
| 蓝田 藍田 | Lantian county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi | Proper Noun |
| 王爷 王爺 | prince; marquis; nobleman | |
| 氏 氏 | clan, family; mister | |
| 兄 兄 | elder brother | |
| 梅 梅 | plums; prunes; surname | |
| 好些 好些 | a good deal of; quite a lot | |
| 请安 請安 | to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1]) | |
| 政务 政務 | government affairs | |
| 谢 謝 | thank | |
| 知 知 | know | |
| 针线活 針線活 | needlework; sewing | |
| 前些 前些 | a few (days, years etc) ago | |
| 极好 極好 | fabulous; superb; excellent | |
| 亲王 親王 | prince | |
| 永 永 | long, perpetual, eternal, forever | |
| 贺喜 賀喜 | to congratulate | |
| 今夜 今夜 | tonight | |
| 折子 摺子 | folding notebook; accounts book | |
| 可不 可不 | see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4] | |
| 合规 合規 | compliance | |
| 选秀 選秀 | to select talented individuals; (sports) draft | |
| 材 材 | material, stuff; timber; talent | |
| 劳 勞 | labor, toil, do manual work | |
| 反比 反比 | inversely proportional; inverse ratio | |
| 自己动手 自己動手 | to do (sth) oneself; to help oneself to | |
| 做针线 做針線 | to do needlework | |
| 松动 鬆動 | loose; slack; (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice); to give some slack; (of a place) not crowded | |
| 御 御 | drive, ride; chariot; manage | |
| 纯熟 純熟 | skillful; proficient | |
| 怎么能 怎麼能 | how could one | |
| 骄 驕 | spirited horse; haughty | |
| 闹翻天 鬧翻天 | to create a big disturbance | |
| 济 濟 | help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross | |
| 安分 安分 | content with one's lot; knowing one's place | |
| 着法 著法 | move (in chess or martial arts) | |
| 相符 相符 | to match; to tally | |
| 抱病 抱病 | to be ill; to be in poor health | |
| 若是 若是 | if | |
| 幽 幽 | quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent |