Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 70

S1E70 · 第70集 dì 70 jí

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Vocabulary

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煎熬 煎熬 jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
寄予厚望 寄予厚望 jì yǔ hòu wàng to place high hopes ∼HSK 6
憔悴 憔悴 qiáo cuì wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
不善 不善 bù shàn bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive ∼HSK 6
到此为止 到此為止 dào cǐ wéi zhǐ to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day ∼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
教唆 教唆 jiào suō to instigate; to incite; to abet ∼HSK 6
冤屈 冤屈 yuān qū to treat unjustly; an injustice ∼HSK 6
避嫌 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion ∼HSK 6
打理 打理 dǎ lǐ to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order ∼HSK 6
爱新觉罗 愛新覺羅 Ài xīn Jué luó Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty ∼HSK 6
失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced ∼HSK 6
无端 無端 wú duān for no reason at all ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
宽解 寬解 kuān jiě to relieve anxieties ∼HSK 6
脾胃 脾胃 pí wèi spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM); preferences; one's taste (e.g. in literature) ∼HSK 6
恹恹 懨懨 yān yān weak; worried; sickly; wan ∼HSK 6
争辩 爭辯 zhēng biàn a dispute; to wrangle ∼HSK 6
蹊跷 蹊蹺 qī qiāo odd; queer; strange; fishy ∼HSK 6
犯不上 犯不上 fàn bu shàng see 犯不著|犯不着[fan4 bu5 zhao2] ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
虎视耽耽 虎視耽耽 hǔ shì dān dān to eye covetously (idiom); to glare like a tiger eyeing its prey (variant of 虎視眈眈) ∼HSK 6
好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own ∼HSK 6
裁人 裁人 cái rén to cut staff; to lay off employees ∼HSK 6
懒洋洋 懶洋洋 lǎn yāng yāng lazily ∼HSK 6
但凡 但凡 dàn fán every single; as long as ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼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
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
尊卑 尊卑 zūn bēi superior and subordinate; social ranking ∼HSK 6
医理 醫理 yī lǐ medical knowledge; principles of medical science ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
临盆 臨盆 lín pén at childbirth; in labor ∼HSK 6
撒手人寰 撒手人寰 sā shǒu rén huán to leave one's mortal frame (idiom); to die ∼HSK 6
迁怒 遷怒 qiān nù to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it) ∼HSK 6
善待 善待 shàn dài to treat well ∼HSK 6
天不假年 天不假年 tiān bù jiǎ nián Heaven grudged him his years (idiom); to die before one's time, untimely death ∼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
苦于 苦於 kǔ yú to suffer from (a disadvantage) ∼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
宫人 宮人 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old) ∼HSK 6
未尝不可 未嘗不可 wèi cháng bù kě (idiom) acceptable; fine; okay ∼HSK 6
争宠 爭寵 zhēng chǒng to strive for favor ∼HSK 6
从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length ∼HSK 6
得宠 得寵 dé chǒng to be a favorite; favor ∼HSK 6