Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 72

S1E72 · 第72集 dì 7 jí

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Vocabulary

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野心勃勃 野心勃勃 yě xīn bó bó full of wild ambition; overweeningly ambitious (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
能言巧辩 能言巧辯 néng yán qiǎo biàn eloquent and skilled in argument; articulate and persuasive (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
此起彼伏 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) Idiom HSK 7
呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles Idiom HSK 7
不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully Idiom HSK 7
司空见惯 司空見慣 sī kōng jiàn guàn a common occurrence (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
措手不及 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other Idiom HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
损 損 sǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
谋害 謀害 móu hài to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
揣测 揣測 chuǎi cè to guess; to conjecture HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
饶恕 饒恕 ráo shù to forgive; to pardon; to spare HSK 7
赞许 讚許 zàn xǔ to praise; to laud HSK 7
威望 威望 wēi wàng prestige HSK 7
根基 根基 gēn jī foundation HSK 7
容颜 容顏 róng yán mien; complexion HSK 7
倚 倚 yǐ to lean on; to rely upon HSK 7
肆无忌惮 肆無忌憚 sì wú jì dàn absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple HSK 7
仅次于 僅次於 jǐn cì yú second only to ...; ranking behind only ... HSK 7
祥和 祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful HSK 7
款待 款待 kuǎn dài to entertain; to be hospitable to HSK 7
清凉 清涼 qīng liáng cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing HSK 7
执意 執意 zhí yì to be determined to; to insist on HSK 7
祭祀 祭祀 jì sì to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
痛心 痛心 tòng xīn grieved; pained HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row HSK 7
力求 力求 lì qiú to make every effort to; striving to do one's best HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
对峙 對峙 duì zhì to stand opposite; to confront; confrontation HSK 7
容貌 容貌 róng mào one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features HSK 7
知足 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
秘方 祕方 mì fāng secret recipe HSK 7
宠爱 寵愛 chǒng ài to dote on sb HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
镶 鑲 xiāng to inlay; to embed; ridge; border HSK 7
得手 得手 dé shǒu to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed HSK 7
不屑 不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity HSK 7
执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7