Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 9

S1E9 · 第09集 dì 09 jí

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5.34 Advanced

Vocabulary

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及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
牵一发而动全身 牽一髮而動全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom); fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system Idiom ∼HSK 6
吞吞吐吐 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back Idiom ∼HSK 6
如花似玉 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite Idiom ∼HSK 6
趾高气扬 趾高氣揚 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom); arrogant Idiom ∼HSK 6
心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak Idiom ∼HSK 6
拔尖 拔尖 bá jiān top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... 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
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
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
得宠 得寵 dé chǒng to be a favorite; favor ∼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
鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple ∼HSK 6
德行 德行 dé xíng morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] ∼HSK 6
协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager; to assist in managing ∼HSK 6
避嫌 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion ∼HSK 6
训示 訓示 xùn shì to admonish; instructions; orders ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself ∼HSK 6
烛火 燭火 zhú huǒ candle flame ∼HSK 6
看不清 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
账簿 賬簿 zhàng bù an account book; a ledger ∼HSK 6
折罪 折罪 zhé zuì to atone for a crime ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
将功折罪 將功折罪 jiāng gōng zhé zuì see 將功贖罪|将功赎罪[jiang1 gong1 shu2 zui4] ∼HSK 6
失足 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing; to slip; to take a wrong step in life ∼HSK 6
愚钝 愚鈍 yú dùn stupid; slow-witted ∼HSK 6
争宠 爭寵 zhēng chǒng to strive for favor ∼HSK 6
招惹 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb) ∼HSK 6
事端 事端 shì duān disturbance; incident ∼HSK 6
用心良苦 用心良苦 yòng xīn liáng kǔ to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth ∼HSK 6
一如 一如 yī rú to be just like ∼HSK 6
莫要 莫要 mò yāo do not ∼HSK 6
不衰 不衰 bù shuāi unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable ∼HSK 6
雨露 雨露 yǔ lù rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace ∼HSK 6
均沾 均沾 jūn zhān to share (profits) ∼HSK 6
延绵 延綿 yán mián to extend continuously ∼HSK 6
福泽 福澤 fú zé good fortune ∼HSK 6
妃嫔 妃嬪 fēi pín imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
宠臣 寵臣 chǒng chén favored minister ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
福晋 福晉 fú jìn in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife ∼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