Episode review

A Refined Banquet

S1E22 · 玉楼春惨死山下 yù lóu chūn cǎnsǐ shān xià

HSK 1

4.85 Intermediate

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赏罚分明賞罰分明 shǎng fá fēn míng	to reward and punish with clear discernment (idiom); to be fair and impartial in dispensing rewards and penalties	Idiom ∼HSK 7
一干二净一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng	thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean	Idiom HSK 7
公道公道 gōng dào	justice; fairness; public highway	Xiehouyu HSK 7
莫名其妙莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào	(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable	Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘娘 niáng	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	Colloquialism HSK 7
做证做證 zuò zhèng	variant of 作证	HSK 7
啰唆囉唆 luō suo	variant of 啰嗦	HSK 7
酣睡酣睡 hān shuì	to sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep	HSK 7
晶莹晶瑩 jīng yíng	sparkling and translucent	HSK 7
推辞推辭 tuī cí	to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)	HSK 7
亏待虧待 kuī dài	to treat sb unfairly	HSK 7
怠慢怠慢 dài màn	to slight; to neglect	HSK 7
玄机玄機 xuán jī	profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles	HSK 7
作息作息 zuò xī	to work and rest	HSK 7
难说難說 nán shuō	hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it	HSK 7
何苦何苦 hé kǔ	why bother?; is it worth the trouble?	HSK 7
出息出息 chū xī	to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)	HSK 7
算账算賬 suàn zhàng	(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge	HSK 7
泄密洩密 xiè mì	to leak secrets	HSK 7
解围解圍 jiě wéi	to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment	HSK 7
媲美媲美 pì měi	to match; is comparable with	HSK 7
坛壇 tán	platform; rostrum; altar	HSK 7
健壮健壯 jiàn zhuàng	robust; healthy; sturdy	HSK 7
下山下山 xià shān	to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set	HSK 7
交情交情 jiāo qing	friendship; friendly relations	HSK 7
消遣消遣 xiāo qiǎn	to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of	HSK 7
平日平日 píng rì	ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually	HSK 7
曰曰 yuē	to speak; to say	HSK 7
仓促倉促 cāng cù	all of a sudden; hurriedly	HSK 7
寺庙寺廟 sì miào	temple; monastery; shrine	HSK 7
与其與其 yǔ qí	rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)	HSK 7
大笔大筆 dàbǐ	Large	HSK 7
上头上頭 shàng tóu	(of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time	HSK 7
回味回味 huí wèi	to call to mind and ponder over; aftertaste	HSK 7
好在好在 hǎo zài	luckily; fortunately	HSK 7
当日當日 dāng rì	on that day	HSK 7
兴致興致 xìng zhì	mood; spirits; interest	HSK 7
凝固凝固 níng gù	to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention	HSK 7
未免未免 wèi miǎn	unavoidably; can't help; really; rather	HSK 7
结识結識 jié shí	to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time	HSK 7
做主做主 zuò zhǔ	see 主	HSK 7
绣繡 xiù	to embroider; embroidery	HSK 7
伺候伺候 cì hou	to serve; to wait upon	HSK 7
坟墳 fén	grave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book	HSK 7
缘分緣分 yuán fèn	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny	HSK 7
疲倦疲倦 pí juàn	to tire; tired	HSK 7
下台下臺 xià tái	to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook	HSK 7
归属歸屬 guī shǔ	to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; a place where one feels that one belongs; one's final destination (where one need look no further)	HSK 7
雪山雪山 xuě shān	snow-capped mountain	HSK 7
不算不算 bù suàn	to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight	HSK 7