Vocabulary
Filter the words you want to study before watching.
| 兄长 兄長 | elder brother | |
| 这般 這般 | in this way | |
| 麒麟 麒麟 | (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe | |
| 素来 素來 | consistently; always (in the past and now) | |
| 时辰 時辰 | two-hour period | |
| 微臣 微臣 | this small official; humble servant | |
| 姑母 姑母 | father's sister; paternal aunt | |
| 谋士 謀士 | skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor | |
| 恩宠 恩寵 | special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite | |
| 岂不 豈不 | how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? | |
| 告退 告退 | to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused | |
| 地牢 地牢 | prison; dungeon | |
| 京兆 京兆 | capital of a country | |
| 朝臣 朝臣 | court councilor | |
| 储君 儲君 | heir apparent to a throne | |
| 重审 重審 | to reinvestigate; to investigate and reconsider a judgment | |
| 不妥 不妥 | not proper; inappropriate | |
| 旨意 旨意 | decree | |
| 人犯 人犯 | criminal; culprit; suspect (old) | |
| 有劳 有勞 | thank you for the trouble | |
| 情义 情義 | affection; comradeship | |
| 恩准 恩准 | approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow | |
| 户部尚书 戶部尚書 | Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) | |
| 凶险 兇險 | dangerous; ruthless; treacherous | |
| 遵旨 遵旨 | obey the decree | |
| 无缘无故 無緣無故 | (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for | |
| 何人 何人 | who | |
| 息怒 息怒 | to calm down; to quell one's anger | |
| 副将 副將 | deputy general | |
| 宅子 宅子 | house; residence | |
| 如若 如若 | if | |
| 奉旨 奉旨 | by imperial decree | |
| 徒儿 徒兒 | disciple (address) | |
| 御史 御史 | imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) | |
| 口供 口供 | oral confession (as opposed to); statement; deposition | |
| 切莫 切莫 | you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) | |
| 提审 提審 | to commit sb for trial; to bring sb for interrogation | |
| 何事 何事 | what matter | |
| 清白 清白 | pure; innocent | |
| 奴婢 奴婢 | slave servant | |
| 大公 大公 | grand duke; impartial | |
| 不舒服 不舒服 | unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy | |
| 行踪 行蹤 | whereabouts; (lose) track (of) | |
| 传旨 傳旨 | convey an edict | |
| 主帅 主帥 | (military) commander-in-chief; (sports) team manager; coach | |
| 株连 株連 | to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association | |
| 分忧 分憂 | to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties | |
| 求情 求情 | to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor | |
| 相助 相助 | help | |
| 承蒙 承蒙 | to be indebted (to sb) |