Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

The Eastern Palace Strikes

S1E15 · 后宫起火 皇后受责 hòugōng qǐhuǒ huánghòu shòu zé

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4.59 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
许 許 Xǔ surname Xu HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ old variant of 以 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
丧心病狂 喪心病狂 sàng xīn - bìng kuáng (idiom) deranged; demented; berserk Idiom ∼HSK 6
大发雷霆 大發雷霆 dà fā léi tíng to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage Idiom ∼HSK 6
明辨是非 明辨是非 míng biàn shì fēi to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 6
一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota Idiom ∼HSK 6
铤而走险 鋌而走險 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn to take a risk out of desperation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
兴风作浪 興風作浪 xīng fēng zuò làng to incite trouble; to stir up havoc Idiom ∼HSK 6
无人问津 無人問津 wú rén wèn jīn to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
假正经 假正經 jiǎ zhèng jīng demure; prudish; hypocritical Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
宗主 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan; natural leader; person of prestige and authority in a domain; suzerain ∼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
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ fencing; sword-play ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
党政 黨政 dǎng zhèng Party and government administration ∼HSK 6
宠信 寵信 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust ∼HSK 6
剑术 劍術 jiàn shù swordsmanship ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
大公 大公 dà gōng grand duke; impartial ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
核查 核查 hé chá to examine; to inspect ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6
监看 監看 jiān kàn to monitor; to keep an eye on ∼HSK 6
百密一疏 百密一疏 bǎi mì yī shū one slip despite a hundred precautions (idiom); even the most careful plan has a loophole ∼HSK 6
心腹 心腹 xīn fù trusted aide; confidant ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
如若 如若 rú ruò if ∼HSK 6
藐视 藐視 miǎo shì to despise; to look down on ∼HSK 6
胆大妄为 膽大妄為 dǎn dà wàng wéi daring; presumptuous; daredevil ∼HSK 6