Vocabulary
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| 之 之 | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it | |
| 推心置腹 推心置腹 | to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence; to trust completely; to confide in sb with entire sincerity | Idiom |
| 生死存亡 生死存亡 | matter of life and death | Idiom |
| 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 | lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good; eliminate vice and exalt virtue | Idiom |
| 赤子之心 赤子之心 | pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere | Idiom |
| 风口浪尖 風口浪尖 | where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle | Idiom |
| 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 | lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day | Idiom |
| 草菅人命 草菅人命 | to have disregard for human life (idiom) | Idiom |
| 如火如荼 如火如荼 | like wildfire (idiom); unstoppable | Idiom |
| 徇私枉法 徇私枉法 | to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom) | Idiom |
| 全民皆兵 全民皆兵 | to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom) | Idiom |
| 高手 高手 | expert; past master; dab hand | Xiehouyu |
| 整治 整治 | to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc) | Colloquialism |
| 就算 就算 | (coll.) even if | Colloquialism |
| 有没有 有沒有 | (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)? | |
| 殿下 殿下 | Your Highness | |
| 陛下 陛下 | Your Majesty | |
| 兄长 兄長 | elder brother | |
| 娘娘 娘娘 | queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt | |
| 皇子 皇子 | prince | |
| 隐密 隱密 | secret; hidden | |
| 若非 若非 | were it not for; if not for | |
| 探查 探查 | to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around | |
| 景致 景緻 | view; scenery; scene | |
| 岂敢 豈敢 | how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise | |
| 受宠 受寵 | to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered | |
| 家景 家景 | the family's financial circumstances | |
| 惊扰 驚擾 | to alarm; to agitate | |
| 有何 有何 | what is there | |
| 听命 聽命 | to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs | |
| 奉旨 奉旨 | by imperial decree | |
| 储君 儲君 | heir apparent to a throne | |
| 等闲之辈 等閒之輩 | (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with | |
| 寻宝 尋寶 | treasure hunt | |
| 搜罗 搜羅 | to gather; to collect; to bring together | |
| 宠坏 寵壞 | to spoil (a child etc) | |
| 失礼 失禮 | discourteous | |
| 繁盛 繁盛 | prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant | |
| 踏青 踏青 | lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green); spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April | |
| 宗主 宗主 | head of a clan; natural leader; person of prestige and authority in a domain; suzerain | |
| 报恩 報恩 | to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness | |
| 谋士 謀士 | skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor | |
| 宅子 宅子 | house; residence | |
| 真心诚意 真心誠意 | 真: real, actual, true, genuine · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 诚: sincere, honest; true, real · 意: thought, idea, opinion; think | |
| 避嫌 避嫌 | to avoid arousing suspicion | |
| 重臣 重臣 | important minister; major figure in government | |
| 评语 評語 | comment; evaluation | |
| 这般 這般 | in this way | |
| 杂念 雜念 | distracting thoughts | |
| 添麻烦 添麻煩 | to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience |