Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

Guests from Southern Chu

S1E19 · 宫羽行刺 霓凰离京 gōng yǔ xíngcì ní huáng chī jīng

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4.92 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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申辩 申辯 shēn biàn to defend oneself; to rebut a charge ∼HSK 6
朝野上下 朝野上下 cháo yě shàng xià the imperial court and the common people; high and low throughout the realm (idiom) ∼HSK 6
谕旨 諭旨 yù zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
一夜之间 一夜之間 yī yè zhī jiān (lit. and fig.) overnight ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
不负 不負 bù fù to live up to ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6
卫护 衛護 wèi hù to guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
赋闲 賦閒 fù xián to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed; to have been fired; to be on a sabbatical ∼HSK 6
享清福 享清福 xiǎng qīng fú to live in ease and comfort ∼HSK 6
君臣 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
不凡 不凡 bù fán extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional ∼HSK 6
样貌 樣貌 yàng mào appearance; manifestation ∼HSK 6
贤王 賢王 xián wáng sage kings ∼HSK 6
顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind; Bon voyage! ∼HSK 6
顺水 順水 shùn shuǐ with the current ∼HSK 6
娴淑 嫻淑 xián shū ladylike ∼HSK 6
闭门思过 閉門思過 bì mén sī guò shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes ∼HSK 6
以观后效 以觀後效 yǐ guān hòu xiào to wait and see how someone behaves afterward (idiom); to grant leniency pending future conduct ∼HSK 6
相迎 相迎 xiāng yíng to welcome sb; to greet sb ∼HSK 6
传旨 傳旨 chuán zhǐ convey an edict ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
理所应当 理所應當 lǐ suǒ yīng dāng (idiom) it's only right and proper; it goes without saying ∼HSK 6
皇恩 皇恩 huáng ēn imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor ∼HSK 6
他迁 他遷 tā qiān to relocate; to move elsewhere ∼HSK 6
迎娶 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) ∼HSK 6
出迎 出迎 chū yíng to greet; to go out to meet ∼HSK 6
重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) ∼HSK 6
潜藏 潛藏 qián cáng hidden beneath the surface; buried and concealed ∼HSK 6
圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) ∼HSK 6
人脉 人脈 rén mài contacts; connections; network ∼HSK 6
制衡 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power); checks and balances ∼HSK 6
依稀 依稀 yī xī vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely ∼HSK 6
狼烟 狼煙 láng yān smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces ∼HSK 6
鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
切磋 切磋 qiē cuō to compare notes; to learn from one another ∼HSK 6
俊雅 俊雅 jùn yǎ (literary) elegant; graceful; refined ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of 囉唆|啰唆[luo1suo5] ∼HSK 6
大公 大公 dà gōng grand duke; impartial ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
讨教 討教 tǎo jiào to consult; to ask for advice ∼HSK 6
相貌 相貌 xiàng mào appearance ∼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
私情 私情 sī qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6
下嫁 下嫁 xià jià (of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status; to marry down ∼HSK 6
谋划 謀劃 móu huà to scheme; to plot; conspiracy ∼HSK 6