Nirvana in Fire

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Grand Empress Dowager

S1E2 · 霓凰招亲 宫中重逢 ní huáng zhāoqīn gōng zhōng chóngféng

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4.85 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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诸事 諸事 zhū shì everything; every matter ∼HSK 6
险恶 險惡 xiǎn è dangerous; sinister; vicious ∼HSK 6
诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers ∼HSK 6
窥探 窺探 kuī tàn to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimpse of ∼HSK 6
独善其身 獨善其身 dú shàn qí shēn to maintain one's own integrity (idiom); to look after only oneself; to stay aloof ∼HSK 6
战袍 戰袍 zhàn páo (old) combat robe; soldier's uniform; (sports) team jersey; team shirt ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
证据确凿 證據確鑿 zhèng jù què záo the evidence is conclusive (idiom); irrefutable proof ∼HSK 6
夫君 夫君 fū jūn my husband ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
御赐 御賜 yù cì to be bestowed by the emperor ∼HSK 6
苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìng (of a tree) old and strong; (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous ∼HSK 6
嚷嚷 嚷嚷 rāng rang to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
未及 未及 wèi jí to not have had time; to have not yet; not to touch upon ∼HSK 6
狡辩 狡辯 jiǎo biàn to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses ∼HSK 6
争辩 爭辯 zhēng biàn a dispute; to wrangle ∼HSK 6
大公 大公 dà gōng grand duke; impartial ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
旧疾 舊疾 jiù jí old illness; former affliction ∼HSK 6
打理 打理 dǎ lǐ to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
示恩 示恩 shì ēn to show kindness ∼HSK 6
超乎寻常 超乎尋常 chāo hū xún cháng out of the ordinary; exceptional ∼HSK 6
无端 無端 wú duān for no reason at all ∼HSK 6
相持不下 相持不下 xiāng chí bù xià at a stalemate; deadlocked; in unrelenting mutual opposition ∼HSK 6
大权 大權 dà quán power; authority ∼HSK 6
闲云野鹤 閒雲野鶴 xián yún yě hè lit. drifting clouds and wild cranes (idiom); fig. carefree recluse free from worldly cares ∼HSK 6
亲临 親臨 qīn lín to visit in person; to personally attend ∼HSK 6
磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) ∼HSK 6
杂碎 雜碎 zá sui offal; cooked minced offal; chop suey (American Chinese dish); incoherent (information); (derog.) asshat; jerk ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
承袭 承襲 chéng xí to inherit; to follow; to adopt ∼HSK 6
理当 理當 lǐ dāng should; ought ∼HSK 6
清雅 清雅 qīng yǎ refined; elegant ∼HSK 6
圣上 聖上 shèng shàng Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
清高 清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits ∼HSK 6
故而 故而 gù ér therefore ∼HSK 6
低俗 低俗 dī sú vulgar; poor taste ∼HSK 6
玺印 璽印 xǐ yìn seal (esp. of ruler) ∼HSK 6
策论 策論 cè lùn essay on current affairs submitted to the emperor as policy advice (old) ∼HSK 6
藏书 藏書 cáng shū to collect books; library collection ∼HSK 6
大驾 大駕 dà jià imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you ∼HSK 6
书稿 書稿 shū gǎo manuscript of a book ∼HSK 6
奉上 奉上 fèng shàng to offer ∼HSK 6
怎敢 怎敢 zěn gǎn how dare ∼HSK 6
横刀夺爱 橫刀奪愛 héng dāo duó ài to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom) ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6