Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

"Water Buffalo"

S1E27 · 封禁东宫 朝局骤变 fēngjìn dōng gōng cháo jú zhòubiàn

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4.58 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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错过 錯過 cuò guò to miss (train, opportunity etc) HSK 6
命 命 mìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc HSK 6
若 若 ruò to seem; like; as; if HSK 6
逼 偪 bī variant of 逼; to compel; to pressure HSK 6
清 清 Qīng Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing HSK 6
便 便 biàn plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards HSK 6
入 入 rù to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
于 於 yú to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 于 HSK 6
与 與 yú variant of 欤 HSK 6
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head Idiom ∼HSK 5
朕 朕 zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
誉 譽 yù fame, reputation; praise ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
统领 統領 tǒng lǐng to lead; to command; commander; officer ∼HSK 5
家宴 家宴 jiā yàn dinner party held in one's home; family reunion dinner ∼HSK 5
妃 妃 fēi concubine ∼HSK 5
谕 諭 yù proclaim, instruct; edict ∼HSK 5
丧 喪 sāng mourning; mourn; funeral ∼HSK 5
毒蛇 毒蛇 dú shé viper ∼HSK 5
湛 湛 Zhàn deep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid ∼HSK 5
桂 桂 Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
挚 摯 Zhì sincere, warm, cordial; surname ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
奴才 奴才 nú cai slave; fig. flunkey ∼HSK 5
禁军 禁軍 jìn jūn imperial guard ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
冒进 冒進 mào jìn to advance prematurely ∼HSK 5
翔 翔 xiáng soar, glide, hover; detailed ∼HSK 5
想必 想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
召见 召見 zhào jiàn call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
旨 旨 zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
乃是 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4] ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
恳请 懇請 kěn qǐng to request earnestly ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
蕖 蕖 qú lotus ∼HSK 5
抬起 抬起 tái qǐ to lift up ∼HSK 5
擅 擅 shàn monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare ∼HSK 5
斟 斟 zhēn to pour wine or tea into a cup; to gauge ∼HSK 5
恙 恙 yàng illness, sickness; indisposition ∼HSK 5
无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother ∼HSK 5
无碍 無礙 wú ài without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5