Nirvana in Fire

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Turning the Tables

S1E39 · 苏兄获救 夏江落马 sū xiōng huòjiù xià jiāng luòmǎ

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Vocabulary

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遵旨 遵旨 zūn zhǐ obey the decree ∼HSK 6
违抗 違抗 wéi kàng to disobey ∼HSK 6
申辩 申辯 shēn biàn to defend oneself; to rebut a charge ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
户部尚书 戶部尚書 hù bù shàng shū Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) ∼HSK 6
冤屈 冤屈 yuān qū to treat unjustly; an injustice ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
附议 附議 fù yì to second a motion ∼HSK 6
强辩 強辯 qiǎng biàn to try to make one's case using false arguments ∼HSK 6
消气 消氣 xiāo qì to cool one's temper ∼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
面圣 面聖 miàn shèng (old) to have an audience with the emperor ∼HSK 6
原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is; I see ∼HSK 6
徒儿 徒兒 tú rén disciple (address) ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
劫狱 劫獄 jié yù to break into jail; to forcibly release prisoners ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
蒙骗 矇騙 mēng piàn to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb ∼HSK 6
逆贼 逆賊 nì zéi renegade; traitor and bandit ∼HSK 6
搅乱 攪亂 jiǎo luàn to disrupt; to throw into disorder ∼HSK 6
不枉 不枉 bù wǎng not in vain ∼HSK 6
主使 主使 zhǔ shǐ to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
副将 副將 fù jiàng deputy general ∼HSK 6
主谋 主謀 zhǔ móu mastermind; ringleader; lead plotter ∼HSK 6
要旨 要旨 yào zhǐ the gist (of a text or argument); the main points ∼HSK 6
欺君罔上 欺君罔上 qī jūn wǎng shàng to dupe one's sovereign ∼HSK 6
偏激 偏激 piān jī extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) ∼HSK 6
开恩 開恩 kāi ēn show mercy ∼HSK 6
妄为 妄為 wàng wéi to take rash action ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
说辞 說辭 shuō cí excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
拖延时间 拖延時間 tuō yán shí jiān to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster ∼HSK 6
太祖 太祖 tài zǔ Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) ∼HSK 6
无端 無端 wú duān for no reason at all ∼HSK 6
擅闯 擅闖 shàn chuǎng to enter without permission; to trespass ∼HSK 6
顺口 順口 shùn kǒu to read smoothly (of text); to blurt out (without thinking); to suit one's taste (of food) ∼HSK 6
候审 候審 hòu shěn awaiting trial ∼HSK 6
蒙蔽 矇蔽 méng bì to deceive; to hoodwink ∼HSK 6
监牢 監牢 jiān láo prison; jail ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
优柔寡断 優柔寡斷 yōu róu guǎ duàn indecisive; irresolute ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
地牢 地牢 dì láo prison; dungeon ∼HSK 6
打探 打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out ∼HSK 6
决绝 決絕 jué jué to sever all relations with sb; determined; decisive ∼HSK 6
但凡 但凡 dàn fán every single; as long as ∼HSK 6
平身 平身 píng shēn rise (to subjects bowing) ∼HSK 6
审结 審結 shěn jié (law) to try (a criminal case) and reach a conclusion ∼HSK 6