Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

Choosing a Master

S1E4 · 靖王意动 霓凰遇险 jìng wáng yì dòng ní huáng yùxiǎn

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4.77 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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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
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
稚子 稚子 zhì zǐ young child ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
臣妾 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
皇位 皇位 huáng wèi the title of Emperor ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
如若 如若 rú ruò if ∼HSK 6
恩准 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow ∼HSK 6
筋骨 筋骨 jīn gǔ muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage ∼HSK 6
但凡 但凡 dàn fán every single; as long as ∼HSK 6
呈献 呈獻 chéng xiàn to present respectfully ∼HSK 6
谋士 謀士 móu shì skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor ∼HSK 6
不凡 不凡 bù fán extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional ∼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
绝伦 絕倫 jué lún outstanding; peerless; beyond compare ∼HSK 6
妄言 妄言 wàng yán lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature) ∼HSK 6
切莫 切莫 qiè mò you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) ∼HSK 6
锐气 銳氣 ruì qì acute spirit; dash; drive ∼HSK 6
无损 無損 wú sǔn to do no harm (to sth); intact; (computing) lossless ∼HSK 6
恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite ∼HSK 6
怎敢 怎敢 zěn gǎn how dare ∼HSK 6
练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
经文 經文 jīng wén scripture text ∼HSK 6
不端 不端 bù duān improper; dishonorable ∼HSK 6
惩戒 懲戒 chéng jiè to discipline; reprimand ∼HSK 6
清闲 清閒 qīng xián idle; leisurely ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
催情 催情 cuī qíng to promote estrus; to bring an animal to heat by artificial means ∼HSK 6
神志不清 神志不清 shén zhì bù qīng to be delirious; to be mentally confused ∼HSK 6
主见 主見 zhǔ jiàn one's own view; definite opinion ∼HSK 6
攻击力 攻擊力 gōng jī lì potential for attack; firepower ∼HSK 6
于事无补 於事無補 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful; useless ∼HSK 6
妙招 妙招 miào zhāo smart move; clever way of doing sth ∼HSK 6
切勿 切勿 qiè wù by no means ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
诸事 諸事 zhū shì everything; every matter ∼HSK 6
发痒 發癢 fā yǎng to tickle; to itch ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
勾起 勾起 gōu qǐ to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook ∼HSK 6
搭救 搭救 dā jiù to rescue ∼HSK 6
免遭 免遭 miǎn zāo to avoid suffering; to avoid meeting (a fatal accident); spared ∼HSK 6
惊人之举 驚人之舉 jīng rén zhī jǔ to astonish people (with a miraculous feat) ∼HSK 6