Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

Paving the Way

S1E41 · 静妃上位 誉王被贬 jìng fēi shàngwèi yù wáng bèi biǎn

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Vocabulary

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无端 無端 wú duān for no reason at all ∼HSK 6
端的 端的 duān dì really; after all; details; particulars ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
不误 不誤 bù wù used in expressions of the form 照V不誤|照V不误[zhao4 xx5 bu4 wu4], in which V is a verb, 照[zhao4] means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照 ∼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
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
低贱 低賤 dī jiàn lowly; humble; cheap; inexpensive ∼HSK 6
懿旨 懿旨 yì zhǐ an imperial decree ∼HSK 6
不计 不計 bù jì to disregard; to take no account of ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
母以子贵 母以子貴 mǔ yǐ zǐ guì a mother's status rises with her son's success (idiom); honored on account of one's son ∼HSK 6
推托 推託 tuī tuō to make excuses; to give an excuse (for not doing something) ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
怀胎 懷胎 huái tāi to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb ∼HSK 6
讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable ∼HSK 6
平庸 平庸 píng yōng mediocre; indifferent; commonplace ∼HSK 6
皇族 皇族 huáng zú the imperial family; royal kin ∼HSK 6
栽赃 栽贓 zāi zāng to frame sb (by planting sth on them) ∼HSK 6
圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) ∼HSK 6
旧情 舊情 jiù qíng old affection ∼HSK 6
原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape; the same as before ∼HSK 6
抹去 抹去 mǒ qù to erase ∼HSK 6
口供 口供 kǒu gòng oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition ∼HSK 6
提审 提審 tí shěn to commit sb for trial; to bring sb for interrogation ∼HSK 6
冤情 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice ∼HSK 6
设局 設局 shè jú to set a trap ∼HSK 6
喊冤 喊冤 hǎn yuān to cry out a grievance ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
狂妄 狂妄 kuáng wàng egotistical; arrogant; brassy ∼HSK 6
盛怒 盛怒 shèng nù enraged; furious ∼HSK 6
笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink; words; writing ∼HSK 6
罪孽 罪孽 zuì niè sin; crime; wrongdoing ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
职衔 職銜 zhí xián title (position within an organization) ∼HSK 6
招亲 招親 zhāo qīn select a spouse ∼HSK 6
文采 文采 wén cǎi literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors ∼HSK 6
在野 在野 zài yě to be out of (political) office; to be out of power ∼HSK 6
素日 素日 sù rì usually ∼HSK 6
拖进 拖進 tuō jìn to drag in ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
经世 經世 jīng shì statecraft ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
年之久 年之久 nián zhī jiǔ period of ... years ∼HSK 6
饱学之士 飽學之士 bǎo xué zhī shì a learned scholar; a person of great erudition (idiom) ∼HSK 6
切磋 切磋 qiē cuō to compare notes; to learn from one another ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
违逆 違逆 wéi nì to disobey; to defy an edict; to violate; to go against; to run counter to ∼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