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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固步自封 固步自封 gù bù zì fēng to be content with the status quo; to refuse to make progress; complacent and stagnant (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
烈火烹油 烈火烹油 liè huǒ pēng yóu lit. to pour oil on a fierce fire (idiom); fig. fleeting prosperity at its peak before the fall; outwardly flourishing Idiom ∼HSK 7
繁花似锦 繁花似錦 fán huā sì jǐn lit. a profusion of flowers like brocade (idiom); fig. a blaze of gorgeous colors; a scene of flourishing splendor Idiom ∼HSK 7
栋梁之才 棟樑之才 dòng liáng zhī cái the makings of a pillar of state; person of great talent and ability (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù to talk it over again and again; to go on and on about something (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
沸沸扬扬 沸沸揚揚 fèi fèi yáng yáng bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz Idiom HSK 7
顺理成章 順理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text) Idiom HSK 7
一目了然 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
免不了 免不了 miǎn bù liǎo unavoidable; can't be avoided Xiehouyu HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) HSK 7
改日 改日 gǎi rì another day; some other day HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
怠慢 怠慢 dài màn to slight; to neglect HSK 7
看热闹 看熱鬧 kàn rè nao to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are HSK 7
供奉 供奉 gòng fèng to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god) HSK 7
刁难 刁難 diāo nàn to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diāo nán] HSK 7
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
情理 情理 qíng lǐ reason; sense HSK 7
疙瘩 疙瘩 gē da swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem HSK 7
杜绝 杜絕 dù jué to put an end to HSK 7
字迹 字跡 zì jì handwriting HSK 7
挂念 掛念 guà niàn concerned HSK 7
方方面面 方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides; all aspects; multifaceted HSK 7
争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short HSK 7
休养 休養 xiū yǎng to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce HSK 7
瘟疫 瘟疫 wēn yì plague; pestilence HSK 7
见效 見效 jiàn xiào to have the desired effect HSK 7
草率 草率 cǎo shuài careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious HSK 7
架势 架勢 jià shi attitude; position (on an issue etc) HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
抗衡 抗衡 kàng héng to compete with; to vie with; to counter HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
劳累 勞累 láo lèi tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil HSK 7
火药 火藥 huǒ yào gunpowder HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
忌 忌 jì to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth HSK 7
如实 如實 rú shí as things really are; realistic HSK 7
当众 當眾 dāng zhòng in public; in front of everybody HSK 7
莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú nothing can surpass HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
无非 無非 wú fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
缓和 緩和 huǎn hé to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild HSK 7
一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go HSK 7
陷害 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7