Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

Xie Yu's Letter

S1E51 · 惊天秘密 冤案真相 jīng tiān mìmì yuān'àn zhēnxiàng

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4.57 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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绝域 絕域 jué yù a faraway and hard-to-reach land (classical) ∼HSK 6
涉险 涉險 shè xiǎn to take risks; involved in adventure ∼HSK 6
参悟 參悟 cān wù to comprehend (the nature of things etc); to achieve enlightenment ∼HSK 6
成佛 成佛 chéng fó become a Buddha ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
感悟 感悟 gǎn wù to come to realize; to appreciate (feelings) ∼HSK 6
喊冤 喊冤 hǎn yuān to cry out a grievance ∼HSK 6
逆鳞 逆鱗 nì lín (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon; (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are ∼HSK 6
抹去 抹去 mǒ qù to erase ∼HSK 6
贤王 賢王 xián wáng sage kings ∼HSK 6
眼睁睁 眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly ∼HSK 6
置身事外 置身事外 zhì shēn - shì wài (idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it ∼HSK 6
坐视不理 坐視不理 zuò shì bù lǐ to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) ∼HSK 6
割舍 割捨 gē shě to give up; to part with ∼HSK 6
洗冤 洗冤 xǐ yuān to right a wrong; to redress an injustice ∼HSK 6
夺权 奪權 duó quán to seize power ∼HSK 6
利器 利器 lì qì sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual ∼HSK 6
积弊 積弊 jī bì age-old (malpractice); long established (corrupt practices); deeply rooted (superstition) ∼HSK 6
去伪存真 去偽存真 qù wěi cún zhēn 去: go away, leave, depart · 伪: false, counterfeit, bogus · 存: exist, live, be; survive; remain · 真: real, actual, true, genuine ∼HSK 6
坦荡 坦蕩 tǎn dàng magnanimous; broad and level ∼HSK 6
英灵 英靈 yīng líng spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; (literary) person of remarkable talent ∼HSK 6
公允 公允 gōng yǔn equitable; fair ∼HSK 6
谋士 謀士 móu shì skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor ∼HSK 6
制衡 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power); checks and balances ∼HSK 6
权术 權術 quán shù art of politics; political tricks (often derog.); power play; to play at politics; underhand trickery ∼HSK 6
相貌 相貌 xiàng mào appearance ∼HSK 6
惊世骇俗 驚世駭俗 jīng shì hài sú universally shocking; to offend the whole of society ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
真假难辨 真假難辨 zhēn jiǎ nán biàn hard to distinguish real from imitation ∼HSK 6
愚钝 愚鈍 yú dùn stupid; slow-witted ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
承蒙 承蒙 chéng méng to be indebted (to sb) ∼HSK 6
赏识 賞識 shǎng shí to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation ∼HSK 6
臣民 臣民 chén mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc) ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6
保命 保命 bǎo mìng to preserve one's life; to ensure one's survival ∼HSK 6
故人 故人 gù rén old friend; the deceased ∼HSK 6
家母 家母 jiā mǔ (polite) my mother ∼HSK 6
磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) ∼HSK 6
伏法 伏法 fú fǎ to be executed ∼HSK 6
宗室 宗室 zōng shì imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine ∼HSK 6
重臣 重臣 zhòng chén important minister; major figure in government ∼HSK 6
昏庸 昏庸 hūn yōng muddleheaded ∼HSK 6
胆大妄为 膽大妄為 dǎn dà wàng wéi daring; presumptuous; daredevil ∼HSK 6
冤情 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice ∼HSK 6
揭穿 揭穿 jiē chuān to expose; to uncover ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
告之 告之 gào zhī to tell sb; to inform ∼HSK 6
冤魂 冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances ∼HSK 6