Nirvana in Fire

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Principles of Loyalty

S1E6 · 才冠绝伦 步步为营 cái guàn juélún bùbùwéiyíng

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Vocabulary

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开恩 開恩 kāi ēn show mercy ∼HSK 6
以下犯上 以下犯上 yǐ xià fàn shàng to disrespect one's superiors; to offend one's elders ∼HSK 6
素日 素日 sù rì usually ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
胆大妄为 膽大妄為 dǎn dà wàng wéi daring; presumptuous; daredevil ∼HSK 6
良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance; a golden opportunity ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
皇儿 皇兒 huáng rén imperial child ∼HSK 6
谋划 謀劃 móu huà to scheme; to plot; conspiracy ∼HSK 6
小婿 小婿 xiǎo xù humble son-in-law ∼HSK 6
御史 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) ∼HSK 6
罪过 罪過 zuì guo sin; offense ∼HSK 6
卑劣 卑劣 bēi liè base; mean; despicable ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
褫夺 褫奪 chǐ duó to deprive; to strip of ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
禁足 禁足 jìn zú to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat ∼HSK 6
轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it) ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
功过 功過 gōng guò merits and demerits; contributions and errors ∼HSK 6
相抵 相抵 xiāng dǐ to balance up; to offset; to counterbalance ∼HSK 6
锦缎 錦緞 jǐn duàn brocade ∼HSK 6
以资 以資 yǐ zī by way of; to serve as ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
跟斗 跟斗 gēn dou somersault; fall; tumble; (fig.) setback; failure ∼HSK 6
庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed ∼HSK 6
稀客 稀客 xī kè infrequent visitor ∼HSK 6
逃过一劫 逃過一劫 táo guò yī jié (idiom) to survive a calamity; to get through a crisis ∼HSK 6
致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement ∼HSK 6
隐秘 隱秘 yǐn mì secret; hidden ∼HSK 6
领命 領命 lǐng mìng to accept an order ∼HSK 6
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
不计 不計 bù jì to disregard; to take no account of ∼HSK 6
作保 作保 zuò bǎo to act as surety for sb; to be sb's guarantor; to stand bail for sb ∼HSK 6
天赐 天賜 tiān cì bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
姑母 姑母 gū mǔ father's sister; paternal aunt ∼HSK 6
好恶 好惡 hào wù lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste ∼HSK 6
虚言 虛言 xū yán empty words; false words ∼HSK 6
罪魁 罪魁 zuì kuí criminal ringleader; chief culprit; fig. cause of a problem ∼HSK 6
袒护 袒護 tǎn hù to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side ∼HSK 6
拨弄 撥弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
刻意为之 刻意為之 kè yì wéi zhī to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately ∼HSK 6
瞬时 瞬時 shùn shí instantaneous ∼HSK 6
奸佞 奸佞 jiān nìng crafty and fawning ∼HSK 6
构陷 構陷 gòu xiàn to frame; to bring false charges against ∼HSK 6
浴血 浴血 yù xuè blood-soaked ∼HSK 6
帝都 帝都 dì dū imperial capital ∼HSK 6