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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圣旨 聖旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
悔罪 悔罪 huǐ zuì to repent; to be contrite ∼HSK 6
谋士 謀士 móu shì skilled manipulator; tactician; strategist; advisor; counsellor ∼HSK 6
阴险 陰險 yīn xiǎn treacherous; sinister ∼HSK 6
狼烟 狼煙 láng yān smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces ∼HSK 6
为伍 為伍 wéi wǔ to associate with; to keep company with ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced ∼HSK 6
料想 料想 liào xiǎng to expect; to presume; to think (sth is likely) ∼HSK 6
筹谋 籌謀 chóu móu to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for ∼HSK 6
易主 易主 yì zhǔ (of property) to change owners; (of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands ∼HSK 6
为期不远 為期不遠 wéi qī bù yuǎn in the near future; not far off (idiom); soon to come ∼HSK 6
一腔 一腔 yī qiāng full of (zeal, anger etc) ∼HSK 6
万劫不复 萬劫不復 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation; with no hope of reprieve ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
纯良 純良 chún liáng pure and kindhearted ∼HSK 6
宅子 宅子 zhái zi house; residence ∼HSK 6
斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn to cut off; to chop sth in half ∼HSK 6
臂膀 臂膀 bì bǎng arm ∼HSK 6
始料未及 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events ∼HSK 6
一族 一族 yī zú social group; subculture; family; clan; see also 族[zu2] ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
朝野 朝野 cháo yě all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people ∼HSK 6
伏击 伏擊 fú jī ambush; to ambush ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
夜盲 夜盲 yè máng night blindness ∼HSK 6
孽障 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature ∼HSK 6
撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support; to brace ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
缩头乌龟 縮頭烏龜 suō tóu wū guī a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken ∼HSK 6
不怎么样 不怎麼樣 bù zěn me yàng not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it HSK 6
恩人 恩人 ēn rén a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else HSK 6
不择手段 不擇手段 bù zé shǒu duàn by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
只得 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to HSK 6
近日 近日 jìn rì (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days HSK 6
母子 母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest HSK 6
曲子 曲子 qǔ zi poem for singing; tune; music HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
明日 明日 míng rì tomorrow HSK 6
往来 往來 wǎng lái dealings; contacts; to go back and forth HSK 6
事后 事後 shì hòu after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
便是 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as HSK 6
恰好 恰好 qià hǎo as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
评 評 píng to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) HSK 6
特意 特意 tè yì specially; intentionally HSK 6