Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

A Midnight Visitor

S1E8 · 兰园藏尸 夺嫡风起 lán yuán zàng shī duó dí fēng qǐ

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4.37 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
京兆 京兆 jīng zhào capital of a country ∼HSK 6
宗主 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan; natural leader; person of prestige and authority in a domain; suzerain ∼HSK 6
尸首 屍首 shī shou dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離|尸首分离[shi1shou5-fen1li2] or 屍首異處|尸首异处[shi1shou5-yi4chu4], decapitation is implied.) ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
户部尚书 戶部尚書 hù bù shàng shū Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) ∼HSK 6
保命 保命 bǎo mìng to preserve one's life; to ensure one's survival ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
案情 案情 àn qíng details of a case; case ∼HSK 6
冤情 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice ∼HSK 6
景致 景緻 jǐng zhì view; scenery; scene ∼HSK 6
朝臣 朝臣 cháo chén court councilor ∼HSK 6
斗殴 鬥毆 dòu ōu to brawl; to scuffle ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
尽力而为 盡力而為 jìn lì ér wéi to try one's utmost; to strive ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
人脉 人脈 rén mài contacts; connections; network ∼HSK 6
不肖 不肖 bù xiào (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy ∼HSK 6
男丁 男丁 nán dīng adult male ∼HSK 6
狎妓 狎妓 xiá jì (old) to visit prostitutes ∼HSK 6
逗乐 逗樂 dòu lè to amuse oneself; to clown around; to provoke laughter ∼HSK 6
荒废 荒廢 huāng fèi to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study) ∼HSK 6
陈年 陳年 chén nián (of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding ∼HSK 6
攀扯 攀扯 pān chě to implicate ∼HSK 6
心腹 心腹 xīn fù trusted aide; confidant ∼HSK 6
灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
回旋 迴旋 huí xuán variant of 迴旋|回旋[hui2xuan2] ∼HSK 6
刑案 刑案 xíng àn criminal case ∼HSK 6
挨个 挨個 āi gè one by one; in turn ∼HSK 6
审问 審問 shěn wèn to interrogate; to examine; to question ∼HSK 6
堂堂 堂堂 táng táng grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance ∼HSK 6
敞亮 敞亮 chǎng liàng bright and spacious ∼HSK 6
好恶 好惡 hào wù lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste ∼HSK 6
偏袒 偏袒 piān tǎn to bare one shoulder; (fig.) to side with; to discriminate in favor of ∼HSK 6
毫不留情 毫不留情 háo bù liú qíng to show no quarter; ruthless; relentless ∼HSK 6
抛出 拋出 pāo chū to toss; to throw out ∼HSK 6
举凡 舉凡 jǔ fán such things as ...; examples including ... (etc); without exception; every; any ∼HSK 6
礼贤下士 禮賢下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise ∼HSK 6
偏私 偏私 piān sī to practice favoritism ∼HSK 6
霸业 霸業 bà yè the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony ∼HSK 6
胸宽 胸寬 xiōng kuān width of chest ∼HSK 6
踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
罪人 罪人 zuì rén sinner ∼HSK 6
邀约 邀約 yāo yuē to invite; invitation ∼HSK 6
漩涡 漩渦 xuán wō whirlpool; eddy; vortex; (fig.) maelstrom ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6