Nirvana in Fire

Episode review

A Time to Cut Ties

S1E9 · 折翼断羽 游刃有余 shé yì duàn yǔ yóurènyǒuyú

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4.75 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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京兆 京兆 jīng zhào capital of a country ∼HSK 6
户部尚书 戶部尚書 hù bù shàng shū Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) ∼HSK 6
协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager; to assist in managing ∼HSK 6
谕旨 諭旨 yù zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
稀客 稀客 xī kè infrequent visitor ∼HSK 6
良策 良策 liáng cè good plan; good idea ∼HSK 6
廷尉 廷尉 tíng wèi chief judicial officer in imperial China ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
圣心 聖心 shèng xīn Sacred Heart (Christian) ∼HSK 6
逼宫 逼宮 bī gōng to force the king or emperor to abdicate ∼HSK 6
一拜 一拜 yī bài 一: one; a, an; alone · 拜: do obeisance, bow, kowtow ∼HSK 6
英灵 英靈 yīng líng spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; (literary) person of remarkable talent ∼HSK 6
平庸 平庸 píng yōng mediocre; indifferent; commonplace ∼HSK 6
重臣 重臣 zhòng chén important minister; major figure in government ∼HSK 6
应验 應驗 yìng yàn to come true; to come about as predicted; to be fulfilled ∼HSK 6
卷宗 卷宗 juàn zōng file; folder; dossier ∼HSK 6
领情 領情 lǐng qíng to feel grateful to sb; to appreciate the kindness ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
避嫌 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion ∼HSK 6
裁断 裁斷 cái duàn to consider and decide ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
刑堂 刑堂 xíng táng torture chamber ∼HSK 6
大堂 大堂 dà táng lobby ∼HSK 6
差役 差役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
圣谕 聖諭 shèng yù imperial edict; see also 上諭|上谕[shang4 yu4] ∼HSK 6
领命 領命 lǐng mìng to accept an order ∼HSK 6
凑手 湊手 còu shǒu at hand; within easy reach; convenient; handy ∼HSK 6
贤王 賢王 xián wáng sage kings ∼HSK 6
凑齐 湊齊 còu qí to collect all the bits to make a whole ∼HSK 6
竭尽 竭盡 jié jìn to use up; to exhaust ∼HSK 6
震慑 震懾 zhèn shè to awe; to intimidate ∼HSK 6
掣肘 掣肘 chè zhǒu to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder ∼HSK 6
恼怒 惱怒 nǎo nù resentful; angry; to enrage sb ∼HSK 6
文臣 文臣 wén chén civilian court official (in former times) ∼HSK 6
实权 實權 shí quán real power; genuine power ∼HSK 6
迁居 遷居 qiān jū to move (from one residence to another) ∼HSK 6
顺意 順意 shùn yì pleasant; agreeable ∼HSK 6
审时度势 審時度勢 shěn shí duó shì to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock ∼HSK 6
独具 獨具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc) ∼HSK 6
垂青 垂青 chuí qīng to show appreciation for sb; to look upon sb with favor ∼HSK 6
御史 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) ∼HSK 6
添麻烦 添麻煩 tiān má fan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
呈报 呈報 chéng bào to (submit a) report ∼HSK 6
施以 施以 shī yǐ to inflict (punishment); to provide (training etc); to apply (pressure etc) ∼HSK 6
援手 援手 yuán shǒu assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand ∼HSK 6
声浪 聲浪 shēng làng clamor ∼HSK 6