Vocabulary
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| 嬷嬷 嬤嬤 | (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun | |
| 主子 主子 | Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) | |
| 玲珑 玲瓏 | (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble | |
| 置气 置氣 | to get angry; to take offense | |
| 告退 告退 | to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused | |
| 一个样 一個樣 | the same; of the same type | |
| 有何 有何 | what is there | |
| 浪子 浪子 | loafer; wastrel; prodigal son | |
| 佛经 佛經 | Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture | |
| 挨个儿 挨個兒 | erhua variant of | |
| 遮遮掩掩 遮遮掩掩 | to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom) | |
| 酷暑 酷暑 | intense heat; extremely hot weather | |
| 护航 護航 | a naval escort; to convoy | |
| 真龙天子 真龍天子 | 真: real, actual, true, genuine · 龙: dragon; symbolic of emperor · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 子: offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch | |
| 遮阴 遮陰 | to provide shade | |
| 失宠 失寵 | to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced | |
| 皇子 皇子 | prince | |
| 燕窝 燕窩 | edible bird's nest | |
| 摊派 攤派 | to apportion expenses, responsibilities etc; to demand contributions | |
| 痒痒 癢癢 | to itch; to tickle | |
| 偏爱 偏愛 | to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite | |
| 眼珠 眼珠 | one's eyes; eyeball | |
| 受宠 受寵 | to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered | |
| 另眼相待 另眼相待 | 另: another, separate, other · 眼: eye; eyelet, hole, opening · 相: mutual, reciprocal, each other · 待: treat, entertain, receive; wait | |
| 趟浑水 趟渾水 | (fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise | |
| 六宫 六宮 | empress and imperial concubines or their residence | |
| 息怒 息怒 | to calm down; to quell one's anger | |
| 另当别论 另當別論 | to treat differently; another cup of tea | |
| 琵琶 琵琶 | pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard | |
| 于事无补 於事無補 | unhelpful; useless | |
| 经文 經文 | scripture text | |
| 笔墨 筆墨 | pen and ink; words; writing | |
| 恕罪 恕罪 | please forgive me | |
| 经书 經書 | scriptures | |
| 复命 復命 | to report on completion of a mission; debriefing | |
| 次之 次之 | to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) | |
| 分界线 分界線 | dividing line | |
| 时辰 時辰 | two-hour period | |
| 迎娶 迎娶 | (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 视若无睹 視若無睹 | to turn a blind eye to | |
| 窝囊 窩囊 | to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly | |
| 守宫 守宮 | gecko; house lizard | |
| 等不及 等不及 | can't wait | |
| 内情 內情 | inside story; inside information | |
| 假手于人 假手於人 | (idiom) to get one's own task done by sb else | |
| 恶鬼 惡鬼 | evil spirit; devil | |
| 妃嫔 妃嬪 | imperial concubine | |
| 岂不 豈不 | how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? | |
| 蒙骗 矇騙 | to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb | |
| 通风报信 通風報信 | 通: pass through, common, communicate · 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 报: report, tell, announce · 信: trust, believe; letter |