Story of Yanxi Palace

Episode review

Encounter at the Imperial Garden

S1E3 · 御花园得罪皇上 yù huā yuán dézuì huángshang

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4.32 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble ∼HSK 6
置气 置氣 zhì qì to get angry; to take offense ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
一个样 一個樣 yī ge yàng the same; of the same type ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
浪子 浪子 làng zǐ loafer; wastrel; prodigal son ∼HSK 6
佛经 佛經 fó jīng Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture ∼HSK 6
挨个儿 挨個兒 āi gè r erhua variant of ∼HSK 6
遮遮掩掩 遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom) ∼HSK 6
酷暑 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat; extremely hot weather ∼HSK 6
护航 護航 hù háng a naval escort; to convoy ∼HSK 6
真龙天子 真龍天子 zhēn lóng tiān zǐ the true dragon, son of Heaven (idiom); the legitimate emperor ∼HSK 6
遮阴 遮陰 zhē yīn to provide shade ∼HSK 6
失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced ∼HSK 6
皇子 皇子 huáng zǐ prince ∼HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6
摊派 攤派 tān pài to apportion expenses, responsibilities etc; to demand contributions ∼HSK 6
痒痒 癢癢 yǎng yang to itch; to tickle ∼HSK 6
偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite ∼HSK 6
眼珠 眼珠 yǎn zhū one's eyes; eyeball ∼HSK 6
受宠 受寵 shòu chǒng to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered ∼HSK 6
另眼相待 另眼相待 lìng yǎn xiāng dài to treat sb with special regard (idiom); to view sb in a new light ∼HSK 6
趟浑水 趟渾水 tāng hún shuǐ (fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
另当别论 另當別論 lìng dāng bié lùn to treat differently; another cup of tea ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
于事无补 於事無補 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful; useless ∼HSK 6
经文 經文 jīng wén scripture text ∼HSK 6
笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink; words; writing ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
经书 經書 jīng shū scriptures ∼HSK 6
复命 復命 fù mìng to report on completion of a mission; debriefing ∼HSK 6
次之 次之 cì zhī to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) ∼HSK 6
分界线 分界線 fēn jiè xiàn dividing line ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
迎娶 迎娶 yíng qǔ (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) ∼HSK 6
视若无睹 視若無睹 shì ruò wú dǔ to turn a blind eye to ∼HSK 6
窝囊 窩囊 wō nang to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly ∼HSK 6
守宫 守宮 shǒu gōng gecko; house lizard ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6
内情 內情 nèi qíng inside story; inside information ∼HSK 6
假手于人 假手於人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén (idiom) to get one's own task done by sb else ∼HSK 6
恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit; devil ∼HSK 6
妃嫔 妃嬪 fēi pín imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
蒙骗 矇騙 mēng piàn to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb ∼HSK 6
通风报信 通風報信 tōng fēng bào xìn to tip off; to pass on secret information (idiom) ∼HSK 6