The Longest Day in Chang'an

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S1E41 · 丑 伸展 chǒu shēnzhǎn

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4.53 Intermediate

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老儿 老兒 lǎo ér old man (familiar) ∼HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼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
储君 儲君 chǔ jūn heir apparent to a throne ∼HSK 6
失仪 失儀 shī yí discourteous; failure of etiquette ∼HSK 6
夺权 奪權 duó quán to seize power ∼HSK 6
如若 如若 rú ruò if ∼HSK 6
拱卫 拱衛 gǒng wèi to surround and protect ∼HSK 6
皇权 皇權 huáng quán imperial power ∼HSK 6
藩镇 藩鎮 fān zhèn lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] ∼HSK 6
割据 割據 gē jù to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation ∼HSK 6
专权 專權 zhuān quán autocracy; dictatorship ∼HSK 6
遣散 遣散 qiǎn sàn to disband; to dismiss; demobilization ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
珠玉 珠玉 zhū yù pearls and jades; jewels; clever remark; beautiful writing; gems of wisdom; genius; outstanding person ∼HSK 6
锦绣 錦繡 jǐn xiù beautiful ∼HSK 6
奢靡 奢靡 shē mí extravagant ∼HSK 6
清查 清查 qīng chá to investigate thoroughly; to carefully inspect; to verify; to ferret out (undesirable elements) ∼HSK 6
充裕 充裕 chōng yù abundant; ample; plenty; abundance ∼HSK 6
粮仓 糧倉 liáng cāng granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) ∼HSK 6
烽燧 烽燧 fēng suì fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night) ∼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
依着 依著 yī zhe in accordance with ∼HSK 6
蝼蚁 螻蟻 lóu yǐ lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power ∼HSK 6
命盘 命盤 mìng pán natal chart (astrology) ∼HSK 6
四山五岳 四山五嶽 sì shān wǔ yuè lit. the four mountains and five sacred peaks (idiom); fig. all parts of the country; everywhere ∼HSK 6
上坟 上墳 shàng fén to visit a grave ∼HSK 6
纠结 糾結 jiū jié to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted ∼HSK 6
泄出 洩出 xiè chū to leak out; to release (liquid or gas) ∼HSK 6
投胎 投胎 tóu tāi to be reincarnated ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
谋划 謀劃 móu huà to scheme; to plot; conspiracy ∼HSK 6
筛子 篩子 shāi zi sieve; CL:面[mian4] ∼HSK 6
尽忠 盡忠 jìn zhōng to display utter loyalty; to be loyal to the end ∼HSK 6
异己 異己 yì jǐ dissident; alien; outsider; non-self; others ∼HSK 6
景仰 景仰 jǐng yǎng to admire; to revere; to look up to ∼HSK 6
百余 百餘 bǎi yú a hundred or more ∼HSK 6
寰宇 寰宇 huán yǔ the whole earth; the universe ∼HSK 6
织造 織造 zhī zào to weave; to manufacture by weaving ∼HSK 6
图样 圖樣 tú yàng diagram; blueprint ∼HSK 6
庙堂 廟堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple; imperial court; temple ∼HSK 6
耳报神 耳報神 ě bào shén lit. ear-reporting god (idiom); fig. an informant; a well-informed person who hears everything ∼HSK 6
刺探 刺探 cì tàn to pry into; to spy on; to probe into ∼HSK 6
贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame) ∼HSK 6
享乐 享樂 xiǎng lè to enjoy life; pleasures of life ∼HSK 6
丰功 豐功 fēng gōng brilliant (exploit); meritorious (achievement) ∼HSK 6
伟业 偉業 wěi yè exploit; great undertaking ∼HSK 6
炼丹 煉丹 liàn dān to concoct pills of immortality ∼HSK 6
弑君 弒君 shì jūn regicide; to commit regicide ∼HSK 6
缔造 締造 dì zào to found; to create ∼HSK 6