Episode review

Episode 16

S1E16 · 第 16 集 dì 6 jí

HSK 1

4.48 Intermediate

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娘娘娘娘 niáng niang	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt	∼HSK 6
巫蛊巫蠱 wū gǔ	witchcraft	∼HSK 6
奴婢奴婢 nú bì	slave servant	∼HSK 6
姨娘姨娘 yí niáng	maternal aunt; father's concubine (old)	∼HSK 6
解毒解毒 jiě dú	to detoxify; to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine)	∼HSK 6
情郎情郎 qíng láng	boyfriend; paramour (of a woman)	∼HSK 6
事到如今事到如今 shì dào rú jīn	as matters stand; things having reached this stage	∼HSK 6
证据确凿證據確鑿 zhèng jù què záo	the evidence is conclusive (idiom); irrefutable proof	∼HSK 6
拶刑拶刑 zǎn xíng	squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture)	∼HSK 6
可欺可欺 kě qī	gullible; easily bullied; weak	∼HSK 6
光宗耀祖光宗耀祖 guāng zōng yào zǔ	to bring honor to one's ancestors	∼HSK 6
狡辩狡辯 jiǎo biàn	to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses	∼HSK 6
谨小慎微謹小慎微 jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi	overcautious and timid (idiom); excessively careful about trifles	∼HSK 6
费尽心思費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si	to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through	∼HSK 6
记仇記仇 jì chóu	to hold a grudge	∼HSK 6
大功大功 dà gōng	great merit; great service	∼HSK 6
假扮假扮 jiǎ bàn	to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else	∼HSK 6
戴罪立功戴罪立功 dài zuì lì gōng	to redeem oneself by good deeds while bearing guilt (idiom); to atone for a crime through meritorious service	∼HSK 6
禀告稟告 bǐng gào	to report (to one's superior)	∼HSK 6
调制調制 tiáo zhì	to modulate; modulation	∼HSK 6
善罢干休善罷干休 shàn bà - gān xiū	variant of	∼HSK 6
禁足禁足 jìn zú	to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat	∼HSK 6
格杀勿论格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn	to be executed on the spot without trial (idiom); shoot/kill on sight without question	∼HSK 6
败露敗露 bài lù	(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed	∼HSK 6
行凶行兇 xíng xiōng	violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder)	∼HSK 6
肆意肆意 sì yì	wantonly; recklessly; willfully	∼HSK 6
私藏私藏 sī cáng	to keep hidden; to keep in one's private possession; secret store; stash	∼HSK 6
审问審問 shěn wèn	to interrogate; to examine; to question	∼HSK 6
有心无力有心無力 yǒu xīn wú lì	to have the will but not the strength (idiom); willing but unable to help	∼HSK 6
兴亡興亡 xīng wáng	to flourish and decay; rise and fall	∼HSK 6
喊冤喊冤 hǎn yuān	to cry out a grievance	∼HSK 6
眼睁睁眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly	∼HSK 6
圣上聖上 shèng shàng	Your Majesty	∼HSK 6
分忧分憂 fēn yōu	to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties	∼HSK 6
粗陋粗陋 cū lòu	crude; coarse; unsophisticated; shallow	∼HSK 6
琴棋书画琴棋書畫 qín - qí - shū - huà	(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person	∼HSK 6
样样樣樣 yàng yàng	all kinds	∼HSK 6
私相授受私相授受 sī xiāng shòu shòu	to give and receive in private (idiom); to transfer (property/favors) secretly without authority	∼HSK 6
清白清白 qīng bái	pure; innocent	∼HSK 6
怪罪怪罪 guài zuì	to blame	∼HSK 6
妄为妄為 wàng wéi	to take rash action	∼HSK 6
赏赐賞賜 shǎng cì	to bestow a reward; a reward	∼HSK 6
进宫進宮 jìn gōng	to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail	∼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
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
家母家母 jiā mǔ	(polite) my mother	∼HSK 6
从母從母 cóng mǔ	maternal aunt	∼HSK 6
莫大莫大 mò dà	greatest; most important	∼HSK 6
微臣微臣 wēi chén	this small official; humble servant	∼HSK 6
有何有何 yǒu hé	what is there	∼HSK 6