The Princess Weiyoung

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Episode 22

S1E22 · 第 22 集 dì jí

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4.67 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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以卵击石 以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
如虎添翼 如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
置之不理 置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside Idiom ∼HSK 6
忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth Idiom ∼HSK 6
妇人之仁 婦人之仁 fù rén zhī rén excessive tendency to clemency (idiom); soft-hearted (pejorative) Idiom ∼HSK 6
不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié to not bother about trifles (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota Idiom ∼HSK 6
卑鄙无耻 卑鄙無恥 bēi bǐ - wú chǐ (idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity Idiom ∼HSK 6
一视同仁 一視同仁 yī shì tóng rén to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people Idiom ∼HSK 6
后患无穷 後患無窮 hòu huàn - wú qióng (idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6
反叛 反叛 fǎn pàn to rebel; to revolt ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
外祖母 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ mother's mother; maternal grandmother ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
儿媳妇 兒媳婦 ér xí fù daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
出嫁 出嫁 chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
归顺 歸順 guī shùn to surrender and pay allegiance to ∼HSK 6
行刑 行刑 xíng xíng to carry out a (death) sentence; execution ∼HSK 6
顾忌 顧忌 gù jì to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple ∼HSK 6
险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else ∼HSK 6
临终 臨終 lín zhōng approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave ∼HSK 6
安身立命 安身立命 ān shēn - lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life ∼HSK 6
尽心 盡心 jìn xīn with all of one's heart ∼HSK 6
沾满 沾滿 zhān mǎn muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
柱石 柱石 zhù shí pillar ∼HSK 6
双刃剑 雙刃劍 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) ∼HSK 6
姨娘 姨娘 yí niáng maternal aunt; father's concubine (old) ∼HSK 6
钦赐 欽賜 qīn cì (of an emperor) to bestow ∼HSK 6
昏君 昏君 hūn jūn incapable ruler ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
莫不是 莫不是 mò bù shì probably; perhaps; could it be that...? ∼HSK 6
农庄 農莊 nóng zhuāng farm; ranch ∼HSK 6
娘家 孃家 niáng jiā wife's family (before marriage) ∼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
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
捉拿 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest; to catch a criminal ∼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
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
招致 招致 zhāo zhì to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to ∼HSK 6
矿场 礦場 kuàng chǎng a mine; pit ∼HSK 6