The Story of Ming Lan

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Season 1 — The Story of Ming Lan

知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 zhī fǒu zhī fǒu yīng shì lǜ féi hóng shòu

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Vocabulary

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靠岸 靠岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall ∼HSK 5
誓 誓 shì swear, pledge; oath ∼HSK 5
仕途 仕途 shì tú official career (formal) ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
鞭 鞭 biān whip; whip; string of firecrackers ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
擅 擅 shàn monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
榻 榻 tà cot, couch, bed ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
辱 辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
何尝 何嘗 hé cháng (rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that... ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
贵府 貴府 guì fǔ your home (honorific) ∼HSK 5
旁人 旁人 páng rén other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
繁多 繁多 fán duō many and varied; of many different kinds ∼HSK 5
轻狂 輕狂 qīng kuáng frivolous ∼HSK 5
孩儿 孩兒 hái r child (term of address) ∼HSK 5
憾 憾 hàn to regret, remorse; dissatisfied ∼HSK 5
熄 熄 xī put out, extinguish, quash ∼HSK 5
前厅 前廳 qián tīng anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc) ∼HSK 5
认输 認輸 rèn shū to concede; to admit defeat ∼HSK 5
插花 插花 chā huā flower arranging; ikebana ∼HSK 5
抬举 抬舉 tái ju to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly; Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] ∼HSK 5
徒 徒 Tú disciple ∼HSK 5
凭空 憑空 píng kōng baseless (lie); without foundation ∼HSK 5
彻查 徹查 chè chá to investigate thoroughly ∼HSK 5
显贵 顯貴 xiǎn guì dignitary; distinguished person; royalty; nobleman; big shot ∼HSK 5
青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor ∼HSK 5
廷 廷 tíng court ∼HSK 5
豪门 豪門 háo mén wealthy and influential family ∼HSK 5
聪慧 聰慧 cōng huì bright; intelligent ∼HSK 5
舍弟 舍弟 shè dì my younger brother (humble term) ∼HSK 5
嗣 嗣 sì to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs ∼HSK 5
姻亲 姻親 yīn qīn relation by marriage; in-laws ∼HSK 5
糟践 糟踐 zāo jian to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously ∼HSK 5
矜 矜 jīn pity, feel sorry for, show sympat ∼HSK 5
骨血 骨血 gǔ xuè flesh and blood; one's offspring ∼HSK 5
窟 窟 kū hole, cave; cellar; underground ∼HSK 5
侯 侯 Hóu marquis, lord; target in archery ∼HSK 5
小姑 小姑 xiǎo gū father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
闺 閨 guī small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women ∼HSK 5
品茶 品茶 pǐn chá to taste tea; to sip tea ∼HSK 5
忒 忒 tè excessive; too; very-usually of objectionable things; to err; to mistake; changeable ∼HSK 5
眷 眷 juàn take interest in, care for ∼HSK 5
汤婆子 湯婆子 tāng pó zi hot-water bottle ∼HSK 5
果子 果子 guǒzi fruit ∼HSK 5