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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姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
若非 若非 ruò fēi were it not for; if not for ∼HSK 6
侯爵 侯爵 hóu jué marquis ∼HSK 6
尽兴 盡興 jìn xìng to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
险些 險些 xiǎn xiē narrowly; almost; nearly ∼HSK 6
诬蔑 誣蔑 wū miè variant of ∼HSK 6
清净 清淨 qīng jìng peaceful; quiet; tranquil; purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
评理 評理 píng lǐ to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out ∼HSK 6
二郎 二郎 Èr láng Erlangshen, Chinese deity ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
积雪 積雪 jī xuě snow; snow cover; snow mantle ∼HSK 6
攀诬 攀誣 pān wū to frame; to accuse unjustly ∼HSK 6
蛮横 蠻橫 mán hèng rude and unreasonable ∼HSK 6
通判 通判 tōng pàn local magistrate ∼HSK 6
堪舆 堪輿 kān yú geomancy ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
留情 留情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient ∼HSK 6
祸事 禍事 huò shì disaster; doom ∼HSK 6
郎君 郎君 láng jūn young gentleman, husband ∼HSK 6
担待 擔待 dān dài to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility ∼HSK 6
出人命 出人命 chū rén mìng fatal; resulting in sb's death ∼HSK 6
蹊跷 蹊蹺 qī qiāo odd; queer; strange; fishy ∼HSK 6
冤狱 冤獄 yuān yù unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
偷盗 偷盜 tōu dào to steal ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
怀胎 懷胎 huái tāi to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb ∼HSK 6
偏要 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything ∼HSK 6
恼怒 惱怒 nǎo nù resentful; angry; to enrage sb ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
郁结 鬱結 yù jié to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot; emotional issue ∼HSK 6
恩德 恩德 ēn dé benevolence; favor ∼HSK 6
撒野 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously ∼HSK 6
冤情 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice ∼HSK 6
手印 手印 shǒu yìn handprint; fingerprint; thumbprint ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
雾气 霧氣 wù qì fog; mist; vapor ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
如若 如若 rú ruò if ∼HSK 6
惊扰 驚擾 jīng rǎo to alarm; to agitate ∼HSK 6
丛生 叢生 cóng shēng growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) ∼HSK 6
差役 差役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen ∼HSK 6
郎中 郎中 láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could it be (that)...? ; how can...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
打探 打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out ∼HSK 6
娘家 孃家 niáng jiā wife's family (before marriage) ∼HSK 6
何止 何止 hé zhǐ far more than; not just ∼HSK 6