//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/25 words - 3 min
根据[根據]	gen1 ju4	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
历史[歷史]	li4 shi3	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]	1
传说[傳說]	chuan2 shuo1	legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...	2
改编[改編]	gai3 bian1	to adapt; to rearrange; to revise	1
北宋[北宋]	Bei3 Song4	the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)	1
年间[年間]	nian2 jian1	in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)	2
东京[東京]	Dong1 jing1	Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)	289
白昼[白晝]	bai2 zhou4	daytime	2
现[現]	xian4	to appear; present; now; existing; current	12
昌[昌]	chang1	prosperous; flourishing	5
武[武]	wu3	martial; military	9
皇[皇]	huang2	emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]	54
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	84
司[司]	si1	to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)	364
探[探]	tan4	to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward	15
亲事[親事]	qin1 shi4	marriage; CL:門|门[men2]	9
官[官]	guan1	government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]	393
孔[孔]	kong3	hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings	4
午[午]	wu3	7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)	4
大逆不道[大逆不道]	da4 ni4 bu4 dao4	disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)	1
谣言[謠言]	yao2 yan2	rumor	4
指使[指使]	zhi3 shi3	to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)	10
编[編]	bian1	to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate	6
全都[全都]	quan2 dou1	all; without exception	22
仁和[仁和]	Ren2 he2	Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 shi4], south Sichuan	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/50 words - 4 min
知县[知縣]	zhi1 xian4	county head magistrate (old)	10
卫[衛]	wei4	to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet	10
英[英]	ying1	hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom	3
皇后[皇后]	huang2 hou4	empress; imperial consort	64
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time	5
失[失]	shi1	to lose; to miss; to fail	14
贞[貞]	zhen1	chaste	6
官家[官家]	guan1 jia1	emperor; government; official	293
十几[十幾]	shi2 ji3	more than ten; a dozen or more	19
幅[幅]	fu2	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures	60
证据[證據]	zheng4 ju4	evidence; proof; testimony	21
哪儿[哪兒]	na3 r5	where?; wherever; anywhere	107
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to	423
帆[帆]	fan1	sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas	301
阎罗[閻羅]	Yan2 luo2	Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja	35
指挥[指揮]	zhi3 hui1	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]	81
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger	228
认得[認得]	ren4 de5	to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know	5
从实招来[從實招來]	cong2 shi2 zhao1 lai2	to own up to the facts	1
钱塘[錢塘]	Qian2 tang2	Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]	124
公[公]	gong1	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)	109
果然[果然]	guo3 ran2	really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed	27
名不虚传[名不虛傳]	ming2 bu4 xu1 chuan2	lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation	3
嫌犯[嫌犯]	xian2 fan4	criminal suspect	2
活活[活活]	huo2 huo2	while still alive; simply; totally	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/75 words - 4 min
晕[暈]	yun1	confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out	12
晕[暈]	yun4	dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun	12
谬[謬]	miu4	to deceive; to confuse; to cheat; absurd; erroneous	5
愧不敢当[愧不敢當]	kui4 bu4 gan3 dang1	lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You flatter me too much.	2
何必[何必]	he2 bi4	there is no need; why should	24
谦[謙]	qian1	modest	10
同党[同黨]	tong2 dang3	member of the same party; member of the same group; accomplice	4
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply	9
线索[線索]	xian4 suo3	trail; clues; thread (of a story)	1
本事[本事]	ben3 shi5	ability; skill	25
想必[想必]	xiang3 bi4	presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely	12
此[此]	ci3	this; these	134
案[案]	an4	(legal) case; incident; record; file; table	61
水落石出[水落石出]	shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1	as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light	2
起程[起程]	qi3 cheng2	to set out; to leave	2
亲赴[親赴]	qin1 fu4	to travel to (a place where duty calls)	1
江南[江南]	Jiang1 nan2	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)	57
某[某]	mou3	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such	43
信得过[信得過]	xin4 de5 guo4	trustworthy; reliable	2
圣人[聖人]	sheng4 ren2	saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; the current reigning Emperor	48
乃[乃]	nai3	to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon	19
天下[天下]	tian1 xia4	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule	20
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female	13
辅佐[輔佐]	fu3 zuo3	to assist (usually a ruler)	3
贤[賢]	xian2	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation	9
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	47
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/100 words - 5 min
朝中[朝中]	Chao2 Zhong1	North Korea-China	21
清流[清流]	Qing1 liu2	Qingliu county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian	41
一党[一黨]	yi1 dang3	one-party (state)	1
视[視]	shi4	to look at; to regard; to inspect	9
眼中钉[眼中釘]	yan3 zhong1 ding1	a thorn in one's side	2
带回[帶回]	dai4 hui2	to bring back	2
京[京]	jing1	capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)	87
就地[就地]	jiu4 di4	locally; on the spot	1
销[銷]	xiao1	to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin	2
务必[務必]	wu4 bi4	must; to need to; to be sure to	14
保密[保密]	bao3 mi4	to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy	6
涉[涉]	she4	to wade; to be involved; to concern; to experience; to enter (classical)	8
宫[宮]	gong1	palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale	66
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish	28
隐[隱]	yin3	secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-	5
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more	59
官员[官員]	guan1 yuan2	official (in an organization or government); administrator	11
多嘴[多嘴]	duo1 zui3	talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly	4
总之[總之]	zong3 zhi1	in a word; in short; in brief	13
尽管[儘管]	jin3 guan3	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating	6
放手[放手]	fang4 shou3	to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand	6
咱们[咱們]	zan2 men5	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]	295
号令[號令]	hao4 ling4	an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command	3
纵[縱]	zong4	warp (the vertical threads in weaving); vertical; longitudinal; north-south (lines of longitude); lengthwise; to release; to indulge; even if	6
遣[遣]	qian3	to dispatch; to send; to dispel	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/125 words - 6 min
伺[伺]	si4	to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy	1
察[察]	cha2	to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident	10
不当[不當]	bu4 dang4	unsuitable; improper; inappropriate	5
隶[隸]	li4	attached to; scribe	4
台[臺]	tai2	platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines	8
衙[衙]	ya2	office; yamen 衙門|衙门	38
辖制[轄制]	xia2 zhi4	to control	1
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance	11
长眼[長眼]	zhang3 yan3	to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious	4
放出[放出]	fang4 chu1	to let off; to give out	2
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	15
若是[若是]	ruo4 shi4	if	35
立下[立下]	li4 xia4	to set up; to establish	5
大功[大功]	da4 gong1	great merit; great service	6
保[保]	bao3	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)	5
前途无量[前途無量]	qian2 tu2 wu2 liang4	to have boundless prospects	1
收拾[收拾]	shou1 shi5	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb	29
即刻[即刻]	ji2 ke4	immediately; instant; instantly	1
县[縣]	xian4	county	53
赵[趙]	zhao4	to surpass (old)	402
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name	99
铺[鋪]	pu1	to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker	23
铺[鋪]	pu4	plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station	23
娘子[娘子]	niang2 zi3	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman	535
盼[盼]	pan4	to hope for; to long for; to expect	611
儿[兒]	er2	child; son	650
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/150 words - 6 min
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9	29
桃花[桃花]	tao2 hua1	peach blossom; (fig.) love affair	14
欧阳[歐陽]	Ou1 yang2	two-character surname Ouyang	321
邻居[鄰居]	lin2 ju1	neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
行商[行商]	hang2 shang1	traveling salesman; itinerant trader; hawker; peddler	1
孙[孫]	sun1	grandson; descendant	48
娘[娘]	niang2	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	394
鹿[鹿]	lu4	deer	5
鸣[鳴]	ming2	to cry (of birds, animals and insects)	6
饼[餅]	bing3	round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1]	16
里头[裡頭]	li3 tou5	inside; interior	19
桂花[桂花]	gui4 hua1	osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans	27
蜜[蜜]	mi4	honey	4
讨[討]	tao3	to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study	20
蟾[蟾]	chan2	moon; (striped) toad	2
摘[摘]	zhai1	to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)	8
桂[桂]	gui4	cassia; laurel	1
口彩[口彩]	kou3 cai3	complimentary remarks; well-wishing	2
妳[妳]	ni3	you (female); variant of 你[ni3]	3042
一会儿[一會兒]	yi1 hui4 r5	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]	41
但凡[但凡]	dan4 fan2	every single; as long as	3
那儿[那兒]	na4 r5	there	67
寄卖[寄賣]	ji4 mai4	to consign for sale	1
果子[果子]	guo3 zi5	fruit	93
准[準]	zhun3	accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-	12
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/175 words - 8 min
客[客]	ke4	customer; visitor; guest	34
九成[九成]	jiu3 cheng2	nine-tenths; ninety percent	5
瞧[瞧]	qiao2	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit	63
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet	9
若[若]	ruo4	to seem; like; as; if	64
魁星[魁星]	Kui2 xing1	stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper; Kuixing, Daoist God of fate	1
老爷[老爺]	lao3 ye5	(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather	9
保佑[保佑]	bao3 you4	to bless and protect; blessing	12
落榜[落榜]	luo4 bang3	to fail the imperial exams; to flunk	4
触[觸]	chu4	to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions	2
楣[楣]	mei2	lintel; crossbeam	2
自打[自打]	zi4 da3	(coll.) since	11
裙子[裙子]	qun2 zi5	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
绿[綠]	lu:4	green	8
帕子[帕子]	pa4 zi5	kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf	3
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish	12
伺候[伺候]	ci4 hou4	to serve; to wait upon	4
运[運]	yun4	to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate	21
等着瞧[等著瞧]	deng3 zhe5 qiao2	wait and see (who is right)	2
不光[不光]	bu4 guang1	not the only one; not only	13
猪[豬]	zhu1	hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]	24
袖[袖]	xiu4	sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve	3
比划[比劃]	bi3 hua5	to gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher; to fight; to come to blows	2
开张[開張]	kai1 zhang1	to open a business; first transaction of a business day	28
壶[壺]	hu2	pot; classifier for bottled liquid	11
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/200 words - 9 min
源[源]	yuan2	root; source; origin	3
进士[進士]	jin4 shi4	successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate	48
夫人[夫人]	fu1 ren5	lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]	29
运气[運氣]	yun4 qi5	luck (good or bad)	2
读书人[讀書人]	du2 shu1 ren2	scholar; intellectual	9
在乎[在乎]	zai4 hu5	to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]	6
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few	41
接到[接到]	jie1 dao4	to receive (letter etc)	3
凤[鳳]	feng4	phoenix	17
冠[冠]	guan1	hat; crown; crest; cap	14
霞[霞]	xia2	rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset	13
帔[帔]	pei4	cape	13
大门[大門]	da4 men2	entrance; door; gate; large and influential family	1
迈[邁]	mai4	to take a step; to stride	2
老家[老家]	lao3 jia1	native place; place of origin; home state or region	2
买好[買好]	mai3 hao3	to ingratiate oneself	1
邓州[鄧州]	Deng4 zhou1	Dengzhou county level city in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan	4
计划[計劃]	ji4 hua4	plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	1
妥当[妥當]	tuo3 dang5	appropriate; proper; ready	3
要点[要點]	yao4 dian3	main point; essential	1
豆[豆]	dou4	bean; pea; CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]; sacrificial vessel	11
果[果]	guo3	fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really	21
客官[客官]	ke4 guan1	(polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc)	17
爽利[爽利]	shuang3 li4	efficient; brisk; neat	2
脾气[脾氣]	pi2 qi5	character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:個|个[ge4]	18
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/225 words - 10 min
如鱼得水[如魚得水]	ru2 yu2 de2 shui3	like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings	1
宵禁[宵禁]	xiao1 jin4	night curfew	2
灯火通明[燈火通明]	deng1 huo3 tong1 ming2	brightly lit	1
方[方]	fang1	square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter	52
爹[爹]	die1	dad	126
打扮[打扮]	da3 ban5	to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress	5
仙女[仙女]	xian1 nu:3	fairy	1
似的[似的]	shi4 de5	seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]	12
铺子[鋪子]	pu4 zi5	store; shop	14
脂[脂]	zhi1	fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin	1
香粉[香粉]	xiang1 fen3	face powder; talcum powder	1
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff	9
衣裳[衣裳]	yi1 shang5	clothes	18
线[線]	xian4	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)	2
缝[縫]	feng2	to sew; to stitch	2
缝[縫]	feng4	seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]	2
瞎[瞎]	xia1	blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose	13
掌柜[掌櫃]	zhang3 gui4	shopkeeper	83
紫苏[紫蘇]	zi3 su1	beefsteak plant; shiso; Perilla frutescens	8
饮[飲]	yin3	to drink	53
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	27
慢用[慢用]	man4 yong4	same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]	14
此地[此地]	ci3 di4	here; this place	2
清静[清靜]	qing1 jing4	quiet; peaceful and quiet	11
您好[您好]	nin2 hao3	hello (polite)	2
茶坊[茶坊]	cha2 fang2	teahouse	148
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/250 words - 11 min
绝色[絕色]	jue2 se4	(of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning	4
样样[樣樣]	yang4 yang4	all kinds	2
齐全[齊全]	qi2 quan2	complete; comprehensive	1
戏[戲]	xi4	trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]	19
栩栩如生[栩栩如生]	xu3 xu3 ru2 sheng1	vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic	1
有劳[有勞]	you3 lao2	(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)	14
盏[盞]	zhan3	a small cup; classifier for lamps	29
青[青]	qing1	green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)	18
髓[髓]	sui3	marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem)	2
梅[梅]	mei2	plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)	6
蜜饯[蜜餞]	mi4 jian4	food preserved in sugar or honey	4
加点[加點]	jia1 dian3	to work extra hours; to do overtime	1
姜[姜]	jiang1	variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]	1
盐[鹽]	yan2	salt; CL:粒[li4]	2
乡[鄉]	xiang1	country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)	6
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral	7
村[村]	cun1	village	4
妇[婦]	fu4	woman	21
京城[京城]	jing1 cheng2	capital of a country	28
红粉[紅粉]	hong2 fen3	rouge and powder; (fig.) the fair sex	1
佳人[佳人]	jia1 ren2	beautiful woman	5
相提并论[相提並論]	xiang1 ti2 bing4 lun4	to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)	4
完了[完了]	wan2 le5	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no	22
案子[案子]	an4 zi5	long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case	18
调[調]	diao4	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody	21
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite	21
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/275 words - 12 min
多谢[多謝]	duo1 xie4	many thanks; thanks a lot	72
正事[正事]	zheng4 shi4	one's proper business	15
招供[招供]	zhao1 gong4	to confess	2
宴[宴]	yan4	feast; repose	107
图[圖]	tu2	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek	94
浙[浙]	Zhe4	abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China	5
转运[轉運]	zhuan3 yun4	to forward goods; to ship; to distribute; transshipment; a lucky break; change of fortune (for the better)	6
判官[判官]	pan4 guan1	magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties); mythological underworld judge	4
杨[楊]	yang2	poplar	49
属下[屬下]	shu3 xia4	subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary	7
无能[無能]	wu2 neng2	incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless	6
吩咐[吩咐]	fen1 fu4	to tell; to instruct; to command	25
事关[事關]	shi4 guan1	to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for	11
尽量[盡量]	jin4 liang4	as much as possible; to the greatest extent	2
据[據]	ju4	according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy	5
无意中[無意中]	wu2 yi4 zhong1	accidentally; unintentionally; unexpectedly	1
收藏[收藏]	shou1 cang2	to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (Internet)	4
古怪[古怪]	gu3 guai4	eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer	8
认死理[認死理]	ren4 si3 li3	obstinate; opinionated	1
倘若[倘若]	tang3 ruo4	provided that; supposing that; if	3
上门[上門]	shang4 men2	to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family	9
多半[多半]	duo1 ban4	most; mostly; most likely	27
悄悄[悄悄]	qiao1 qiao1	quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]	14
潜入[潛入]	qian2 ru4	to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into	2
府[府]	fu3	seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)	74
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/300 words - 15 min
站住[站住]	zhan4 zhu4	to stand	36
刀[刀]	dao1	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs	33
老子[老子]	lao3 zi5	father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)	39
住手[住手]	zhu4 shou3	to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand	15
退出[退出]	tui4 chu1	to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)	1
茶楼[茶樓]	cha2 lou2	tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong)	5
伤人[傷人]	shang1 ren2	to injure sb	3
好说[好說]	hao3 shuo1	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me	6
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	15
匹[匹]	pi3	classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower	2
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess	37
有钱[有錢]	you3 qian2	well-off; wealthy	28
铜[銅]	tong2	copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	4
盆[盆]	pen2	basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
大哥[大哥]	da4 ge1	eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss	31
龙骨[龍骨]	long2 gu3	keel; dragon bones (ancient bones used in TCM)	1
骨[骨]	gu3	bone	4
碎[碎]	sui4	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary	11
蹄[蹄]	ti2	hoof; pig's trotters	1
膀[膀]	bang3	upper arm; wing	1
折[折]	zhe2	to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book	15
死不了[死不了]	si3 bu4 liao3	Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)	7
贩子[販子]	fan4 zi5	trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler	1
碰见[碰見]	peng4 jian4	to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into	3
晦气[晦氣]	hui4 qi4	bad luck; unlucky; calamitous; wretched	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/325 words - 16 min
劁[劁]	qiao1	to neuter livestock	1
走运[走運]	zou3 yun4	to have good luck; lucky; in luck	1
混蛋[混蛋]	hun2 dan4	scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch	2
练[練]	lian4	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise	25
家子[家子]	jia1 zi5	household; family	2
报[報]	bao4	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]	30
休[休]	xiu1	to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't	45
无礼[無禮]	wu2 li3	rude; rudely	7
留步[留步]	liu2 bu4	(said by departing guest) no need to see me out	6
恩人[恩人]	en1 ren2	a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else	6
救命[救命]	jiu4 ming4	to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!	22
女子[女子]	nu:3 zi3	woman; female	59
无以为报[無以為報]	wu2 yi3 wei2 bao4	unable to return the favor	2
清茶[清茶]	qing1 cha2	green tea; only tea (without food)	1
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin	10
佛[佛]	Fo2	Buddha; Buddhism	6
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly	5
产[產]	chan3	to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property	3
一品[一品]	yi1 pin3	superb; first-rate; (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank	1
武功[武功]	wu3 gong1	martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats	4
非要[非要]	fei1 yao4	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)	10
出头[出頭]	chu1 tou2	to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than	7
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency	43
好歹[好歹]	hao3 dai3	good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever	10
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...	15
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/350 words - 17 min
皇城[皇城]	Huang2 cheng2	Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center	195
睁[睜]	zheng1	to open (one's eyes)	1
有眼不识泰山[有眼不識泰山]	you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1	lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact	1
恕罪[恕罪]	shu4 zui4	please forgive me	9
妾[妾]	qie4	concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)	107
有意[有意]	you3 yi4	to intend; intentionally; interested in	7
爷[爺]	ye2	grandpa; old gentleman	23
无妨[無妨]	wu2 fang2	no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother	2
便是[便是]	bian4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	15
名贵[名貴]	ming2 gui4	famous and valuable; rare; precious	5
讬[託]	tuo1	variant of 託|托[tuo1]	27
歹人[歹人]	dai3 ren2	bad person; evildoer; robber	3
炉子[爐子]	lu2 zi5	stove; oven; furnace	2
打翻[打翻]	da3 fan1	to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)	2
泉水[泉水]	quan2 shui3	spring water; CL:股[gu3]	2
洒[灑]	sa3	to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed	3
口渴[口渴]	kou3 ke3	thirsty	3
一家[一家]	yi1 jia1	the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group	20
熄[熄]	xi1	to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
今日[今日]	jin1 ri4	today	53
偏要[偏要]	pian1 yao4	to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything	4
喝茶[喝茶]	he1 cha2	(fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	18
好喝[好喝]	hao3 he1	tasty (drinks)	11
干脆[乾脆]	gan1 cui4	straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply	3
生意[生意]	sheng1 yi4	life force; vitality	59
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/375 words - 18 min
这儿[這兒]	zhe4 r5	here	207
拆[拆]	chai1	to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open	5
可好[可好]	ke3 hao3	good or not?; luckily; fortuitously	5
老天爷[老天爺]	lao3 tian1 ye2	God; Heavens	6
煞[煞]	sha1	to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of 殺|杀[sha1]	1
星[星]	xing1	star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount	2
招惹[招惹]	zhao1 re3	to provoke; to tease	6
干嘛[幹嘛]	gan4 ma2	what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?	114
半夜[半夜]	ban4 ye4	midnight; in the middle of the night	2
闯进[闖進]	chuang3 jin4	to burst in	3
狮[獅]	shi1	lion	2
佩[佩]	pei4	to respect; to wear (belt etc)	6
犯傻[犯傻]	fan4 sha3	to be foolish; to play dumb; to gaze absentmindedly	2
霜[霜]	shuang1	frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream	2
糖[糖]	tang2	sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]	8
治[治]	zhi4	to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research	18
有的是[有的是]	you3 de5 shi4	have plenty of; there's no lack of	6
身分[身分]	shen1 fen4	variant of 身份; identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank	28
衙役[衙役]	ya2 yi4	bailiff of feudal yamen	4
头领[頭領]	tou2 ling3	head person; leader	2
告诫[告誡]	gao4 jie4	to warn; to admonish	1
不得[不得]	bu4 de2	must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot	30
漏[漏]	lou4	to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)	4
旁人[旁人]	pang2 ren2	other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders	1
龙凤[龍鳳]	long2 feng4	dragon and phoenix	10
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/400 words - 19 min
梨[梨]	li2	pear; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
桃[桃]	tao2	peach	12
圈[圈]	quan1	circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle	2
雕花[雕花]	diao1 hua1	carving; decorative carved pattern; arabesque	3
碧[碧]	bi4	green jade; bluish green; blue; jade	4
涧[澗]	jian4	mountain stream	2
糕[糕]	gao1	cake	5
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118	5
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]	6
黄蜂[黃蜂]	huang2 feng1	wasp	1
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish	1
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]	5
刁妇[刁婦]	diao1 fu4	shrew; virago	4
竟敢[竟敢]	jing4 gan3	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	8
当众[當眾]	dang1 zhong4	in public; in front of everybody	4
下毒[下毒]	xia4 du2	to put poison in sth; to poison	5
何[何]	he2	what; how; why; which; carry	61
言[言]	yan2	words; speech; to say; to talk	115
性命[性命]	xing4 ming4	life	18
担保[擔保]	dan1 bao3	to guarantee; to vouch for	2
毒[毒]	du2	poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics	15
银[銀]	yin2	silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency	14
验[驗]	yan4	to examine; to test; to check	5
看似[看似]	kan4 si4	to look as if; to seem	1
平平[平平]	ping2 ping2	average; mediocre	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/425 words - 19 min
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually	11
市井[市井]	shi4 jing3	marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people	7
精妙[精妙]	jing1 miao4	exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)	1
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together	8
却是[卻是]	que4 shi4	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...	10
佐[佐]	zuo3	to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany	8
之所以[之所以]	zhi1 suo3 yi3	the reason why	20
含有[含有]	han2 you3	to contain; including	1
龙[龍]	long2	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial	10
脑[腦]	nao3	brain; mind; head; essence	4
香味[香味]	xiang1 wei4	fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3]	4
苦寒[苦寒]	ku3 han2	bitter cold	1
绿豆[綠豆]	lu:4 dou4	mung bean	1
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble	4
君臣[君臣]	jun1 chen2	a ruler and his ministers (old)	2
之下[之下]	zhi1 xia4	under; beneath; less than	11
时辰[時辰]	shi2 chen5	time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day	23
只怕[只怕]	zhi3 pa4	I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely	14
上吐下泻[上吐下瀉]	shang4 tu4 xia4 xie4	to vomit and have diarrhea	1
神仙[神仙]	shen2 xian1	Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person	20
对付[對付]	dui4 fu5	to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with	37
歹徒[歹徒]	dai3 tu2	evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum	1
出自[出自]	chu1 zi4	to come from	4
腰[腰]	yao1	waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins	7
舞[舞]	wu3	to dance; to wield; to brandish	21
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/450 words - 20 min
据我所知[據我所知]	ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1	as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge	1
民间[民間]	min2 jian1	among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments	5
舞者[舞者]	wu3 zhe3	dancer	1
良家[良家]	liang2 jia1	good family; innocent people	3
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that	7
客人[客人]	ke4 ren2	visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]	44
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular	6
卖弄[賣弄]	mai4 nong5	to show off; to make a display of	1
风姿[風姿]	feng1 zi1	good looks; good figure; graceful bearing; charm	1
勾栏[勾欄]	gou1 lan2	brothel; theater; carved balustrade	7
献[獻]	xian4	to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)	33
艺[藝]	yi4	skill; art	25
良民[良民]	liang2 min2	good people; ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class)	6
胡[胡]	hu2	non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])	28
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	54
籍[籍]	ji2	book or record; registry; roll; place of one's family or ancestral records; membership	127
履历[履歷]	lu:3 li4	background (academic and work); curriculum vitae; résumé	4
一一[一一]	yi1 yi1	one by one; one after another	4
痛恨[痛恨]	tong4 hen4	to detest; to loathe; to abhor	3
什么的[什麼的]	shen2 me5 de5	and so on; and what not	10
如实[如實]	ru2 shi2	as things really are; realistic	3
招来[招來]	zhao1 lai2	to attract; to incur	5
暂且[暫且]	zan4 qie3	for now; for the time being; temporarily	4
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)	15
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex	37
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/475 words - 21 min
刻意[刻意]	ke4 yi4	meticulous; painstaking; deliberate	4
隐瞒[隱瞞]	yin3 man2	to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth	6
大小[大小]	da4 xiao3	dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority	8
百姓[百姓]	bai3 xing4	common people	15
陈年[陳年]	chen2 nian2	old; stored for many years	2
旧事[舊事]	jiu4 shi4	old affair; former matter	6
如数家珍[如數家珍]	ru2 shu3 jia1 zhen1	lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar with a matter	2
人氏[人氏]	ren2 shi4	native; person from a particular place	1
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because	23
父[父]	fu4	father	13
罪[罪]	zui4	guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin	48
奴[奴]	nu2	slave	52
杭州[杭州]	Hang2 zhou1	Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China	11
乐[樂]	le4	happy; cheerful; to laugh	104
乐[樂]	yue4	music	104
营[營]	ying2	camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for	15
歌舞[歌舞]	ge1 wu3	singing and dancing	5
伎[伎]	ji4	artistry; talent; skill; (in ancient times) female entertainer	35
太守[太守]	tai4 shou3	governor of a province	2
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness	42
归[歸]	gui1	to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor	24
良[良]	liang2	good; very; very much	22
无知[無知]	wu2 zhi1	ignorant; ignorance	4
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理	13
则[則]	ze2	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items	9
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/500 words - 23 min
教训[教訓]	jiao4 xun5	lesson; moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb	11
胡说[胡說]	hu2 shuo1	to talk nonsense; drivel	12
贱[賤]	jian4	inexpensive; lowly	82
天命[天命]	Tian1 ming4	Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span	3
白白[白白]	bai2 bai2	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white	3
自甘堕落[自甘墮落]	zi4 gan1 duo4 luo4	to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go	1
羞愧[羞愧]	xiu1 kui4	ashamed	1
婆娘[婆娘]	po2 niang2	woman (derog.)	8
简直[簡直]	jian3 zhi2	simply; at all; practically	12
胆[膽]	dan3	gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)	4
卑[卑]	bei1	low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble	23
职[職]	zhi2	office; duty	44
村姑[村姑]	cun1 gu1	village girl; country bumpkin	1
随机应变[隨機應變]	sui2 ji1 ying4 bian4	to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic	1
到此为止[到此為止]	dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3	to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day	2
日后[日後]	ri4 hou4	sometime; someday (in the future)	26
难为[難為]	nan2 wei5	to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)	1
凡[凡]	fan2	ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale	25
刑罚[刑罰]	xing2 fa2	sentence; penalty; punishment	3
者[者]	zhe3	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this	21
十有八九[十有八九]	shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3	most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority	2
妻[妻]	qi1	wife	33
前后[前後]	qian2 hou4	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear	3
截然不同[截然不同]	jie2 ran2 bu4 tong2	entirely different; different as black and white	2
缉拿[緝拿]	ji1 na2	to arrest; to seize	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/525 words - 27 min
行事[行事]	xing2 shi4	to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct	9
做派[做派]	zuo4 pai4	way of doing sth; behavior; to act in an affected manner; mannerism; gestures in opera	4
平凡[平凡]	ping2 fan2	commonplace; ordinary; mediocre	2
竟[竟]	jing4	unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed	14
官宦[官宦]	guan1 huan4	functionary; official	4
出身[出身]	chu1 shen1	to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin	21
傅[傅]	fu4	tutor	29
逃学[逃學]	tao2 xue2	to play truant; to cut classes	3
天天[天天]	tian1 tian1	every day	20
姐[姐]	jie3	older sister	309
引[引]	yin3	to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters	258
章[章]	zhang1	chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order	261
银瓶[銀瓶]	yin2 ping2	silver bottle	6
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially	80
舍[舍]	she4	residence	55
宋[宋]	Song4	surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)	185
郎[郎]	lang2	(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth	46
着急[著急]	zhao2 ji2	to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]	32
小可[小可]	xiao3 ke3	small; unimportant; (polite) my humble person	5
姐姐[姐姐]	jie3 jie5	older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]	98
神采飞扬[神采飛揚]	shen2 cai3 fei1 yang2	in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor	1
非同凡响[非同凡響]	fei1 tong2 fan2 xiang3	out of the ordinary	1
里边[裡邊]	li3 bian5	inside	15
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]	23
茶具[茶具]	cha2 ju4	tea set; tea service	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/550 words - 28 min
有名[有名]	you3 ming2	famous; well-known	5
瓷器[瓷器]	ci2 qi4	chinaware; porcelain	1
商人[商人]	shang1 ren2	merchant; businessman	18
不必[不必]	bu4 bi4	need not; does not have to; not necessarily	27
买卖[買賣]	mai3 mai4	buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]	9
劳烦[勞煩]	lao2 fan2	to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)	7
人大[人大]	Ren2 da4	(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]); Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2])	1
驾[駕]	jia4	to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)	5
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as	1
一见倾心[一見傾心]	yi1 jian4 qing1 xin1	love at first sight	2
故此[故此]	gu4 ci3	therefore	1
特来[特來]	te4 lai2	to come with a specific purpose in mind	3
提亲[提親]	ti2 qin1	to propose marriage	8
淮阳[淮陽]	Huai2 yang2	Huaiyang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan	3
世代[世代]	shi4 dai4	for many generations; generation; era; age	5
商[商]	shang1	commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)	26
经营[經營]	jing1 ying2	to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate	11
皮货[皮貨]	pi2 huo4	furs	3
商铺[商舖]	shang1 pu4	shop; store	1
宅院[宅院]	zhai2 yuan4	house; house with a courtyard	1
若干[若干]	ruo4 gan1	a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?	3
允准[允准]	yun3 zhun3	to approve; to permit; approval; permission	1
必定[必定]	bi4 ding4	to be bound to; to be sure to	6
珍[珍]	zhen1	precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly	4
似[似]	si4	to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than	11
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/575 words - 29 min
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious	4
一生一世[一生一世]	yi1 sheng1 yi1 shi4	a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life	2
一心[一心]	yi1 xin1	wholeheartedly; heart and soul	4
扑[撲]	pu1	to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over	11
琵琶[琵琶]	pi2 pa5	pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard	136
人情世故[人情世故]	ren2 qing2 shi4 gu4	worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world	6
从没[從沒]	cong2 mei2	never (in the past); never did	3
人才[人才]	ren2 cai2	talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks	7
走南闯北[走南闖北]	zou3 nan2 chuang3 bei3	to travel extensively	1
美人[美人]	mei3 ren2	beauty; belle	10
妖姬[妖姬]	yao1 ji1	(literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)	2
所谓[所謂]	suo3 wei4	so-called; what is called	14
里[里]	li3	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels	13
姻缘[姻緣]	yin1 yuan2	a marriage predestined by fate	5
牵[牽]	qian1	to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in	6
麴[麴]	Qu1	surname Qu	4
没错[沒錯]	mei2 cuo4	that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong	47
心中[心中]	xin1 zhong1	central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart	9
闷[悶]	men4	bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed	11
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards	70
湖边[湖邊]	hu2 bian1	lakeside	3
弹[彈]	dan4	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball	76
弹[彈]	tan2	to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)	76
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong	65
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]	65
明[明]	ming2	bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods	56
妃[妃]	fei1	imperial concubine	33
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/600 words - 30 min
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far	5
湖[湖]	hu2	lake; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]	5
奏[奏]	zou4	to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)	8
箫[簫]	xiao1	xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes	2
相识[相識]	xiang1 shi2	to get to know each other; acquaintance	6
知音[知音]	zhi1 yin1	intimate friend; soul mate	4
紫[紫]	zi3	purple; violet	6
朔[朔]	shuo4	beginning; first day of lunar month; north	1
漠[漠]	mo4	desert; unconcerned	1
杜[杜]	du4	birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict	87
风月[風月]	feng1 yue4	romance; beautiful scenery; small or petty (of talk etc)	3
常见[常見]	chang2 jian4	commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently	3
伎俩[伎倆]	ji4 liang3	trick; scheme; ploy; tactic; stratagem; gimmick; ruse; trickery; skill; also written 技倆|技俩	1
丫头[丫頭]	ya1 tou5	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	15
罢了[罷了]	ba4 le5	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)	17
姿势[姿勢]	zi1 shi4	posture; position	2
中指[中指]	zhong1 zhi3	middle finger	1
拇指[拇指]	mu3 zhi3	thumb; big toe	1
赌徒[賭徒]	du3 tu2	gambler	1
拈[拈]	nian1	to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nian2]	1
色子[色子]	shai3 zi5	dice (used in gambling)	10
更衣[更衣]	geng1 yi1	to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)	5
薰[薰]	xun1	sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin	4
青楼[青樓]	qing1 lou2	(literary) brothel; pleasure quarters	10
精通[精通]	jing1 tong1	to be proficient in; to master (a subject)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/625 words - 31 min
试问[試問]	shi4 wen4	I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask	2
做大[做大]	zuo4 da4	arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale	2
閒[閒]	jian1	variant of 間|间[jian1]	26
逸[逸]	yi4	to escape; leisurely; outstanding	1
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	1
无非[無非]	wu2 fei1	only; nothing else	15
出入[出入]	chu1 ru4	to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent	4
欢[歡]	huan1	joyous; happy; pleased	2
酒色之徒[酒色之徒]	jiu3 se4 zhi1 tu2	follower of wine and women; dissolute person	1
一句话[一句話]	yi1 ju4 hua4	in a word; in short	7
告辞[告辭]	gao4 ci2	to say goodbye; to take one's leave	31
不送[不送]	bu4 song4	don't bother to see me out	5
在外[在外]	zai4 wai4	outer; excluded	2
行走[行走]	xing2 zou3	to walk	3
脸面[臉面]	lian3 mian4	face	4
世上[世上]	shi4 shang4	on earth	7
心疼[心疼]	xin1 teng2	to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed	11
这就[這就]	zhe4 jiu4	immediately; at once	41
说说[說說]	shuo1 shuo5	to say sth	19
心心相印[心心相印]	xin1 xin1 xiang1 yin4	two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit	1
姐夫[姐夫]	jie3 fu5	(coll.) older sister's husband	17
举人[舉人]	ju3 ren2	graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination	2
郎君[郎君]	lang2 jun1	my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp	13
殷实[殷實]	yin1 shi2	thriving; well-off; substantial	1
付[付]	fu4	to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things	8
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/650 words - 33 min
下半[下半]	xia4 ban4	second half	2
仍然[仍然]	reng2 ran2	still; yet	6
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly	27
糊涂[糊塗]	hu2 tu5	muddled; silly; confused	19
谱[譜]	pu3	chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music	17
王公[王公]	wang2 gong1	princes and dukes; aristocrat	2
尊重[尊重]	zun1 zhong4	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper	10
工[工]	gong1	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor	16
瞧不起[瞧不起]	qiao2 bu4 qi3	to look down upon; to hold in contempt	10
倡[倡]	chang4	to initiate; to instigate; to introduce; to lead	3
优[優]	you1	excellent; superior	5
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until	3
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	7
袭[襲]	xi2	to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes)	2
人为[人為]	ren2 wei2	artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort	1
婚[婚]	hun1	to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife	39
赎[贖]	shu2	to redeem; to ransom	19
应召[應召]	ying4 zhao4	to respond to a call	3
官府[官府]	guan1 fu3	authorities; feudal official	12
宴席[宴席]	yan4 xi2	banquet; feast	7
陪酒[陪酒]	pei2 jiu3	to drink along (with sb)	1
榜[榜]	bang3	notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees	7
授[授]	shou4	to teach; to instruct; to award; to give	10
知州[知州]	zhi1 zhou1	senior provincial government official in dynastic China	18
求情[求情]	qiu2 qing2	to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor	7
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/675 words - 34 min
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps	27
妹妹[妹妹]	mei4 mei5	younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
号称[號稱]	hao4 cheng1	to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)	2
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly	7
下周[下週]	xia4 zhou1	next week	1
娶[娶]	qu3	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)	65
凡是[凡是]	fan2 shi4	each and every; every; all; any	7
拜堂[拜堂]	bai4 tang2	ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地	1
民[民]	min2	the people; nationality; citizen	17
实则[實則]	shi2 ze2	actually; in fact	1
应[應]	ying1	to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall	25
应[應]	ying4	to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with	25
天府[天府]	Tian1 fu3	Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu); land of plenty	2
通判[通判]	tong1 pan4	local magistrate	16
姨父[姨父]	yi2 fu5	husband of mother's sister; uncle	1
出面[出面]	chu1 mian4	to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up	3
舅舅[舅舅]	jiu4 jiu5	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[ge4]	4
俱全[俱全]	ju4 quan2	every kind; every variety under the sun; a complete gamut	2
非[非]	fei1	to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must	18
滋味[滋味]	zi1 wei4	taste; flavor; feeling	8
不好受[不好受]	bu4 hao3 shou4	unpleasant; hard to take	2
饷[餉]	xiang3	soldier's pay	1
贵人[貴人]	gui4 ren2	nobility; person of high rank	11
赏赐[賞賜]	shang3 ci4	to bestow; to confer (a reward for service); a reward	1
穿金戴银[穿金戴銀]	chuan1 jin1 dai4 yin2	richly bedecked; dripping with gold and silver (idiom)	2
丫鬟[丫鬟]	ya1 huan5	servant girl; maid	7
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/700 words - 35 min
服侍[服侍]	fu2 shi5	to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4]	11
比起[比起]	bi3 qi3	compared with	4
笼[籠]	long2	enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket; to cover; to cage; to embrace; to manipulate through trickery	4
笼[籠]	long3	to cover; to cage; covering; also pr. [long2]	4
扣[扣]	kou4	to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code	6
玉环[玉環]	Yu4 huan2	Yuhuan county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang	1
鹦鹉[鸚鵡]	ying1 wu3	parrot	1
宁可[寧可]	ning4 ke3	preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils	3
野地[野地]	ye3 di4	wilderness	1
自由自在[自由自在]	zi4 you2 zi4 zai4	free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely	2
鸟[鳥]	niao3	bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam	6
别有用心[別有用心]	bie2 you3 yong4 xin1	to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda	3
怜[憐]	lian2	to pity	8
用心[用心]	yong4 xin1	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful	2
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have	4
财[財]	cai2	money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	13
万贯[萬貫]	wan4 guan4	ten thousand strings of cash; very wealthy; millionaire	6
钱财[錢財]	qian2 cai2	wealth; money	4
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	30
成天[成天]	cheng2 tian1	(coll.) all day long; all the time	7
员[員]	yuan2	person; employee; member	2
富商[富商]	fu4 shang1	rich merchant	1
打理[打理]	da3 li3	to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order	2
银钱[銀錢]	yin2 qian2	silver money (in former times)	7
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67	45
拿走[拿走]	na2 zou3	to take away	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/725 words - 37 min
临走[臨走]	lin2 zou3	before leaving; on departure	2
再三[再三]	zai4 san1	over and over again; again and again	8
叮嘱[叮囑]	ding1 zhu3	to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again	3
媒[媒]	mei2	medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media	4
证[證]	zheng4	certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症[zheng4]	13
进门[進門]	jin4 men2	to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage	5
不差[不差]	bu4 cha4	not bad; OK	5
嫁妆[嫁妝]	jia4 zhuang5	dowry	13
否则[否則]	fou3 ze2	if not; otherwise; else; or else	15
宁愿[寧願]	ning4 yuan4	would rather; better	5
扔[扔]	reng1	to throw; to throw away	29
西湖[西湖]	Xi1 hu2	Xihu or West lake (place name); West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang; Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan	1
猛[猛]	meng3	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome	3
清醒[清醒]	qing1 xing3	clear-headed; sober; awake	6
食[食]	shi2	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse	14
人间[人間]	ren2 jian1	the human world; the earth	8
烟火[煙火]	yan1 huo3	smoke and fire; fireworks	5
法子[法子]	fa3 zi5	way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]	12
挣[掙]	zheng4	to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)	13
报信[報信]	bao4 xin4	to notify; to inform	10
仁[仁]	ren2	humane; kernel	3
桥[橋]	qiao2	bridge; CL:座[zuo4]	15
姨[姨]	yi2	mother's sister; aunt	8
船[船]	chuan2	boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]	34
箱[箱]	xiang1	box; trunk; chest	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/750 words - 39 min
私奔[私奔]	si1 ben1	to elope	10
下面[下面]	xia4 mian4	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]	3
索性[索性]	suo3 xing4	you might as well (do it); simply; just	21
表露[表露]	biao3 lu4	to show; to reveal (one's feelings etc)	1
如若[如若]	ru2 ruo4	if	1
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself	30
一会[一會]	yi1 hui4	a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]	2
别着急[別著急]	bie2 zhao2 ji2	Don't worry!	8
历任[歷任]	li4 ren4	(of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)	1
敢情[敢情]	gan3 qing5	actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course	3
骗子[騙子]	pian4 zi5	swindler; a cheat	3
好在[好在]	hao3 zai4	luckily; fortunately	7
懂事[懂事]	dong3 shi4	sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	11
但愿[但願]	dan4 yuan4	if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)	3
砸[砸]	za2	to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle	21
商贩[商販]	shang1 fan4	trader; peddler	2
名声[名聲]	ming2 sheng1	reputation	20
原本[原本]	yuan2 ben3	originally; original	7
天意[天意]	tian1 yi4	providence; the Will of Heaven	1
帐[帳]	zhang4	covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 賬|账[zhang4]	56
要紧[要緊]	yao4 jin3	important; urgent	3
傻子[傻子]	sha3 zi5	idiot; fool	5
私自[私自]	si1 zi4	private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval	1
挨板子[挨板子]	ai2 ban3 zi5	to suffer beating; fig. to be severely criticized; to take a hammering	4
判[判]	pan4	to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different)	24
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/775 words - 41 min
好话[好話]	hao3 hua4	friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions	4
担[擔]	dan1	to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility	5
干系[干係]	gan1 xi4	responsibility	7
人情[人情]	ren2 qing2	human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn	7
城外[城外]	cheng2 wai4	outside of a city	2
主人[主人]	zhu3 ren2	master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]	37
河工[河工]	he2 gong1	river conservancy works (dike maintenance, dredging etc); river conservancy worker	1
书房[書房]	shu1 fang2	study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]	3
要不[要不]	yao4 bu4	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)	38
看一看[看一看]	kan4 yi1 kan4	to have a look	5
通报[通報]	tong1 bao4	to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal	3
带给[帶給]	dai4 gei3	to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to	2
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless	7
贼[賊]	zei2	thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely	13
擅闯[擅闖]	shan4 chuang3	to enter without permission; to trespass	1
深夜[深夜]	shen1 ye4	very late at night	5
闯[闖]	chuang3	to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)	9
天底下[天底下]	tian1 di3 xia5	in this world; under the sun	2
王法[王法]	wang2 fa3	the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion	5
搜[搜]	sou1	to search	7
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious	8
嚣张跋扈[囂張跋扈]	xiao1 zhang1 ba2 hu4	arrogant and despotic	1
交出[交出]	jiao1 chu1	to hand over	1
谶[讖]	chen4	prophecy; omen	7
番[番]	fan1	foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort	23
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/800 words - 42 min
针对[針對]	zhen1 dui4	to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to	4
不识抬举[不識抬舉]	bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3	fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors	4
礼部[禮部]	Li3 bu4	Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)	4
侍郎[侍郎]	shi4 lang2	ancient official title; assistant minister	4
审[審]	shen3	to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)	33
正是[正是]	zheng4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	21
指教[指教]	zhi3 jiao4	to give advice or comments	3
造[造]	zao4	to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops	5
淑[淑]	shu1	warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]	5
姐妹[姐妹]	jie3 mei4	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)	32
顾家[顧家]	gu4 jia1	to take care of one's family	8
五代[五代]	Wu3 dai4	Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China	2
诗[詩]	shi1	poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse	13
名门[名門]	ming2 men2	famous family; prestigious house	10
风骨[風骨]	feng1 gu3	strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy)	26
铮[錚]	zheng1	clang of metals; small gong	4
猪狗不如[豬狗不如]	zhu1 gou3 bu4 ru2	worse than a dog or pig; lower than low	2
甘[甘]	gan1	sweet; willing	8
阉[閹]	yan1	to castrate; a castrate; neuter	4
党[黨]	dang3	party; association; club; society; CL:個|个[ge4]	23
爪牙[爪牙]	zhao3 ya2	pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth	7
栽赃[栽贓]	zai1 zang1	to frame sb (by planting sth on them)	3
陷害[陷害]	xian4 hai4	to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against	14
党同伐异[黨同伐異]	dang3 tong2 fa2 yi4	to be narrowly partisan; to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views	1
扶[扶]	fu2	to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help	16
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep01/808 words - 42 min
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)	37
痰[痰]	tan2	phlegm; spittle	1
症[症]	zheng4	disease; illness	3
胡说八道[胡說八道]	hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4	to talk rubbish	4
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)	9
切[切]	qie4	definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]	9
切莫[切莫]	qie4 mo4	you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it)	1
在意[在意]	zai4 yi4	to care about; to mind	10
赝品[贗品]	yan4 pin3	fake; counterfeit article	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/25 words - 7 min
霭[靄]	ai3	mist; haze; cloudy sky	8
大师[大師]	da4 shi1	great master; master	3
云[雲]	yun2	cloud; CL:朵[duo3]	17
纹[紋]	wen2	line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)	4
禁军[禁軍]	jin4 jun1	imperial guard	2
赶紧[趕緊]	gan3 jin3	hurriedly; without delay	69
有毒[有毒]	you3 du2	poisonous	15
镖[鏢]	biao1	throwing weapon; dart; goods sent under the protection of an armed escort	2
后院[後院]	hou4 yuan4	rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)	8
池塘[池塘]	chi2 tang2	pool; pond	4
拼[拼]	pin1	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell	10
全力[全力]	quan2 li4	with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)	4
柴[柴]	chai2	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)	4
整整[整整]	zheng3 zheng3	whole; full	7
解药[解藥]	jie3 yao4	antidote	6
中毒[中毒]	zhong4 du2	to be poisoned; poisoning	2
水缸[水缸]	shui3 gang1	water jar	1
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch	8
挡[擋]	dang3	to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)	3
烟[煙]	yan1	cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke	6
闻[聞]	wen2	to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at	21
四肢[四肢]	si4 zhi1	the four limbs of the body	1
无力[無力]	wu2 li4	powerless; lacking strength	2
办事[辦事]	ban4 shi4	to handle (affairs); to work	5
扯平[扯平]	che3 ping2	to make even; to balance; (fig.) to be even; to call it quits	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/50 words - 10 min
暗器[暗器]	an4 qi4	concealed weapon	2
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145	17
无关[無關]	wu2 guan1	unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)	5
官官相护[官官相護]	guan1 guan1 xiang1 hu4	officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up	1
青石[青石]	qing1 shi2	bluestone; limestone (colloquial)	1
板[板]	ban3	board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious	5
大一[大一]	da4 yi1	first-year university student	2
脚印[腳印]	jiao3 yin4	footprint	1
鞋[鞋]	xie2	shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]	7
花纹[花紋]	hua1 wen2	decorative design	1
多此一举[多此一舉]	duo1 ci3 yi1 ju3	to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily	1
灭[滅]	mie4	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown	5
满门[滿門]	man3 men2	the whole family	2
依我看[依我看]	yi1 wo3 kan4	in my opinion	6
目标[目標]	mu4 biao1	target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
因缘[因緣]	yin1 yuan2	chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect	2
际遇[際遇]	ji4 yu4	luck; fate; opportunity; the ups and downs of life	2
作证[作證]	zuo4 zheng4	to bear witness; to testify	3
一遍[一遍]	yi1 bian4	one time (all the way through); once through	11
死到临头[死到臨頭]	si3 dao4 lin2 tou2	Death is near at hand. (idiom)	2
恰恰[恰恰]	qia4 qia4	exactly; just; precisely	2
甘之如饴[甘之如飴]	gan1 zhi1 ru2 yi2	lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment	1
动手[動手]	dong4 shou3	to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch	13
动口[動口]	dong4 kou3	to use one's mouth (to say sth)	2
叔[叔]	shu1	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]	35
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/75 words - 11 min
拜见[拜見]	bai4 jian4	to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior	10
摔[摔]	shuai1	to throw down; to fall; to drop and break	10
跤[跤]	jiao1	a tumble; a fall	4
报喜[報喜]	bao4 xi3	to announce good news; to report success	1
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat	12
集[集]	ji2	to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode	9
殿[殿]	dian4	palace hall	25
御[御]	yu4	to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern	35
笔[筆]	bi3	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]	20
钦[欽]	qin1	to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself	77
如今[如今]	ru2 jin1	nowadays; now	55
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now	34
科[科]	ke1	branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]	20
探花[探花]	tan4 hua1	candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination; see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]	25
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters	30
千里[千里]	qian1 li3	a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance	5
特意[特意]	te4 yi4	specially; intentionally	21
水路[水路]	shui3 lu4	waterway	1
陆路[陸路]	lu4 lu4	land route; to go by surface transport	2
心急[心急]	xin1 ji2	anxious; impatient	3
从长计议[從長計議]	cong2 chang2 ji4 yi4	to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length	2
泡[泡]	pao4	bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions	6
不该[不該]	bu4 gai1	should not; to owe nothing	16
做生意[做生意]	zuo4 sheng1 yi4	to do business	43
小事[小事]	xiao3 shi4	trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/100 words - 12 min
早饭[早飯]	zao3 fan4	breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	2
总算[總算]	zong3 suan4	at long last; finally; on the whole	9
穿上[穿上]	chuan1 shang5	to put on (clothes etc)	3
进京[進京]	jin4 Jing1	to enter the capital; to go to Beijing	24
外人[外人]	wai4 ren2	outsider; foreigner; stranger	10
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters	14
幸[幸]	xing4	fortunate; lucky	8
赐[賜]	ci4	to confer; to bestow; to grant	28
谷雨[穀雨]	Gu3 yu3	Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May	7
观察家[觀察家]	guan1 cha2 jia1	observer; The Observer (UK newspaper)	3
千金[千金]	qian1 jin1	thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter	9
成亲[成親]	cheng2 qin1	to get married	35
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]	27
广[廣]	guang3	wide; numerous; to spread	12
济[濟]	ji4	to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help	2
军[軍]	jun1	army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4]	27
节[節]	jie2	festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
度[度]	du4	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences	3
聪慧[聰慧]	cong1 hui4	bright; witty; intelligent	4
必[必]	bi4	certainly; must; will; necessarily	23
体谅[體諒]	ti3 liang4	to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate	3
不得已[不得已]	bu4 de2 yi3	to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must	9
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't	10
婚约[婚約]	hun1 yue1	engagement; wedding contract	14
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/125 words - 14 min
媒妁[媒妁]	mei2 shuo4	matchmaker; go-between (marital)	1
定亲[定親]	ding4 qin1	to settle a marriage; betrothal	1
口头[口頭]	kou3 tou2	oral; verbal	2
约定[約定]	yue1 ding4	to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation	3
何况[何況]	he2 kuang4	let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more	17
呸[呸]	pei1	pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt)	10
进水[進水]	jin4 shui3	to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water	5
出人命[出人命]	chu1 ren2 ming4	fatal; resulting in sb's death	4
纵容[縱容]	zong4 rong2	to indulge; to connive at	1
戚[戚]	qi1	relative; parent; grief; sorrow; battle-axe	3
夺[奪]	duo2	to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose	4
臣[臣]	chen2	state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131	82
妻室[妻室]	qi1 shi4	wife	3
士农工商[士農工商]	shi4 nong2 gong1 shang1	"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants	1
排[排]	pai2	a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc	12
泼[潑]	po1	to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish	10
富贵[富貴]	fu4 gui4	riches and honor	11
流[流]	liu2	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade	16
负心[負心]	fu4 xin1	ungrateful; heartless; to fail to be loyal to one's love	7
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near	9
悔婚[悔婚]	hui3 hun1	to break a promise of marriage	17
头头是道[頭頭是道]	tou2 tou2 shi4 dao4	clear and logical	2
告[告]	gao4	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue	50
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases	18
妓[妓]	ji4	prostitute	13
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/150 words - 20 min
认命[認命]	ren4 ming4	to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth	3
对不住[對不住]	dui4 bu5 zhu4	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)	23
黄金[黃金]	huang2 jin1	gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)	12
表[表]	biao3	exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)	3
心意[心意]	xin1 yi4	regard; kindly feelings; intention	8
落第[落第]	luo4 di4	to fail an exam	2
流落[流落]	liu2 luo4	to wander about destitute; to be stranded	3
置办[置辦]	zhi4 ban4	to purchase; to buy	9
田产[田產]	tian2 chan3	estate; lands	1
落[落]	luo4	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement	15
参[參]	can1	to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House	5
深情[深情]	shen1 qing2	deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love	7
收买[收買]	shou1 mai3	to purchase; to bribe	10
同心[同心]	tong2 xin1	to be of one mind; united; concentric	2
货[貨]	huo4	goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]	18
两清[兩清]	liang3 qing1	loan settled (business term); business complete to the satisfaction of both parties	2
一刀两断[一刀兩斷]	yi1 dao1 liang3 duan4	lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom); fig. to make a clean break (idiom)	3
珍重[珍重]	zhen1 zhong4	precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!	3
高中[高中]	gao1 zhong1	senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]	4
礼[禮]	li3	gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy	26
有备而来[有備而來]	you3 bei4 er2 lai2	to come prepared	1
灭口[滅口]	mie4 kou3	to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb	6
仵作[仵作]	wu3 zuo4	coroner (old)	2
大腿[大腿]	da4 tui3	thigh	1
侧[側]	ce4	the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/175 words - 21 min
雕[雕]	diao1	to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey	3
刺字[刺字]	ci4 zi4	to tattoo	1
印记[印記]	yin4 ji4	imprint; trace	5
昨晚[昨晚]	zuo2 wan3	yesterday evening; last night	15
禀报[稟報]	bing3 bao4	to report (to one's superior)	3
出动[出動]	chu1 dong4	to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops	1
人马[人馬]	ren2 ma3	men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur	2
市[市]	shi4	market; city; CL:個|个[ge4]	19
舶[舶]	bo2	ship	8
扯[扯]	che3	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey	6
亲手[親手]	qin1 shou3	personally; with one's own hands	10
弹劾[彈劾]	tan2 he2	to accuse of misconduct (in official task); to impeach	7
劄[劄]	zha1	to prick with a needle	1
写完[寫完]	xie3 wan2	to finish writing	1
呈[呈]	cheng2	to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)	6
朝廷[朝廷]	chao2 ting2	court; imperial household; dynasty	37
死无对证[死無對證]	si3 wu2 dui4 zheng4	the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales	2
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of	10
计画[計畫]	ji4 hua4	variant of 計劃|计划[ji4 hua4]	1
旧怨[舊怨]	jiu4 yuan4	old grievance; former complaint	4
宁[寧]	ning2	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)	11
宁[寧]	ning4	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]	11
海军[海軍]	hai3 jun1	navy	6
楚[楚]	chu3	distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)	7
手刀[手刀]	shou3 dao1	hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop	1
殓房[殮房]	lian4 fang2	morgue	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/200 words - 22 min
具[具]	ju4	tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies	6
尸首[屍首]	shi1 shou5	corpse; carcass; dead body	2
箭头[箭頭]	jian4 tou2	arrowhead; arrow symbol	3
突然间[突然間]	tu1 ran2 jian1	suddenly	2
铸[鑄]	zhu4	to cast or found metals	1
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little	12
盘查[盤查]	pan2 cha2	to interrogate; to question (at a roadblock)	3
查出[查出]	cha2 chu1	to find out; to discover	3
来源[來源]	lai2 yuan2	source (of information etc); origin	1
透[透]	tou4	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show	16
箭[箭]	jian4	arrow; CL:支[zhi1]	3
有罪[有罪]	you3 zui4	guilty	8
尊[尊]	zun1	senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel	99
饶命[饒命]	rao2 ming4	to spare sb's life	16
东窗事发[東窗事發]	dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1	(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom); to come to light	1
株连[株連]	zhu1 lian2	to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association	1
族[族]	zu2	race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)	8
昨夜[昨夜]	zuo2 ye4	last night	2
似乎[似乎]	si4 hu1	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly	6
逃走[逃走]	tao2 zou3	to escape; to flee; to run away	1
听见[聽見]	ting1 jian4	to hear	20
命令[命令]	ming4 ling4	order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	2
海盗[海盜]	hai3 dao4	pirate	4
闯入[闖入]	chuang3 ru4	to intrude; to charge in; to gate-crash	1
放火[放火]	fang4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/225 words - 23 min
劫[劫]	jie2	to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]	4
哨[哨]	shao4	a whistle; sentry	1
严加[嚴加]	yan2 jia1	sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously	2
画像[畫像]	hua4 xiang4	portrait; to do a portrait of sb	1
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous	18
捕[捕]	bu3	to catch; to seize; to capture	6
文书[文書]	wen2 shu1	document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat	10
男子[男子]	nan2 zi3	a man; a male	3
本地[本地]	ben3 di4	local; this locality	1
口音[口音]	kou3 yin5	voice; accent	3
全数[全數]	quan2 shu4	the entire sum; the whole amount	3
拘捕[拘捕]	ju1 bu3	to arrest	1
查验[查驗]	cha2 yan4	inspection; to examine	6
反抗者[反抗者]	fan3 kang4 zhe3	rebel	1
格[格]	ge2	square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively	4
勿[勿]	wu4	do not	15
论[論]	lun4	opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)	17
绝不[絕不]	jue2 bu4	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	21
迫不得已[迫不得已]	po4 bu4 de2 yi3	to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth	3
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately	13
他人[他人]	ta1 ren2	another; sb else; other people	6
性子[性子]	xing4 zi5	temper	7
书信[書信]	shu1 xin4	letter; epistle	6
缘由[緣由]	yuan2 you2	reason; cause	2
口信[口信]	kou3 xin4	oral message	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/250 words - 25 min
使坏[使壞]	shi3 huai4	to play dirty tricks; to be up to mischief	2
破坏[破壞]	po4 huai4	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy	3
仕途[仕途]	shi4 tu2	official career (formal)	4
薄情[薄情]	bo2 qing2	inconstant in love; fickle	2
名义[名義]	ming2 yi4	name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose	4
或许[或許]	huo4 xu3	perhaps; maybe	7
的确[的確]	di2 que4	really; indeed	13
看上[看上]	kan4 shang4	to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for	10
一再[一再]	yi1 zai4	repeatedly	6
威逼利诱[威逼利誘]	wei1 bi1 li4 you4	to make threats and promises	2
稳[穩]	wen3	settled; steady; stable	16
伤心[傷心]	shang1 xin1	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt	10
欲绝[欲絕]	yu4 jue2	heartbroken; inconsolable	2
闭门[閉門]	bi4 men2	to close a door	2
一时[一時]	yi1 shi2	a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time	35
我人[我人]	wo3 ren2	we	1
真相大白[真相大白]	zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2	the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear	3
不稳[不穩]	bu4 wen3	unstable; unsteady	2
病死[病死]	bing4 si3	to fall ill and die; to die of illness	1
毫不[毫不]	hao2 bu4	hardly; not in the least; not at all	1
甘心[甘心]	gan1 xin1	to be willing to; to resign oneself to	14
眼光[眼光]	yan3 guang1	gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things	6
地步[地步]	di4 bu4	stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway	4
除非[除非]	chu2 fei1	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless	3
尽快[盡快]	jin4 kuai4	see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4]	8
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/275 words - 26 min
赶到[趕到]	gan3 dao4	to hurry (to some place)	10
夫[夫]	fu1	husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)	21
君[君]	jun1	monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	36
旭[旭]	xu4	dawn; rising sun	238
贪[貪]	tan1	to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt	7
不变[不變]	bu4 bian4	constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant	2
贪图[貪圖]	tan1 tu2	to covet; to seek (riches, fame)	1
名分[名分]	ming2 fen4	a person's status	3
两情相悦[兩情相悅]	liang3 qing2 xiang1 yue4	(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine	3
白头[白頭]	bai2 tou2	hoary head; old age	4
始终[始終]	shi3 zhong1	from beginning to end; all along	5
考试[考試]	kao3 shi4	to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]	1
考[考]	kao3	to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father	2
丙等[丙等]	bing3 deng3	third rank; third category; third grade; grade C	2
瞒[瞞]	man2	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark	9
丁[丁]	ding1	fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)	3
出人头地[出人頭地]	chu1 ren2 tou2 di4	to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel	2
天生[天生]	tian1 sheng1	nature; disposition; innate; natural	8
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline	20
一等[一等]	yi1 deng3	first class; grade A	5
往年[往年]	wang3 nian2	in former years; in previous years	1
科举[科舉]	ke1 ju3	imperial examination	4
好不容易[好不容易]	hao3 bu4 rong2 yi4	with great difficulty; very difficult	15
恩典[恩典]	en1 dian3	favor; grace	2
读书[讀書]	du2 shu1	to read a book; to study; to attend school	8
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/300 words - 27 min
非得[非得]	fei1 dei3	(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must	11
从良[從良]	cong2 liang2	(of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom; (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade	8
遭[遭]	zao1	to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident	11
嫌弃[嫌棄]	xian2 qi4	to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore	7
缠头[纏頭]	chan2 tou2	embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group; to reward an actor with brocade headband	1
贩[販]	fan4	to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle	6
挣得[掙得]	zheng4 de2	to earn (income); to make (money)	1
穷[窮]	qiong2	poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly	6
有理[有理]	you3 li3	reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational	2
管教[管教]	guan3 jiao4	to discipline; to teach; to guarantee	5
不能不[不能不]	bu4 neng2 bu4	have to; cannot but	3
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently	21
便装[便裝]	bian4 zhuang1	casual dress	1
添乱[添亂]	tian1 luan4	(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	2
管不着[管不著]	guan3 bu5 zhao2	to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business!	3
诰[誥]	gao4	to enjoin; to grant (a title)	17
白日[白日]	bai2 ri4	daytime; sun; time	1
牵扯[牽扯]	qian1 che3	to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated	3
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure	16
心肝宝贝[心肝寶貝]	xin1 gan1 bao3 bei4	precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart	1
透气[透氣]	tou4 qi4	to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge	3
不许[不許]	bu4 xu3	not to allow; must not; can't	29
商船[商船]	shang1 chuan2	merchant ship	4
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved	24
吉利[吉利]	ji2 li4	auspicious; lucky; propitious	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/325 words - 29 min
运河[運河]	yun4 he2	canal	1
命案[命案]	ming4 an4	homicide case; murder case	4
太爷[太爺]	tai4 ye2	(respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate	1
贴[貼]	tie1	to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip	11
告示[告示]	gao4 shi5	announcement	3
商队[商隊]	shang1 dui4	caravan	1
船只[船隻]	chuan2 zhi1	ship; boat; vessel	2
夹带[夾帶]	jia1 dai4	to carry within it; to be mixed in; to slip sth in; to intersperse; (hydrology etc) to entrain; to smuggle; notes smuggled into an exam	2
坐牢[坐牢]	zuo4 lao2	to be imprisoned	2
郑[鄭]	Zheng4	Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]	43
楼[樓]	lou2	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]	172
上个月[上個月]	shang4 ge4 yue4	last month	1
赌钱[賭錢]	du3 qian2	to gamble	3
贯[貫]	guan4	to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash	141
匠[匠]	jiang4	craftsman	4
孟[孟]	meng4	first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers	1
搭把手[搭把手]	da1 ba3 shou3	to help out	7
说定[說定]	shuo1 ding4	to agree on; to settle on	3
起锚[起錨]	qi3 mao2	to weigh anchor	1
绑[綁]	bang3	to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap	4
抬[抬]	tai2	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry	8
肩膀[肩膀]	jian1 bang3	shoulder	2
伤口[傷口]	shang1 kou3	wound; cut	15
流血[流血]	liu2 xue4	to bleed; to shed blood	2
麻袋[麻袋]	ma2 dai4	sack; burlap bag	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/350 words - 31 min
绷[繃]	beng1	to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat	4
金蝉脱壳[金蟬脫殼]	jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4	lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan	1
瞒天过海[瞞天過海]	man2 tian1 guo4 hai3	to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means	1
熟练[熟練]	shu2 lian4	practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful	1
本领[本領]	ben3 ling3	skill; ability; capability; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	1
专门[專門]	zhuan1 men2	specialist; specialized; customized	8
躲债[躲債]	duo3 zhai4	to dodge a creditor	1
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty	12
逃债[逃債]	tao2 zhai4	to dodge a creditor	2
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction	23
士大夫[士大夫]	shi4 da4 fu1	scholar officials	14
失言[失言]	shi1 yan2	slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret	4
计较[計較]	ji4 jiao4	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem	6
识字[識字]	shi2 zi4	to learn to read	4
瓶[瓶]	ping2	bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids	3
戳[戳]	chuo1	to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright	3
肺[肺]	fei4	lung; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
管子[管子]	guan3 zi5	tube; pipe; drinking straw; CL:根[gen1]	1
暗[暗]	an4	dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark	19
损[損]	sun3	to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)	4
看不起[看不起]	kan4 bu5 qi3	to look down upon; to despise	8
半斤八两[半斤八兩]	ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3	not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee	1
高高在上[高高在上]	gao1 gao1 zai4 shang4	set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote	1
就此[就此]	jiu4 ci3	at this point; thus; from then on	7
休战[休戰]	xiu1 zhan4	armistice	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/375 words - 34 min
仓[倉]	cang1	barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)	2
舱[艙]	cang1	cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane	2
铃[鈴]	ling2	(small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	2
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)	12
响[響]	xiang3	echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises	4
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears	12
州[州]	zhou1	prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)	53
界[界]	jie4	boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)	2
左[左]	zuo3	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]	12
右[右]	you4	right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)	5
互[互]	hu4	mutual	3
不相干[不相干]	bu4 xiang1 gan1	to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with	1
船舱[船艙]	chuan2 cang1	hold of ship	1
租[租]	zu1	to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax	5
脓[膿]	nong2	pus	1
忍[忍]	ren3	to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself	24
关公[關公]	Guan1 gong1	Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])	1
华佗[華佗]	Hua4 Tuo2	Hua Tuo (?-208), famous doctor at the end of Han Dynasty	1
真迹[真跡]	zhen1 ji4	authentic (painting or calligraphy); genuine work (of famous artist)	9
荒唐[荒唐]	huang1 tang2	beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated	1
演戏[演戲]	yan3 xi4	to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign	2
祠堂[祠堂]	ci2 tang2	ancestral hall; memorial hall	2
过继[過繼]	guo4 ji4	to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)	5
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing	27
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively	11
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/400 words - 35 min
兄[兄]	xiong1	elder brother	26
继嗣[繼嗣]	ji4 si4	to continue; to continue a family line; posterity; heir	1
承[承]	cheng2	to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	8
祧[祧]	tiao1	ancestral hall	1
立[立]	li4	to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately	26
新贵[新貴]	xin1 gui4	nouveau riche; upstart; new appointee	9
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable	20
寡[寡]	gua3	few; scant; widowed	2
陶[陶]	tao2	pottery; pleased	9
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily	10
冤[冤]	yuan1	injustice; grievance; wrong	9
仇[仇]	chou2	hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)	16
相公[相公]	xiang4 gong5	lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband	100
偌大[偌大]	ruo4 da4	so big; such a big	2
家产[家產]	jia1 chan3	family property	2
无人[無人]	wu2 ren2	unmanned; uninhabited	3
执掌[執掌]	zhi2 zhang3	to wield (power etc)	3
宗[宗]	zong1	school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs	8
晚辈[晚輩]	wan3 bei4	the younger generation; those who come after	1
嗣子[嗣子]	si4 zi3	heir; adopted son	1
隔[隔]	ge2	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of	4
这天[這天]	zhe4 tian1	today; this day	6
底下[底下]	di3 xia5	the location below sth; afterwards	10
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only	7
辛辛苦苦[辛辛苦苦]	xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3	painstakingly; with great trouble	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/425 words - 38 min
一手[一手]	yi1 shou3	a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help	8
教养[教養]	jiao4 yang3	to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning	1
眼红[眼紅]	yan3 hong2	to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious	3
横[橫]	heng2	horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent	5
插[插]	cha1	to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	6
现成[現成]	xian4 cheng2	ready-made; readily available	1
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works	50
船家[船家]	chuan2 jia1	person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman; boat dweller	2
塘[塘]	tang2	dyke; embankment; pool or pond; hot-water bathing pool	3
栖[棲]	qi1	to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay	2
擦洗[擦洗]	ca1 xi3	to clean (with water or alcohol); to wipe and wash; to swab; to scrub	1
身子[身子]	shen1 zi5	body; pregnancy; health	11
未经[未經]	wei4 jing1	not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)	1
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)	9
吃亏[吃虧]	chi1 kui1	to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately	9
粥[粥]	zhou1	congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]	10
泻药[瀉藥]	xie4 yao4	laxative	1
发烧[發燒]	fa1 shao1	to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever	1
咳嗽[咳嗽]	ke2 sou5	to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]	1
力气[力氣]	li4 qi5	strength; CL:把[ba3]	8
下药[下藥]	xia4 yao4	to prescribe medicine; to poison; to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)	1
鞋子[鞋子]	xie2 zi5	shoe	2
刷[刷]	shua1	to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job	1
眉间[眉間]	mei2 jian1	the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows; glabella	1
可不是[可不是]	ke3 bu5 shi4	that's just the way it is; exactly!	19
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/450 words - 41 min
追杀[追殺]	zhui1 sha1	to chase to kill	6
杀手[殺手]	sha1 shou3	killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player	2
别管[別管]	bie2 guan3	no matter (who, what etc)	6
无赖[無賴]	wu2 lai4	hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly	5
吝啬[吝嗇]	lin4 se4	stingy; mean; miserly	2
阴险[陰險]	yin1 xian3	treacherous; sinister	1
刻薄[刻薄]	ke4 bo2	unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions	3
心狠手辣[心狠手辣]	xin1 hen3 shou3 la4	vicious and merciless (idiom)	11
蛮不讲理[蠻不講理]	man2 bu4 jiang3 li3	completely unreasonable	1
始[始]	shi3	to begin; to start; then; only then	5
终[終]	zhong1	end; finish	7
弃[棄]	qi4	to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away	8
天涯[天涯]	tian1 ya2	the other end of the world; a faraway place	1
笑话[笑話]	xiao4 hua4	joke; jest; CL:個|个[ge4]; to laugh at; to mock	12
恶鬼[惡鬼]	e4 gui3	evil spirit; devil	2
七情[七情]	qi1 qing2	seven emotional states; seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1]; seven relations	1
断定[斷定]	duan4 ding4	to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment	1
抛弃[拋棄]	pao1 qi4	to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)	1
事实[事實]	shi4 shi2	fact; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
为人[為人]	wei2 ren2	to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character	10
骄傲[驕傲]	jiao1 ao4	pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth	7
自信[自信]	zi4 xin4	to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence	1
即使[即使]	ji2 shi3	even if; even though	2
不幸[不幸]	bu4 xing4	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep02/462 words - 42 min
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage	21
男女[男女]	nan2 nu:3	male-female; male and female	7
变故[變故]	bian4 gu4	an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune	6
结局[結局]	jie2 ju2	conclusion; ending	1
往往[往往]	wang3 wang3	usually; in many cases; more often than not	2
相好[相好]	xiang1 hao3	to be intimate; close friend; paramour	9
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
内心深处[內心深處]	nei4 xin1 shen1 chu4	deep in one's heart	1
信任[信任]	xin4 ren4	to trust; to have confidence in	13
船夫[船夫]	chuan2 fu1	boatman	3
落水[落水]	luo4 shui3	to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs	8
死人[死人]	si3 ren2	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen	7
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/25 words - 6 min
绳子[繩子]	sheng2 zi5	cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
劲[勁]	jin4	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]	19
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically	4
使劲[使勁]	shi3 jin4	to exert all one's strength	5
当心[當心]	dang1 xin1	to take care; to look out	8
活着[活著]	huo2 zhe5	alive	6
暖炉[暖爐]	nuan3 lu2	space heater; radiator	1
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil	2
船老大[船老大]	chuan2 lao3 da4	coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)	5
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach	2
岸[岸]	an4	bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
来历[來歷]	lai2 li4	history; antecedents; origin	5
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]	1
相貌[相貌]	xiang4 mao4	appearance	1
指望[指望]	zhi3 wang4	to hope for sth; to count on; hope	6
悬赏[懸賞]	xuan2 shang3	to offer a reward; bounty	1
发财[發財]	fa1 cai2	to get rich	2
窝藏[窩藏]	wo1 cang2	to harbor; to shelter	1
罪名[罪名]	zui4 ming2	criminal charge; accusation	6
盗贼[盜賊]	dao4 zei2	robber	2
报官[報官]	bao4 guan1	to report a case to the authorities (old)	11
河[河]	he2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	24
狠[狠]	hen3	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]	20
吓唬[嚇唬]	xia4 hu5	to scare; to frighten	2
胆小[膽小]	dan3 xiao3	cowardice; timid	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/50 words - 7 min
萧[蕭]	xiao1	miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort	221
公家[公家]	gong1 jia1	the public; the state; society; the public purse	1
公子[公子]	gong1 zi3	son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)	23
游历[遊歷]	you2 li4	to tour; to travel	1
彭[彭]	Peng2	surname Peng	1
郡[郡]	jun4	canton; county; region	14
远房[遠房]	yuan3 fang2	distantly related; a distant relative	1
看中[看中]	kan4 zhong4	to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on	7
硬要[硬要]	ying4 yao4	firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action	3
纳[納]	na4	to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing	11
挑明[挑明]	tiao3 ming2	to illuminate; to open up (a topic)	1
骨肉[骨肉]	gu3 rou4	blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood	2
差点[差點]	cha4 dian3	almost; nearly	15
害死[害死]	hai4 si3	to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death	2
一身[一身]	yi1 shen1	whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes	12
衙内[衙內]	ya2 nei4	child of an official; palace bodyguard	215
小人[小人]	xiao3 ren2	person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character	14
艘[艘]	sou1	classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]	3
小菜[小菜]	xiao3 cai4	appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]	1
胃口[胃口]	wei4 kou3	appetite; liking	5
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine	25
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack	25
天王[天王]	tian1 wang2	emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]	1
创[創]	chuang4	to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create	6
丹[丹]	dan1	red; pellet; powder; cinnabar	2
有用[有用]	you3 yong4	useful	6
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/75 words - 10 min
斑[斑]	ban1	spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated	1
蝥[蝥]	mao2	variant of 蟊[mao2]	1
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top	7
滑胎[滑胎]	hua2 tai1	drift (car racing technique); recurrent miscarriage; habitual abortion	1
脉象[脈象]	mai4 xiang4	condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)	2
消遣[消遣]	xiao1 qian3	to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of	5
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)	15
孕妇[孕婦]	yun4 fu4	pregnant woman	1
怀[懷]	huai2	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)	4
室女[室女]	Shi4 nu:3	unmarried lady; virgin; Virgo (star sign)	1
权[權]	quan2	authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary	5
暴露[暴露]	bao4 lu4	to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]	1
行踪[行蹤]	xing2 zong1	whereabouts; (lose) track (of)	5
倒楣[倒楣]	dao3 mei2	variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]	8
占[占]	zhan4	to take possession of; to occupy; to take up	7
便宜[便宜]	pian2 yi5	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly	21
莫名其妙[莫名其妙]	mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4	(idiom) baffling; inexplicable	1
在先[在先]	zai4 xian1	to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly	4
连夜[連夜]	lian2 ye4	that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row	3
马车[馬車]	ma3 che1	cart; chariot; carriage; buggy	18
德清[德清]	De2 qing1	Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州[Hu2 zhou1], Zhejiang	1
娘家[娘家]	niang2 jia5	married woman's parents' home	5
村子[村子]	cun1 zi5	village	1
房子[房子]	fang2 zi5	house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]	2
塌[塌]	ta1	to collapse; to droop; to settle down	7
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/100 words - 12 min
把子[把子]	ba4 zi5	handle	2
幌子[幌子]	huang3 zi5	shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense	1
信以为真[信以為真]	xin4 yi3 wei2 zhen1	to take sth to be true	1
私情[私情]	si1 qing2	personal considerations; love affair	1
奸夫淫妇[姦夫淫婦]	jian1 fu1 yin2 fu4	adulterous couple	2
大半[大半]	da4 ban4	more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely	4
打死[打死]	da3 si3	to kill; to beat to death	22
嫉妒[嫉妒]	ji2 du4	to be jealous; to envy; to hate	8
蛮横[蠻橫]	man2 heng4	rude and unreasonable	1
敬[敬]	jing4	to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	47
中伤[中傷]	zhong4 shang1	to slander; to smear	5
妯娌[妯娌]	zhou2 li5	wives of brothers; sisters-in-law	1
当场[當場]	dang1 chang3	at the scene; on the spot	1
好处[好處]	hao3 chu5	benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]; CL:個|个[ge4]	13
硬逼[硬逼]	ying4 bi1	to pressure; to press; to force; to compel; to push; to coerce; to urge; to impel; to bully into; to be compelled	1
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image	8
清白[清白]	qing1 bai2	pure; innocent	8
极好[極好]	ji2 hao3	fabulous; superb; excellent	2
平日[平日]	ping2 ri4	ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually	25
打骂[打罵]	da3 ma4	to beat and scold	2
父子[父子]	fu4 zi3	father and son	13
用功[用功]	yong4 gong1	diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort	1
难产[難產]	nan2 chan3	difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve	1
口粮[口糧]	kou3 liang2	ration	1
亲生[親生]	qin1 sheng1	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)	10
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/125 words - 13 min
没意思[沒意思]	mei2 yi4 si5	boring; of no interest	2
仗义[仗義]	zhang4 yi4	to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by	3
和善[和善]	he2 shan4	good-natured	1
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled	51
街坊[街坊]	jie1 fang1	neighborhood; neighbor	2
贤慧[賢慧]	xian2 hui4	(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles	2
善良[善良]	shan4 liang2	good and honest; kindhearted	2
乐善好施[樂善好施]	le4 shan4 hao4 shi1	kind and charitable	1
爹娘[爹娘]	die1 niang2	(dialect) parents	5
贪玩[貪玩]	tan1 wan2	to only want to have a good time; to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline	3
八成[八成]	ba1 cheng2	eighty percent; most probably; most likely	7
好玩[好玩]	hao3 wan2	amusing; fun; interesting	6
哄骗[哄騙]	hong3 pian4	to deceive; to cheat	2
气话[氣話]	qi4 hua4	angry words; sth said in the moment of anger	2
老是[老是]	lao3 shi5	always	8
上辈子[上輩子]	shang4 bei4 zi5	one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation	1
孽[孽]	nie4	son born of a concubine; disaster; sin; evil	2
罚[罰]	fa2	to punish; to penalize	5
聘礼[聘禮]	pin4 li3	betrothal gift	3
枚[枚]	mei2	classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)	4
攒[攢]	zan3	to collect; to hoard; to accumulate; to save	8
凑[湊]	cou4	to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity	14
一贯[一貫]	yi1 guan4	consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent	6
当做[當做]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as	1
本钱[本錢]	ben3 qian2	capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)	12
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/150 words - 15 min
翻脸[翻臉]	fan1 lian3	to fall out with sb; to become hostile	6
无情[無情]	wu2 qing2	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless	7
忘恩负义[忘恩負義]	wang4 en1 fu4 yi4	to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth	2
孽障[孽障]	nie4 zhang4	evil creature	3
受苦[受苦]	shou4 ku3	to suffer hardship	5
虚弱[虛弱]	xu1 ruo4	weak; in poor health	1
激动[激動]	ji1 dong4	to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite	5
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu	12
守[守]	shou3	to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining	14
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day	11
立马[立馬]	li4 ma3	at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly	5
押解[押解]	ya1 jie4	to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)	1
得罪[得罪]	de2 zui5	to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]	46
有钱能使鬼推磨[有錢能使鬼推磨]	you3 qian2 neng2 shi3 gui3 tui1 mo4	lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); fig. with money, you can do anything you like	1
收受[收受]	shou1 shou4	to receive; to accept	2
这会儿[這會兒]	zhe4 hui4 r5	(coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]	17
相帮[相幫]	xiang1 bang1	to help one another; to aid	1
掌[掌]	zhang3	palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield	11
出手[出手]	chu1 shou3	to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task	7
猴子[猴子]	hou2 zi5	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
逃[逃]	tao2	to escape; to run away; to flee	15
五指山[五指山]	Wu3 zhi3 shan1	Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan	1
夜里[夜裡]	ye4 li5	during the night; at night; nighttime	1
醒来[醒來]	xing3 lai2	to waken	5
平稳[平穩]	ping2 wen3	smooth; steady	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/175 words - 17 min
暗伤[暗傷]	an4 shang1	internal (invisible) injury (damage)	3
倒像[倒像]	dao4 xiang4	inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)	2
悲[悲]	bei1	sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	3
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	7
骤然[驟然]	zhou4 ran2	suddenly; abruptly	1
失魂[失魂]	shi1 hun2	to panic	1
大夫[大夫]	dai4 fu5	doctor; physician	37
痴呆[癡呆]	chi1 dai1	imbecility; dementia	1
靠岸[靠岸]	kao4 an4	(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall	5
嘉兴[嘉興]	Jia1 xing1	Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang	1
本地人[本地人]	ben3 di4 ren2	native person (of a country)	1
到处[到處]	dao4 chu4	everywhere	11
看病[看病]	kan4 bing4	to visit a doctor; to see a patient	1
所致[所致]	suo3 zhi4	to be caused by	2
魂[魂]	hun2	soul; spirit; immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body	5
脾[脾]	pi2	spleen	1
虚[虛]	xu1	emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain	11
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of	12
老夫[老夫]	lao3 fu1	I (spoken by an old man)	42
施[施]	shi1	to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out	9
未必[未必]	wei4 bi4	not necessarily; maybe not	19
开口[開口]	kai1 kou3	to open one's mouth; to start to talk	5
立即[立即]	li4 ji2	immediately	2
应用[應用]	ying4 yong4	to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app	1
犀牛[犀牛]	xi1 niu2	rhinoceros	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/200 words - 18 min
角[角]	jiao3	angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]	6
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale	6
太过[太過]	tai4 guo4	excessively; too	7
病人[病人]	bing4 ren2	sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
尽快[儘快]	jin3 kuai4	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed	1
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate	2
西[西]	xi1	west	44
街[街]	jie1	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	28
元[元]	yuan2	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon	14
堂[堂]	tang2	(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture	19
佳[佳]	jia1	beautiful; fine; good	4
忌[忌]	ji4	to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth	4
移动[移動]	yi2 dong4	to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable	1
此处[此處]	ci3 chu4	this place; here (literary)	3
寻[尋]	xun2	to search; to look for; to seek	10
客栈[客棧]	ke4 zhan4	tavern; guest house; inn; hotel	15
药用[藥用]	yao4 yong4	medicinal use; pharmaceutical	1
赶路[趕路]	gan3 lu4	to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on	2
上船[上船]	shang4 chuan2	to get on the boat	2
接头[接頭]	jie1 tou2	to join; to connect; connection; junction; fitting (plumbing); connector; terminal (electrical engineering)	1
女婿[女婿]	nu:3 xu5	daughter's husband; son-in-law	11
舍得[捨得]	she3 de5	to be willing to part with sth	11
舍不得[捨不得]	she3 bu5 de5	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge	7
静养[靜養]	jing4 yang3	to convalesce; to recuperate; to fully relax	5
嗦[嗦]	suo1	suck	3
上车[上車]	shang4 che1	to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/225 words - 25 min
闪[閃]	shan3	to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine	1
筋[筋]	jin1	muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)	2
会合[會合]	hui4 he2	to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence	2
官兵[官兵]	guan1 bing1	officers and men	5
正着[正著]	zheng4 zhao2	head-on; red-handed	1
弱[弱]	ruo4	weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than	13
柳[柳]	liu3	willow	16
扶风[扶風]	Fu2 feng1	Fufeng County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi	1
早死[早死]	zao3 si3	early demise; untimely death	1
蓝[藍]	lan2	blue; indigo plant	2
灯[燈]	deng1	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]	5
丁忧[丁憂]	ding1 you1	(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent	1
届满[屆滿]	jie4 man3	the end of fixed period in office; expiration of a term	1
回京[回京]	hui2 Jing1	to return to the capital	36
候选[候選]	hou4 xuan3	candidate (attributive)	1
望[望]	wang4	full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards	18
房舍[房舍]	fang2 she4	house; building	1
家慈[家慈]	jia1 ci2	(polite) my mother	1
楼上[樓上]	lou2 shang4	upstairs	5
针线[針線]	zhen1 xian4	needle and thread; needlework	2
缝补[縫補]	feng2 bu3	to darn (clothing); to sew and mend	1
打眼[打眼]	da3 yan3	to drill or bore a hole; to attract attention; conspicuous	1
赚钱[賺錢]	zhuan4 qian2	to earn money; moneymaking	9
夸大[誇大]	kua1 da4	to exaggerate	1
病情[病情]	bing4 qing2	state of an illness; patient's condition	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/250 words - 30 min
针刺[針刺]	zhen1 ci4	to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture	1
化解[化解]	hua4 jie3	to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears)	1
淤血[淤血]	yu1 xue4	variant of 瘀血[yu1 xue4]	5
管用[管用]	guan3 yong4	efficacious; useful	5
审问[審問]	shen3 wen4	to interrogate; to examine; to question	5
犯人[犯人]	fan4 ren2	convict; prisoner; criminal	16
忍心[忍心]	ren3 xin1	to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task	1
荒[荒]	huang1	desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect	8
剑[劍]	jian4	double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword	18
杀人[殺人]	sha1 ren2	homicide; to murder; to kill (a person)	13
破天荒[破天荒]	po4 tian1 huang1	unprecedented; for the first time; never before; first ever	2
严刑[嚴刑]	yan2 xing2	strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously	3
坏人[壞人]	huai4 ren2	bad person; villain	3
通缉令[通緝令]	tong1 ji1 ling4	order for arrest; wanted circular; wanted poster	1
回娘家[回娘家]	hui2 niang2 jia1	(of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc	1
针扎[針扎]	zhen1 zha1	pincushion	2
刑[刑]	xing2	punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment	15
后果[後果]	hou4 guo3	consequences; aftermath	1
不堪设想[不堪設想]	bu4 kan1 she4 xiang3	too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable	1
连累[連累]	lian2 lei3	to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)	5
背后[背後]	bei4 hou4	behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back	19
势力[勢力]	shi4 li5	power; (ability to) influence	4
冒[冒]	mao4	to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover	5
风险[風險]	feng1 xian3	risk; hazard	3
应承[應承]	ying4 cheng2	to agree (to do sth); to promise	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/275 words - 32 min
真相[真相]	zhen1 xiang4	the truth about sth; the actual facts	1
向来[向來]	xiang4 lai2	always (previously)	9
振作[振作]	zhen4 zuo4	to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate	1
表里不一[表裡不一]	biao3 li3 bu4 yi1	outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems; saying one thing but meaning sth different	1
青田[青田]	Qing1 tian2	Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang	34
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly	16
兵马[兵馬]	bing1 ma3	troops and horses; military forces	2
监[監]	jian1	to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison	4
服[服]	fu2	clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes	12
两边[兩邊]	liang3 bian5	either side; both sides	4
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods	4
越国[越國]	Yue4 guo2	Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods	2
看不顺眼[看不順眼]	kan4 bu4 shun4 yan3	unpleasant to the eye; objectionable	3
下海[下海]	xia4 hai3	to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)	2
县令[縣令]	xian4 ling4	county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)	4
一口咬定[一口咬定]	yi1 kou3 yao3 ding4	to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view	4
把手[把手]	ba3 shou5	handle; grip; knob	1
伸[伸]	shen1	to stretch; to extend	2
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as	14
品[品]	pin3	article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)	43
谁知[誰知]	shei2 zhi1	lit. who knows; who would have thought; unexpectedly; unpredictably	1
利益[利益]	li4 yi4	benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
飞鸽[飛鴿]	Fei1 ge1	Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)	3
传给[傳給]	chuan2 gei3	to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; to pass to (in football etc)	1
驻点[駐點]	zhu4 dian3	stationary point	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/300 words - 38 min
住处[住處]	zhu4 chu4	residence; dwelling; dwelling place	3
华亭县[華亭縣]	Hua2 ting2 xian4	Huating county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu	16
奴家[奴家]	nu2 jia1	(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)	1
徐[徐]	xu2	slowly; gently	14
船货[船貨]	chuan2 huo4	cargo	1
保准[保准]	bao3 zhun3	to guarantee; reliable; for sure	1
凑手[湊手]	cou4 shou3	at hand; within easy reach; convenient; handy	2
押[押]	ya1	to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign	6
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold	9
头发[頭髮]	tou2 fa5	hair (on the head)	4
咱[咱]	zan2	I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)	39
总得[總得]	zong3 dei3	must; have to; be bound to	10
私房钱[私房錢]	si1 fang2 qian2	secret purse; secret stash of money	4
实话[實話]	shi2 hua4	truth	2
名妓[名妓]	ming2 ji4	famous courtesan	1
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand	9
首饰[首飾]	shou3 shi4	jewelry; head ornament	7
嘴硬[嘴硬]	zui3 ying4	reluctant to admit a mistake	5
毁[毀]	hui3	to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander	20
反[反]	fan3	contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system	3
刺[刺]	ci4	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder	10
珊瑚[珊瑚]	shan1 hu2	coral	10
职位[職位]	zhi2 wei4	post; office; position	3
牵连[牽連]	qian1 lian2	to implicate; implicated; to link together	9
耽误[耽誤]	dan1 wu5	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with	8
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/325 words - 40 min
局[局]	ju2	office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc	17
金子[金子]	jin1 zi5	gold	5
盘缠[盤纏]	pan2 chan2	to twine; to coil	4
单枪匹马[單槍匹馬]	dan1 qiang1 pi3 ma3	lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied	2
辖[轄]	xia2	to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow	6
驻[駐]	zhu4	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)	4
外号[外號]	wai4 hao4	nickname	5
点头[點頭]	dian3 tou2	to nod	2
层[層]	ceng2	layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)	5
地狱[地獄]	di4 yu4	hell; infernal; underworld	3
姑娘[姑娘]	gu1 niang5	girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]	42
眼看[眼看]	yan3 kan4	soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens	4
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all	3
温柔[溫柔]	wen1 rou2	gentle and soft; tender	6
体贴[體貼]	ti3 tie1	considerate (of other people's needs)	1
旧疾[舊疾]	jiu4 ji2	old illness; former affliction	2
第二天[第二天]	di4 er4 tian1	next day; the morrow	1
贵重[貴重]	gui4 zhong4	precious	3
药材[藥材]	yao4 cai2	medicinal ingredient	3
先头[先頭]	xian1 tou2	in advance; ahead; before; previously	2
打听[打聽]	da3 ting5	to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around	10
宅[宅]	zhai2	residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home	14
硬是[硬是]	ying4 shi4	just; simply; stubbornly; really	4
拿出[拿出]	na2 chu1	to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)	4
支应[支應]	zhi1 ying4	to deal with; to wait on; to provide for	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep03/340 words - 42 min
消[消]	xiao1	to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need	5
出嫁[出嫁]	chu1 jia4	to get married (of woman)	2
石头[石頭]	shi2 tou5	stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	3
罩[罩]	zhao4	cover; fish trap (basket); shade	2
锦缎[錦緞]	jin3 duan4	brocade	5
箱子[箱子]	xiang1 zi5	suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	7
蠢[蠢]	chun3	stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion	5
前天[前天]	qian2 tian1	the day before yesterday	1
开外[開外]	kai1 wai4	over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)	1
一时半会儿[一時半會兒]	yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 r5	a short time; a little while	7
赶不上[趕不上]	gan3 bu4 shang4	can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake	1
起码[起碼]	qi3 ma3	at the minimum; at the very least	6
晕倒[暈倒]	yun1 dao3	to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious	1
至关重要[至關重要]	zhi4 guan1 zhong4 yao4	extremely important; vital; crucial; essential	1
换行[換行]	huan4 hang2	to wrap (text); line feed (computing)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/25 words - 2 min
尺[尺]	chi3	a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]	7
绢[絹]	juan4	thin, tough silk fabric	7
裱[裱]	biao3	to hang (paper); to mount (painting)	8
设色[設色]	she4 se4	to paint; to color	1
绫[綾]	ling2	damask; thin silk	3
鸾[鸞]	luan2	mythical bird related to phoenix	1
鹊[鵲]	que4	magpie	1
锦[錦]	jin3	brocade; embroidered work; bright	5
檀[檀]	tan2	sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red	3
木[木]	mu4	tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	11
轴[軸]	zhou2	axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc	2
川[川]	chuan1	river; creek; plain; an area of level country	3
薛[薛]	xue1	wormwood like grass (classical)	9
阙[闕]	que4	Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency	8
景[景]	jing3	bright; circumstance; scenery	9
居中[居中]	ju1 zhong1	positioned between (two parties); to mediate between	2
居[居]	ju1	to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms	12
两侧[兩側]	liang3 ce4	two sides; both sides	2
鼓[鼓]	gu3	drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell	24
骆驼[駱駝]	luo4 tuo5	camel; (coll.) blockhead; ninny; CL:峰[feng1]	1
峰[峰]	feng1	(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier for camels	4
旋[旋]	xuan2	to revolve; a loop; a circle	3
雅[雅]	ya3	elegant	17
卖点[賣點]	mai4 dian3	selling point	3
颇[頗]	po1	rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]	14
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/50 words - 4 min
名家[名家]	ming2 jia1	renowned expert; master (of an art or craft)	7
字画[字畫]	zi4 hua4	the strokes of a character; calligraphy and painting	11
赌[賭]	du3	to bet; to gamble	20
债[債]	zhai4	debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	5
变卖[變賣]	bian4 mai4	to sell off (one's property)	1
去年[去年]	qu4 nian2	last year	3
一眼[一眼]	yi1 yan3	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse	10
三番五次[三番五次]	san1 fan1 wu3 ci4	over and over again (idiom)	1
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)	26
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	5
仿[仿]	fang3	to imitate; to copy	2
真假[真假]	zhen1 jia3	genuine or fake; true or false	2
擅自[擅自]	shan4 zi4	without permission	3
皇天后土[皇天后土]	huang2 tian1 hou4 tu3	heaven and earth (idiom)	1
一字[一字]	yi1 zi4	in a row; in a line	4
虚言[虛言]	xu1 yan2	empty words; false words	7
堕[墮]	duo4	to fall; to degenerate	5
永世[永世]	yong3 shi4	eternal; forever	2
超生[超生]	chao1 sheng1	to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy; to be reincarnated; to be lenient	1
落入[落入]	luo4 ru4	to fall into	2
境地[境地]	jing4 di4	circumstances	2
救出[救出]	jiu4 chu1	to rescue; to pluck from danger	2
金牌[金牌]	jin1 pai2	gold medal; CL:枚[mei2]	2
凭证[憑證]	ping2 zheng4	proof; certificate; receipt; voucher	2
留给[留給]	liu2 gei3	to set aside for	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/75 words - 9 min
上好[上好]	shang4 hao3	first-rate; top-notch	9
和田玉[和田玉]	He2 tian2 yu4	nephrite; Hotan jade	1
人命[人命]	ren2 ming4	human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]	5
来得[來得]	lai2 de5	to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to	4
保重[保重]	bao3 zhong4	to take care of oneself	11
没法[沒法]	mei2 fa3	at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice	7
南[南]	nan2	south	22
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)	7
门口[門口]	men2 kou3	doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
红色[紅色]	hong2 se4	red (color); revolutionary	13
旗[旗]	qi2	banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]	4
旛[旛]	fan1	pennant	4
银针[銀針]	yin2 zhen1	silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)	2
血气[血氣]	xue4 qi4	blood and vital breath; bloodline (i.e. parentage); valor	1
何人[何人]	he2 ren2	who	8
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]	36
屠户[屠戶]	tu2 hu4	butcher	2
肝[肝]	gan1	liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]	13
裤腰带[褲腰帶]	ku4 yao1 dai4	waistband	1
绑住[綁住]	bang3 zhu4	to fasten; to bind	1
解[解]	jie3	to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection	11
衙门[衙門]	ya2 men5	government office in feudal China; yamen	7
遵令[遵令]	zun1 ling4	to obey orders	2
搜索[搜索]	sou1 suo3	to search (a place); to search (a database etc)	1
下落[下落]	xia4 luo4	whereabouts; to drop; to fall	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/100 words - 11 min
胆大包天[膽大包天]	dan3 da4 bao1 tian1	reckless; extremely daring	10
绕[繞]	rao4	to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex	4
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	7
轻骑[輕騎]	qing1 qi2	light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped	1
沿海[沿海]	yan2 hai3	coastal	1
搜寻[搜尋]	sou1 xun2	to search; to look for	1
十分[十分]	shi2 fen1	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts	3
凶残[凶殘]	xiong1 can2	savage	2
抓住[抓住]	zhua1 zhu4	to grab; to capture	10
相似[相似]	xiang1 si4	to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity	2
带去[帶去]	dai4 qu5	to take along with one	2
关卡[關卡]	guan1 qia3	checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); barrier; hurdle; red tape; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]	1
大不了[大不了]	da4 bu4 liao3	at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming	16
汗[汗]	han4	perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)	5
亲眼[親眼]	qin1 yan3	with one's own eyes; personally	5
任[任]	ren4	to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)	21
嗷嗷待哺[嗷嗷待哺]	ao2 ao2 dai4 bu3	cry piteously for food	2
惹不起[惹不起]	re3 bu5 qi3	can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable	3
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year	2
多大[多大]	duo1 da4	how big; how much; how old etc	2
何时[何時]	he2 shi2	when	10
高抬贵手[高抬貴手]	gao1 tai2 gui4 shou3	to be generous (idiom); to be magnanimous; Give me a break!	7
顺嘴[順嘴]	shun4 zui3	to read smoothly (of text); to blurt out (without thinking); to suit one's taste (of food)	1
一说[一說]	yi1 shuo1	an expression of opinion; according to some	5
男丁[男丁]	nan2 ding1	adult male	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/125 words - 12 min
独苗[獨苗]	du2 miao2	only child; sole scion	1
狠心[狠心]	hen3 xin1	callous; heartless	8
孤[孤]	gu1	lone; lonely	10
把门[把門]	ba3 men2	to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate	4
插上[插上]	cha1 shang5	to plug into; to insert; to stick in	2
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale	79
廉[廉]	lian2	incorruptible; honest; inexpensive; to investigate (old); side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)	66
密令[密令]	mi4 ling4	secret instruction; secret order	4
外头[外頭]	wai4 tou5	outside; out	15
里加[里加]	Li3 jia1	Riga, capital of Latvia	2
漆[漆]	qi1	paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)	1
难得[難得]	nan2 de2	seldom; rare; hard to come by	5
不愧[不愧]	bu4 kui4	to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be	7
上等[上等]	shang4 deng3	highest quality; top-notch	2
洋货[洋貨]	yang2 huo4	Western goods; imported goods (in former times)	3
几年[幾年]	ji3 nian2	a few years; several years; how many years	5
南洋[南洋]	Nan2 yang2	Southeast Asia; South seas	8
价钱[價錢]	jia4 qian5	price	7
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior	6
头面[頭面]	tou2 mian4	head ornament (in former times)	1
旨[旨]	zhi3	imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose	20
此后[此後]	ci3 hou4	after this; afterwards; hereafter	2
爪哇[爪哇]	Zhao3 wa1	Java (island of Indonesia); Java (programming language)	2
真腊[真臘]	Zhen1 la4	Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia; Chinese term for Cambodia from 7th to 15th century	1
齐[齊]	qi2	neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out	95
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/150 words - 14 min
诸[諸]	zhu1	all; various	3
唯[唯]	wei2	-ism; only; alone	6
广州市[廣州市]	Guang3 zhou1 shi4	Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong; Canton	1
禁[禁]	jin1	to endure	4
禁[禁]	jin4	to prohibit; to forbid	4
闽[閩]	Min3	short name for Fujian province 福建[Fu2 jian4]; also pr. [Min2]	1
山东[山東]	Shan1 dong1	Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]	1
好心[好心]	hao3 xin1	kindness; good intentions	5
借给[借給]	jie4 gei3	to lend to sb	2
笃定[篤定]	du3 ding4	certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried	1
遭遇[遭遇]	zao1 yu4	to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience	2
感同身受[感同身受]	gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4	to feel as if it had happened to oneself; to sympathize; (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor	1
识货[識貨]	shi2 huo4	to know what's what	1
货色[貨色]	huo4 se4	goods; (derog.) stuff; trash	2
糊弄[糊弄]	hu4 nong5	to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions	5
短期[短期]	duan3 qi1	short term; short-term	1
凑齐[湊齊]	cou4 qi2	to collect all the bits to make a whole	3
努力[努力]	nu3 li4	great effort; to strive; to try hard	9
逢凶化吉[逢凶化吉]	feng2 xiong1 hua4 ji2	misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account	2
遇难[遇難]	yu4 nan4	to perish; to be killed	1
祥[祥]	xiang2	auspicious; propitious	7
杭[杭]	Hang2	surname Hang; Hangzhou	1
惯例[慣例]	guan4 li4	convention; usual practice	2
兼任[兼任]	jian1 ren4	to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time	1
过夜[過夜]	guo4 ye4	to spend the night; overnight	1
一早[一早]	yi1 zao3	early in the morning; at dawn	6
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/175 words - 19 min
海边[海邊]	hai3 bian1	coast; seaside; seashore; beach	1
威[威]	wei1	power; might; prestige	2
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]	14
打伤[打傷]	da3 shang1	to injure; to wound; to damage	4
琴[琴]	qin2	guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general	22
遭到[遭到]	zao1 dao4	to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)	1
报应[報應]	bao4 ying4	retribution; judgment	4
不怎么[不怎麼]	bu4 zen3 me5	not very; not particularly	5
要钱[要錢]	yao4 qian2	to charge; to demand payment	4
点心[點心]	dian3 xin5	light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert	8
装作[裝作]	zhuang1 zuo4	to pretend; to feign; to act a part	3
撑[撐]	cheng1	to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support	10
福[福]	fu2	good fortune; happiness; luck	11
报上[報上]	bao4 shang4	in the newspaper	1
名号[名號]	ming2 hao4	name; good reputation; title	2
逼债[逼債]	bi1 zhai4	to press for payment of debts; to dun	2
甜头[甜頭]	tian2 tou5	sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit	2
抓紧时间[抓緊時間]	zhua1 jin3 shi2 jian1	to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment	3
养伤[養傷]	yang3 shang1	to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury)	5
办到[辦到]	ban4 dao4	to accomplish; to get sth done	2
街上[街上]	jie1 shang5	on the street; in town	6
小孩子[小孩子]	xiao3 hai2 zi5	child	2
童谣[童謠]	tong2 yao2	nursery rhyme	1
慧眼[慧眼]	hui4 yan3	an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen	1
炬[炬]	ju4	torch	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/200 words - 21 min
看出[看出]	kan4 chu1	to make out; to see	1
大器[大器]	da4 qi4	very capable person; precious object	1
倔[倔]	jue2	crabby; tough	4
咱家[咱家]	zan2 jia1	I; me; we; my home; our house	2
活血[活血]	huo2 xue4	to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine)	4
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning	7
宅子[宅子]	zhai2 zi5	house; residence	16
效[效]	xiao4	effect; efficacy; to imitate	5
天长[天長]	Tian1 chang2	Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui	1
共[共]	gong4	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party	5
饿死[餓死]	e4 si3	to starve to death; to be very hungry	2
取钱[取錢]	qu3 qian2	to withdraw money	1
暗号[暗號]	an4 hao4	secret signal (sign); countersign; password	2
当真[當真]	dang4 zhen1	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!	21
春江花月夜[春江花月夜]	Chun1 jiang1 hua1 yue4 ye4	River on a spring night, long yuefu poem by 張若虛|张若虚[Zhang1 Ruo4 xu1]	1
保命[保命]	bao3 ming4	to save one's life; to survive	1
安康[安康]	an1 kang1	good health	1
澡[澡]	zao3	bath	1
觉[覺]	jiao4	a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]	7
觉[覺]	jue2	to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware	7
风景[風景]	feng1 jing3	scenery; landscape; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
港[港]	gang3	harbor; port; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]	21
小二[小二]	xiao3 er4	waiter	3
暹罗[暹羅]	Xian1 luo2	Siam (old word for Thailand); Siamese	1
倭[倭]	wo1	dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/225 words - 23 min
国人[國人]	guo2 ren2	compatriots (literary); fellow countrymen	1
桌[桌]	zhuo1	table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc	10
一模一样[一模一樣]	yi1 mu2 yi1 yang4	exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]	11
税[稅]	shui4	taxes; duties	4
计[計]	ji4	to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge	18
岂[豈]	qi3	how? (emphatic question)	25
赚[賺]	zhuan4	to earn; to make a profit	21
大发[大發]	Da4 fa1	Daihatsu, Japanese car company	1
钗[釵]	chai1	hairpin	17
琢磨[琢磨]	zuo2 mo5	to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]	12
违反[違反]	wei2 fan3	to violate (a law)	1
严[嚴]	yan2	tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father	10
开关[開關]	kai1 guan1	power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off	1
不打不相识[不打不相識]	bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2	lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord	4
忠[忠]	zhong1	loyal; devoted; honest	7
拖累[拖累]	tuo1 lei3	to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate	6
逗[逗]	dou4	to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4])	3
英雄[英雄]	ying1 xiong2	hero; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
底[底]	di3	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base	4
只不过[只不過]	zhi3 bu5 guo4	only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...	29
上头[上頭]	shang4 tou5	above; on top of; on the surface of	8
米[米]	mi3	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)	6
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]	21
蒸[蒸]	zheng1	to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)	3
馒头[饅頭]	man2 tou5	steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/250 words - 25 min
大姐[大姐]	da4 jie3	big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)	3
面条[麵條]	mian4 tiao2	noodles	1
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew	1
羊肉[羊肉]	yang2 rou4	mutton; goat meat	1
哪怕[哪怕]	na3 pa4	even; even if; even though; no matter how	13
打杂[打雜]	da3 za2	to do odd jobs; to do unskilled work	3
面食[麵食]	mian4 shi2	food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc	1
挖[挖]	wa1	to dig; to excavate; to scoop out	4
拉倒[拉倒]	la1 dao3	to pull down; (coll.) to let it go; to drop it	1
打草惊蛇[打草驚蛇]	da3 cao3 jing1 she2	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)	1
应付[應付]	ying4 fu5	to deal with; to cope	2
坊[坊]	fang2	workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1]	82
翻[翻]	fan1	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross	12
粗[粗]	cu1	coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude	2
一般见识[一般見識]	yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5	to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed	6
良心[良心]	liang2 xin1	conscience	9
负心汉[負心漢]	fu4 xin1 han4	traitor to one's love; heartless rat	4
活该[活該]	huo2 gai1	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should	15
枉[枉]	wang3	to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain	7
妹子[妹子]	mei4 zi5	(dialect) younger sister; girl	26
一往情深[一往情深]	yi1 wang3 qing2 shen1	deeply attached; devoted	1
转身[轉身]	zhuan3 shen1	(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)	3
闺[閨]	gui1	small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; by ext. women	7
密友[密友]	mi4 you3	close friend	1
接着[接著]	jie1 zhe5	to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/275 words - 28 min
贝[貝]	bei4	cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)	1
光鲜[光鮮]	guang1 xian1	bright and neat	1
修理[修理]	xiu1 li3	to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb	1
光天化日[光天化日]	guang1 tian1 hua4 ri4	the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight	2
珠子[珠子]	zhu1 zi5	pearl; bead; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]	1
值[值]	zhi2	value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty	24
弄死[弄死]	nong4 si3	to kill; to put to death	3
打折[打折]	da3 zhe2	to give a discount	3
房钱[房錢]	fang2 qian2	charges for a room; house rental	2
可比[可比]	ke3 bi3	comparable	8
两倍[兩倍]	liang3 bei4	twice as much; double the amount	1
哎[哎]	ai1	hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)	2
属[屬]	shu3	category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute	6
禀[稟]	bing3	to make a report (to a superior); to give; to endow; to receive; petition	4
拳[拳]	quan2	fist; boxing	3
魏[魏]	wei4	tower over a palace gateway (old)	2
饶[饒]	rao2	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	13
泊[泊]	bo2	to anchor; touch at; to moor	1
码头[碼頭]	ma3 tou2	dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4]	20
笃[篤]	du3	serious (illness); sincere; true	1
耨[耨]	nou4	hoe; to hoe; to weed	1
广州[廣州]	Guang3 zhou1	Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong; Canton	3
一半[一半]	yi1 ban4	half	11
商会[商會]	shang1 hui4	chamber of commerce	1
停泊[停泊]	ting2 bo2	to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/300 words - 31 min
捞[撈]	lao1	to fish up; to dredge up	5
油水[油水]	you2 shui3	grease; profit; ill-gotten gains	1
十万[十萬]	shi2 wan4	hundred thousand	5
二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20	5
买通[買通]	mai3 tong1	to bribe	1
哪些[哪些]	na3 xie1	which ones?; who?; what?	2
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	7
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	7
不知[不知]	bu4 zhi1	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	47
金银[金銀]	jin1 yin2	gold and silver	2
契[契]	qi4	to carve; carved words; to agree; a contract; a deed	37
死路一条[死路一條]	si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2	(idiom) dead end; road to ruin	1
活路[活路]	huo2 lu4	through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence	1
大权在握[大權在握]	da4 quan2 zai4 wo4	to be in a position of power	1
朝臣[朝臣]	chao2 chen2	court councilor	4
之中[之中]	zhi1 zhong1	inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during	7
亲信[親信]	qin1 xin4	trusted aide	11
升[升]	sheng1	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]	26
看不惯[看不慣]	kan4 bu5 guan4	cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove	1
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere	2
靖[靖]	jing4	quiet; peaceful; to make tranquil; to pacify	1
侯[侯]	hou2	marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman or high official	1
网开一面[網開一面]	wang3 kai1 yi1 mian4	open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment	2
花魁[花魁]	hua1 kui2	the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom); (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan	13
丈夫[丈夫]	zhang4 fu5	husband; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
赔[賠]	pei2	to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss	22
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/325 words - 34 min
回老家[回老家]	hui2 lao3 jia1	to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)	2
一下子[一下子]	yi1 xia4 zi5	in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden	6
上房[上房]	shang4 fang2	see 正房[zheng4 fang2]	1
下手[下手]	xia4 shou3	to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest	8
巴掌[巴掌]	ba1 zhang3	palm of the hand; classifier: slap	2
打跑[打跑]	da3 pao3	to run off rebuffed; to fend off; (to fight off and make sb) run off	1
归还[歸還]	gui1 huan2	to return sth; to revert	6
不自在[不自在]	bu4 zi4 zai5	uneasiness; feel uncomfortable	2
狼心狗肺[狼心狗肺]	lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4	lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous	1
伪君子[偽君子]	wei3 jun1 zi3	hypocrite	2
惹[惹]	re3	to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)	9
责罚[責罰]	ze2 fa2	to punish; to chastise	3
民宅[民宅]	min2 zhai2	house; people's homes	1
眼力[眼力]	yan3 li4	eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments	3
坏东西[壞東西]	huai4 dong1 xi5	bastard; scoundrel; rogue	1
比不上[比不上]	bi3 bu4 shang4	can't compare with	4
识[識]	shi2	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]	6
情趣[情趣]	qing2 qu4	inclinations and interests; delight; fun; interest; appeal	1
指甲盖[指甲蓋]	zhi3 jia5 gai4	fingernail	1
骗人[騙人]	pian4 ren2	to cheat sb; a scam	10
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	36
蹄子[蹄子]	ti2 zi5	hoof; (old) wench; hussy	3
不在意[不在意]	bu4 zai4 yi4	to pay no attention to; not to mind	3
涛[濤]	tao1	big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]	4
拂[拂]	fu2	to brush away	7
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/350 words - 36 min
传世[傳世]	chuan2 shi4	handed down from ancient times; family heirloom	1
少来[少來]	shao3 lai2	refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!	3
世间[世間]	shi4 jian1	world; earth	16
明珠[明珠]	ming2 zhu1	pearl; jewel (of great value)	1
斗[斗]	dou3	dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡[dou3]	4
窗子[窗子]	chuang1 zi5	window	2
酒后[酒後]	jiu3 hou4	after drinking; under the influence of alcohol	2
人物[人物]	ren2 wu4	person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
连理[連理]	lian2 li3	two trees that grow together as one; fig. conjugal union	2
不理[不理]	bu4 li3	to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore	5
招财[招財]	zhao1 cai2	lit. inviting wealth; We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3])	2
厮[廝]	si1	mutually; with one another; manservant; boy servant; guy (derog.)	9
当面[當面]	dang1 mian4	to sb's face; in sb's presence	8
对质[對質]	dui4 zhi4	to confront (in court etc); confrontation	1
来着[來著]	lai2 zhe5	auxiliary showing sth happened in the past	19
员外[員外]	yuan2 wai4	landlord (old usage)	17
霓裳[霓裳]	ni2 chang2	nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]	1
羽[羽]	yu3	feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale	1
回见[回見]	hui2 jian4	See you later!	3
倍[倍]	bei4	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply	6
自个儿[自個兒]	zi4 ge3 r5	(dialect) oneself; by oneself	16
把持[把持]	ba3 chi2	to control; to dominate; to monopolize	2
不住[不住]	bu4 zhu4	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)	9
山盟海誓[山盟海誓]	shan1 meng2 hai3 shi4	to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods	2
石榴[石榴]	shi2 liu5	pomegranate	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/375 words - 39 min
裙[裙]	qun2	skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
王八[王八]	wang2 ba1	tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp	1
垫脚石[墊腳石]	dian4 jiao3 shi2	stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career	1
则个[則個]	ze2 ge4	(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)	2
华亭[華亭]	Hua2 ting2	Huating county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu	5
明儿[明兒]	ming2 r5	(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day	8
为何[為何]	wei4 he2	why	24
玉[玉]	yu4	jade	40
尊贵[尊貴]	zun1 gui4	respected; respectable; honorable	2
途[途]	tu2	way; route; road	1
劳顿[勞頓]	lao2 dun4	(literary) fatigued; wearied	1
歇息[歇息]	xie1 xi5	to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep	2
风物[風物]	feng1 wu4	scenery; sights	2
秀美[秀美]	xiu4 mei3	elegant; graceful	1
劳[勞]	lao2	to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)	6
店小二[店小二]	dian4 xiao3 er4	(old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter; attendant	2
暖[暖]	nuan3	warm; to warm	4
胃[胃]	wei4	stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
酒菜[酒菜]	jiu3 cai4	food and drink; food to accompany wine	2
玉泉[玉泉]	yu4 quan2	nephrite (used in TCM)	2
酒吧[酒吧]	jiu3 ba1	bar; pub; saloon; CL:家[jia1]	1
醉人[醉人]	zui4 ren2	intoxicating; fascinating	1
架不住[架不住]	jia4 bu5 zhu4	(coll.) unable to withstand; cannot bear; can't stand it; no match for	1
靠不住[靠不住]	kao4 bu5 zhu4	unreliable	2
雷[雷]	lei2	thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific	65
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep04/387 words - 42 min
生死[生死]	sheng1 si3	life or death	6
护送[護送]	hu4 song4	to escort; to accompany	2
眼下[眼下]	yan3 xia4	now; at present; subocular (medicine)	5
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate	29
白搭[白搭]	bai2 da1	no use; no good	1
追捕[追捕]	zhui1 bu3	to pursue; to be after; to hunt down	3
真伪[真偽]	zhen1 wei3	true or bogus; authenticity	1
接住[接住]	jie1 zhu4	to catch (sth thrown etc); to receive (sth given); to accept	1
值钱[值錢]	zhi2 qian2	valuable; costly; expensive	1
流亡[流亡]	liu2 wang2	to force into exile; to be exiled; in exile	1
扶桑[扶桑]	Fu2 sang1	Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan	1
行囊[行囊]	xing2 nang2	traveling bag; luggage	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/25 words - 9 min
后生[後生]	hou4 sheng1	young generation; youth; young man	1
绿帽子[綠帽子]	lu:4 mao4 zi5	cuckold	1
知心[知心]	zhi1 xin1	caring; intimate	2
君子[君子]	jun1 zi3	nobleman; person of noble character	5
奶奶[奶奶]	nai3 nai5	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts	4
吃喝嫖赌[吃喝嫖賭]	chi1 he1 piao2 du3	to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling; to lead a life of dissipation	1
拖[拖]	tuo1	to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on	4
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth	14
涨[漲]	zhang4	to swell; to distend	2
十三[十三]	shi2 san1	thirteen; 13	9
江湖[江湖]	jiang1 hu2	rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld	3
手头紧[手頭緊]	shou3 tou2 jin3	short of money; hard up	1
作践[作踐]	zuo4 jian4	to ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin; also pr. [zuo2 jian4]	1
汀[汀]	ting1	sandbar; shoal; sandbank	1
兰[蘭]	lan2	orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)	5
看好[看好]	kan4 hao3	optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of; to support	10
姑奶奶[姑奶奶]	gu1 nai3 nai5	(coll.) father's father's sister; great aunt	3
上下[上下]	shang4 xia4	up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about	3
逃亡[逃亡]	tao2 wang2	to flee; flight (from danger); fugitive	1
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family	5
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	4
今儿[今兒]	jin1 r5	(coll.) today	11
遇见[遇見]	yu4 jian4	to meet	9
救难[救難]	jiu4 nan2	to rescue; rescue (operation, workers)	1
菩萨[菩薩]	Pu2 sa4	Bodhisattva (Buddhism)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/50 words - 12 min
嘴甜[嘴甜]	zui3 tian2	sweet-talking; ingratiating	1
家底[家底]	jia1 di3	family property; patrimony	2
吹[吹]	chui1	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through	10
天花乱坠[天花亂墜]	tian1 hua1 luan4 zhui4	lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype	1
区区[區區]	qu1 qu1	insignificant; trifling; merely	6
头上[頭上]	tou2 shang4	overhead; above	10
羞[羞]	xiu1	shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies	5
赖[賴]	lai4	to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on	12
说实话[說實話]	shuo1 shi2 hua4	to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly	7
难免[難免]	nan2 mian3	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably	5
周转不灵[周轉不靈]	zhou1 zhuan3 bu4 ling2	to have a cash flow problem	1
阵子[陣子]	zhen4 zi5	period of time	5
眼皮子浅[眼皮子淺]	yan3 pi2 zi5 qian3	short-sighted	1
家伙[傢伙]	jia1 huo5	variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]	5
趁火打劫[趁火打劫]	chen4 huo3 da3 jie2	to loot a burning house; to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)	2
手头[手頭]	shou3 tou2	in hand (e.g. cash)	4
松快[鬆快]	song1 kuai5	less crowded; relieved; relaxed; to relax	1
百十[百十]	bai3 shi2	a hundred or so	3
包括[包括]	bao1 kuo4	to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of	2
轻巧[輕巧]	qing1 qiao3	dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful	1
安身立命[安身立命]	an1 shen1 li4 ming4	settle down and get on with one's pursuit	1
亲亲[親親]	qin1 qin1	dear one; to kiss; friendly	1
一头[一頭]	yi1 tou2	one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously	4
勾搭[勾搭]	gou1 da5	to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to	1
没门儿[沒門兒]	mei2 men2 r5	no way; impossible	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/75 words - 14 min
送客[送客]	song4 ke4	to see a visitor out	2
两头[兩頭]	liang3 tou2	both ends; both parties to a deal	2
灌[灌]	guan4	to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)	3
蜜糖[蜜糖]	mi4 tang2	honey	1
可信[可信]	ke3 xin4	trustworthy	2
室[室]	shi4	room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy	10
夫妻[夫妻]	fu1 qi1	husband and wife; married couple	4
争[爭]	zheng1	to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)	9
口气[口氣]	kou3 qi4	tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone	7
花轿[花轎]	hua1 jiao4	bridal sedan chair	1
过门[過門]	guo4 men2	to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera	6
明日[明日]	ming2 ri4	tomorrow	19
信不过[信不過]	xin4 bu4 guo4	to distrust; to be suspicious	3
负[負]	fu4	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)	17
甘愿[甘願]	gan1 yuan4	willingly	1
充[充]	chong1	to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill; to act in place of; substitute; sufficient; full	1
好听[好聽]	hao3 ting1	pleasant to hear	15
口说无凭[口說無憑]	kou3 shuo1 wu2 ping2	(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true	1
休妻[休妻]	xiu1 qi1	to repudiate one's wife	6
江州[江州]	Jiang1 zhou1	Jiangzhou district of Chongzuo city 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 shi4], Guangxi	1
什[什]	shen2	what	2
料子[料子]	liao4 zi5	material	1
北苑[北苑]	Bei3 yuan4	Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing	5
团[團]	tuan2	round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)	7
彩礼[彩禮]	cai3 li3	betrothal gift; bride price	9
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/100 words - 18 min
耗[耗]	hao4	to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally	2
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant	3
破绽[破綻]	po4 zhan4	hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory	3
勇气[勇氣]	yong3 qi4	courage; valor	4
搓[搓]	cuo1	to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist	2
丑[醜]	chou3	shameful; ugly; disgraceful	11
擦[擦]	ca1	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	8
喝酒[喝酒]	he1 jiu3	to drink (alcohol)	10
调笑[調笑]	tiao2 xiao4	to tease; to poke fun at	1
淫[淫]	yin2	excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; depraved	3
媚[媚]	mei4	flatter; charm	8
轻浮[輕浮]	qing1 fu2	frivolous; careless; giddy	2
恶俗[惡俗]	e4 su2	bad habit; evil custom; vulgarity	2
恶心[噁心]	e3 xin1	variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]	7
舍身[捨身]	she3 shen1	to give one's life	1
酒味[酒味]	jiu3 wei4	smell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine)	2
这不[這不]	zhe4 bu5	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)	17
柔[柔]	rou2	soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ)	2
凝[凝]	ning2	to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare	6
酥[酥]	su1	flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky	10
青葱[青蔥]	qing1 cong1	scallion; green onion; verdant; lush green	1
脏[髒]	zang1	dirty; filthy	6
划[劃]	hua4	to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character	2
背叛[背叛]	bei4 pan4	to betray	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/125 words - 21 min
凡事[凡事]	fan2 shi4	everything	3
背弃[背棄]	bei4 qi4	abandon; desert; renounce	1
为此[為此]	wei4 ci3	for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end	1
谎称[謊稱]	huang3 cheng1	to claim; to pretend	1
厌恶[厭惡]	yan4 wu4	to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth	1
虚与委蛇[虛與委蛇]	xu1 yu3 wei1 yi2	to feign civility (idiom)	2
偿还[償還]	chang2 huan2	to repay; to reimburse	1
恩情[恩情]	en1 qing2	kindness; affection; grace; favor	2
报答[報答]	bao4 da2	to repay; to requite	1
怨[怨]	yuan4	to blame; to complain	16
过往[過往]	guo4 wang3	to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous	1
遵[遵]	zun1	to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with	5
拼命[拼命]	pin1 ming4	to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it	6
着火[著火]	zhao2 huo3	to ignite; to burn	11
救火[救火]	jiu4 huo3	to put out a fire; firefighting	7
赏钱[賞錢]	shang3 qian5	tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus	2
加倍[加倍]	jia1 bei4	to double; to redouble	3
敲[敲]	qiao1	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge	5
拴[拴]	shuan1	to tie up	3
丧尽天良[喪盡天良]	sang4 jin4 tian1 liang2	devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless	1
主意[主意]	zhu3 yi5	plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]	12
折腾[折騰]	zhe1 teng5	to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)	8
甭[甭]	beng2	contraction of 不用; need not; please don't	1
昏头[昏頭]	hun1 tou2	to lose one's head; to be out of one's mind; to be dazed	1
上钩[上鉤]	shang4 gou1	to take the bait	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/150 words - 24 min
该死[該死]	gai1 si3	Damn it!; damned; wretched	2
好奇[好奇]	hao4 qi2	inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity	2
真凶[真兇]	zhen1 xiong1	culprit	2
恐怕[恐怕]	kong3 pa4	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe	13
天无绝人之路[天無絕人之路]	tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4	Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die.	3
遮[遮]	zhe1	to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal	65
省[省]	sheng3	to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department	10
省[省]	xing3	to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)	10
御史[御史]	yu4 shi3	imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)	4
位列[位列]	wei4 lie4	to rank	1
之外[之外]	zhi1 wai4	outside; excluding	9
管辖[管轄]	guan3 xia2	to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)	2
天道[天道]	tian1 dao4	natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)	2
攀[攀]	pan1	to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status	11
云梯[雲梯]	yun2 ti1	escalade	1
念[念]	nian4	to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)	6
前因后果[前因後果]	qian2 yin1 hou4 guo3	cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development	2
初心[初心]	chu1 xin1	(one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)	2
大丈夫[大丈夫]	da4 zhang4 fu5	a manly man; a man of character	2
拘泥[拘泥]	ju1 ni4	to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease	2
冤魂[冤魂]	yuan1 hun2	ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances	1
九泉[九泉]	jiu3 quan2	the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades	3
报仇[報仇]	bao4 chou2	to take revenge; to avenge	5
为难[為難]	wei2 nan2	to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)	14
道别[道別]	dao4 bie2	leave-taking; to say goodbye	1
搞砸[搞砸]	gao3 za2	to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/175 words - 26 min
撑腰[撐腰]	cheng1 yao1	to support; to brace	1
惧内[懼內]	ju4 nei4	henpecked	1
名人[名人]	ming2 ren2	personage; celebrity	1
晓[曉]	xiao3	dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit	2
以身相许[以身相許]	yi3 shen1 xiang1 xu3	to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to	2
失态[失態]	shi1 tai4	to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation)	1
玩笑[玩笑]	wan2 xiao4	to joke; joke; jest	8
倾盖[傾蓋]	qing1 gai4	to meet in passing; to get on well at first meeting	2
如故[如故]	ru2 gu4	as before; as usual; (to be) like old friends	2
绝代佳人[絕代佳人]	jue2 dai4 jia1 ren2	beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance; prettiest girl ever	1
骑[騎]	qi2	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses	4
湖州[湖州]	Hu2 zhou1	Huzhou prefecture-level city in Zhejiang	1
利索[利索]	li4 suo5	nimble	3
贤惠[賢惠]	xian2 hui4	variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]	4
发自[發自]	fa1 zi4	to evolve from	2
肺腑[肺腑]	fei4 fu3	bottom of the heart (fig.)	3
做人[做人]	zuo4 ren2	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity	10
昧[昧]	mei4	to conceal; dark	2
假话[假話]	jia3 hua4	a lie; untrue statement; misstatement	1
架[架]	jia4	to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc	9
脖子[脖子]	bo2 zi5	neck; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
照样[照樣]	zhao4 yang4	as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless	3
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite	15
过人[過人]	guo4 ren2	to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent	7
习惯成自然[習慣成自然]	xi2 guan4 cheng2 zi4 ran2	habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/200 words - 30 min
堆[堆]	dui1	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount	10
升官[升官]	sheng1 guan1	to get promoted	15
优点[優點]	you1 dian3	merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	1
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal	3
善[善]	shan4	good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect	13
霹雳[霹靂]	pi1 li4	clap of thunder; thunderbolt; (slang) awesome; shocking; terrifying	1
心肠[心腸]	xin1 chang2	heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood	2
败露[敗露]	bai4 lu4	(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed	2
家教[家教]	jia1 jiao4	family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor	1
义薄云天[義薄雲天]	yi4 bo2 yun2 tian1	supremely honorable and righteous	1
气冲霄汉[氣沖霄漢]	qi4 chong1 xiao1 han4	(idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited	1
平江[平江]	Ping2 jiang1	Pingjiang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu; Pingjiang county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan	1
苏州[蘇州]	Su1 zhou1	Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu	9
枝[枝]	zhi1	branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc	9
观[觀]	guan1	to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook	12
管家[管家]	guan3 jia1	housekeeper; butler; manage one's household	7
万安[萬安]	wan4 an1	completely secure; a sure thing; rest assured	17
退下[退下]	tui4 xia4	to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down	3
无事不登三宝殿[無事不登三寶殿]	wu2 shi4 bu4 deng1 san1 bao3 dian4	lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom); fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth); having a hidden agenda	1
天大[天大]	tian1 da4	gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous	5
好事[好事]	hao3 shi4	good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead	18
天上[天上]	tian1 shang4	celestial; heavenly	2
风流债[風流債]	feng1 liu2 zhai4	lit. love debt; fig. moral obligation in consequence of a love affair; karmic consequences of a love affair	1
闹腾[鬧騰]	nao4 teng5	to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din	1
宿[宿]	su4	lodge for the night; old; former	9
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/225 words - 33 min
寻死[尋死]	xun2 si3	to attempt suicide; to court death	3
五更[五更]	wu3 geng1	fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)	3
请安[請安]	qing3 an1	to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])	2
看样子[看樣子]	kan4 yang4 zi5	it seems; it looks as if	3
压住[壓住]	ya1 zhu4	to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice)	1
安抚[安撫]	an1 fu3	to placate; to pacify; to appease	2
有心[有心]	you3 xin1	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate	9
拖延[拖延]	tuo1 yan2	to delay; to put off; to procrastinate	2
惊动[驚動]	jing1 dong4	to alarm; to startle; to disturb	4
酒醒[酒醒]	jiu3 xing3	to sober up	1
气头上[氣頭上]	qi4 tou2 shang4	in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper	1
相称[相稱]	xiang1 chen4	to match; to suit; mutually compatible	3
羊[羊]	yang2	sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]	7
赔罪[賠罪]	pei2 zui4	to apologize	1
较真[較真]	jiao4 zhen1	serious; in earnest	3
甜言蜜语[甜言蜜語]	tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3	(idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery	4
当着[當著]	dang1 zhe5	in front of; in the presence of	12
在场[在場]	zai4 chang3	to be present; to be on the scene	1
见证[見證]	jian4 zheng4	to be witness to; witness; evidence	2
不休[不休]	bu4 xiu1	endlessly; ceaselessly	1
气死[氣死]	qi4 si3	to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger	13
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent	13
挠[撓]	nao2	to scratch; to thwart; to yield	1
应当[應當]	ying1 dang1	should; ought to	7
绝情[絕情]	jue2 qing2	heartless; without regard for others' feelings	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/250 words - 35 min
没用[沒用]	mei2 yong4	useless	7
过活[過活]	guo4 huo2	to live one's life; to make a living	3
胜过[勝過]	sheng4 guo4	to excel; to surpass	1
日夜[日夜]	ri4 ye4	day and night; around the clock	1
住嘴[住嘴]	zhu4 zui3	to hold one's tongue; Shut up!	2
吵吵[吵吵]	chao1 chao5	to make a racket; to quarrel	1
现钱[現錢]	xian4 qian2	cash	5
勒索[勒索]	le4 suo3	to blackmail; to extort	3
欠条[欠條]	qian4 tiao2	IOU; certificate of indebtedness	2
不要脸[不要臉]	bu4 yao4 lian3	to have no sense of shame; shameless	5
总值[總值]	zong3 zhi2	total value	1
抵[抵]	di3	to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)	2
画押[畫押]	hua4 ya1	to sign; to make one's mark	4
白纸黑字[白紙黑字]	bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4	(written) in black and white	3
这下[這下]	zhe4 xia4	this time	4
刚直[剛直]	gang1 zhi2	upright and outspoken	1
堂堂[堂堂]	tang2 tang2	grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance	4
确实[確實]	que4 shi2	indeed; really; reliable; real; true	32
二话[二話]	er4 hua4	objection; differing opinion	1
誓[誓]	shi4	oath; vow; to swear; to pledge	9
发誓[發誓]	fa1 shi4	to vow; to pledge; to swear	12
苍天[蒼天]	cang1 tian1	firmament	2
黄土[黃土]	huang2 tu3	loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)	2
违[違]	wei2	to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against	6
劈[劈]	pi1	to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike	6
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/275 words - 39 min
媳妇[媳婦]	xi2 fu4	daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman	5
人渣[人渣]	ren2 zha1	dregs of society; scum	1
像话[像話]	xiang4 hua4	proper	1
待会儿[待會兒]	dai1 hui4 r5	in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]	16
到手[到手]	dao4 shou3	to take possession of; to get hold of	3
担惊受怕[擔驚受怕]	dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4	to feel apprehensive; to be alarmed	1
地契[地契]	di4 qi4	deed (for land); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]	11
挤[擠]	ji3	to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)	27
合夥[合夥]	he2 huo3	variant of 合伙[he2 huo3]	6
周公[周公]	Zhou1 gong1	Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"	1
威武[威武]	wei1 wu3	might; formidable	16
草民[草民]	cao3 min2	the grass roots; the hoi polloi	2
做主[做主]	zuo4 zhu3	see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]	6
兹[茲]	zi1	now; here; this; time; year	2
居心不良[居心不良]	ju1 xin1 bu4 liang2	to harbor evil intentions (idiom)	1
抵赖[抵賴]	di3 lai4	to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege	5
婚姻[婚姻]	hun1 yin1	matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]	13
认罪[認罪]	ren4 zui4	to admit guilt; to plead guilty	1
民女[民女]	min2 nu:3	woman from an ordinary family	15
并非[並非]	bing4 fei1	really isn't	16
亲人[親人]	qin1 ren2	one's close relatives	1
婚书[婚書]	hun1 shu1	(old) marriage contract	5
诬告[誣告]	wu1 gao4	to frame sb; to accuse falsely	3
许婚[許婚]	xu3 hun1	to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)	2
砖[磚]	zhuan1	brick; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/300 words - 41 min
婚事[婚事]	hun1 shi4	wedding; marriage; CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1]	13
集市[集市]	ji2 shi4	market; bazaar; fair	3
契约[契約]	qi4 yue1	agreement; contract	8
自古以来[自古以來]	zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2	since ancient times	4
男方[男方]	nan2 fang1	the bridegroom's side; of the bridegroom's family	3
女方[女方]	nu:3 fang1	the bride's side (of a wedding); of the bride's party	4
怪事[怪事]	guai4 shi4	strange thing; curious occurrence	1
怪不得[怪不得]	guai4 bu5 de5	no wonder!; so that's why!	6
闻所未闻[聞所未聞]	wen2 suo3 wei4 wen2	unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event	1
设[設]	she4	to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display	8
套[套]	tao4	to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)	7
顶[頂]	ding3	apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc	6
地上[地上]	di4 shang5	on the ground; on the floor	4
戏言[戲言]	xi4 yan2	joking matter; to go back on one's words	1
荒地[荒地]	huang1 di4	wasteland; uncultivated land	1
诺[諾]	nuo4	to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!	1
海枯石烂[海枯石爛]	hai3 ku1 shi2 lan4	lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom); fig. forever; until the end of time	1
举[舉]	ju3	to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed	7
神灵[神靈]	shen2 ling2	god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general	1
介[介]	jie4	to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor	8
妇人[婦人]	fu4 ren2	married woman	7
怎[怎]	zen3	how	11
轻慢[輕慢]	qing1 man4	irreverent	1
放肆[放肆]	fang4 si4	wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent	5
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely	15
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep05/316 words - 42 min
状告[狀告]	zhuang4 gao4	to sue; to take to court; to file a lawsuit	3
掠[掠]	lu:e4	to take over by force; to rob; to plunder; to brush over; to skim; to sweep	4
成婚[成婚]	cheng2 hun1	to get married	8
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	32
暴虐[暴虐]	bao4 nu:e4	brutal; tyrannical	1
毒打[毒打]	du2 da3	beat up; CL:頓|顿[dun4]	1
律法[律法]	lu:4 fa3	laws and decrees	15
重罪[重罪]	zhong4 zui4	serious crime; felony	5
状[狀]	zhuang4	accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped	14
纸[紙]	zhi3	paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc	17
详细[詳細]	xiang2 xi4	detailed; in detail; minute	1
记载[記載]	ji4 zai3	to write down; to record; written account	3
名籍[名籍]	ming2 ji2	register of names; roll	1
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
杖[杖]	zhang4	a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)	29
何处[何處]	he2 chu4	whence; where	10
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/25 words - 3 min
吃掉[吃掉]	chi1 diao4	to eat up; to consume	1
铁证如山[鐵證如山]	tie3 zheng4 ru2 shan1	irrefutable evidence	6
肃静[肅靜]	su4 jing4	silence; solemnly silent; peaceful; to pacify	6
干[干]	gan1	to concern; to interfere; shield; stem	5
律[律]	lu:4	law	18
法[法]	fa3	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist	24
脊[脊]	ji3	spine; back; ridge; Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3]	7
姑[姑]	gu1	paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)	2
初犯[初犯]	chu1 fan4	first offender; first offense	1
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)	5
悯[憫]	min3	to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for	1
准[准]	zhun3	to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of	4
臀[臀]	tun2	butt; buttocks	3
斤[斤]	jin1	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g	8
英明[英明]	ying1 ming2	wise; brilliant	5
岂有此理[豈有此理]	qi3 you3 ci3 li3	how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd	1
气人[氣人]	qi4 ren2	to anger; to annoy	1
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider	4
公堂[公堂]	gong1 tang2	law court; hall (in castle); CL:家[jia1]	8
之上[之上]	zhi1 shang4	above	7
偏袒[偏袒]	pian1 tan3	to bare one shoulder; (fig.) to side with; to discriminate in favor of	1
拱[拱]	gong3	to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched	5
太宗[太宗]	Tai4 zong1	posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418	2
皇帝[皇帝]	huang2 di4	emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
下诏[下詔]	xia4 zhao4	to hand down an imperial edict	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/50 words - 5 min
曰[曰]	yue1	to speak; to say	2
今后[今後]	jin1 hou4	hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on	10
责[責]	ze2	duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame	3
秉公[秉公]	bing3 gong1	justly; impartially	5
妄[妄]	wang4	absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash	2
议[議]	yi4	to comment on; to discuss; to suggest	8
古来[古來]	gu3 lai2	since ancient times; it has ever been the case that; see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]	2
虽则[雖則]	sui1 ze2	nevertheless; although	1
自称[自稱]	zi4 cheng1	to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title	1
动辄[動輒]	dong4 zhe2	easily; readily; frequently; at every turn; at the slightest pretext	1
信口开河[信口開河]	xin4 kou3 kai1 he2	to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out	1
指[指]	zhi3	finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end	10
要挟[要挾]	yao1 xie2	to threaten; to blackmail	1
想来[想來]	xiang3 lai2	it may be assumed that	9
良善[良善]	liang2 shan4	good	3
辈[輩]	bei4	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people	8
固然[固然]	gu4 ran2	admittedly (it's true that...)	6
使不得[使不得]	shi3 bu5 de5	cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable	4
口舌[口舌]	kou3 she2	dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round	1
咆哮[咆哮]	pao2 xiao4	to roar; to thunder; to snarl; to bluster (of wind, waves etc); crashing waves (onom.); to rage (of a person)	1
不服[不服]	bu4 fu2	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to	4
明镜[明鏡]	ming2 jing4	mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)	1
悬[懸]	xuan2	to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation	4
开恩[開恩]	kai1 en1	to give a favor (used of Christian God)	11
挨打[挨打]	ai2 da3	to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack	6
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/75 words - 8 min
拉开[拉開]	la1 kai1	to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase	4
天理[天理]	tian1 li3	Heaven's law; the natural order of things	85
何在[何在]	he2 zai4	where?; what place?	1
行刑[行刑]	xing2 xing2	to carry out a (death) sentence; execution	4
路过[路過]	lu4 guo4	to pass by or through	2
怎能[怎能]	zen3 neng2	how can?	5
被告[被告]	bei4 gao4	defendant	1
无辜[無辜]	wu2 gu1	innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)	6
经得起[經得起]	jing1 de5 qi3	to be able to withstand; to be able to endure	1
成何体统[成何體統]	cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3	What a scandal!; Whatever next?	1
这般[這般]	zhe4 ban1	like this; this way	5
情形[情形]	qing2 xing5	circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual	6
容[容]	rong2	to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance	13
孺[孺]	ru2	child	2
古[古]	gu3	ancient; old; paleo-	5
干涉[干涉]	gan1 she4	to interfere; to meddle; interference	3
枉法[枉法]	wang3 fa3	to circumvent the law	1
富户[富戶]	fu4 hu4	rich family; large landlord	1
总要[總要]	zong3 yao4	nevertheless	2
免得[免得]	mian3 de5	so as not to; so as to avoid	4
辩驳[辯駁]	bian4 bo2	to dispute; to refute	5
断案[斷案]	duan4 an4	to judge a case	2
兼[兼]	jian1	double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	1
虐[虐]	nu:e4	oppressive; tyrannical	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/100 words - 14 min
婚嫁[婚嫁]	hun1 jia4	marriage	1
无碍[無礙]	wu2 ai4	without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered	5
周家[周家]	zhou1 jia1	the Zhou family (household, firm etc); Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art	1
合[合]	he2	to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]	30
听错[聽錯]	ting1 cuo4	to mishear	3
严惩[嚴懲]	yan2 cheng2	to punish severely	1
挨[挨]	ai1	in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to	5
挨[挨]	ai2	to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle	5
板子[板子]	ban3 zi5	board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment	2
靠山[靠山]	kao4 shan1	patron; supporter; close to a mountain	5
大神[大神]	da4 shen2	deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz	2
仙[仙]	xian1	immortal	30
指指点点[指指點點]	zhi3 zhi3 dian3 dian3	to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame	2
卖身[賣身]	mai4 shen1	to prostitute oneself; to sell oneself into slavery	2
多亏[多虧]	duo1 kui1	thanks to; luckily	10
多礼[多禮]	duo1 li3	too polite; overcourteous	6
手下[手下]	shou3 xia4	under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; to take action	26
治下[治下]	zhi4 xia4	under the jurisdiction of	1
不周[不周]	bu4 zhou1	not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate	1
劫难[劫難]	jie2 nan4	calamity	1
惶恐[惶恐]	huang2 kong3	terrified	2
处置[處置]	chu3 zhi4	to handle; to take care of; to punish	9
受惊[受驚]	shou4 jing1	startled	2
不敢当[不敢當]	bu4 gan3 dang1	lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me	4
听闻[聽聞]	ting1 wen2	to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard	7
驿[驛]	yi4	post horse; relay station	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/125 words - 16 min
换人[換人]	huan4 ren2	to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc); substitution	1
之内[之內]	zhi1 nei4	inside; within	13
辆[輛]	liang4	classifier for vehicles	6
馀[餘]	yu2	variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder	19
没脸[沒臉]	mei2 lian3	ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)	3
修[修]	xiu1	to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)	8
差事[差事]	chai1 shi5	errand; assignment; job; commission; CL:件[jian4]; see also 差使[chai1 shi5]	5
诸位[諸位]	zhu1 wei4	(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs	11
及时[及時]	ji2 shi2	in time; promptly; without delay; timely	5
官司[官司]	guan1 si5	lawsuit; CL:場|场[chang2]	3
缓[緩]	huan3	slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate	1
撒谎[撒謊]	sa1 huang3	to tell lies	8
所作所为[所作所為]	suo3 zuo4 suo3 wei2	one's conduct and deeds	3
出乎[出乎]	chu1 hu1	due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go against (expectations)	2
意料[意料]	yi4 liao4	to anticipate; to expect	2
点子[點子]	dian3 zi5	spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer	5
长袖善舞[長袖善舞]	chang2 xiu4 shan4 wu3	long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation	4
精明能干[精明能幹]	jing1 ming2 neng2 gan4	able and efficient	2
精明[精明]	jing1 ming2	astute; shrewd	3
耍[耍]	shua3	to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)	7
团团转[團團轉]	tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4	to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy	4
毫无[毫無]	hao2 wu2	not in the least; to completely lack	2
胜算[勝算]	sheng4 suan4	odds of success; stratagem that ensures success; to be sure of success	3
光是[光是]	guang1 shi4	solely; just	4
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor	8
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/150 words - 21 min
已然[已然]	yi3 ran2	to be already so; already	3
差一点[差一點]	cha4 yi1 dian3	see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]	2
一线[一線]	yi1 xian4	front line	1
皇亲国戚[皇親國戚]	huang2 qin1 guo2 qi1	the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections	1
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging	7
护[護]	hu4	to protect	16
不清[不清]	bu4 qing1	unclear	1
利息[利息]	li4 xi1	interest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3]	1
好自为之[好自為之]	hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1	to do one's best; to shape up; to behave; to fend for oneself; you're on your own	4
虞[虞]	yu2	to expect; to anticipate; to worry; to cheat	3
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days	15
在此[在此]	zai4 ci3	hereto; here	1
等候[等候]	deng3 hou4	to wait; to wait for	2
召见[召見]	zhao4 jian4	call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview	3
多时[多時]	duo1 shi2	long time	1
不耐烦[不耐煩]	bu4 nai4 fan2	impatience; impatient	1
召[召]	zhao4	to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)	9
乃是[乃是]	nai3 shi4	equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]	19
幸事[幸事]	xing4 shi4	sth fortunate; a lucky chance	1
紧急[緊急]	jin3 ji2	urgent; emergency	3
亲临[親臨]	qin1 lin2	to go in person	2
打前站[打前站]	da3 qian2 zhan4	to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc); (military) to dispatch an advance party	1
参见[參見]	can1 jian4	to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to	3
吏部[吏部]	Li4 bu4	Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)	7
未曾[未曾]	wei4 ceng2	hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/175 words - 25 min
颜[顏]	yan2	color; face; countenance	6
海禁[海禁]	hai3 jin4	prohibition on entering or leaving by sea	1
杭州市[杭州市]	Hang2 zhou1 shi4	Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China	1
勾结[勾結]	gou1 jie2	to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with	11
只好[只好]	zhi3 hao3	without any better option; to have to; to be forced to	7
全然[全然]	quan2 ran2	completely	1
无意[無意]	wu2 yi4	inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)	2
冒犯[冒犯]	mao4 fan4	to offend	1
尊驾[尊駕]	zun1 jia4	lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you	3
尚[尚]	shang4	still; yet; to value; to esteem	9
废话[廢話]	fei4 hua4	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	3
夷[夷]	yi2	non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze	2
一族[一族]	yi1 zu2	social group; subculture; family; clan; see also 族[zu2]	1
自便[自便]	zi4 bian4	to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself	2
白银[白銀]	bai2 yin2	silver	1
外邦人[外邦人]	wai4 bang1 ren2	gentile	1
发愁[發愁]	fa1 chou2	to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad	2
讨好[討好]	tao3 hao3	to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor	10
上司[上司]	shang4 si5	boss; superior	4
头一回[頭一回]	tou2 yi1 hui2	the first time; for the first time	4
憋[憋]	bie1	to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)	6
既[既]	ji4	already; since; both... (and...)	36
捶[捶]	chui2	to beat with the fist; to hammer; to cudgel	1
墙[牆]	qiang2	wall; CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]	9
踢[踢]	ti1	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)	18
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/200 words - 27 min
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up	7
鞭[鞭]	bian1	whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)	5
跑马[跑馬]	pao3 ma3	horse race; to ride a horse at a fast pace; wet dream	1
速度[速度]	su4 du4	speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
总能[總能]	zong3 neng2	total energy	2
私事[私事]	si1 shi4	personal matters	5
伤势[傷勢]	shang1 shi4	condition of an injury	2
康复[康復]	kang1 fu4	to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce	2
请罪[請罪]	qing3 zui4	to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness	3
遗[遺]	yi2	to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc)	3
抄本[抄本]	chao1 ben3	handwritten copy	2
尉[尉]	wei4	military officer	3
口供[口供]	kou3 gong4	oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); statement; deposition	2
录[錄]	lu4	diary; record; to hit; to copy	1
脏水[髒水]	zang1 shui3	dirty water; sewage	1
用得着[用得著]	yong4 de5 zhao2	to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to	3
生分[生分]	sheng1 fen5	estranged	1
巴不得[巴不得]	ba1 bu5 de5	(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to	1
生前[生前]	sheng1 qian2	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living	1
蛋[蛋]	dan4	egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing	4
知趣[知趣]	zhi1 qu4	to act tactfully; tactful; discreet	1
折子[摺子]	zhe2 zi5	folding notebook; accounts book	2
罪过[罪過]	zui4 guo5	sin; offense	1
揽[攬]	lan3	to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass	5
非凡[非凡]	fei1 fan2	out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/225 words - 30 min
也罢[也罷]	ye3 ba4	(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)	4
勉强[勉強]	mian3 qiang3	to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough	2
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	15
走动[走動]	zou3 dong4	to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to pay a visit (go to the toilet)	2
办案[辦案]	ban4 an4	to handle a case	5
避[避]	bi4	to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from	9
邸[邸]	di3	residence of a high-ranking official; lodging-house	1
园[園]	yuan2	land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc	10
相比[相比]	xiang1 bi3	to compare	5
考中[考中]	kao3 zhong4	to pass an exam	1
雏[雛]	chu2	chick; young bird	1
一意孤行[一意孤行]	yi1 yi4 gu1 xing2	obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic	1
转去[轉去]	zhuan4 qu4	to return; to go back	1
翰林学士[翰林學士]	Han4 lin2 xue2 shi4	members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards	2
之类[之類]	zhi1 lei4	and so on; and such	2
舅父[舅父]	jiu4 fu4	mother's brother; maternal uncle	2
武将[武將]	wu3 jiang4	general; military leader; fierce man	2
继承[繼承]	ji4 cheng2	to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)	2
衣钵[衣缽]	yi1 bo1	the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism); legacy; mantle	3
长子[長子]	zhang3 zi3	eldest son	8
看重[看重]	kan4 zhong4	to regard as important; to care about	4
外祖父[外祖父]	wai4 zu3 fu4	maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)	2
偏见[偏見]	pian1 jian4	prejudice	3
实务[實務]	shi2 wu4	practice (customary action, as opposed to theory); practical	2
寒门[寒門]	han2 men2	poor and humble family; my family (humble)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/250 words - 33 min
喜好[喜好]	xi3 hao4	to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference	3
阿谀[阿諛]	e1 yu2	to flatter; to toady	1
奸[奸]	jian1	wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1]	9
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper	4
榻[榻]	ta4	couch	4
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
烟花[煙花]	yan1 hua1	fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)	1
应酬[應酬]	ying4 chou5	social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party	2
交际[交際]	jiao1 ji4	communication; social intercourse	4
许可[許可]	xu3 ke3	to allow; to permit	1
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average	4
务[務]	wu4	affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means	10
兑换[兌換]	dui4 huan4	to convert; to exchange	2
奔波[奔波]	ben1 bo1	to rush about; to be constantly on the move	4
绝非[絕非]	jue2 fei1	absolutely not	2
未婚夫[未婚夫]	wei4 hun1 fu1	fiancé	1
早日[早日]	zao3 ri4	soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly	9
团聚[團聚]	tuan2 ju4	to reunite; to have a reunion	2
太祖[太祖]	tai4 zu3	Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)	2
年少[年少]	nian2 shao4	young; junior	4
有为[有為]	you3 wei2	promising; to show promise	2
代[代]	dai4	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon	9
簪[簪]	zan1	hairpin	6
缨[纓]	ying1	tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon	2
淑女[淑女]	shu1 nu:3	wise and virtuous woman; lady	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/275 words - 40 min
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence	4
小子[小子]	xiao3 zi5	(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow	14
发脾气[發脾氣]	fa1 pi2 qi4	to get angry	2
香包[香包]	xiang1 bao1	a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival	3
香囊[香囊]	xiang1 nang2	spice bag	2
昨儿[昨兒]	zuo2 r5	(coll.) yesterday	3
剩[剩]	sheng4	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder	10
打探[打探]	da3 tan4	to make discreet inquiries; to scout out	5
喜事[喜事]	xi3 shi4	happy occasion; wedding	2
来得及[來得及]	lai2 de5 ji2	there's still time; able to do sth in time	5
隔壁[隔壁]	ge2 bi4	next door; neighbor	3
自作主张[自作主張]	zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1	to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative	8
老家伙[老傢伙]	lao3 jia1 huo5	variant of 老家伙[lao3 jia1 huo5]	4
此时此刻[此時此刻]	ci3 shi2 ci3 ke4	at this very moment	1
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order	32
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively	7
煎[煎]	jian1	to pan fry; to sauté	6
南北[南北]	nan2 bei3	north and south; north to south	1
风俗[風俗]	feng1 su2	social custom; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
大有[大有]	da4 you3	there is much; (literary) abundance	1
不妨[不妨]	bu4 fang2	there is no harm in; might as well	6
井[井]	jing3	a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly	10
芽[芽]	ya2	bud; sprout	4
细嫩[細嫩]	xi4 nen4	tender	1
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/300 words - 42 min
须[須]	xu1	must; to have to; to wait	8
滚水[滾水]	gun3 shui3	boiling water	1
息[息]	xi1	breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	3
末[末]	mo4	tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man	5
显得[顯得]	xian3 de5	to seem; to look; to appear	4
鲜[鮮]	xian1	fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods	5
嫩[嫩]	nen4	tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled	1
铁器[鐵器]	tie3 qi4	hardware; ironware	1
生涩[生澀]	sheng1 se4	unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky	1
行家[行家]	hang2 jia1	connoisseur; expert; veteran	5
受教[受教]	shou4 jiao4	to receive instruction; to benefit from advice	1
茶艺[茶藝]	cha2 yi4	the art of tea	3
不怎么样[不怎麼樣]	bu4 zen3 me5 yang4	not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it	4
年底[年底]	nian2 di3	the end of the year; year-end	1
琼[瓊]	qiong2	jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province	2
林[林]	lin2	woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)	25
陛[陛]	bi4	the steps to the throne	5
正式[正式]	zheng4 shi4	formal; official	9
授予[授予]	shou4 yu3	to award; to confer	1
官职[官職]	guan1 zhi2	an official position; a job in the bureaucracy	6
未[未]	wei4	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°	20
实职[實職]	shi2 zhi2	active participation	7
不得不[不得不]	bu4 de2 bu4	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid	8
委屈[委屈]	wei3 qu5	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance	17
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep06/303 words - 42 min
盛大[盛大]	sheng4 da4	grand; majestic; magnificent; Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)	2
婚礼[婚禮]	hun1 li3	wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]	3
半年[半年]	ban4 nian2	half a year	6
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/25 words - 5 min
无论如何[無論如何]	wu2 lun4 ru2 he2	whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means	3
瑕疵[瑕疵]	xia2 ci1	blemish; flaw; defect	2
污点[污點]	wu1 dian3	stain; taint	1
许下[許下]	xu3 xia4	to make a promise	2
三世[三世]	san1 shi4	the Third (of numbered kings)	2
即便[即便]	ji2 bian4	even if; even though; right away; immediately	6
伏[伏]	fu2	to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt	5
院[院]	yuan4	courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]	52
正室[正室]	zheng4 shi4	first wife; legal wife	4
名下[名下]	ming2 xia4	under sb's name	3
虚名[虛名]	xu1 ming2	false reputation	2
孝敬[孝敬]	xiao4 jing4	to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents	2
稍稍[稍稍]	shao1 shao1	somewhat; a little; slightly	1
高看[高看]	gao1 kan4	to attach importance to sth; to value	2
小瞧[小瞧]	xiao3 qiao2	(coll.) to look down on; to underestimate	1
家门[家門]	jia1 men2	house door; family clan	6
大闹[大鬧]	da4 nao4	to cause havoc; to run amok	1
变心[變心]	bian4 xin1	to cease to be faithful	4
圈子[圈子]	quan1 zi5	circle; ring; (social) circle	1
锺[鍾]	zhong1	variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1]	1
背信弃义[背信棄義]	bei4 xin4 qi4 yi4	breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy	3
不远千里[不遠千里]	bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3	make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance	1
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive	11
侥[僥]	jiao3	by mere luck	2
迷人[迷人]	mi2 ren2	fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/50 words - 10 min
不堪[不堪]	bu4 kan1	cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely	4
永不[永不]	yong3 bu4	never; will never	2
嗓子[嗓子]	sang3 zi5	throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]	7
凤凰[鳳凰]	feng4 huang2	phoenix	1
十二[十二]	shi2 er4	twelve; 12	6
池[池]	chi2	pond; reservoir; moat	94
蟠[蟠]	pan2	to coil	21
卑劣[卑劣]	bei1 lie4	base; mean; despicable	1
让开[讓開]	rang4 kai1	to get out of the way; to step aside	23
聋[聾]	long2	deaf	3
大名鼎鼎[大名鼎鼎]	da4 ming2 ding3 ding3	grand reputation; renowned; famous	1
批评[批評]	pi1 ping2	to criticize; criticism; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
大路[大路]	da4 lu4	avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
朝天[朝天]	chao2 tian1	to have an audience with the Emperor; to be presented at court; to look skyward; to look up	2
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while	9
瞎子[瞎子]	xia1 zi5	blind person	3
平时[平時]	ping2 shi2	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime	13
得以[得以]	de2 yi3	able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view	4
没落[沒落]	mo4 luo4	to decline; to wane	1
一来[一來]	yi1 lai2	firstly, ...	5
说法[說法]	shuo1 fa5	way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation	6
技[技]	ji4	skill	9
身手[身手]	shen1 shou3	skill; talent; agility	3
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	5
繁华[繁華]	fan2 hua2	flourishing; bustling	7
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/75 words - 14 min
波斯[波斯]	Bo1 si1	Persia	2
国都[國都]	guo2 du1	national capital	1
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon	13
府上[府上]	fu3 shang4	(polite) your home; residence	12
跳舞[跳舞]	tiao4 wu3	to dance	4
烫[燙]	tang4	to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot	7
凉水[涼水]	liang2 shui3	cool water; unboiled water	1
抹[抹]	mo3	to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc	8
郎中[郎中]	lang2 zhong1	doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful)	3
积[積]	ji1	to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing	2
象[象]	xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate	1
脉[脈]	mai4	arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)	3
势[勢]	shi4	power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals	4
急速[急速]	ji2 su4	hurried; at a great speed; rapid (development)	1
怒[怒]	nu4	anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous	9
攻[攻]	gong1	to attack; to accuse; to study	2
病势[病勢]	bing4 shi4	degree of seriousness of an illness; patient's condition	1
开方[開方]	kai1 fang1	to extract a square root	2
笨[笨]	ben4	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy	2
瞎说[瞎說]	xia1 shuo1	to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about	5
厚[厚]	hou4	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress	1
做错[做錯]	zuo4 cuo4	to make an error	1
人心[人心]	ren2 xin1	popular feeling; the will of the people	6
经不起[經不起]	jing1 bu5 qi3	can't stand it; to be unable to bear; to be unable to resist	2
考验[考驗]	kao3 yan4	to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/100 words - 17 min
小的[小的]	xiao3 de5	I (when talking to a superior)	2
清点[清點]	qing1 dian3	to check; to make inventory	2
拨[撥]	bo1	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch	5
遗族[遺族]	yi2 zu2	the bereaved; family of the deceased	2
发给[發給]	fa1 gei3	to issue; to grant; to distribute	1
伤亡[傷亡]	shang1 wang2	casualties; injuries and deaths	1
抚[撫]	fu3	to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor	4
能干[能幹]	neng2 gan4	capable; competent	12
用钱[用錢]	yong4 qian5	variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]	4
安葬[安葬]	an1 zang4	to bury (the dead)	1
同袍[同袍]	tong2 pao2	fellow soldier; comrade; companion; intimate friend	1
忽[忽]	hu1	to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly	4
供给[供給]	gong1 ji3	to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)	1
比照[比照]	bi3 zhao4	according to; in the light of; contrast	1
例[例]	li4	example; precedent; rule; case; instance	1
膳[膳]	shan4	meals	4
水晶[水晶]	shui3 jing1	crystal	5
肴[餚]	yao2	variant of 肴[yao2]	1
阿爹[阿爹]	a1 die1	dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man	3
优厚[優厚]	you1 hou4	generous, liberal (pay, compensation)	1
知会[知會]	zhi1 hui4	to inform; to tell; to notify; notification	1
素来[素來]	su4 lai2	consistently; always (in the past and now)	5
以军[以軍]	yi3 jun1	Israeli soldiers	1
法治[法治]	fa3 zhi4	rule of law; to rule by law	1
下回[下回]	xia4 hui2	next chapter; next time	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/125 words - 21 min
路子[路子]	lu4 zi5	method; way; approach	6
琉璃[琉璃]	liu2 li5	colored glass; ceramic glaze	4
万事[萬事]	wan4 shi4	all things	5
诡异[詭異]	gui3 yi4	strange; weird	1
放不下[放不下]	fang4 bu5 xia4	not to have room to put sth; to be unable to let go	2
恩怨[恩怨]	en1 yuan4	gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances	3
借此[藉此]	jie4 ci3	using this as a pretext; thereby	2
肃清[肅清]	su4 qing1	to purge	1
官场[官場]	guan1 chang3	officialdom; bureaucracy	8
清除[清除]	qing1 chu2	to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of	1
异己[異己]	yi4 ji3	dissident; alien; outsider	2
复[復]	fu4	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out	7
宰相[宰相]	zai3 xiang4	prime minister (in feudal China)	11
扫[掃]	sao3	to sweep	6
扫[掃]	sao4	broom	6
道路[道路]	dao4 lu4	road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip	16
奉[奉]	feng4	to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)	7
有失远迎[有失遠迎]	you3 shi1 yuan3 ying2	(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you	1
相亲[相親]	xiang1 qin1	blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other	3
启[啟]	qi3	to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform	4
匣[匣]	xia2	box	1
亲笔[親筆]	qin1 bi3	in one's own handwriting	10
悉[悉]	xi1	in all cases; know	1
作祟[作祟]	zuo4 sui4	haunted; to haunt; to cause mischief	2
寄[寄]	ji4	to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/150 words - 23 min
平生[平生]	ping2 sheng1	all one's life	8
草草[草草]	cao3 cao3	carelessly; hastily	1
薄礼[薄禮]	bo2 li3	my meager gift (humble)	3
慰[慰]	wei4	to comfort; to console; to reassure	1
棺木[棺木]	guan1 mu4	coffin	1
褒忠[褒忠]	Bao1 zhong1	Baozhong or Paochung township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan	1
荣[榮]	rong2	glory; honor; thriving	6
典[典]	dian3	canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn	3
瞑目[瞑目]	ming2 mu4	close one's eyes in death and die contentedly	1
安息[安息]	an1 xi1	to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia	2
遗志[遺志]	yi2 zhi4	the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on	1
鞍前马后[鞍前馬後]	an1 qian2 ma3 hou4	to follow everywhere; to always be there for sb at their beck and call	2
迟[遲]	chi2	late; delayed; slow	7
祖坟[祖墳]	zu3 fen2	ancestral tomb	2
祭[祭]	ji4	to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield	3
恕[恕]	shu4	to forgive	17
奔走[奔走]	ben1 zou3	to run; to rush about; to be on the go	1
来回[來回]	lai2 hui2	to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly	2
劳心[勞心]	lao2 xin1	to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry	1
费神[費神]	fei4 shen2	to spend effort; to take trouble; May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request); Please would you mind...?	2
掌管[掌管]	zhang3 guan3	in charge of; to control	5
事务[事務]	shi4 wu4	(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)	10
列为[列為]	lie4 wei2	to be classified as	1
谋杀[謀殺]	mou2 sha1	to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide	3
先行[先行]	xian1 xing2	to precede others; in advance	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/175 words - 28 min
遗物[遺物]	yi2 wu4	remnant	1
每人[每人]	mei3 ren2	each person; everybody; per person	1
拜祭[拜祭]	bai4 ji4	to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)	1
姨母[姨母]	yi2 mu3	mother's sister; maternal aunt	1
衫[衫]	shan1	garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves	3
恨不得[恨不得]	hen4 bu5 de5	wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth	3
捅[捅]	tong3	to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose	1
娘娘[娘娘]	niang2 niang5	queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt	11
撮合[撮合]	cuo1 he5	to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman	1
痛快[痛快]	tong4 kuai4	delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5]	8
吃不了兜着走[吃不了兜著走]	chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3	lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences	1
强忍[強忍]	qiang2 ren3	to resist (with great difficulty)	1
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
曲子[曲子]	qu3 zi5	poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]	21
传来[傳來]	chuan2 lai2	(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive	2
暂[暫]	zan4	temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]	4
歇[歇]	xie1	to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while	21
别有[別有]	bie2 you3	to have other...; to have a special ...	1
幽[幽]	you1	remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces	1
愁[愁]	chou2	to worry about	10
曲调[曲調]	qu3 diao4	tune; melody	1
韵味[韻味]	yun4 wei4	implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest	1
名手[名手]	ming2 shou3	master; famous artist or sportsman	5
实属[實屬]	shi2 shu3	(to) really (be)	2
厨房[廚房]	chu2 fang2	kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]	9
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/200 words - 32 min
喉咙[喉嚨]	hou2 long2	throat; larynx	1
肿[腫]	zhong3	to swell; swelling; swollen	2
要死要活[要死要活]	yao4 si3 yao4 huo2	terribly; awfully; desperately	1
畜生[畜生]	chu4 sheng5	domestic animal; brute; bastard	1
在下[在下]	zai4 xia4	under; myself (humble)	9
好友[好友]	hao3 you3	close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
前来[前來]	qian2 lai2	to come (formal); before; previously	8
看望[看望]	kan4 wang4	to visit; to pay a call to	4
好生[好生]	hao3 sheng1	(dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly	2
从中[從中]	cong2 zhong1	from within; therefrom	3
阻挠[阻撓]	zu3 nao2	to thwart; to obstruct (sth)	2
亏[虧]	kui1	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...	15
读[讀]	du2	to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]	10
想见[想見]	xiang3 jian4	to infer; to gather	5
炮仗[炮仗]	pao4 zhang5	firecracker	2
向阳[向陽]	xiang4 yang2	facing the sun; exposed to the sun	1
知名[知名]	zhi1 ming2	well-known; famous	1
衣冠[衣冠]	yi1 guan1	hat and clothes; attire	1
此次[此次]	ci3 ci4	this time	6
不打紧[不打緊]	bu4 da3 jin3	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind	5
眼神[眼神]	yan3 shen2	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)	11
不太好[不太好]	bu4 tai4 hao3	not so good; not too well	12
暂时[暫時]	zan4 shi2	temporary; provisional; for the time being	9
非礼[非禮]	fei1 li3	rudeness; insolence; impropriety; harassment; molestation; indecent assault	1
肖像[肖像]	xiao4 xiang4	portrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/225 words - 33 min
主动[主動]	zhu3 dong4	to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)	13
劝说[勸說]	quan4 shuo1	to persuade; persuasion; to advise	2
直言[直言]	zhi2 yan2	to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly	6
倨傲[倨傲]	ju4 ao4	arrogant	2
心胸狭隘[心胸狹隘]	xin1 xiong1 xia2 ai4	narrow; petty-minded	2
口口声声[口口聲聲]	kou3 kou5 sheng1 sheng1	to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again	6
不愿[不願]	bu4 yuan4	unwilling; unwillingness	2
辱[辱]	ru3	disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]	14
俱[俱]	ju4	entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike	5
令名[令名]	ling4 ming2	good name; reputation	4
才思[才思]	cai2 si1	imaginative power; creativeness	1
机敏[機敏]	ji1 min3	agility	1
青眼[青眼]	qing1 yan3	lit. (to look) with a direct gaze; fig. respect; favor	1
三生有幸[三生有幸]	san1 sheng1 you3 xing4	the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom); (courteous language) it's my good fortune...	3
一言[一言]	yi1 yan2	one sentence; brief remark	7
往日[往日]	wang3 ri4	former days; the past	3
情分[情分]	qing2 fen4	mutual affection; friendship	6
懂得[懂得]	dong3 de5	to understand; to know; to comprehend	4
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms	4
搭理[搭理]	da1 li5	variant of 答理[da1 li5]	1
思过[思過]	si1 guo4	to reflect on one's past errors	1
勉[勉]	mian3	to exhort; to make an effort	1
贤良[賢良]	xian2 liang2	(of a man) able and virtuous	1
慎[慎]	shen4	careful; cautious	1
不甘[不甘]	bu4 gan1	unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/250 words - 34 min
自视[自視]	zi4 shi4	to view oneself	1
霍[霍]	huo4	suddenly	1
亲王[親王]	qin1 wang2	prince	1
贪心[貪心]	tan1 xin1	greedy	3
荣幸[榮幸]	rong2 xing4	honored (to have the privilege of ...)	6
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until	11
诫[誡]	jie4	commandment; to prohibit	1
云[云]	yun2	(classical) to say	2
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable	3
诗经[詩經]	Shi1 jing1	Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]	1
妒忌[妒忌]	du4 ji4	to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy	2
惠[惠]	hui4	favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific)	2
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for	6
贵贱[貴賤]	gui4 jian4	noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism	4
耳朵[耳朵]	er3 duo5	ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)	10
吐[吐]	tu4	to vomit; to throw up	13
罗[羅]	luo2	gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift	3
雪[雪]	xue3	snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[chang2]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean	3
牙[牙]	ya2	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	3
爱戴[愛戴]	ai4 dai4	to love and respect; love and respect	1
粗俗[粗俗]	cu1 su2	vulgar	1
泼妇[潑婦]	po1 fu4	shrew; vixen	6
见识[見識]	jian4 shi5	to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight	3
斯文[斯文]	si1 wen2	refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle	4
勒[勒]	le4	to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/275 words - 38 min
了不起[了不起]	liao3 bu5 qi3	amazing; terrific; extraordinary	10
是非[是非]	shi4 fei1	right and wrong; quarrel	3
黑白[黑白]	hei1 bai2	black and white; right and wrong; monochrome	1
热心[熱心]	re4 xin1	enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted	2
别嘴[彆嘴]	bie4 zui3	mouthful (awkward speech); tongue-twister	2
下水[下水]	xia4 shui3	downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot	1
游泳[游泳]	you2 yong3	swimming; to swim	2
打雷[打雷]	da3 lei2	to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder	2
识文断字[識文斷字]	shi2 wen2 duan4 zi4	literate; a cultured person	1
讲究[講究]	jiang3 jiu5	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen	7
双喜[雙喜]	shuang1 xi3	double happiness; the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage	5
行头[行頭]	xing2 tou5	a person's clothing; outfit; actor's costume	18
书院[書院]	shu1 yuan4	academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)	15
夫子[夫子]	fu1 zi3	Master; (old form of address for teachers, scholars); pedant	38
把头[把頭]	ba3 tou2	labor contractor; gangmaster	10
英雄好汉[英雄好漢]	ying1 xiong2 hao3 han4	heroes	1
木头[木頭]	mu4 tou5	slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]	13
扔下[扔下]	reng1 xia4	to throw down; to drop (bomb)	2
着呢[著呢]	zhe5 ne5	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather	13
二甲[二甲]	er4 jia3	2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)	4
虾[蝦]	xia1	shrimp; prawn	7
嘴里[嘴裡]	zui3 li3	mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words	2
无地自容[無地自容]	wu2 di4 zi4 rong2	ashamed and unable to show one's face	1
合适[合適]	he2 shi4	suitable; fitting; appropriate	13
嘲笑[嘲笑]	chao2 xiao4	to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/300 words - 42 min
惨[慘]	can3	miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy	10
愣[愣]	leng4	to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly	6
牠[牠]	ta1	it (used for animals)	12
劝阻[勸阻]	quan4 zu3	to advise against; to dissuade	1
臊[臊]	sao4	shame; bashfulness; to shame; to humiliate	1
咱俩[咱倆]	zan2 lia3	the two of us	12
一见如故[一見如故]	yi1 jian4 ru2 gu4	familiarity at first sight	4
遗憾[遺憾]	yi2 han4	regret; to regret; to be sorry that	1
惹麻烦[惹麻煩]	re3 ma2 fan5	to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome	1
阴差阳错[陰差陽錯]	yin1 cha1 yang2 cuo4	an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors	1
来访[來訪]	lai2 fang3	to pay a visit	1
慧[慧]	hui4	intelligent	44
姑母[姑母]	gu1 mu3	father's sister; paternal aunt	6
墨[墨]	mo4	ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead	9
珍品[珍品]	zhen1 pin3	valuable object; curio	2
柴门[柴門]	chai2 men2	lit. woodcutter's family; humble background; poor family background	1
子弟[子弟]	zi3 di4	child; the younger generation	2
进宫[進宮]	jin4 gong1	to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail	6
谢恩[謝恩]	xie4 en1	to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)	2
见外[見外]	jian4 wai4	to regard sb as an outsider	7
太子[太子]	tai4 zi3	crown prince	12
生病[生病]	sheng1 bing4	to fall ill	5
偏偏[偏偏]	pian1 pian1	(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people	7
当头[當頭]	dang1 tou2	coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first	1
慎言[慎言]	shen4 yan2	to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep07/301 words - 42 min
奶娘[奶娘]	nai3 niang2	(dialect) wet nurse	16
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/25 words - 4 min
嫂子[嫂子]	sao3 zi5	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
赁[賃]	lin4	to rent	1
院子[院子]	yuan4 zi5	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant	12
贵府[貴府]	gui4 fu3	your home (honorific)	7
订亲[訂親]	ding4 qin1	variant of 定親|定亲[ding4 qin1]	7
拈酸[拈酸]	nian1 suan1	(old) to be jealous	1
吃醋[吃醋]	chi1 cu4	to feel jealous	1
红颜[紅顏]	hong2 yan2	a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks	2
知己[知己]	zhi1 ji3	to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend	2
早些[早些]	zao3 xie1	a bit earlier	2
和睦相处[和睦相處]	he2 mu4 xiang1 chu3	to live in harmony; to get along with each other	2
吟诗[吟詩]	yin2 shi1	to recite poetry	1
作画[作畫]	zuo4 hua4	to paint	4
研习[研習]	yan2 xi2	research and study	5
女红[女紅]	nu:3 gong1	the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)	1
美事[美事]	mei3 shi4	a fine thing; a wonderful thing	1
担忧[擔憂]	dan1 you1	to worry; to be concerned	1
得了[得了]	de2 le5	all right!; that's enough!	1
麻疹[麻疹]	ma2 zhen3	measles	3
耳[耳]	er3	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)	7
牢牢[牢牢]	lao2 lao2	firmly; safely	2
家训[家訓]	jia1 xun4	instructions to one's children; family precepts	1
说到做到[說到做到]	shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4	to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise	3
笔力[筆力]	bi3 li4	vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition	1
八月[八月]	Ba1 yue4	August; eighth month (of the lunar year)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/50 words - 7 min
十五[十五]	shi2 wu3	fifteen; 15	4
筑[築]	zhu4	to build; to construct; to ram; to hit; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]	1
季[季]	ji4	season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields	2
一言为定[一言為定]	yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4	one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!; That's settled then.	9
咸[鹹]	xian2	salted; salty; stingy; miserly	7
平[平]	ping2	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]	7
刻[刻]	ke4	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals	8
耽搁[耽擱]	dan1 ge5	to tarry; to delay; to stop over	5
后日[後日]	hou4 ri4	the day after tomorrow; from hence; from now; from now on; henceforth	1
晖[暉]	hui1	sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1]	1
打断[打斷]	da3 duan4	to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)	3
对待[對待]	dui4 dai4	to treat; treatment	2
顺水推舟[順水推舟]	shun4 shui3 tui1 zhou1	lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit	1
族谱[族譜]	zu2 pu3	genealogical record; family history; lineage	1
达[達]	da2	to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent	4
妒[妒]	du4	to envy (success, talent); jealous	2
大户[大戶]	da4 hu4	great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer	2
风范[風範]	feng1 fan4	air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor	2
少尉[少尉]	shao4 wei4	second lieutenant (army rank)	1
苏[蘇]	su1	Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration	23
梅花[梅花]	mei2 hua1	plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect)	3
从此[從此]	cong2 ci3	from now on; since then; henceforth	3
看不见[看不見]	kan4 bu5 jian4	unseen; to be invisible	5
起初[起初]	qi3 chu1	originally; at first; at the outset	3
巧合[巧合]	qiao3 he2	coincidence; coincidental; to coincide	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/75 words - 10 min
扬言[揚言]	yang2 yan2	to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten	1
许配[許配]	xu3 pei4	to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)	1
校[校]	jiao4	to proofread; to check; to compare	2
校[校]	xiao4	school; military officer; CL:所[suo3]	2
龚[龔]	Gong1	surname Gong	1
了事[了事]	liao3 shi4	to dispose of a matter; to be done with it	9
出游[出遊]	chu1 you2	to go on a tour; to have an outing	1
羞辱[羞辱]	xiu1 ru3	to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation	2
出家[出家]	chu1 jia1	to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)	1
杂[雜]	za2	mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix	7
摧[摧]	cui1	to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress	2
扬[揚]	yang2	to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate	8
灰[灰]	hui1	ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected	2
以往[以往]	yi3 wang3	in the past; formerly	2
相思[相思]	xiang1 si1	to yearn; to pine	3
旧[舊]	jiu4	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)	13
病根[病根]	bing4 gen1	an incompletely cured illness; an old complaint; the root cause of trouble	1
自诩[自詡]	zi4 xu3	to pose as; to flaunt oneself as; to boast of; to brag	2
临危[臨危]	lin2 wei1	dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed	3
档子[檔子]	dang4 zi5	classifier for affairs, events etc	3
脑子[腦子]	nao3 zi5	brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]	12
浆糊[漿糊]	jiang4 hu5	paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]	1
整夜[整夜]	zheng3 ye4	the whole night; all through the night	1
绣[繡]	xiu4	to embroider; embroidery	3
当家[當家]	dang1 jia1	to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge	1
左手[左手]	zuo3 shou3	left hand; left-hand side	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/100 words - 13 min
右手[右手]	you4 shou3	right hand; right-hand side	1
噩梦[噩夢]	e4 meng4	nightmare	2
贱人[賤人]	jian4 ren2	slut; cheap person	1
过不去[過不去]	guo4 bu5 qu4	to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through	2
丑事[醜事]	chou3 shi4	scandal	2
活下去[活下去]	huo2 xia4 qu4	to survive; to keep on living	1
拟[擬]	ni3	to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-	6
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	26
高官[高官]	gao1 guan1	high official	5
姑姑[姑姑]	gu1 gu5	paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
宠[寵]	chong3	to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor	4
全天[全天]	quan2 tian1	whole day	1
予[予]	yu3	to give	4
违抗[違抗]	wei2 kang4	to disobey	1
激怒[激怒]	ji1 nu4	to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate	1
了解[瞭解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	12
了[瞭]	liao3	(of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly	4
受得了[受得了]	shou4 de5 liao3	to put up with; to endure	5
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend	3
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame	3
侮辱[侮辱]	wu3 ru3	to insult; to humiliate; dishonor	4
拂袖而去[拂袖而去]	fu2 xiu4 er2 qu4	to storm off in a huff (idiom)	1
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence	5
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace	15
定情[定情]	ding4 qing2	to exchange love tokens or vows; to pledge one's love; to get engaged	1
奋[奮]	fen4	to exert oneself (bound form)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/125 words - 16 min
儒[儒]	ru2	scholar; Confucian	2
赴[赴]	fu4	to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)	7
赶考[趕考]	gan3 kao3	to go and take an imperial examination	2
幻想[幻想]	huan4 xiang3	delusion; fantasy	1
金榜题名[金榜題名]	jin1 bang3 ti2 ming2	to win top marks in the imperial examinations	1
锣鼓[鑼鼓]	luo2 gu3	gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments	1
喧[喧]	xuan1	clamor; noise	4
一世[一世]	yi1 shi4	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)	2
忍耐[忍耐]	ren3 nai4	to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance	1
前功尽弃[前功盡棄]	qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4	to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain	1
会见[會見]	hui4 jian4	to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]	2
取笑[取笑]	qu3 xiao4	to tease; to make fun of	4
不一[不一]	bu4 yi1	to vary; to differ	1
风挡[風擋]	feng1 dang3	windshield	1
死去[死去]	si3 qu4	to die	1
爱情[愛情]	ai4 qing2	romance; love (romantic); CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]	2
后半[後半]	hou4 ban4	latter half	1
在世[在世]	zai4 shi4	to be alive	2
念叨[念叨]	nian4 dao5	to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss	1
长孙[長孫]	zhang3 sun1	eldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son	1
宽心[寬心]	kuan1 xin1	relieved; comforted; to relieve anxieties; at ease; relaxed; reassuring; happy	2
碑[碑]	bei1	a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4]	1
旧俗[舊俗]	jiu4 su2	former custom; old ways	1
祖父[祖父]	zu3 fu4	father's father; paternal grandfather	3
孝心[孝心]	xiao4 xin1	filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/150 words - 21 min
册[冊]	ce4	book; booklet; classifier for books	6
祖[祖]	zu3	ancestor; forefather; grandparents	10
心肝[心肝]	xin1 gan1	darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity	2
妻妾[妻妾]	qi1 qie4	wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem	1
风流[風流]	feng1 liu2	distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose	3
交易[交易]	jiao1 yi4	(business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	3
游[遊]	you2	to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel	2
太湖[太湖]	Tai4 Hu2	Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes	1
美景[美景]	mei3 jing3	beautiful scenery	1
置[置]	zhi4	to install; to place; to put; to buy	6
三族[三族]	san1 zu2	(old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)	1
兵[兵]	bing1	soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]	13
往后[往後]	wang3 hou4	from now on; in the future; time to come	22
记恨[記恨]	ji4 hen4	to bear grudges	2
下令[下令]	xia4 ling4	to give an order; to command	1
贿赂[賄賂]	hui4 lu4	to bribe; a bribe	1
击[擊]	ji1	to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]	7
己[己]	ji3	self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa	2
错处[錯處]	cuo4 chu5	fault	1
贬[貶]	bian3	to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate	8
了断[了斷]	liao3 duan4	to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute); to do away with (oneself); to break off (a relationship); resolution (of a problem)	1
净[淨]	jing4	clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role	2
乘龙快婿[乘龍快婿]	cheng2 long2 kuai4 xu4	ideal son-in-law	1
一生[一生]	yi1 sheng1	all one's life; throughout one's life	8
周全[周全]	zhou1 quan2	thorough; to bring one's help; to assist	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/175 words - 24 min
手写[手寫]	shou3 xie3	to write by hand	1
应许[應許]	ying1 xu3	to promise; to allow	1
婿[婿]	xu4	son-in-law; husband	5
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops	32
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid	2
黄泉[黃泉]	Huang2 quan2	the Yellow Springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; the equivalent of Hades or Hell	1
相逢[相逢]	xiang1 feng2	to meet (by chance); to come across	2
枉死[枉死]	wang3 si3	to die in tragic circumstances	1
相干[相干]	xiang1 gan1	relevant; to have to do with; coherent (Physics: light etc)	1
青云[青雲]	qing1 yun2	clear sky; fig. high official position; noble	7
无义[無義]	wu2 yi4	without meaning; nonsense; immoral; faithless	1
耐性[耐性]	nai4 xing4	patience; endurance	1
一如[一如]	yi1 ru2	to be just like	3
等于[等於]	deng3 yu2	to equal; to be tantamount to	1
助力[助力]	zhu4 li4	a helping hand; help; assistance	2
出生入死[出生入死]	chu1 sheng1 ru4 si3	from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb	3
转头[轉頭]	zhuan3 tou2	to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent	3
听不懂[聽不懂]	ting1 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is hearing	3
听得懂[聽得懂]	ting1 de5 dong3	to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says)	1
处境[處境]	chu3 jing4	situation (of a person)	1
实际[實際]	shi2 ji4	reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual	1
区分[區分]	qu1 fen1	to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories	1
不雅[不雅]	bu4 ya3	graceless; vulgar; indecent	1
鹰犬[鷹犬]	ying1 quan3	hawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs; hired thugs	7
执意[執意]	zhi2 yi4	to be determined to; to insist on	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/200 words - 27 min
多次[多次]	duo1 ci4	many times; repeatedly	3
牌[牌]	pai2	mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]	6
为伍[為伍]	wei2 wu3	to associate with; to keep company with	3
办好[辦好]	ban4 hao3	to manage well	1
大族[大族]	da4 zu2	large and influential family; clan	3
答复[答覆]	da2 fu4	to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)	2
恭候[恭候]	gong1 hou4	to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully	1
陌路[陌路]	mo4 lu4	(literary) stranger	1
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise	7
祖宗[祖宗]	zu3 zong1	ancestor; forebear	4
十八[十八]	shi2 ba1	eighteen; 18	1
从头到脚[從頭到腳]	cong2 tou2 dao4 jiao3	from head to foot	2
恶贯满盈[惡貫滿盈]	e4 guan4 man3 ying2	lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil; replete with vice; guilty of monstrous crimes	2
恩师[恩師]	en1 shi1	(greatly respected) teacher	8
狄[狄]	di2	low ranking public official (old)	1
好过[好過]	hao3 guo4	to have an easy time; (feel) well	4
偿[償]	chang2	to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)	2
老儿[老兒]	lao3 er2	father; husband; old man	5
安宁[安寧]	an1 ning2	peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry	1
奸臣[奸臣]	jian1 chen2	a treacherous court official; a minister who conspires against the state	9
撕烂[撕爛]	si1 lan4	to tear up; to tear to pieces	2
遗臭万年[遺臭萬年]	yi2 chou4 wan4 nian2	to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)	1
清明[清明]	qing1 ming2	clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered	1
中元[中元]	Zhong1 yuan2	Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased	1
打水[打水]	da3 shui3	to draw water; to splash water	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/225 words - 30 min
爷爷[爺爺]	ye2 ye5	(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
落下[落下]	luo4 xia4	to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)	2
误[誤]	wu4	mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly	10
老师[老師]	lao3 shi1	teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	7
不善[不善]	bu4 shan4	bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive	2
菲薄[菲薄]	fei3 bo2	humble; meager; thin; to despise	1
世面[世面]	shi4 mian4	aspects of society; the world	1
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	21
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
罢[罷]	ba4	to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish	1
外放[外放]	wai4 fang4	extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital	5
此时[此時]	ci3 shi2	now; this moment	1
落井下石[落井下石]	luo4 jing3 xia4 shi2	to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down	2
太常[太常]	tai4 chang2	Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]	3
寺[寺]	si4	Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)	29
任职[任職]	ren4 zhi2	to hold an office or post	1
说得上[說得上]	shuo1 de5 shang4	can be counted or regarded as; to be able to tell or answer; to deserve mention	1
故人[故人]	gu4 ren2	old friend; the deceased	4
不妥[不妥]	bu4 tuo3	not proper; inappropriate	6
急忙[急忙]	ji2 mang2	hastily	1
慌[慌]	huang1	to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly	10
做官[做官]	zuo4 guan1	to take an official post; to become a government employee	7
寻常[尋常]	xun2 chang2	usual; common; ordinary	11
随意[隨意]	sui2 yi4	as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious	13
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/250 words - 33 min
传出[傳出]	chuan2 chu1	to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve)	3
风声[風聲]	feng1 sheng1	sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation	1
言官[言官]	yan2 guan1	imperial censor	14
下放[下放]	xia4 fang4	to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside	1
偏远[偏遠]	pian1 yuan3	remote; far from civilization	1
兴许[興許]	xing4 xu3	perhaps	2
贬官[貶官]	bian3 guan1	to demote an official; a demoted official	4
风格[風格]	feng1 ge2	style	1
只消[只消]	zhi3 xiao1	to only need; it only takes	1
暴病[暴病]	bao4 bing4	sudden attack of a serious illness	3
身亡[身亡]	shen1 wang2	to die	4
穷乡僻壤[窮鄉僻壤]	qiong2 xiang1 pi4 rang3	a remote and desolate place	1
不但[不但]	bu4 dan4	not only (... but also...)	7
万万[萬萬]	wan4 wan4	absolutely; wholly	13
诡计多端[詭計多端]	gui3 ji4 duo1 duan1	deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning	2
满嘴[滿嘴]	man3 zui3	a full mouth of (sth physical); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc)	1
鬼话[鬼話]	gui3 hua4	lie; false words; nonsense; CL:篇[pian1]	2
忠言逆耳[忠言逆耳]	zhong1 yan2 ni4 er3	loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)	1
包藏祸心[包藏禍心]	bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1	to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice	1
虽说[雖說]	sui1 shuo1	though; although	5
平白无故[平白無故]	ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4	without good cause	2
新闻[新聞]	xin1 wen2	news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]	3
申时[申時]	shen1 shi2	3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	1
中午[中午]	zhong1 wu3	noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
重话[重話]	zhong4 hua4	harsh words	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/275 words - 36 min
刺激[刺激]	ci4 ji1	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant	1
自尊心[自尊心]	zi4 zun1 xin1	self-respect; self-esteem; ego	1
可人[可人]	ke3 ren2	pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted person	2
卡死[卡死]	ka3 si3	jammed; stuck; frozen (computer)	1
期限[期限]	qi1 xian4	time limit; deadline; allotted time	2
假装[假裝]	jia3 zhuang1	to feign; to pretend	2
假意[假意]	jia3 yi4	hypocrisy; insincerity	3
发配[發配]	fa1 pei4	to send away to serve a penal sentence	1
充军[充軍]	chong1 jun1	to banish (to an army post, as a punishment)	1
焉知[焉知]	yan1 zhi1	(literary) how is one to know?	1
防[防]	fang2	to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent	5
柯[柯]	ke1	tree branch; stem; ax handle	61
寿礼[壽禮]	shou4 li3	birthday present (for an old person)	2
提出[提出]	ti2 chu1	to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)	2
惹祸[惹禍]	re3 huo4	to stir up trouble; to invite disaster	1
堵[堵]	du3	to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls)	7
讨债[討債]	tao3 zhai4	to demand repayment	1
经验[經驗]	jing1 yan4	experience; to experience	1
前门[前門]	qian2 men2	front door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)	1
后门[後門]	hou4 men2	the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus	3
渴[渴]	ke3	thirsty	3
小贩[小販]	xiao3 fan4	peddler; hawker	1
椅子[椅子]	yi3 zi5	chair; CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]	2
换班[換班]	huan4 ban1	to change shift; the next work shift; to relieve (a workman on the previous shift); to take over the job	1
缩头乌龟[縮頭烏龜]	suo1 tou2 wu1 gui1	person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem; ostrich	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/300 words - 40 min
放话[放話]	fang4 hua4	to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally	1
磋[磋]	cuo1	deliberate; to polish	1
磨[磨]	mo2	to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist	8
眼熟[眼熟]	yan3 shu2	familiar-looking; to seem familiar	3
球[球]	qiu2	ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[ge4]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]	5
篓子[簍子]	lou3 zi5	basket	2
狗腿子[狗腿子]	gou3 tui3 zi5	dog's leg; fig. one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug	2
揍[揍]	zou4	to beat up; to break to pieces	10
打架[打架]	da3 jia4	to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2]	7
当街[當街]	dang1 jie1	in the middle of the street; facing the street	3
糟[糟]	zao1	dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined	3
老头子[老頭子]	lao3 tou2 zi5	(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man	1
辣[辣]	la4	hot (spicy); pungent	6
找碴[找碴]	zhao3 cha2	variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2]	2
虎[虎]	hu3	tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	5
穴[穴]	xue2	cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	7
单传[單傳]	dan1 chuan2	to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc); to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc)	1
胖子[胖子]	pang4 zi5	fat person; fatty	2
点穴[點穴]	dian3 xue2	to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]	1
唬[唬]	hu3	a tiger's roar; to scare	1
招式[招式]	zhao1 shi4	style; manner	1
动心[動心]	dong4 xin1	to be moved; to be tempted	1
移情[移情]	yi2 qing2	to shift one's affection; to change sentiment	2
悔不当初[悔不當初]	hui3 bu4 dang1 chu1	to regret one's past deeds (idiom)	3
心虚[心虛]	xin1 xu1	lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep08/314 words - 42 min
以来[以來]	yi3 lai2	since (a previous event)	7
快活[快活]	kuai4 huo5	happy; cheerful	3
美好[美好]	mei3 hao3	beautiful; fine	4
时光[時光]	shi2 guang1	time; era; period of time	1
坚强[堅強]	jian1 qiang2	staunch; strong	2
想不开[想不開]	xiang3 bu5 kai1	cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles	1
辜负[辜負]	gu1 fu4	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	8
素不相识[素不相識]	su4 bu4 xiang1 shi2	to be total strangers (idiom)	3
谈不上[談不上]	tan2 bu5 shang4	to be out of the question	1
鞠[鞠]	ju1	to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]	1
狱[獄]	yu4	prison	5
测[測]	ce4	to survey; to measure; to conjecture	1
卖力[賣力]	mai4 li4	to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand	2
卷宗[卷宗]	juan4 zong1	file; folder; dossier	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/25 words - 4 min
除外[除外]	chu2 wai4	to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for	2
勘查[勘查]	kan1 cha2	variant of 勘察[kan1 cha2]	1
无误[無誤]	wu2 wu4	verified; unmistaken	2
交与[交與]	jiao1 yu3	to hand over	2
当地[當地]	dang1 di4	local	1
功[功]	gong1	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)	19
裁缝[裁縫]	cai2 feng2	tailor; dressmaker	2
不论[不論]	bu4 lun4	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss	8
剪裁[剪裁]	jian3 cai2	to tailor (clothes); to trim (expenditure)	1
绣花[繡花]	xiu4 hua1	to embroider; to do embroidery	1
意气风发[意氣風發]	yi4 qi4 feng1 fa1	high-spirited; full of mettle	1
信鸽[信鴿]	xin4 ge1	homing pigeon; carrier pigeon	1
节略[節略]	jie2 lu:e4	abbreviation	1
递[遞]	di4	to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively	2
议事[議事]	yi4 shi4	to discuss official business	1
大大[大大]	da4 da4	greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle	2
夸奖[誇獎]	kua1 jiang3	to praise; to applaud; to compliment	5
探子[探子]	tan4 zi5	intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil	1
复[覆]	fu4	variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter	1
蟹[蟹]	xie4	crab	20
螃蟹[螃蟹]	pang2 xie4	crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	5
霸王[霸王]	ba4 wang2	hegemon; overlord; despot	4
从军[從軍]	cong2 jun1	to enlist; to serve in the army	1
早起[早起]	zao3 qi3	to get up early	2
起床[起床]	qi3 chuang2	to get out of bed; to get up	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/50 words - 8 min
朝[朝]	chao2	imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards	34
朝[朝]	zhao1	morning	34
酒楼[酒樓]	jiu3 lou2	restaurant	91
充公[充公]	chong1 gong1	to confiscate	1
轮值[輪值]	lun2 zhi2	to take turns on duty	1
祗[祗]	zhi1	respectful (ly)	1
大王[大王]	da4 wang2	king; magnate; person having expert skill in something	4
寿[壽]	shou4	long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary	24
旨在[旨在]	zhi3 zai4	to have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth)	3
上台[上台]	shang4 tai2	to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)	1
叫好[叫好]	jiao4 hao3	to applaud; to cheer	1
鼓掌[鼓掌]	gu3 zhang3	to applaud; to clap	1
撒[撒]	sa1	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to	3
撒[撒]	sa3	to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill	3
筐[筐]	kuang1	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
皮子[皮子]	pi2 zi5	skin; fur	2
到货[到貨]	dao4 huo4	(of packages or shipments) to arrive	1
点收[點收]	dian3 shou1	to check sth and accept it	1
球场[球場]	qiu2 chang3	stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]	1
地痞[地痞]	di4 pi3	bully; local ruffian	5
赶走[趕走]	gan3 zou3	to drive out; to turn back	2
露面[露面]	lou4 mian4	to show one's face; to appear (in public)	1
合着[合著]	he2 zhe5	(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all	1
叔伯[叔伯]	shu1 bai5	(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather	1
显摆[顯擺]	xian3 bai5	(coll.) to show off	1
送礼[送禮]	song4 li3	to give a present	1
害得[害得]	hai4 de5	to cause or lead to sth bad	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/75 words - 13 min
痞[痞]	pi3	constipation; lump in the abdomen	1
联[聯]	lian2	to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet	4
仆[僕]	pu2	servant	11
听话[聽話]	ting1 hua4	to do what one is told; obedient	4
屎[屎]	shi3	stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus	1
丢人现眼[丟人現眼]	diu1 ren2 xian4 yan3	to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace	1
大内[大內]	Da4 nei4	Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	2
模样[模樣]	mu2 yang4	look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4]	1
对着干[對著幹]	dui4 zhe5 gan4	to adopt confrontational posture; to meet head-on; to compete	2
蹴鞠[蹴鞠]	cu4 ju1	cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)	10
犟[犟]	jiang4	variant of 強|强[jiang4], stubborn; obstinate; tenacious; unbending; pig-headed	4
炷[炷]	zhu4	wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks	3
吵闹[吵鬧]	chao3 nao4	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream	1
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]	3
钻[鑽]	zuan1	to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain	2
钻[鑽]	zuan4	an auger; diamond	2
叽[嘰]	ji1	grumble	1
哩[哩]	li5	(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])	1
呱[呱]	gu1	crying sound of child	1
阳[陽]	yang2	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]	5
安泰[安泰]	an1 tai4	at peace; healthy and secure	1
催[催]	cui1	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite	3
断气[斷氣]	duan4 qi4	to stop breathing; to breathe one's last; to die; to cut the gas supply	4
朵[朵]	duo3	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc	11
野花[野花]	ye3 hua1	wild flower; woman of easy virtue	1
援手[援手]	yuan2 shou3	assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/100 words - 16 min
不知就里[不知就裡]	bu4 zhi1 jiu4 li3	unaware of the inner workings; naive; unwitting	1
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous	1
俗话说[俗話說]	su2 hua4 shuo1	as the proverb says; as they say...	3
大声[大聲]	da4 sheng1	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly	2
舌头[舌頭]	she2 tou5	tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information	8
围[圍]	wei2	to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)	4
旁证[旁證]	pang2 zheng4	circumstantial evidence	1
一共[一共]	yi1 gong4	altogether	3
落地[落地]	luo4 di4	to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land	1
怀恨在心[懷恨在心]	huai2 hen4 zai4 xin1	to harbor hard feelings	4
第二次[第二次]	di4 er4 ci4	the second time; second; number two	4
调戏[調戲]	tiao2 xi4	to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities	2
抵罪[抵罪]	di3 zui4	to be punished for a crime	1
出气[出氣]	chu1 qi4	to give vent to anger	3
绸缎[綢緞]	chou2 duan4	satin; silk fabric	3
皮毛[皮毛]	pi2 mao2	fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge	1
粮[糧]	liang2	grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain	3
航运[航運]	hang2 yun4	shipping; transport	2
冒名顶替[冒名頂替]	mao4 ming2 ding3 ti4	to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name	1
数不胜数[數不勝數]	shu3 bu4 sheng4 shu3	too many to count (idiom); innumerable	1
知情[知情]	zhi1 qing2	to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation	4
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water	3
轻薄[輕薄]	qing1 bo2	light (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn; disrespectful	5
跌跤[跌跤]	die1 jiao1	to fall down; to take a fall	1
轻轻[輕輕]	qing1 qing1	lightly; softly	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/125 words - 18 min
惆怅[惆悵]	chou2 chang4	melancholy; depression	1
倜[倜]	ti4	energetic; exalted; magnanimous	1
傥[儻]	tang3	if; unexpectedly	1
拳头[拳頭]	quan2 tou5	fist; clenched fist; CL:個|个[ge4]; competitive (product)	1
得出[得出]	de2 chu1	to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion)	3
大道理[大道理]	da4 dao4 li5	major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk	1
怎么着[怎麼著]	zen3 me5 zhao1	what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]	10
庆[慶]	qing4	to celebrate	5
摆[擺]	bai3	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum	9
太平[太平]	tai4 ping2	peace and security	2
见好就收[見好就收]	jian4 hao3 jiu4 shou1	to quit while one is ahead (idiom); to know when to stop	1
弹琴[彈琴]	tan2 qin2	to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument	12
常人[常人]	chang2 ren2	ordinary person	2
文武[文武]	wen2 wu3	civil and military	4
例外[例外]	li4 wai4	exception; to be an exception	1
吹牛[吹牛]	chui1 niu2	to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)	2
称号[稱號]	cheng1 hao4	name; term of address; title	1
唐[唐]	tang2	to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2]	7
供奉[供奉]	gong4 feng4	to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a God)	3
唐明皇[唐明皇]	Tang2 Ming2 huang2	Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], reigned 712-756	3
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also	8
宾[賓]	bin1	visitor; guest; object (in grammar)	1
俗人[俗人]	su2 ren2	common people; laity (i.e. not priests)	2
欣赏[欣賞]	xin1 shang3	to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire	2
题目[題目]	ti2 mu4	subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/150 words - 23 min
击掌[擊掌]	ji1 zhang3	to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five	1
全胜[全勝]	quan2 sheng4	total victory; to excel by far; name of a tank; slam	1
胜[勝]	sheng4	victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)	8
出题[出題]	chu1 ti2	to draw up the theme (for discussion)	2
对子[對子]	dui4 zi3	pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet	3
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]	3
五行[五行]	wu3 xing2	five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水	1
土[土]	tu3	earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	7
认输[認輸]	ren4 shu1	to concede; to admit defeat	3
烂[爛]	lan4	soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad	9
狗屁[狗屁]	gou3 pi4	bullshit; nonsense	1
段子[段子]	duan4 zi5	item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch	1
琴瑟[琴瑟]	qin2 se4	qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony	2
魑魅魍魉[魑魅魍魎]	chi1 mei4 wang3 liang3	demons and monsters (idiom)	2
波[波]	bo1	wave; ripple; storm; surge	5
汹[洶]	xiong1	torrential rush; tumultuous	2
漕[漕]	cao2	transport by water; watercourse; canal	1
芳[芳]	fang1	fragrant	5
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]	6
萋萋[萋萋]	qi1 qi1	luxuriant; lavish; abundant	1
玻璃球[玻璃球]	bo1 li5 qiu2	marbles	1
小看[小看]	xiao3 kan4	to look down on; to underestimate	1
比武[比武]	bi3 wu3	martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest	1
手指头[手指頭]	shou3 zhi3 tou5	fingertip; finger	1
菜刀[菜刀]	cai4 dao1	vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver; CL:把[ba3]	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/175 words - 29 min
展示[展示]	zhan3 shi4	to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit sth	1
做饭[做飯]	zuo4 fan4	to prepare a meal; to cook	4
开花[開花]	kai1 hua1	to bloom; to blossom; to flower; fig. to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out	1
胜负[勝負]	sheng4 fu4	victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle	1
结怨[結怨]	jie2 yuan4	to arouse dislike; to incur hatred	3
上场[上場]	shang4 chang3	on stage; to go on stage; to take the field	1
公平[公平]	gong1 ping2	fair; impartial	12
起见[起見]	qi3 jian4	motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose	2
闯关[闖關]	chuang3 guan1	to crash through a barrier	1
接连[接連]	jie1 lian2	on end; in a row; in succession	2
三次[三次]	san1 ci4	third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)	1
赌场[賭場]	du3 chang3	casino	5
点数[點數]	dian3 shu4	to count and check; to tally; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc)	2
彩头[彩頭]	cai3 tou2	good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)	1
赔上[賠上]	pei2 shang4	to pay for sth with the loss of (one's health etc); to have sth come at the cost of (one's reputation etc)	1
干活[幹活]	gan4 huo2	to work; to be employed	9
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent	6
三十[三十]	san1 shi2	thirty; 30	1
栽[栽]	zai1	to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first	2
戒指[戒指]	jie4 zhi5	(finger) ring	1
金刚石[金剛石]	jin1 gang1 shi2	diamond; also called 鑽石|钻石[zuan4 shi2]	1
驷[駟]	si4	team of 4 horses	3
手下留情[手下留情]	shou3 xia4 liu2 qing2	lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts.	4
宽宏大量[寬宏大量]	kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4	magnanimous (idiom); generous	2
得失[得失]	de2 shi1	gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/200 words - 38 min
才艺[才藝]	cai2 yi4	talent	3
大放异彩[大放異彩]	da4 fang4 yi4 cai3	to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill	1
天气[天氣]	tian1 qi4	weather	5
土地公[土地公]	tu3 di4 gong1	Tudi Gong, the God of the earth	2
祢[禰]	mi2	memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father	1
地头蛇[地頭蛇]	di4 tou2 she2	local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss	1
女的[女的]	nu:3 de5	woman	3
扇[扇]	shan1	to fan; to slap sb on the face	13
扇[扇]	shan4	fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc	13
拜拜[拜拜]	bai2 bai2	(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)	2
中原[中原]	Zhong1 yuan2	Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei	2
以逸待劳[以逸待勞]	yi3 yi4 dai4 lao2	to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)	1
搬家[搬家]	ban1 jia1	to move house; removal	1
难受[難受]	nan2 shou4	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear	8
静一静[靜一靜]	jing4 yi1 jing4	to put sth to rest; calm down a bit!	1
坐下[坐下]	zuo4 xia5	to sit down	5
个数[個數]	ge4 shu4	number of items or individuals	1
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time	4
落单[落單]	luo4 dan1	to be on one's own; to be left alone; to be left out	3
警醒[警醒]	jing3 xing3	to be alert	1
厌烦[厭煩]	yan4 fan2	bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth	2
威风[威風]	wei1 feng1	might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive	7
刺耳[刺耳]	ci4 er3	ear-piercing	2
估计[估計]	gu1 ji4	to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose	10
武官[武官]	wu3 guan1	military official; military attaché	3
熟识[熟識]	shu2 shi5	to be well acquainted with; to know well	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep09/224 words - 42 min
稳妥[穩妥]	wen3 tuo3	dependable	3
前夫[前夫]	qian2 fu1	former husband	4
披荆斩棘[披荊斬棘]	pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2	lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail	1
赴汤蹈火[赴湯蹈火]	fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3	to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty	1
妥[妥]	tuo3	suitable; adequate; ready; settled	7
一路[一路]	yi1 lu4	the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind	11
萍[萍]	ping2	duckweed	2
通过[通過]	tong1 guo4	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over	6
攀附[攀附]	pan1 fu4	to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful); social climbing	1
如意算盘[如意算盤]	ru2 yi4 suan4 pan2	counting one's chickens before they are hatched	1
落空[落空]	luo4 kong1	to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing	1
引荐[引薦]	yin3 jian4	to recommend sb; to give a referral	1
瑞[瑞]	rui4	lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit)	1
奉承[奉承]	feng4 cheng5	to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery	1
大兴土木[大興土木]	da4 xing1 tu3 mu4	to carry out large scale construction	1
不用说[不用說]	bu4 yong4 shuo1	needless to say; it goes without saying	2
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)	1
马屁[馬屁]	ma3 pi4	horse hindquarters; flattery; boot-licking	1
欺[欺]	qi1	to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	15
排除[排除]	pai2 chu2	to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out	1
联合[聯合]	lian2 he2	to combine; to join; unite; alliance	2
碰上[碰上]	peng4 shang4	to run into; to come upon; to meet	2
点水[點水]	dian3 shui3	to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep	3
眼睁睁[眼睜睜]	yan3 zheng1 zheng1	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/25 words - 6 min
口水[口水]	kou3 shui3	saliva	4
精美[精美]	jing1 mei3	delicate; fine; refinement	1
鲜花[鮮花]	xian1 hua1	flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]	5
团子[糰子]	tuan2 zi5	dango (Japanese dumpling)	7
找补[找補]	zhao3 bu5	to compensate; to make up; to complement; to add	1
冤枉钱[冤枉錢]	yuan1 wang5 qian2	wasted money; pointless expense	1
上回[上回]	shang4 hui2	last time; the previous time	6
周到[周到]	zhou1 dao4	thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]	4
盘[盤]	pan2	plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess	11
双手[雙手]	shuang1 shou3	both hands	3
欢喜[歡喜]	huan1 xi3	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of	4
不巧[不巧]	bu4 qiao3	too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it	1
好意[好意]	hao3 yi4	good intention; kindness	6
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight	19
爽快[爽快]	shuang3 kuai5	refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward	5
拦[攔]	lan2	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)	8
盒[盒]	he2	small box; case	28
汁[汁]	zhi1	juice	1
拧[擰]	ning2	to pinch; wring	1
灶[灶]	zao4	kitchen stove; kitchen	6
杵[杵]	chu3	pestle; to poke	2
玫瑰花[玫瑰花]	mei2 gui1 hua1	rose	2
转转[轉轉]	zhuan4 zhuan5	to stroll	3
切点[切點]	qie1 dian3	contact (math.)	1
滋[滋]	zi1	to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/50 words - 9 min
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia	5
补[補]	bu3	to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	4
补血[補血]	bu3 xue4	to enrich the blood	4
再不[再不]	zai4 bu4	if not, then; otherwise	3
班[班]	ban1	team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups	3
头儿[頭兒]	tou2 r5	leader	124
仙乐[仙樂]	xian1 yue4	heavenly music	5
今儿个[今兒個]	jin1 r5 ge5	(coll.) today	1
雁[雁]	yan4	wild goose	1
下凡[下凡]	xia4 fan2	to descend to the world (of immortals)	3
䌽[綵]	cai3	variant of 彩[cai3]	2
巡游[巡遊]	xun2 you2	to cruise; to patrol	1
憾[憾]	han4	regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)	2
寿星[壽星]	shou4 xing1	god of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated	2
词[詞]	ci2	word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]; CL:首[shou3]	6
跟上[跟上]	gen1 shang4	to catch up with; to keep pace with	2
同喜[同喜]	tong2 xi3	Thank you for your congratulations!; The same to you! (returning a compliment)	1
领[領]	ling3	neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc	10
看呆[看呆]	kan4 dai1	to gape at; to stare blankly; to stare in rapture; to stare in awe	1
手足[手足]	shou3 zu2	hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices	1
土地[土地]	tu3 di4	land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]	5
庙[廟]	miao4	temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial	9
虔诚[虔誠]	qian2 cheng2	pious; devout; sincere	1
夸[誇]	kua1	to boast; to exaggerate; to praise	18
厨[廚]	chu2	kitchen	16
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/75 words - 12 min
东边[東邊]	dong1 bian5	east; east side; eastern part; to the east of	2
棵[棵]	ke1	classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc	2
柳树[柳樹]	liu3 shu4	willow	1
犹[猶]	you2	as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet	2
手里[手裡]	shou3 li3	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands	10
厨子[廚子]	chu2 zi5	cook	12
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade	5
说话算话[說話算話]	shuo1 hua4 suan4 hua4	to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says	5
一号[一號]	yi1 hao4	first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)	1
倒影[倒影]	dao4 ying3	inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)	1
芜[蕪]	wu2	overgrown with weeds	1
蘸[蘸]	zhan4	to dip in (ink, sauce etc)	1
沼[沼]	zhao3	pond; pool	1
摇[搖]	yao2	to shake; to rock; to row; to crank	2
系[系]	xi4	system; department; faculty	2
彩[彩]	cai3	(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize	3
舫[舫]	fang3	2 boats lashed together; large boat	1
龙舟[龍舟]	long2 zhou1	dragon boat; imperial boat	1
遥[遙]	yao2	distant; remote; far; far away	4
堤[堤]	di1	dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]	2
曼[曼]	man4	handsome; large; long	2
衍[衍]	yan3	to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous	1
簇[簇]	cu4	crowded; framework for silkworms; gather foliage; bunch; classifier for bunched objects	2
娇[嬌]	jiao1	lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	2
绮[綺]	qi3	beautiful; open-work silk	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/100 words - 14 min
丝[絲]	si1	silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiao2]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc	11
自傲[自傲]	zi4 ao4	arrogance; proud of sth	3
喉[喉]	hou2	throat; larynx	3
十分之一[十分之一]	shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1	one tenth	1
风光[風光]	feng1 guang1	scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)	10
气度[氣度]	qi4 du4	bearing; manner; presence	3
俱佳[俱佳]	ju4 jia1	excellent; wonderful	1
生平[生平]	sheng1 ping2	life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life	1
少见[少見]	shao3 jian4	rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see	1
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused	9
晕头转向[暈頭轉向]	yun1 tou2 zhuan4 xiang4	confused and disoriented	2
咸菜[鹹菜]	xian2 cai4	salted vegetables; pickles	1
输给[輸給]	shu1 gei3	to lose to (sb); to be outdone by	1
找上门[找上門]	zhao3 shang4 men2	to come to sb's door; to call on sb	1
出口[出口]	chu1 kou3	an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port	3
恶气[惡氣]	e4 qi4	evil smell; resentment; unpleasant manner	1
大家闺秀[大家閨秀]	da4 jia1 gui1 xiu4	girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house	3
出没[出沒]	chu1 mo4	to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a place); (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets); (of the sun) to rise and set	2
每时每刻[每時每刻]	mei3 shi2 mei3 ke4	at all times; at every moment	1
嫁人[嫁人]	jia4 ren2	to get married (of woman)	9
提到[提到]	ti2 dao4	to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to	4
起头[起頭]	qi3 tou2	to start; at first; beginning	2
吃皇粮[吃皇糧]	chi1 huang2 liang2	lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money	1
抬起[抬起]	tai2 qi3	to lift up	1
下巴[下巴]	xia4 ba5	chin; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/125 words - 17 min
可乐[可樂]	ke3 le4	amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola	1
吃喝[吃喝]	chi1 he1	to eat and drink; food and drink	1
文人[文人]	wen2 ren2	scholar; literati	12
墨客[墨客]	mo4 ke4	literary person	7
捧[捧]	peng3	to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter	5
爵[爵]	jue2	ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility	2
媚俗[媚俗]	mei4 su2	to cater to the public's taste; kitsch; commercial	1
闺阁[閨閣]	gui1 ge2	lady's chamber	1
处处[處處]	chu4 chu4	everywhere; in all respects	5
拘束[拘束]	ju1 shu4	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent	1
呼[呼]	hu1	to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale	1
携[攜]	xie2	to carry; to take along; to bring along; to hold (hands); also pr. [xi1]	1
婢[婢]	bi4	slave girl; maid servant	1
升斗小民[升斗小民]	sheng1 dou3 xiao3 min2	poor people (idiom); those who live from hand to mouth	1
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face	4
亲口[親口]	qin1 kou3	one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally	6
苦练[苦練]	ku3 lian4	to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears	3
技艺[技藝]	ji4 yi4	skill; art	8
生命[生命]	sheng1 ming4	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]	1
堂堂正正[堂堂正正]	tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4	displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square	1
正大光明[正大光明]	zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2	just and honorable	2
捧场[捧場]	peng3 chang3	to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter	4
获得[獲得]	huo4 de2	to obtain; to receive; to get	2
士人[士人]	shi4 ren2	scholar	1
花钱[花錢]	hua1 qian2	to spend money	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/150 words - 21 min
商户[商戶]	shang1 hu4	merchant; trader; businessman; firm	1
上万[上萬]	shang4 wan4	over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands	1
业[業]	ye4	line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already	2
勤快[勤快]	qin2 kuai4	diligent; hardworking	2
夥计[夥計]	huo3 ji5	variant of 伙計|伙计[huo3 ji5]	2
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type	6
敬意[敬意]	jing4 yi4	respect; tribute	1
动静[動靜]	dong4 jing4	(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness	7
哭丧[哭喪]	ku1 sang1	to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed	2
哎呀[哎呀]	ai1 ya1	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration	1
避而不[避而不]	bi4 er2 bu4	to avoid (doing sth)	1
问心无愧[問心無愧]	wen4 xin1 wu2 kui4	lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience	2
起开[起開]	qi3 kai5	(dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way!	5
躲开[躲開]	duo3 kai1	to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)	2
上官[上官]	shang4 guan1	high-ranking official; superior	3
厢[廂]	xiang1	box (in theater); side room; side	7
吏[吏]	li4	minor government official or functionary (old)	7
偷窃[偷竊]	tou1 qie4	to steal; to pilfer	1
强盗[強盜]	qiang2 dao4	to rob (with force); bandit; robber; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
户籍[戶籍]	hu4 ji2	census register; household register	1
说了算[說了算]	shuo1 le5 suan4	to have the final say; to be the one in charge	10
借据[借據]	jie4 ju4	receipt for a loan	1
证人[證人]	zheng4 ren2	witness	4
张嘴[張嘴]	zhang1 zui3	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape	3
外地[外地]	wai4 di4	parts of the country other than where one is	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/175 words - 27 min
出具[出具]	chu1 ju4	to issue (document, certificate etc); to provide	1
流民[流民]	liu2 min2	refugee	2
卖笑[賣笑]	mai4 xiao4	to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself	2
讹人[訛人]	e2 ren2	to blackmail; to extort	5
闪开[閃開]	shan3 kai1	to get out of the way	7
扒[扒]	ba1	to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig	5
找死[找死]	zhao3 si3	to court death; taking risks	1
尊卑[尊卑]	zun1 bei1	superior and subordinate; social ranking	1
有损[有損]	you3 sun3	to be harmful (to)	2
赶出[趕出]	gan3 chu1	to drive away	9
下场[下場]	xia4 chang5	the end; to conclude	2
无端[無端]	wu2 duan1	for no reason at all	4
游街示众[遊街示眾]	you2 jie1 shi4 zhong4	to parade (a prisoner) through the streets	3
祸害[禍害]	huo4 hai4	disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck	4
江[江]	jiang1	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	8
猜中[猜中]	cai1 zhong4	to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer	1
借[藉]	jie4	variant of 借[jie4]	6
岳父[岳父]	yue4 fu4	wife's father, father-in-law	15
赎回[贖回]	shu2 hui2	to redeem	4
精气神[精氣神]	jing1 qi4 shen2	the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2]	3
蹚[蹚]	tang1	to wade; to trample	2
浑[渾]	hun2	muddy; to mix	3
达官贵人[達官貴人]	da2 guan1 gui4 ren2	high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good	3
自大[自大]	zi4 da4	arrogant	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/200 words - 33 min
狂妄[狂妄]	kuang2 wang4	egotistical; arrogant; brassy	4
丧家之犬[喪家之犬]	sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3	stray dog (idiom)	1
挫折[挫折]	cuo4 zhe2	setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue	1
失魂落魄[失魂落魄]	shi1 hun2 luo4 po4	dazed; beside oneself (idiom)	1
激[激]	ji1	to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	3
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same	2
类[類]	lei4	kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble	3
恩断义绝[恩斷義絕]	en1 duan4 yi4 jue2	to split up; to break all ties	4
抹布[抹布]	ma1 bu4	cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]	2
一个个[一個個]	yi1 ge4 ge4	each and every one	3
地陪[地陪]	di4 pei2	local guide; tour escort	2
公道[公道]	gong1 dao4	justice; fairness; public highway	1
灰头土脸[灰頭土臉]	hui1 tou2 tu3 lian3	head and face filthy with grime (idiom); covered in dirt; dejected and depressed	1
想像[想像]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination	3
工部[工部]	Gong1 Bu4	Ministry of Works (in imperial China)	1
填词[填詞]	tian2 ci2	to compose a poem (to a given tune)	1
老百姓[老百姓]	lao3 bai3 xing4	ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
楼下[樓下]	lou2 xia4	downstairs	5
眼前[眼前]	yan3 qian2	before one's eyes; now; at present	4
恩爱[恩愛]	en1 ai4	loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love	2
恐吓[恐嚇]	kong3 he4	to threaten; to menace	2
汉[漢]	han4	man	2
淹[淹]	yan1	to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay	3
臆[臆]	yi4	feelings; opinion; thoughts	2
规[規]	gui1	compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/225 words - 36 min
胆子[膽子]	dan3 zi5	courage; nerve; guts	16
猪油[豬油]	zhu1 you2	lard	1
回话[回話]	hui2 hua4	to reply	1
见面礼[見面禮]	jian4 mian4 li3	gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time	1
诏狱[詔獄]	zhao4 yu4	imperial prison	2
插手[插手]	cha1 shou3	to get involved in; to meddle; interference	5
结[結]	jie2	knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)	11
驳[駁]	bo2	variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)	1
交差[交差]	jiao1 chai1	to report back after completion of one's mission	1
阵[陣]	zhen4	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration	5
仗[仗]	zhang4	weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle	8
安心[安心]	an1 xin1	at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth	6
切结书[切結書]	qie4 jie2 shu1	affidavit; written pledge	8
怂[慫]	song3	terrified	4
五劳七伤[五勞七傷]	wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1	(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)	1
经[經]	jing1	classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]	10
大队[大隊]	da4 dui4	group; a large body of; production brigade; military group	1
广德[廣德]	Guang3 de2	Guangde county in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1 cheng2], Anhui	1
巷[巷]	xiang4	lane; alley	34
生火[生火]	sheng1 huo3	to make a fire; to light a fire	1
这样一来[這樣一來]	zhe4 yang4 yi1 lai2	thus; if this happens then	3
光明正大[光明正大]	guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4	(of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open	3
薄产[薄產]	bo2 chan3	meager estate; small means	2
脚下[腳下]	jiao3 xia4	under the foot	1
缺点[缺點]	que1 dian3	weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/250 words - 40 min
屋子[屋子]	wu1 zi5	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]	9
聊天[聊天]	liao2 tian1	to chat; to gossip	1
顺手[順手]	shun4 shou3	easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy	3
相助[相助]	xiang1 zhu4	to help one another; to come to sb's help	10
幸运[幸運]	xing4 yun4	fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck	5
落难[落難]	luo4 nan4	to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits	1
伸出[伸出]	shen1 chu1	to extend	1
礼数[禮數]	li3 shu4	etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status	1
不知进退[不知進退]	bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4	not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety	1
自立[自立]	zi4 li4	independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself	7
事事[事事]	shi4 shi4	everything	2
求助[求助]	qiu2 zhu4	to request help; to appeal (for help)	2
奴婢[奴婢]	nu2 bi4	slave servant	25
差别[差別]	cha1 bie2	difference; distinction; disparity	2
当下[當下]	dang1 xia4	immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment	2
登[登]	deng1	to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)	9
举手之劳[舉手之勞]	ju3 shou3 zhi1 lao2	lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort	3
仇家[仇家]	chou2 jia1	enemy; foe	3
肩[肩]	jian1	shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)	1
不再[不再]	bu4 zai4	no more; no longer	11
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient	4
机缘[機緣]	ji1 yuan2	chance; opportunity; destiny	4
松[鬆]	song1	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)	2
正房[正房]	zheng4 fang2	central building (in a traditional house); primary wife	2
相中[相中]	xiang1 zhong4	to find to one's taste; to pick (after looking at); Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4]	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep10/263 words - 42 min
几岁[幾歲]	ji3 sui4	how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)	2
心眼[心眼]	xin1 yan3	heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance	2
较[較]	jiao4	to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]	2
妖怪[妖怪]	yao1 guai4	monster; devil	5
妖言惑众[妖言惑眾]	yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4	to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies	2
精神[精神]	jing1 shen2	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
好不[好不]	hao3 bu4	not at all ...; how very ...	1
轻重[輕重]	qing1 zhong4	severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious	3
大惊小怪[大驚小怪]	da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4	to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)	2
理直气壮[理直氣壯]	li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4	in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful	2
那时候[那時候]	na4 shi2 hou5	at that time	4
忌讳[忌諱]	ji4 hui4	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from	2
拷打[拷打]	kao3 da3	to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/25 words - 5 min
订[訂]	ding4	to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order	18
席[席]	xi2	woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc	6
风味[風味]	feng1 wei4	distinctive flavor; distinctive style	3
交割[交割]	jiao1 ge1	delivery (commerce)	2
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through	16
心思[心思]	xin1 si5	mind; thoughts; inclination; mood	6
芋头[芋頭]	yu4 tou5	taro	1
酥软[酥軟]	su1 ruan3	weak (of body or limbs); limp; gone soft	1
榧[榧]	fei3	Torreya nucifera	1
粉[粉]	fen3	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink	5
股[股]	gu3	thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions	3
涩味[澀味]	se4 wei4	acerbic (taste); astringent	1
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)	5
招揽[招攬]	zhao1 lan3	to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)	2
养活[養活]	yang3 huo5	to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth	6
开店[開店]	kai1 dian4	to open shop	12
孙子兵法[孫子兵法]	Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3	“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]	1
出其不意[出其不意]	chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4	to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard	1
措手不及[措手不及]	cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2	no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared	1
敬酒[敬酒]	jing4 jiu3	to toast; to propose a toast	1
奔[奔]	ben1	to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope	1
馆[館]	guan3	building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]	11
阁[閣]	ge2	pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf	24
谄媚[諂媚]	chan3 mei4	to flatter	1
唾弃[唾棄]	tuo4 qi4	to spurn; to disdain	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/50 words - 7 min
赴宴[赴宴]	fu4 yan4	to attend a banquet	4
教会[教會]	jiao4 hui4	Christian church	1
多多[多多]	duo1 duo1	many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more	8
指导[指導]	zhi3 dao3	to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
完毕[完畢]	wan2 bi4	to finish; to end; to complete	1
下月[下月]	xia4 yue4	next month	1
十六[十六]	shi2 liu4	sixteen; 16	1
吉日[吉日]	ji2 ri4	propitious day; lucky day	2
宜[宜]	yi2	proper; should; suitable; appropriate	1
嫁娶[嫁娶]	jia4 qu3	marriage	1
小婿[小婿]	xiao3 xu4	my son-in-law (humble); I (spoken to parents-in-law)	7
吃苦[吃苦]	chi1 ku3	to bear hardships	1
期满[期滿]	qi1 man3	to expire; to run out; to come to an end	1
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time	3
团圆[團圓]	tuan2 yuan2	to have a reunion	1
婚期[婚期]	hun1 qi1	wedding day	1
狗仗人势[狗仗人勢]	gou3 zhang4 ren2 shi4	a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others	1
粪[糞]	fen4	manure; dung	1
含[含]	han2	to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)	3
呵[呵]	he1	expel breath; my goodness	2
识破[識破]	shi2 po4	to penetrate; to see through	2
共同[共同]	gong4 tong2	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative	1
合谋[合謀]	he2 mou2	to conspire; to plot together	1
阴谋[陰謀]	yin1 mou2	plot; conspiracy	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/75 words - 10 min
孤注一掷[孤注一擲]	gu1 zhu4 yi1 zhi4	to stake all on one throw	1
威逼[威逼]	wei1 bi1	to threaten; to coerce; to intimidate	1
奉还[奉還]	feng4 huan2	to return with thanks; to give back (honorific)	1
到头[到頭]	dao4 tou2	to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end	3
筋骨[筋骨]	jin1 gu3	muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage	3
裂[裂]	lie4	to split; to crack; to break open; to rend	4
休养[休養]	xiu1 yang3	to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce	4
宣[宣]	xuan1	to declare (publicly); to announce	5
天使[天使]	tian1 shi3	angel	3
谕[諭]	yu4	order (from above)	2
甲[甲]	jia3	first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°	2
未时[未時]	wei4 shi2	1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	1
圣上[聖上]	sheng4 shang4	courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor	11
万岁[萬歲]	wan4 sui4	Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty	16
指名[指名]	zhi3 ming2	to mention by name; to designate; designated	1
前途[前途]	qian2 tu2	prospects; future outlook; journey	4
限[限]	xian4	limit; bound; to set a limit (on)	3
量[量]	liang2	to measure	4
量[量]	liang4	capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word	4
依仗[依仗]	yi1 zhang4	to count on; to rely on	1
差遣[差遣]	chai1 qian3	to send (on errand)	1
消息灵通[消息靈通]	xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1	to be well-informed	1
人士[人士]	ren2 shi4	person; figure; public figure	3
虑[慮]	lu:4	to think over; to consider; anxiety	1
不至于[不至於]	bu4 zhi4 yu2	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as	6
迁怒[遷怒]	qian1 nu4	to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/100 words - 16 min
前日[前日]	qian2 ri4	day before yesterday	3
幸亏[幸虧]	xing4 kui1	fortunately; luckily	1
养生之道[養生之道]	yang3 sheng1 zhi1 dao4	the way of maintaining good health	2
大员[大員]	da4 yuan2	high official	1
迁[遷]	qian1	to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote	7
吓破胆[嚇破膽]	xia4 po4 dan3	to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff	3
匕首[匕首]	bi3 shou3	dagger	1
记号[記號]	ji4 hao5	mark; symbol; notation; seal	1
并且[並且]	bing4 qie3	and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition	2
表皮[表皮]	biao3 pi2	epidermis; cuticle	1
不赖[不賴]	bu4 lai4	(coll.) not bad; good; fine	3
新人[新人]	xin1 ren2	newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom	1
美心[美心]	Mei3 xin1	Maxine (name)	2
同僚[同僚]	tong2 liao2	colleague; fellow-worker	2
阴曹[陰曹]	yin1 cao2	hell; the inferno	1
个把[個把]	ge4 ba3	one or two; a couple of	3
寄人篱下[寄人籬下]	ji4 ren2 li2 xia4	to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity	1
找回[找回]	zhao3 hui2	to retrieve	2
宫城[宮城]	Gong1 cheng2	Miyagi prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]	2
雄壮[雄壯]	xiong2 zhuang4	majestic; awesome; full of power and grandeur	1
巍然[巍然]	wei1 ran2	majestic; towering; imposing	1
走神[走神]	zou3 shen2	absent-minded; one's mind is wandering	2
行礼[行禮]	xing2 li3	to salute; to make one's salutations	1
玄[玄]	xuan2	black; mysterious	9
尊崇[尊崇]	zun1 chong2	to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/125 words - 18 min
特[特]	te4	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex	10
椅[椅]	yi3	chair	3
轿[轎]	jiao4	sedan chair; palanquin; litter	4
稍等[稍等]	shao1 deng3	to wait a moment	2
朕[朕]	zhen4	I; we (imperial use); subtle	61
妄为[妄為]	wang4 wei2	to take rash action	2
旨意[旨意]	zhi3 yi4	decree; order	4
沈[沈]	chen2	variant of 沉[chen2]	89
嘉[嘉]	jia1	excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend	1
彦[彥]	yan4	accomplished; elegant	1
觐见[覲見]	jin4 jian4	to have an audience (with the Emperor)	4
平身[平身]	ping2 shen1	(old) to stand up (after kowtowing); You may rise.	6
饱读[飽讀]	bao3 du2	to read intensively	2
诗书[詩書]	Shi1 Shu1	the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]	4
俊[俊]	jun4	smart; eminent; handsome; talented	1
不问[不問]	bu4 wen4	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off	4
学问[學問]	xue2 wen4	learning; knowledge; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
趣[趣]	qu4	interesting; to interest	4
微臣[微臣]	wei1 chen2	this small official; humble servant	5
岐[岐]	qi2	variant of 歧[qi2]	1
术[術]	shu4	method; technique	3
略知一二[略知一二]	lu:e4 zhi1 yi1 er4	slight knowledge of sth; to know very little about a subject; a smattering	2
琴棋书画[琴棋書畫]	qin2 qi2 shu1 hua4	the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting); the accomplishments of a well-educated person	1
围棋[圍棋]	wei2 qi2	the game of Go	1
研究[研究]	yan2 jiu1	research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/150 words - 19 min
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for	2
诵[誦]	song4	to read aloud; to recite	1
道藏[道藏]	dao4 zang4	Daoist scripture	2
经书[經書]	jing1 shu1	classic books in Confucianism; scriptures; sutras	1
妙[妙]	miao4	clever; wonderful	7
身心[身心]	shen1 xin1	body and mind; mental and physical	1
此外[此外]	ci3 wai4	besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore	3
禅[禪]	chan2	dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)	7
禅[禪]	shan4	to abdicate	7
撰[撰]	zhuan4	to compose; to compile	1
行状[行狀]	xing2 zhuang4	person's background	1
祀[祀]	si4	to sacrifice; to offer libation to	1
夕[夕]	xi1	dusk; evening; Taiwan pr. [xi4]	1
雾[霧]	wu4	fog; mist; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]	1
烛[燭]	zhu2	candle; (literary) to illuminate	3
宇[宇]	yu3	room; universe	1
澄[澄]	cheng2	clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify	1
霁[霽]	ji4	sky clearing up	1
焰[焰]	yan4	flame	1
然[然]	ran2	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly	4
道义[道義]	dao4 yi4	morality; righteousness and justice	1
年轻人[年輕人]	nian2 qing1 ren2	young people; youngster	1
欲[欲]	yu4	to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]	16
新建[新建]	xin1 jian4	new construction; newly built	1
匾[匾]	bian3	horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall; shallow round woven bamboo basket	1
宫主[宮主]	gong1 zhu3	imperial empress; milady	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/175 words - 22 min
敕[敕]	chi4	imperial orders	1
笔墨[筆墨]	bi3 mo4	pen and ink; words; writing	1
栖身[棲身]	qi1 shen1	to stay at; to live in (temporarily)	2
壑[壑]	he4	gully; ravine; Taiwan pr. [huo4]	1
抗[抗]	kang4	to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-	5
志[志]	zhi4	aspiration; ambition; the will	1
烟霞[煙霞]	yan1 xia2	haze	1
有道[有道]	you3 dao4	to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just	1
访[訪]	fang3	to visit; to call on; to seek; to inquire; to investigate	4
无为[無為]	wu2 wei2	the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire	1
文采[文采]	wen2 cai3	literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors	1
斐然[斐然]	fei3 ran2	(literary) remarkable; brilliant	1
昔[昔]	xi1	former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	1
追随[追隨]	zhui1 sui2	to follow; to accompany	1
黄帝[黃帝]	Huang2 di4	the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC	1
效仿[傚仿]	xiao4 fang3	see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]	3
册封[冊封]	ce4 feng1	to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title	4
醮[醮]	jiao4	to perform sacrifice	2
出山[出山]	chu1 shan1	to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position	1
忝[忝]	tian3	to shame	2
赴任[赴任]	fu4 ren4	to travel to take up a new post	3
犬[犬]	quan3	dog; Kangxi radical 94	2
不畏[不畏]	bu4 wei4	unafraid; to defy	2
编造[編造]	bian1 zao4	to compile; to draw up; to fabricate; to invent; to concoct; to make up; to cook up	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/200 words - 23 min
狂[狂]	kuang2	mad; wild; violent	2
妄人[妄人]	wang4 ren2	presumptuous and ignorant person	1
一网打尽[一網打盡]	yi1 wang3 da3 jin4	lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go	1
侦破[偵破]	zhen1 po4	to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout	3
弊案[弊案]	bi4 an4	scandal	1
纷[紛]	fen1	numerous; confused; disorderly	1
剔[剔]	ti1	to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out	1
蠹[蠹]	du4	insect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten	1
世[世]	shi4	life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble	3
洛[洛]	Luo4	surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)	3
苑[苑]	yuan4	park	1
己酉[己酉]	ji3 you3	forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029	1
第五[第五]	di4 wu3	fifth	1
大理[大理]	da4 li3	judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)	18
评事[評事]	ping2 shi4	to discuss and evaluate; to appraise	2
吉州[吉州]	Ji2 zhou1	Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi; Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea	1
北面[北面]	bei3 mian4	northern side; north	1
缘[緣]	yuan2	cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along	8
巡[巡]	xun2	to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks	11
检[檢]	jian3	to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint	10
故[故]	gu4	happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead	8
乙卯[乙卯]	yi3 mao3	fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035	1
四月[四月]	Si4 yue4	April; fourth month (of the lunar year)	1
开封府[開封府]	Kai1 feng1 fu3	Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty	29
纵火[縱火]	zong4 huo3	to set on fire; to commit arson	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/225 words - 24 min
升任[升任]	sheng1 ren4	to be promoted to	1
文武双全[文武雙全]	wen2 wu3 shuang1 quan2	well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword	2
栋梁[棟梁]	dong4 liang2	ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state)	1
材[材]	cai2	material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)	1
奏折[奏摺]	zou4 zhe2	memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)	1
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration	2
倚仗[倚仗]	yi3 zhang4	to lean on; to rely on	3
得当[得當]	de2 dang4	appropriate; suitable	1
居功[居功]	ju1 gong1	to claim credit for oneself	2
唯有[唯有]	wei2 you3	only	2
贾[賈]	gu3	merchant; to buy	3
以下[以下]	yi3 xia4	that level or lower; that amount or less; the following	3
殉职[殉職]	xun4 zhi2	to die in the line of duty	1
眷属[眷屬]	juan4 shu3	family member; husband and wife	1
感激涕零[感激涕零]	gan3 ji1 ti4 ling2	to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears	1
手足之情[手足之情]	shou3 zu2 zhi1 qing2	brotherly affection	1
袍[袍]	pao2	gown (lined)	1
泽[澤]	ze2	pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist	1
义[義]	yi4	justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship	6
赠[贈]	zeng4	to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)	6
阵亡[陣亡]	zhen4 wang2	to die in battle	1
大名[大名]	da4 ming2	famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name	2
恤[恤]	xu4	anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate	1
优先[優先]	you1 xian1	to have priority; to take precedence	2
恩德[恩德]	en1 de2	benevolence; favor	6
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/250 words - 27 min
究[究]	jiu1	after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]	1
晋[晉]	jin4	to move forward; to promote; to advance	6
密[密]	mi4	secret; confidential; close; thick; dense	14
刺史[刺史]	ci4 shi3	provincial governor (old)	2
侍[侍]	shi4	to serve; to attend upon	12
仍[仍]	reng2	still; yet; to remain	7
勾当[勾當]	gou4 dang4	shady business	3
上合[上合]	Shang4 He2	SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation); abbr. for 上海合作組織|上海合作组织[Shang4 hai3 He2 zuo4 Zu3 zhi1]	2
绯[緋]	fei1	dark red; purple silk	6
银鱼[銀魚]	yin2 yu2	oriental whitebait; slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon	4
袋[袋]	dai4	pouch; bag; sack; pocket	4
息怒[息怒]	xi1 nu4	to calm down; to quell one's anger	6
榜眼[榜眼]	bang3 yan3	candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination; see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]	1
迎[迎]	ying2	to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)	5
高攀[高攀]	gao1 pan1	social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class	1
鬼神[鬼神]	gui3 shen2	supernatural beings	4
作罢[作罷]	zuo4 ba4	to drop (subject etc)	2
女眷[女眷]	nu:3 juan4	the females in a family; womenfolk	2
擅[擅]	shan4	without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at	6
挑拨[挑撥]	tiao3 bo1	to incite disharmony; to instigate	2
放在心上[放在心上]	fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4	to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart	2
雷公[雷公]	Lei2 gong1	Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology	1
晋升[晉升]	jin4 sheng1	to promote to a higher position	1
侦缉[偵緝]	zhen1 ji1	to track down; to investigate and arrest	5
探查[探查]	tan4 cha2	to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/275 words - 30 min
统管[統管]	tong3 guan3	unified administration	1
险[險]	xian3	danger; dangerous; rugged	6
师长[師長]	shi1 zhang3	military division level commander; teacher	1
办公[辦公]	ban4 gong1	to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office)	1
告退[告退]	gao4 tui4	to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused	6
以上[以上]	yi3 shang4	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.	4
恩宠[恩寵]	en1 chong3	special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite	1
不值[不值]	bu4 zhi2	not worth	3
格外[格外]	ge2 wai4	especially; particularly	1
领情[領情]	ling3 qing2	to feel grateful to sb; to appreciate the kindness	1
提防[提防]	di1 fang2	to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]	1
脸色[臉色]	lian3 se4	complexion; look	4
城府[城府]	cheng2 fu3	subtle; shrewd; sophisticated	3
深厚[深厚]	shen1 hou4	deep; profound	2
迷惑[迷惑]	mi2 huo5	to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle	1
识相[識相]	shi2 xiang4	sensitive; tactful	3
媒人[媒人]	mei2 ren5	go-between; matchmaker	5
取消[取消]	qu3 xiao1	to cancel; cancellation	2
一丁点[一丁點]	yi1 ding1 dian3	a tiny bit; a wee bit	1
非议[非議]	fei1 yi4	to criticize	1
足[足]	zu2	foot; to be sufficient; ample	9
十二分[十二分]	shi2 er4 fen1	exceedingly; hundred percent; everything and more	1
相关[相關]	xiang1 guan1	related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation	2
查清[查清]	cha2 qing1	to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify	2
难处[難處]	nan2 chu5	trouble; difficulty; problem	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/300 words - 33 min
宫观[宮觀]	gong1 guan4	Taoist temple	13
啥[啥]	sha2	dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]	10
公公[公公]	gong1 gong5	husband's father; grandpa; eunuch	7
管理[管理]	guan3 li3	to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
道观[道觀]	dao4 guan4	Daoist temple	2
整理[整理]	zheng3 li3	to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)	3
开设[開設]	kai1 she4	to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)	1
情急之下[情急之下]	qing2 ji2 zhi1 xia4	in a moment of desperation	1
想出[想出]	xiang3 chu1	to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc)	7
大臣[大臣]	da4 chen2	chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister	3
迎合[迎合]	ying2 he2	to cater to; to pander to	2
修道[修道]	xiu1 dao4	to practice Daoism	1
牌子[牌子]	pai2 zi5	sign; trademark; brand	1
一甲[一甲]	yi1 jia3	1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)	1
佞[佞]	ning4	to flatter; flattery	2
何止[何止]	he2 zhi3	far more than; not just	5
再次[再次]	zai4 ci4	one more time; again; one more; once again	3
惊[驚]	jing1	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	10
惧[懼]	ju4	to fear	5
抖[抖]	dou3	to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world	3
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning	10
三十六计[三十六計]	san1 shi2 liu4 ji4	The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction; all the possible schemes and stratagems	1
一文不名[一文不名]	yi1 wen2 bu4 ming2	to be penniless	1
恶毒[惡毒]	e4 du2	malicious	5
纸婚[紙婚]	zhi3 hun1	paper wedding (first year wedding anniversary)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/325 words - 34 min
相抵[相抵]	xiang1 di3	to balance up; to offset; to counterbalance	1
崇[崇]	chong2	high; sublime; lofty; to esteem; to worship	2
告发[告發]	gao4 fa1	to lodge an accusation; accusation (law)	2
新选[新選]	xin1 xuan3	newly elected	1
怨气[怨氣]	yuan4 qi4	grievance; resentment; complaint	1
跋涉[跋涉]	ba2 she4	to trudge; to trek	1
由头[由頭]	you2 tou5	pretext; excuse; justification; reason	1
大牢[大牢]	da4 lao2	prison	5
说理[說理]	shuo1 li3	to reason; to argue logically	2
眷[眷]	juan4	concern; wife and children	5
营生[營生]	ying2 sheng1	to earn a living	3
立足[立足]	li4 zu2	to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on	4
地方官[地方官]	di4 fang1 guan1	local official	2
任期[任期]	ren4 qi1	term of office; CL:屆|届[jie4]; tenure (entire period in office)	1
回头[回頭]	hui2 tou2	to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by	6
丈人[丈人]	zhang4 ren2	wife's father (father-in-law); old man	1
升官发财[升官發財]	sheng1 guan1 fa1 cai2	to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)	2
心机[心機]	xin1 ji1	thinking; scheme	3
对弈[對弈]	dui4 yi4	to play go, chess etc	1
棋[棋]	qi2	chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	2
攻防[攻防]	gong1 fang2	attack and defense; the midfield (in soccer)	2
扰[擾]	rao3	to disturb	3
异乡[異鄉]	yi4 xiang1	foreign land; a place far from home	1
久留[久留]	jiu3 liu2	to stay for a long time	1
偏[偏]	pian1	to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical	6
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/350 words - 38 min
思路[思路]	si1 lu4	train of thought; thinking; reason; reasoning	1
制[制]	zhi4	system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4]	9
当作[當作]	dang4 zuo4	to treat as; to regard as	12
劳累[勞累]	lao2 lei4	tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil	2
灯笼[燈籠]	deng1 long2	lantern	5
茶水[茶水]	cha2 shui3	tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves	2
难不成[難不成]	nan2 bu4 cheng2	Is it possible that ... ?	8
省事[省事]	sheng3 shi4	to simplify matters; to save trouble	2
烟熏火燎[煙燻火燎]	yan1 xun1 huo3 liao3	smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke	1
轻松[輕鬆]	qing1 song1	light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously	2
摊子[攤子]	tan1 zi5	booth; vendor's stall; organizational structure; scale of operations	2
坊子[坊子]	Fang1 zi3	Fangzi district of Weifang city 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 shi4], Shandong	2
搭[搭]	da1	to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]	8
棚子[棚子]	peng2 zi5	shack; shed; CL:間|间[jian1]	1
桌椅板凳[桌椅板凳]	zhuo1 yi3 ban3 deng4	chairs and tables; household furniture	1
花费[花費]	hua1 fei4	expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure	1
难以[難以]	nan2 yi3	hard to (predict, imagine etc)	7
生存[生存]	sheng1 cun2	to exist; to survive	1
名噪一时[名噪一時]	ming2 zao4 yi1 shi2	to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity	1
微[微]	wei1	tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	1
卧床[臥床]	wo4 chuang2	to lie in bed; bedridden; bed	1
宦海[宦海]	huan4 hai3	officialdom; bureaucracy	1
沉浮[沉浮]	chen2 fu2	lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes	1
阔[闊]	kuo4	rich; wide; broad	1
指路[指路]	zhi3 lu4	to give directions	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep11/368 words - 42 min
借过[借過]	jie4 guo4	excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)	2
慢走[慢走]	man4 zou3	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!	8
玩意儿[玩意兒]	wan2 yi4 r5	erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]	2
一分钱一分货[一分錢一分貨]	yi1 fen1 qian2 yi1 fen1 huo4	nothing for nothing; you get what you pay for	1
骏马[駿馬]	jun4 ma3	fine horse; steed	2
鞍[鞍]	an1	saddle	2
鞯[韉]	jian1	saddle blanket	1
辔头[轡頭]	pei4 tou2	bridle	1
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)	19
旦[旦]	dan4	dawn; morning; daybreak; day; dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)	2
辞[辭]	ci2	to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2]	2
暮[暮]	mu4	evening; sunset	2
黄河[黃河]	Huang2 He2	Yellow River or Huang He	4
唤[喚]	huan4	to call	8
笑柄[笑柄]	xiao4 bing3	a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock	1
无品[無品]	wu2 pin3	fretless (stringed instrument)	2
卖命[賣命]	mai4 ming4	to throw one's life in for; to haplessly give one's life for; to sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group; to pour in one's utmost effort; to shed one's last ounce of strength for	5
按部就班[按部就班]	an4 bu4 jiu4 ban1	to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/25 words - 6 min
安顿[安頓]	an1 dun4	to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful	1
脉案[脈案]	mai4 an4	medical record	1
大事[大事]	da4 shi4	major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]	5
外伤[外傷]	wai4 shang1	injury; wound; trauma	2
惊吓[驚嚇]	jing1 xia4	to frighten; to horrify; to terrify	1
俸禄[俸祿]	feng4 lu4	official's salary (in feudal times)	2
津[津]	jin1	saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing; a ford (river crossing); abbr. for Tianjin 天津	4
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	11
租金[租金]	zu1 jin1	rent	1
开销[開銷]	kai1 xiao1	to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)	1
一并[一併]	yi1 bing4	to lump together; to treat along with all the others	3
支出[支出]	zhi1 chu1	to spend; to pay out; expense	1
参军[參軍]	can1 jun1	to join the army	1
有请[有請]	you3 qing3	to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)	2
工夫[工夫]	gong1 fu5	period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort	8
调查[調查]	diao4 cha2	investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	3
忘不了[忘不了]	wang4 bu4 liao3	cannot forget	2
后路[後路]	hou4 lu4	escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver	2
结子[結子]	jie2 zi5	knot (on a rope or string)	1
流水[流水]	liu2 shui3	running water; (business) turnover	3
人手[人手]	ren2 shou3	manpower; staff; human hand	3
厘[釐]	li2	one hundredth; centi-	2
墙根[牆根]	qiang2 gen1	foot of a wall	1
房契[房契]	fang2 qi4	deed (for a house); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]	3
锭[錠]	ding4	(weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/50 words - 9 min
银锭[銀錠]	yin2 ding4	silver ingot	1
积蓄[積蓄]	ji1 xu4	to save; to put aside; savings	1
换成[換成]	huan4 cheng2	to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into	9
还清[還清]	huan2 qing1	to pay back in full; to redeem a debt	2
本金[本金]	ben3 jin1	capital; principal	1
充裕[充裕]	chong1 yu4	abundant; ample; plenty; abundance	1
拘[拘]	ju1	to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible	3
踏实[踏實]	ta1 shi5	firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]	3
落子[落子]	lao4 zi5	see 蓮花落|莲花落[lian2 hua1 lao4]	1
无悔[無悔]	wu2 hui3	to have no regrets	2
退路[退路]	tui4 lu4	a way out; a way to retreat; leeway	3
巴结[巴結]	ba1 jie5	to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to	3
大红袍[大紅袍]	da4 hong2 pao2	an expensive type of oolong tea	1
对了[對了]	dui4 le5	Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ...	2
油嘴滑舌[油嘴滑舌]	you2 zui3 hua2 she2	glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking	1
事先[事先]	shi4 xian1	in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior	1
反对[反對]	fan3 dui4	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition	2
木已成舟[木已成舟]	mu4 yi3 cheng2 zhou1	lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone	2
起伏[起伏]	qi3 fu2	to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs	2
不定[不定]	bu4 ding4	indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious	1
面目全非[面目全非]	mian4 mu4 quan2 fei1	nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition	1
祈求[祈求]	qi2 qiu2	to pray for; to appeal	1
九天[九天]	jiu3 tian1	the Ninth Heaven; the highest of the heavens	1
神佛[神佛]	Shen2 Fo2	Gods and Buddhas	1
艰难[艱難]	jian1 nan2	difficult; hard; challenging	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/75 words - 13 min
坎坷[坎坷]	kan3 ke3	bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes	3
为止[為止]	wei2 zhi3	until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)	3
夜深人静[夜深人靜]	ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4	in the dead of night (idiom)	1
大驾[大駕]	da4 jia4	imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you	3
原定[原定]	yuan2 ding4	originally planned; originally determined	1
不得了[不得了]	bu4 de2 liao3	desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly	3
几分[幾分]	ji3 fen1	somewhat; a bit	3
挑灯夜战[挑燈夜戰]	tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4	to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil	1
交接[交接]	jiao1 jie1	(of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse	1
摄[攝]	she4	to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to act for; to take a photo; photo shoot; photo; to conserve (one's health)	2
对得起[對得起]	dui4 de5 qi3	not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of	7
逝去[逝去]	shi4 qu4	to elapse; to pass away; to die; demise	1
恭贺[恭賀]	gong1 he4	to congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes	3
凭借[憑借]	ping2 jie4	to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on	1
它们[它們]	ta1 men5	they (for inanimate objects)	5
定能[定能]	ding4 neng2	to be definitely able (to do sth)	1
马来[馬來]	Ma3 lai2	Malaya; Malaysia	1
有幸[有幸]	you3 xing4	fortunately	5
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity	2
圣[聖]	sheng4	holy; sacred; saint; sage	10
扩大化[擴大化]	kuo4 da4 hua4	to extend the scope; to exaggerate	1
留待[留待]	liu2 dai4	to leave sth for later; to postpone (work, a decision etc)	1
听从[聽從]	ting1 cong2	to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken	1
叹气[嘆氣]	tan4 qi4	to sigh; to heave a sigh	1
浊[濁]	zhuo2	turbid; muddy; impure	8
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/100 words - 16 min
耐[耐]	nai4	capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant	2
寂寞[寂寞]	ji4 mo4	lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent	1
武职[武職]	wu3 zhi2	military official; military position (i.e. job)	1
朱[朱]	zhu1	vermilion	2
瞒上欺下[瞞上欺下]	man2 shang4 qi1 xia4	to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)	1
利器[利器]	li4 qi4	sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual	1
埋[埋]	mai2	to bury	1
埋[埋]	man2	to blame	1
钉子[釘子]	ding1 zi5	nail; snag; saboteur	2
期望[期望]	qi1 wang4	to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope	4
布下[布下]	bu4 xia4	to arrange; to lay out	1
桩[樁]	zhuang1	stump; stake; pile; classifier for items	4
些许[些許]	xie1 xu3	a few; a little; a bit	4
近来[近來]	jin4 lai2	recently; lately	4
头子[頭子]	tou2 zi5	boss; gang leader	1
祸国殃民[禍國殃民]	huo4 guo2 yang1 min2	to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)	1
留心[留心]	liu2 xin1	to be careful; to pay attention to	1
有朝一日[有朝一日]	you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4	one day; sometime in the future	5
大件[大件]	da4 jian4	large; bulky; big-ticket item	1
监工[監工]	jian1 gong1	workplace overseer; foreman	1
盘子[盤子]	pan2 zi5	tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	20
屏[屏]	ping2	(standing) screen	1
牌匾[牌匾]	pai2 bian3	board (attached to a wall)	3
乡间[鄉間]	xiang1 jian1	in the country; rural; pastoral	1
孩童[孩童]	hai2 tong2	child	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/125 words - 21 min
新店[新店]	Xin1 dian4	Xindian or Hsintien city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan	12
贱卖[賤賣]	jian4 mai4	to sell cheaply; sacrifice; low price; discount sale	5
吆喝[吆喝]	yao1 he5	to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); to denounce loudly; to shout slogans	3
美女[美女]	mei3 nu:3	beautiful woman	1
喔[喔]	wo5	(particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder	2
坑[坑]	keng1	hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud	6
垮[垮]	kua3	to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat	2
瞧见[瞧見]	qiao2 jian4	to see	7
有意思[有意思]	you3 yi4 si5	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun	8
敞亮[敞亮]	chang3 liang4	bright and spacious	1
请进[請進]	qing3 jin4	"please come in"	1
像样[像樣]	xiang4 yang4	presentable; decent; up to par	1
地儿[地兒]	di4 r5	place; space	1
位子[位子]	wei4 zi5	place; seat	2
小店[小店]	xiao3 dian4	small store	3
赠送[贈送]	zeng4 song4	to present as a gift	2
免费[免費]	mian3 fei4	free (of charge)	4
精致[精緻]	jing1 zhi4	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined	2
老板娘[老闆娘]	lao3 ban3 niang2	female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife	2
瞅[瞅]	chou3	(dialect) to look at	4
大夥[大夥]	da4 huo3	variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]	7
翻倍[翻倍]	fan1 bei4	to double	1
带上[帶上]	dai4 shang4	to take along with one	2
叔叔[叔叔]	shu1 shu5	father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
婶婶[嬸嬸]	shen3 shen5	wife of father's younger brother; aunt	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/150 words - 26 min
嫂嫂[嫂嫂]	sao3 sao5	older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister	1
改日[改日]	gai3 ri4	another day; some other day	2
研[研]	yan2	to grind; study; research	1
魂不守舍[魂不守舍]	hun2 bu4 shou3 she4	to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind	3
得分[得分]	de2 fen1	to score	2
条陈[條陳]	tiao2 chen2	to lay out (an argument) item by item; memorandum to a superior	1
语焉不详[語焉不詳]	yu3 yan1 bu4 xiang2	to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details	1
以至于[以至於]	yi3 zhi4 yu2	down to; up to; to the extent that...	3
前程[前程]	qian2 cheng2	future (career etc) prospects	3
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly	2
柜台[櫃檯]	gui4 tai2	sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)	1
话本[話本]	hua4 ben3	Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories	1
卓[卓]	zhuo2	outstanding	2
有求必应[有求必應]	you3 qiu2 bi4 ying4	to grant whatever is asked for; to accede to every plea	1
价[價]	jia4	price; value; (chemistry) valence	2
卖完[賣完]	mai4 wan2	to be sold out	3
得意[得意]	de2 yi4	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent	1
佩服[佩服]	pei4 fu2	to admire	2
话说[話說]	hua4 shuo1	It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount	6
绕弯子[繞彎子]	rao4 wan1 zi5	lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush	1
高调[高調]	gao1 diao4	high-sounding speech; bombast; high-profile	1
抛头露面[拋頭露面]	pao1 tou2 lou4 mian4	to show your face in public (derog.)	2
如愿[如願]	ru2 yuan4	to have one's wishes fulfilled	2
坐吃山空[坐吃山空]	zuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1	lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom); fig. to spend one's money without generating any income	1
花着[花著]	hua1 zhao1	variant of 花招[hua1 zhao1]	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/175 words - 29 min
一派胡言[一派胡言]	yi1 pai4 hu2 yan2	a bunch of nonsense	5
乱说[亂說]	luan4 shuo1	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks	6
借钱[借錢]	jie4 qian2	to borrow money; to lend money	6
手心[手心]	shou3 xin1	palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)	3
向上[向上]	xiang4 shang4	upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress	2
矮[矮]	ai3	low; short (in length)	2
三分[三分]	san1 fen1	somewhat; to some degree	6
亿[億]	yi4	100 million	2
浑身[渾身]	hun2 shen1	all over; from head to foot	3
鸡皮疙瘩[雞皮疙瘩]	ji1 pi2 ge1 da5	goose pimples; goose bumps	1
噎[噎]	ye1	to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate	4
馋[饞]	chan2	gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving	2
好端端[好端端]	hao3 duan1 duan1	perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason	3
守株待兔[守株待兔]	shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4	lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative	1
公务[公務]	gong1 wu4	official business	4
繁忙[繁忙]	fan2 mang2	busy; bustling	2
半死[半死]	ban4 si3	half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb	1
忌妒[忌妒]	ji4 du5	to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy	4
流氓[流氓]	liu2 mang2	rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior	2
好些[好些]	hao3 xie1	a good deal of; quite a lot	2
打点[打點]	da3 dian5	to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)	3
总有[總有]	zong3 you3	inevitably there will be	4
想开[想開]	xiang3 kai1	to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on	2
城门[城門]	cheng2 men2	city gate	2
筹备[籌備]	chou2 bei4	preparations; to get ready for sth	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/200 words - 31 min
茶壶[茶壺]	cha2 hu2	teapot; CL:把[ba3]	2
拿起[拿起]	na2 qi3	to pick up	1
算盘[算盤]	suan4 pan2	abacus; CL:把[ba3]; plan; scheme	2
愤怒[憤怒]	fen4 nu4	angry; indignant; wrath; ire	2
消散[消散]	xiao1 san4	to dissipate	1
容下[容下]	rong2 xia4	to hold; to admit; to accommodate; to tolerate	1
预感[預感]	yu4 gan3	to have a premonition; premonition	2
更上一层楼[更上一層樓]	geng4 shang4 yi1 ceng2 lou2	to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level	4
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery	2
淮南[淮南]	Huai2 nan2	Huainan prefecture-level city in Anhui	1
桔[桔]	jie2	Platycodon grandiflorus; water bucket	5
淮北[淮北]	Huai2 bei3	Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui	1
枳[枳]	zhi3	(orange); hedge thorn	1
盈[盈]	ying2	full; filled; surplus	9
亏本[虧本]	kui1 ben3	to make a loss	5
查帐[查帳]	cha2 zhang4	to audit accounts; to inspect accounting books	2
进步[進步]	jin4 bu4	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
退步[退步]	tui4 bu4	to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback	2
增[增]	zeng1	to increase; to expand; to add	2
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess	1
趁人之危[趁人之危]	chen4 ren2 zhi1 wei1	to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)	1
强词夺理[強詞奪理]	qiang3 ci2 duo2 li3	to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats	2
自以为是[自以為是]	zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4	to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated	2
好言[好言]	hao3 yan2	kind words	1
相劝[相勸]	xiang1 quan4	to persuade; to exhort; to advise	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/225 words - 38 min
弥天[彌天]	mi2 tian1	filling the entire sky; covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc)	2
大祸[大禍]	da4 huo4	disaster; calamity	2
错怪[錯怪]	cuo4 guai4	to blame sb wrongly	1
普通人[普通人]	pu3 tong1 ren2	ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street	1
娇弱[嬌弱]	jiao1 ruo4	delicate	1
打下[打下]	da3 xia4	to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)	1
事业[事業]	shi4 ye4	undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study	1
更加[更加]	geng4 jia1	more (than sth else); even more	4
以外[以外]	yi3 wai4	apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond	2
生意兴隆[生意興隆]	sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2	thriving and prosperous business or trade	1
忙不过来[忙不過來]	mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2	to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full	1
帮手[幫手]	bang1 shou3	helper; assistant	1
报复[報復]	bao4 fu4	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation	17
吃完[吃完]	chi1 wan2	to finish eating	4
布置[佈置]	bu4 zhi4	to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy	4
韵律[韻律]	yun4 lu:4	cadence; rhythm; rhyme scheme; meter (in verse); (linguistics) prosody	1
抑[抑]	yi4	to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or	3
挫[挫]	cuo4	obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen	2
感[感]	gan3	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~	6
磬[磬]	qing4	chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone	1
骤[驟]	zhou4	sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4]	1
音[音]	yin1	sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)	6
繁[繁]	fan2	complicated; many; in great numbers; abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters	4
凉州[涼州]	Liang2 zhou1	Liangzhou district of Wuwei city 武威市[Wu3 wei1 shi4], Gansu	14
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/250 words - 41 min
卷[卷]	juan3	to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)	3
卷[卷]	juan4	scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll	3
王府[王府]	wang2 fu3	prince's mansion	4
弦[弦]	xian2	bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]	5
出神入化[出神入化]	chu1 shen2 ru4 hua4	to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement	3
亲耳[親耳]	qin1 er3	with one's own ears	3
果真[果真]	guo3 zhen1	really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...	4
送信[送信]	song4 xin4	to send word; to deliver a letter	1
垂[垂]	chui2	to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	1
斗胆[斗膽]	dou3 dan3	(courteous) to be so bold as to	4
对手[對手]	dui4 shou3	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match	3
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result	1
数年[數年]	shu4 nian2	several years; many years	3
寸[寸]	cun4	a unit of length; inch; thumb	5
可否[可否]	ke3 fou3	is it possible or not?	7
再好不过[再好不過]	zai4 hao3 bu4 guo4	couldn't be better; ideal; wonderful	1
废[廢]	fei4	to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste	6
一二[一二]	yi1 er4	one or two; a few	6
超群[超群]	chao1 qun2	surpassing; preeminent; outstanding	1
教头[教頭]	jiao4 tou2	sporting coach; military drill master (in Song times)	16
数月[數月]	shu4 yue4	several months	2
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well	4
仪[儀]	yi2	apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony	8
再入[再入]	zai4 ru4	to re-enter	1
获[獲]	huo4	to catch; to obtain; to capture	1
涎[涎]	xian2	saliva	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep12/265 words - 42 min
各处[各處]	ge4 chu4	every place	4
韶[韶]	shao2	(music); excellent; harmonious	1
笛[笛]	di2	flute	1
色长[色長]	se4 zhang3	head of a division of the music academy of the imperial court	1
空缺[空缺]	kong4 que1	vacancy	1
每隔[每隔]	mei3 ge2	at intervals of; every (so often)	2
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or	7
教授[教授]	jiao4 shou4	professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	1
失陪[失陪]	shi1 pei2	goodbye (modest formula); Excuse me, I must leave.	1
向导[嚮導]	xiang4 dao3	guide	2
琢[琢]	zhuo2	to cut (gems)	30
公干[公幹]	gong1 gan4	public business; official work	4
可谓[可謂]	ke3 wei4	it could even be said	3
过奖[過獎]	guo4 jiang3	to overpraise; to flatter	8
参观[參觀]	can1 guan1	to look around; to tour; to visit	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/25 words - 8 min
对面[對面]	dui4 mian4	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face	3
在于[在於]	zai4 yu2	to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with	5
年资[年資]	nian2 zi1	age and experience; seniority	1
虽[雖]	sui1	although; even though	12
初来乍到[初來乍到]	chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4	to be a newcomer; just off the boat	1
恪[恪]	ke4	respectful; scrupulous	1
尽职[盡職]	jin4 zhi2	to discharge one's duties; conscientious	1
不妙[不妙]	bu4 miao4	(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring	2
下雨[下雨]	xia4 yu3	to rain	7
打烊[打烊]	da3 yang4	to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2]	5
登徒子[登徒子]	Deng1 tu2 Zi3	Dengtu Zi, famous lecherous character; lecher; skirt-chaser	1
陌生人[陌生人]	mo4 sheng1 ren2	stranger	2
训话[訓話]	xun4 hua4	to admonish subordinates	2
从容[從容]	cong2 rong2	to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]	1
自如[自如]	zi4 ru2	unobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly; with ease; freely	2
岂敢[豈敢]	qi3 gan3	how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise	1
长乐[長樂]	Chang2 le4	Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian; Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]	3
鱼龙混杂[魚龍混雜]	yu2 long2 hun4 za2	lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk	2
应对[應對]	ying4 dui4	response; to answer; to reply	1
龙涎香[龍涎香]	long2 xian2 xiang1	ambergris	2
正经[正經]	zheng4 jing1	decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards	5
转好[轉好]	zhuan3 hao3	improvement; turnaround (for the better)	1
不单[不單]	bu4 dan1	not the only; not merely; not simply	2
杂工[雜工]	za2 gong1	unskilled worker	1
田地[田地]	tian2 di4	field; farmland; cropland; plight; extent	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/50 words - 11 min
愁眉苦脸[愁眉苦臉]	chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3	to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable	1
一举一动[一舉一動]	yi1 ju3 yi1 dong4	every movement; each and every move	1
庄重[莊重]	zhuang1 zhong4	grave; solemn; dignified	2
弟子[弟子]	di4 zi3	disciple; follower	5
帮衬[幫襯]	bang1 chen4	to help; to assist financially	1
学堂[學堂]	xue2 tang2	college; school (old)	1
沐[沐]	mu4	to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given	6
行好[行好]	xing2 hao3	to be charitable; to do a good deed	1
歹[歹]	dai3	bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78	4
辽[遼]	Liao2	short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province; Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125)	6
细作[細作]	xi4 zuo4	police spy; secret agent	5
硬汉[硬漢]	ying4 han4	man of steel; unyielding, tough guy	1
刺探[刺探]	ci4 tan4	to pry into; to spy on; to probe into	2
军情[軍情]	jun1 qing2	military situation; military intelligence	2
条件[條件]	tiao2 jian4	condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
起居[起居]	qi3 ju1	everyday life; regular pattern of life	1
舍人[舍人]	she4 ren2	ancient office title; rich and important person	2
石泉[石泉]	Shi2 quan2	Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi	2
丞[丞]	cheng2	deputy	34
牧[牧]	mu4	to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)	61
叛变[叛變]	pan4 bian4	to defect; to betray; to mutiny	2
认定[認定]	ren4 ding4	to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with	2
乐意[樂意]	le4 yi4	to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied	4
为首[為首]	wei2 shou3	head; be headed by	4
露出[露出]	lu4 chu1	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/75 words - 18 min
马脚[馬腳]	ma3 jiao3	sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")	1
西夏[西夏]	Xi1 Xia4	Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols	5
真实[真實]	zhen1 shi2	true; real	3
开战[開戰]	kai1 zhan4	to start a war; to make war; to battle against	1
于是[於是]	yu2 shi4	thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence	9
连环[連環]	lian2 huan2	chain	1
挑唆[挑唆]	tiao3 suo1	to incite; to stir up; to instigate	2
再起[再起]	zai4 qi3	to arise again; to make a comeback; resurgence	2
争端[爭端]	zheng1 duan1	dispute; controversy; conflict	1
钢[鋼]	gang1	steel	1
犹如[猶如]	you2 ru2	similar to; appearing to be	3
拢[攏]	long3	to gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to; to add; to sum up; to comb (hair)	1
撚[撚]	nian3	to play tricks on or toy with; delicate; exquisite (Cantonese)	1
自杀[自殺]	zi4 sha1	to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide	1
撬开[撬開]	qiao4 kai1	to pry open; to lever open	1
不合[不合]	bu4 he2	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out	4
口味[口味]	kou3 wei4	a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor	7
涨价[漲價]	zhang3 jia4	to appreciate (in value); to increase in price	1
扔掉[扔掉]	reng1 diao4	to throw away; to throw out	1
蚀[蝕]	shi2	to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode	1
碾[碾]	nian3	stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk	10
茶叶[茶葉]	cha2 ye4	tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]	4
冲[沖]	chong1	(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with	2
拿着鸡毛当令箭[拿著雞毛當令箭]	na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang4 ling4 jian4	to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext	1
当日[當日]	dang1 ri4	on that day	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/100 words - 21 min
探察[探察]	tan4 cha2	to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore	1
操[操]	cao1	to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)	1
辰[辰]	chen2	5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°	7
就擒[就擒]	jiu4 qin2	to be taken prisoner	1
于[于]	yu2	to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 於|于[yu2]	25
下属[下屬]	xia4 shu3	subordinate; underling	2
妹[妹]	mei4	younger sister	1
风传[風傳]	feng1 chuan2	it is rumored that	1
真凭实据[真憑實據]	zhen1 ping2 shi2 ju4	reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof; definitive evidence	5
亡[亡]	wang2	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased	3
于都[於都]	Yu2 du1	Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi	3
同谋[同謀]	tong2 mou2	to conspire with sb; to plot; a conspirator; a partner in crime; an accomplice	1
妄言[妄言]	wang4 yan2	lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature)	2
走过[走過]	zou3 guo4	to walk past; to pass by	2
弄脏[弄髒]	nong4 zang1	to make dirty; to defile; to smear	2
布[布]	bu4	cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known	4
告状[告狀]	gao4 zhuang4	to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit	4
摁[摁]	en4	to press (with finger)	8
上路[上路]	shang4 lu4	to start on a journey; to be on one's way	1
战场[戰場]	zhan4 chang3	battlefield; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
血迹[血跡]	xue4 ji4	bloodstain	1
洗净[洗淨]	xi3 jing4	to wash clean	2
住口[住口]	zhu4 kou3	shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking	1
暗哨[暗哨]	an4 shao4	hidden sentry post	1
跌打损伤[跌打損傷]	die1 da3 sun3 shang1	injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/125 words - 26 min
铁匠[鐵匠]	tie3 jiang5	blacksmith; ironworker	2
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)	5
门可罗雀[門可羅雀]	men2 ke3 luo2 que4	you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted	1
势头[勢頭]	shi4 tou2	power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things	1
一大早[一大早]	yi1 da4 zao3	at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning	4
正门[正門]	zheng4 men2	main entrance; main gate; portal	1
小气[小氣]	xiao3 qi4	stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty	3
节日[節日]	jie2 ri4	holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
为所欲为[為所欲為]	wei2 suo3 yu4 wei2	to do whatever one pleases	1
奇耻大辱[奇恥大辱]	qi2 chi3 da4 ru3	extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)	2
街道[街道]	jie1 dao4	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district	1
行当[行當]	hang2 dang5	profession; role (acting)	2
云集[雲集]	yun2 ji2	to gather (in a crowd); to converge; to swarm	1
生药[生藥]	sheng1 yao4	unprocessed medicinal herb	1
潘[潘]	Pan1	surname Pan; Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes	7
对家[對家]	dui4 jia1	partner (in four person game); family of proposed marriage partner	1
座[座]	zuo4	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects	9
观音[觀音]	Guan1 yin1	Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)	3
正值[正值]	zheng4 zhi2	just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value	1
诞[誕]	dan4	birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase	1
香客[香客]	xiang1 ke4	Buddhist pilgrim; Buddhist worshipper	1
众多[眾多]	zhong4 duo1	numerous	4
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort	4
赞成[贊成]	zan4 cheng2	to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist	1
匆忙[匆忙]	cong1 mang2	hasty; hurried	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/150 words - 29 min
爬[爬]	pa2	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up	2
撕碎[撕碎]	si1 sui4	to tear to shreds	1
搅[攪]	jiao3	to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir	2
出卖[出賣]	chu1 mai4	to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray	3
伐[伐]	fa2	to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]	2
决断[決斷]	jue2 duan4	to make a decision; resolution; decisiveness; resolute	2
表面[表面]	biao3 mian4	surface; face; outside; appearance	1
看法[看法]	kan4 fa3	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
安慰[安慰]	an1 wei4	to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
同情[同情]	tong2 qing2	to sympathize with; sympathy	3
眼中[眼中]	yan3 zhong1	in one's eyes	1
宦[宦]	huan4	imperial official; court eunuch	3
走狗[走狗]	zou3 gou3	hunting dog; hound; (fig.) running dog; lackey	1
坏事[壞事]	huai4 shi4	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things	1
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit	4
目[目]	mu4	eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title	2
褒[褒]	bao1	to praise; to commend; to honor; (of clothes) large or loose	1
奖[獎]	jiang3	prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
罗织[羅織]	luo2 zhi1	to frame sb; to cook up imaginary charges against sb	3
冤狱[冤獄]	yuan1 yu4	unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up	1
不比[不比]	bu4 bi3	unlike	2
坐而论道[坐而論道]	zuo4 er2 lun4 dao4	to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)	1
蹈[蹈]	dao3	to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. [dao4]	1
宽慰[寬慰]	kuan1 wei4	to console; to soothe; relieved	2
舌[舌]	she2	tongue	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/175 words - 35 min
绽[綻]	zhan4	to burst open; to split at the seam	3
莲花[蓮花]	lian2 hua1	lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily	3
延期[延期]	yan2 qi1	to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer	1
过问[過問]	guo4 wen4	to show an interest in; to get involved with	1
鼎鼎大名[鼎鼎大名]	ding3 ding3 da4 ming2	famous; celebrated	2
以内[以內]	yi3 nei4	within; less than	3
排队[排隊]	pai2 dui4	to line up	7
特地[特地]	te4 di4	specially; for a special purpose	5
检讨[檢討]	jian3 tao3	to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review	2
铭[銘]	ming2	to engrave; inscribed motto	4
音律[音律]	yin1 lu:4	tuning; temperament	9
校勘[校勘]	jiao4 kan1	to collate	5
蒐[蒐]	sou1	madder (Rubia cordifolia); to hunt for; to gather; to collect	2
本人[本人]	ben3 ren2	the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal	2
劣迹[劣跡]	lie4 ji4	bad record (esp. of a public official); unsavory track record	1
恶意[惡意]	e4 yi4	malice; evil intention	1
暗中[暗中]	an4 zhong1	in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously	6
自己人[自己人]	zi4 ji3 ren2	those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us	3
易如反掌[易如反掌]	yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3	easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all	1
贩夫走卒[販夫走卒]	fan4 fu1 zou3 zu2	lit. peddlers and carriers; common people; lower class	3
有失[有失]	you3 shi1	to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)	1
稳重[穩重]	wen3 zhong4	steady; earnest; staid	2
雅致[雅致]	ya3 zhi4	elegant; refined; in good taste	5
品格[品格]	pin3 ge2	one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)	3
一劳永逸[一勞永逸]	yi1 lao2 yong3 yi4	to get sth done once and for all	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/200 words - 38 min
租房[租房]	zu1 fang2	to rent an apartment	1
阳春[陽春]	Yang2 chun1	Yangchun county level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong	1
柴米油盐[柴米油鹽]	chai2 mi3 you2 yan2	lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt; fig. life's daily necessities	2
最多[最多]	zui4 duo1	at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal	9
戗[戧]	qiang1	contrary; pushing against; bump; knock; used as equivalent for 搶|抢[qiang1]	2
夥[夥]	huo3	many; numerous	6
两句[兩句]	liang3 ju4	(say) a few words	4
眼泪[眼淚]	yan3 lei4	tears; crying; CL:滴[di1]	4
刀子[刀子]	dao1 zi5	knife; CL:把[ba3]	2
豆腐[豆腐]	dou4 fu5	tofu; bean curd	2
出力[出力]	chu1 li4	to exert oneself	3
出钱[出錢]	chu1 qian2	to pay	2
府尹[府尹]	fu3 yin3	magistrate; prefect	1
急着[急著]	ji2 zhe5	urgently	1
闹脾气[鬧脾氣]	nao4 pi2 qi5	to get angry	3
毛病[毛病]	mao2 bing4	fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
破门[破門]	po4 men2	to burst or force open a door; to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church); to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)	1
径[徑]	jing4	footpath; track; diameter; straight; directly	4
不曾[不曾]	bu4 ceng2	hasn't yet; hasn't ever	2
蓬[蓬]	peng2	fleabane (family Asteraceae); disheveled; classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff	1
意境[意境]	yi4 jing4	artistic mood or conception; creative concept	3
篇[篇]	pian1	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article	4
上课[上課]	shang4 ke4	to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class	6
傻大个[傻大個]	sha3 da4 ge4	idiot; blockhead; clod; oaf	1
认错[認錯]	ren4 cuo4	to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/225 words - 41 min
瞎编[瞎編]	xia1 bian1	to fabricate (a story)	1
片子[片子]	pian1 zi5	film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image	3
看不清[看不清]	kan4 bu5 qing1	not able to see clearly	8
选中[選中]	xuan3 zhong4	to choose; to pick; to settle upon; to decide upon a candidate; to be selected for some role	1
由于[由於]	you2 yu2	due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because	1
失仪[失儀]	shi1 yi2	discourteous; failure of etiquette	3
五谷[五穀]	wu3 gu3	five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley	1
轮回[輪迴]	lun2 hui2	to reincarnate; reincarnation (Buddhism); (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically; cycle; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
屁[屁]	pi4	fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing	2
插花[插花]	cha1 hua1	flower arranging; ikebana	2
前年[前年]	qian2 nian2	the year before last	1
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for	1
吸引[吸引]	xi1 yin3	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
不俗[不俗]	bu4 su2	impressive; out of the ordinary	1
坊间[坊間]	fang1 jian1	street stalls; bookshops; in the streets	3
鸿[鴻]	hong2	eastern bean goose; great; large	2
往来[往來]	wang3 lai2	dealings; contacts; to go back and forth	3
扬长避短[揚長避短]	yang2 chang2 bi4 duan3	to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths	1
物以稀为贵[物以稀為貴]	wu4 yi3 xi1 wei2 gui4	the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)	3
围绕[圍繞]	wei2 rao4	to revolve around; to center on (an issue)	1
做文章[做文章]	zuo4 wen2 zhang1	to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance	3
首先[首先]	shou3 xian1	first (of all); in the first place	4
雅间[雅間]	ya3 jian1	private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)	14
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip	1
趋之若鹜[趨之若鶩]	qu1 zhi1 ruo4 wu4	to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep13/238 words - 42 min
盒子[盒子]	he2 zi5	box; case	3
淘[淘]	tao2	to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge	1
什锦[什錦]	shi2 jin3	(food) assorted; mixed; assortment	1
漂[漂]	piao1	to float; to drift	2
漂[漂]	piao4	elegant; polished	2
夭[夭]	yao1	tender; gentle; to die prematurely	4
水生[水生]	shui3 sheng1	aquatic (plant, animal)	3
雅集[雅集]	ya3 ji2	distinguished assembly (of scholars)	1
防止[防止]	fang2 zhi3	to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions	1
争执[爭執]	zheng1 zhi2	to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle	4
分头[分頭]	fen1 tou2	separately; severally; parted hair	1
采买[採買]	cai3 mai3	to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer	3
曲艺[曲藝]	qu3 yi4	folk musical theater	2
摆设[擺設]	bai3 she4	to arrange; to set out; to decorate; to display; decorative items	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/25 words - 4 min
招牌[招牌]	zhao1 pai5	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business	2
传开[傳開]	chuan2 kai1	(of news) to spread; to get around	1
看轻[看輕]	kan4 qing1	to belittle; to scorn; to take sth lightly	1
软弱[軟弱]	ruan3 ruo4	weak; feeble; flabby	2
大大方方[大大方方]	da4 da4 fang1 fang1	confident; calm; natural; poised	1
认出[認出]	ren4 chu1	recognition; to recognize	2
提起[提起]	ti2 qi3	to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)	2
不在乎[不在乎]	bu4 zai4 hu5	not to care	3
恶[惡]	e4	evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm	2
恶[惡]	wu4	to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander	2
气势[氣勢]	qi4 shi4	imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor	3
胸膛[胸膛]	xiong1 tang2	chest	1
底气[底氣]	di3 qi4	lung capacity; lung power; stamina; confidence	1
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual	5
扶持[扶持]	fu2 chi2	to help; to assist	2
不大[不大]	bu4 da4	not very; not too; not often	5
石[石]	shi2	rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	10
映[映]	ying4	to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)	1
浅[淺]	qian3	shallow; light (color)	5
深处[深處]	shen1 chu4	abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part	1
匀[勻]	yun2	even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to share	1
深浅[深淺]	shen1 qian3	deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum	1
妆[妝]	zhuang1	(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume	3
典故[典故]	dian3 gu4	classical story or quote from the literature	2
袁[袁]	yuan2	long robe (old)	15
樊[樊]	fan2	cage; fence	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/50 words - 11 min
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever	16
少不了[少不了]	shao3 bu5 liao3	cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many	7
幻[幻]	huan4	fantasy	3
香气[香氣]	xiang1 qi4	fragrance; aroma; incense	2
清音[清音]	qing1 yin1	unvoiced consonant; voiceless consonant	1
哉[哉]	zai1	(exclamatory or interrogative particle)	3
奇妙[奇妙]	qi2 miao4	fantastic; wonderful	2
语[語]	yu3	dialect; language; speech	6
改天[改天]	gai3 tian1	another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check	4
别致[別緻]	bie2 zhi4	unusual; unique	1
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively	9
爱惜[愛惜]	ai4 xi1	to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly	3
聘[聘]	pin4	to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman)	4
琴师[琴師]	qin2 shi1	player of a stringed instrument	1
准许[准許]	zhun3 xu3	to allow; to grant; to permit	1
弹奏[彈奏]	tan2 zou4	to play (musical instrument, esp. string)	4
茶点[茶點]	cha2 dian3	tea and cake; refreshments; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch	4
呜呼[嗚呼]	wu1 hu1	alas; alack; welladay; wellaway; to die	1
境[境]	jing4	border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory	1
计算[計算]	ji4 suan4	to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
打赌[打賭]	da3 du3	to bet; to make a bet; a wager	4
饕餮[饕餮]	tao1 tie4	ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)	1
正如[正如]	zheng4 ru2	just as; precisely as	3
憾事[憾事]	han4 shi4	a matter for regret; sth that is a (great) pity	1
清澈[清澈]	qing1 che4	clear; limpid	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/75 words - 13 min
透明[透明]	tou4 ming2	transparent; open (non-secretive)	1
敝[敝]	bi4	my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated	4
南唐[南唐]	Nan2 Tang2	Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975	3
宁国[寧國]	Ning2 guo2	Ningguo county level city in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1 cheng2], Anhui	1
节度使[節度使]	jie2 du4 shi3	Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song	3
后人[後人]	hou4 ren2	later generation	1
后[后]	hou4	empress; queen	15
正宗[正宗]	zheng4 zong1	orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine	2
紧要[緊要]	jin3 yao4	critical; crucial; vital	1
十位[十位]	shi2 wei4	the tens place (or column) in the decimal system	1
上楼[上樓]	shang4 lou2	to go upstairs	3
缘分[緣分]	yuan2 fen4	fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny	4
扫兴[掃興]	sao3 xing4	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed	1
未免[未免]	wei4 mian3	unavoidably; can't help; really; rather	1
先后[先後]	xian1 hou4	early or late; priority; in succession; one after another	1
叹息[嘆息]	tan4 xi1	to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)	1
九归[九歸]	jiu3 gui1	abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)	4
茶色[茶色]	cha2 se4	dark brown; tawny	2
梅子[梅子]	mei2 zi5	plum	2
窑[窯]	yao2	kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel	2
黑色[黑色]	hei1 se4	black	2
白色[白色]	bai2 se4	white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist	2
米黄[米黃]	mi3 huang2	beige	1
冰[冰]	bing1	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine	50
兔[兔]	tu4	rabbit	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/100 words - 16 min
毫[毫]	hao2	hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan	2
邓[鄧]	Deng4	surname Deng	1
耀[耀]	yao4	brilliant; glorious	1
龙泉[龍泉]	Long2 quan2	Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan; Longquan county level city in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang	1
国朝[國朝]	guo2 chao2	the current dynasty	7
瓷[瓷]	ci2	chinaware; porcelain; china	12
至爱[至愛]	zhi4 ai4	most beloved	1
想不到[想不到]	xiang3 bu5 dao4	unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that	1
宝物[寶物]	bao3 wu4	treasure; CL:件[jian4]	1
贡茶[貢茶]	Gong4 cha2	Gong Cha, international franchise selling Taiwan-style milk tea and smoothies etc, established in Kaohsiung in 2006	2
每日[每日]	mei3 ri4	daily; (soup etc) of the day	3
售[售]	shou4	to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)	2
卖出[賣出]	mai4 chu1	to sell; to reach (a price in an auction)	1
天价[天價]	tian1 jia4	extremely expensive; sky-high price	1
奸商[奸商]	jian1 shang1	unscrupulous businessman; profiteer; shark; dishonest business	1
行径[行徑]	xing2 jing4	path; conduct; behavior	1
兄台[兄臺]	xiong1 tai2	brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)	3
结帐[結帳]	jie2 zhang4	to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 結賬|结账	7
坐落[坐落]	zuo4 luo4	to be situated; to be located (of a building)	1
名士[名士]	ming2 shi4	famous scholar; worthy; celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post	1
李[李]	li3	plum	6
太白[太白]	Tai4 bai2	Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi; Venus	2
别处[別處]	bie2 chu4	elsewhere	1
整套[整套]	zheng3 tao4	entire set	1
腻[膩]	ni4	greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/125 words - 19 min
饱[飽]	bao3	to eat till full; satisfied	1
饱眼福[飽眼福]	bao3 yan3 fu2	to feast one's eyes on (idiom)	1
久等[久等]	jiu3 deng3	to wait for a long time	3
省得[省得]	sheng3 de5	to avoid; so as to save (money or time)	4
招人[招人]	zhao1 ren2	to be infectious; to recruit	3
抠[摳]	kou1	to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly	1
引见[引見]	yin3 jian4	to introduce (sb); (esp.) to present to the emperor	1
前段时间[前段時間]	qian2 duan4 shi2 jian1	recently	2
点化[點化]	dian3 hua4	magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal; fig. to reveal; to enlighten	1
致谢[致謝]	zhi4 xie4	expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement	1
软[軟]	ruan3	soft; flexible	8
浓[濃]	nong2	concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)	5
不相上下[不相上下]	bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4	equally matched; about the same	1
无缘无故[無緣無故]	wu2 yuan2 wu2 gu4	no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for	1
非富即贵[非富即貴]	fei1 fu4 ji2 gui4	wealthy and respectable people	1
童[童]	tong2	child	7
扬名[揚名]	yang2 ming2	to become famous; to become notorious	2
拉客[拉客]	la1 ke4	to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc); to importune	1
缺[缺]	que1	deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	4
独一无二[獨一無二]	du2 yi1 wu2 er4	unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it	2
引得[引得]	yin3 de2	index (loanword)	1
万民[萬民]	wan4 min2	all the people	1
喝彩[喝彩]	he4 cai3	to acclaim; to cheer	2
隶属[隸屬]	li4 shu3	to belong to (a category); to be attached to	1
眼见[眼見]	yan3 jian4	to see with one's own eyes; very soon	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/150 words - 21 min
春日[春日]	Chun1 ri4	Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan	1
各色[各色]	ge4 se4	all kinds; of every description	4
庆典[慶典]	qing4 dian3	celebration	1
不断[不斷]	bu4 duan4	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant	2
卯[卯]	mao3	mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength	1
宽厚[寬厚]	kuan1 hou4	tolerant; generous; magnanimous; thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice)	1
稀罕[稀罕]	xi1 han5	rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]	5
精[精]	jing1	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)	15
黑市[黑市]	hei1 shi4	black market	1
与众不同[與眾不同]	yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2	to stand out from the masses (idiom)	2
时常[時常]	shi2 chang2	often; frequently	2
来往[來往]	lai2 wang3	to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with	4
捣乱[搗亂]	dao3 luan4	to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally	4
题字[題字]	ti2 zi4	inscription; autograph	10
匪[匪]	fei3	bandit; (literary) not	2
蒐集[蒐集]	sou1 ji2	to gather; to collect	6
御用[御用]	yu4 yong4	for use by the emperor; imperial; (derog.) in the pay of the ruler	1
历代[歷代]	li4 dai4	successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties	2
不着[不著]	bu4 zhao2	no need; need not	1
多事[多事]	duo1 shi4	meddlesome; eventful	2
胎[胎]	tai1	fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎	1
泥塑[泥塑]	ni2 su4	clay modeling; clay figurine or statue	1
聚集[聚集]	ju4 ji2	to assemble; to gather	1
扰攘[擾攘]	rao3 rang3	bustling; to create trouble; to disturb	1
次官[次官]	ci4 guan1	undersecretary; secondary official	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/175 words - 27 min
查问[查問]	cha2 wen4	to inquire about	2
罪魁祸首[罪魁禍首]	zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3	criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster	1
踩踏[踩踏]	cai3 ta4	to trample on	1
积年[積年]	ji1 nian2	for a long time; over many years; old; advanced in age	1
往外[往外]	wang3 wai4	out; outbound; departing	2
蹦[蹦]	beng4	to jump; to bounce; to hop	1
恭祝[恭祝]	gong1 zhu4	to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)	1
二次[二次]	er4 ci4	second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two)	1
大吉[大吉]	da4 ji2	very auspicious; extremely lucky	5
狗嘴里吐不出象牙[狗嘴裏吐不出象牙]	gou3 zui3 li5 tu3 bu4 chu1 xiang4 ya2	no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom); no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel	1
装出[裝出]	zhuang1 chu1	to assume (an air of)	1
阎王[閻王]	Yan2 wang2	same as 閻羅王|阎罗王; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja	2
莫[莫]	mo4	do not; there is none who	12
眉毛[眉毛]	mei2 mao5	eyebrow; CL:根[gen1]	4
狐狸尾巴[狐狸尾巴]	hu2 li5 wei3 ba5	lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions; to reveal one's evil nature; evidence that reveals the villain	1
债主[債主]	zhai4 zhu3	creditor	1
架势[架勢]	jia4 shi5	attitude; position (on an issue etc)	1
甜腻[甜膩]	tian2 ni4	sweet and unctuous; (fig.) overly sentimental	1
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary	2
长辈[長輩]	zhang3 bei4	one's elders; older generation	4
刨[刨]	pao2	to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract	2
改建[改建]	gai3 jian4	to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish	1
家俱[傢俱]	jia1 ju4	variant of 家具[jia1 ju4]	3
争取[爭取]	zheng1 qu3	to fight for; to strive for; to win over	3
努[努]	nu3	to exert; to strive	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/200 words - 33 min
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously	7
比如[比如]	bi3 ru2	for example; for instance; such as	2
描[描]	miao2	to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up	1
饼子[餅子]	bing3 zi5	maize or millet pancake	1
装饰[裝飾]	zhuang1 shi4	to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental	1
豆子[豆子]	dou4 zi5	bean; pea; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	2
笑容[笑容]	xiao4 rong2	smile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4]	1
赔笑[賠笑]	pei2 xiao4	to smile apologetically or obsequiously	1
僵[僵]	jiang1	rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)	2
用不着[用不著]	yong4 bu5 zhao2	not need; have no use for	1
未婚[未婚]	wei4 hun1	unmarried	1
患难[患難]	huan4 nan4	trials and tribulations	1
冷眼[冷眼]	leng3 yan3	cool eye; fig. detached; (treating) with indifference	1
不对劲[不對勁]	bu4 dui4 jin4	not in good condition; wrong; fishy	2
胭脂[胭脂]	yan1 zhi1	rouge	1
虚虚实实[虛虛實實]	xu1 xu1 shi2 shi2	hard to tell if it's real or sham	2
胡思乱想[胡思亂想]	hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3	to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild	1
卸[卸]	xie4	to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of	1
爱屋及乌[愛屋及烏]	ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1	lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected; Love me, love my dog.	1
半真半假[半真半假]	ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3	(idiom) half true and half false	1
自知之明[自知之明]	zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2	knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge	1
有如[有如]	you3 ru2	to be like sth; similar to; alike	3
泥[泥]	ni2	mud; clay; paste; pulp	5
不容[不容]	bu4 rong2	must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate	1
照料[照料]	zhao4 liao4	to tend; to take care of sb	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/225 words - 38 min
撩拨[撩撥]	liao2 bo1	to provoke; to tease	1
忽上忽下[忽上忽下]	hu1 shang4 hu1 xia4	to fluctuate sharply	1
稍微[稍微]	shao1 wei1	a little bit	4
招手[招手]	zhao1 shou3	to wave; to beckon	1
不由自主[不由自主]	bu4 you2 zi4 zhu3	can't help; involuntarily (idiom)	1
无数[無數]	wu2 shu4	countless; numberless; innumerable	2
衰[衰]	shuai1	to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble	1
驰[馳]	chi2	to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread	1
依靠[依靠]	yi1 kao4	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on	5
弱点[弱點]	ruo4 dian3	weak point; failing	1
档[檔]	dang4	official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3]	2
下线[下線]	xia4 xian4	to go offline	1
钓[釣]	diao4	to fish with a hook and bait	2
圆[圓]	yuan2	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)	2
尤其是[尤其是]	you2 qi2 shi4	especially; most of all; above all; in particular	2
弟弟[弟弟]	di4 di5	younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	7
世交[世交]	shi4 jiao1	(long time) friend of the family	1
哄[哄]	hong1	roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)	10
币[幣]	bi4	money; coins; currency; silk	1
抽空[抽空]	chou1 kong4	to find the time to do sth	2
颁[頒]	ban1	to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer	1
府邸[府邸]	fu3 di3	mansion house; official residence	1
打扫[打掃]	da3 sao3	to clean; to sweep	4
翠[翠]	cui4	bluish-green; green jade	5
赊帐[賒帳]	she1 zhang4	see 賒賬|赊账[she1 zhang4]	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/250 words - 41 min
月底[月底]	yue4 di3	end of the month	1
出错[出錯]	chu1 cuo4	to make a mistake; error	1
晾干[晾乾]	liang4 gan1	to dry by the sun	2
为着[為著]	wei4 zhe5	in order to; because of; for the sake of	1
掀翻[掀翻]	xian1 fan1	to turn sth over; to overturn	1
令堂[令堂]	ling4 tang2	(honorific) your mother	5
着想[著想]	zhuo2 xiang3	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]	4
冠冕堂皇[冠冕堂皇]	guan1 mian3 tang2 huang2	high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom)	1
不和[不和]	bu4 he2	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord	3
大山[大山]	Da4 shan1	Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC	1
举步维艰[舉步維艱]	ju3 bu4 wei2 jian1	to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)	1
拍子[拍子]	pai1 zi5	beat (music); paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc); racket (sports)	1
奸人[奸人]	jian1 ren2	crafty scoundrel; villain	3
惑[惑]	huo4	to confuse; to be puzzled	1
辅[輔]	fu3	to assist; to complement; auxiliary	18
把柄[把柄]	ba3 bing3	handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb	6
老人家[老人家]	lao3 ren2 jia1	polite term for old woman or man	8
刀口[刀口]	dao1 kou3	the edge of a knife; cut; incision	4
死伤[死傷]	si3 shang1	casualties; dead and injured	1
疑[疑]	yi2	to doubt; to suspect	4
安分[安分]	an1 fen4	content with one's lot; knowing one's place	1
家业[家業]	jia1 ye4	family property	2
助[助]	zhu4	to help; to assist	8
臂[臂]	bi4	arm	2
死穴[死穴]	si3 xue2	lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep14/265 words - 43 min
招呼[招呼]	zhao1 hu5	to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not	15
实情[實情]	shi2 qing2	actual situation; truth	1
屯[屯]	tun2	to station (soldiers); to store up; village	8
田[田]	tian2	field; farm; CL:片[pian4]	8
金石[金石]	jin1 shi2	metal and stone; fig. hard objects; inscription on metal or bronze	2
请教[請教]	qing3 jiao4	to ask for guidance; to consult	6
酸[酸]	suan1	sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid	11
腐[腐]	fu3	decay; rotten	2
略[略]	lu:e4	plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize; to omit	4
小计[小計]	xiao3 ji4	subtotal	1
符[符]	fu2	mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond to; tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide	6
天亮[天亮]	tian1 liang4	dawn; daybreak	3
奉命[奉命]	feng4 ming4	to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders	5
敌[敵]	di2	enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand	18
细[細]	xi4	thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal	9
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/25 words - 7 min
私通[私通]	si1 tong1	to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery	3
串通[串通]	chuan4 tong1	to collude; to collaborate; to gang up	7
奸细[奸細]	jian1 xi5	a spy; a crafty person	3
串通一气[串通一氣]	chuan4 tong1 yi1 qi4	to act in collusion (idiom)	1
军机[軍機]	jun1 ji1	military aircraft; secret plan; Privy Council during the Qing dynasty	1
冒昧[冒昧]	mao4 mei4	bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of	1
天衣无缝[天衣無縫]	tian1 yi1 wu2 feng4	lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless	3
戌时[戌時]	xu1 shi2	7-9 pm	1
处心积虑[處心積慮]	chu3 xin1 ji1 lu:4	to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating	1
万寿无疆[萬壽無疆]	wan4 shou4 wu2 jiang1	may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live	3
谋害[謀害]	mou2 hai4	to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life	4
诬陷[誣陷]	wu1 xian4	to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb	7
文字[文字]	wen2 zi4	character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
看不懂[看不懂]	kan4 bu5 dong3	unable to make sense of what one is looking at	1
触犯[觸犯]	chu4 fan4	to violate; to offend	1
夹[夾]	jia1	to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]	3
篡改[篡改]	cuan4 gai3	to tamper with; to falsify	2
两样[兩樣]	liang3 yang4	two kinds; difference	1
封皮[封皮]	feng1 pi2	outer skin; envelope; cover; (legal) seal	1
遁[遁]	dun4	to evade; to flee; to escape	1
形[形]	xing2	to appear; to look; form; shape	2
并不[並不]	bing4 bu4	not at all; emphatically not	5
记性[記性]	ji4 xing5	memory (ability to retain information)	1
假造[假造]	jia3 zao4	to forge; fake; to fabricate (a story)	1
涉及[涉及]	she4 ji2	to involve; to touch upon (a topic)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/50 words - 14 min
邦[邦]	bang1	country; nation; state	2
拖延时间[拖延時間]	tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1	to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster	1
垫背[墊背]	dian4 bei4	to serve as a sacrificial victim; to suffer for sb else; scapegoat; to share sb's fate	1
外边[外邊]	wai4 bian5	outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home	8
作为[作為]	zuo4 wei2	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be	2
彼[彼]	bi3	that; those; (one) another	3
有机可乘[有機可乘]	you3 ji1 ke3 cheng2	to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)	1
掳[擄]	lu3	to capture; to seize	1
袖手旁观[袖手旁觀]	xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1	to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger	3
顾不上[顧不上]	gu4 bu5 shang4	cannot attend to or manage	1
策[策]	ce4	policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy	5
夤[夤]	yin2	late at night	2
尽早[儘早]	jin3 zao3	as early as possible	1
警示[警示]	jing3 shi4	to warn; to alert; warning; cautionary	2
诏令[詔令]	zhao4 ling4	imperial order	2
迟迟[遲遲]	chi2 chi2	late (with a task etc); slow	3
缘故[緣故]	yuan2 gu4	reason; cause	2
履[履]	lu:3	shoe; to tread on	1
不久[不久]	bu4 jiu3	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after	4
树立[樹立]	shu4 li4	to set up; to establish	1
威信[威信]	wei1 xin4	prestige; reputation; trust; credit with the people	1
栽培[栽培]	zai1 pei2	to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize	1
再者[再者]	zai4 zhe3	moreover; besides	1
相国[相國]	xiang4 guo2	prime minister (in ancient China)	11
私吞[私吞]	si1 tun1	to misappropriate (public funds etc); to embezzle	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/75 words - 20 min
甚[甚]	shen2	variant of 什[shen2]	7
甚[甚]	shen4	what; very; extremely; any	7
叫作[叫作]	jiao4 zuo4	to call; to be called	1
热水澡[熱水澡]	re4 shui3 zao3	hot bath or shower	1
路数[路數]	lu4 shu4	social connections; stratagem; method; approach; movement (martial arts); (sb's) background story	2
凝结[凝結]	ning2 jie2	to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood)	1
精心[精心]	jing1 xin1	with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed	2
生死有命[生死有命]	sheng1 si3 you3 ming4	life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)	1
跟随[跟隨]	gen1 sui2	to follow	1
报到[報到]	bao4 dao4	to report for duty; to check in; to register	1
闭上[閉上]	bi4 shang5	to close; to shut up	2
嘴巴[嘴巴]	zui3 ba5	mouth; CL:張|张[zhang1]; slap in the face; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
马首是瞻[馬首是瞻]	ma3 shou3 shi4 zhan1	to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide	2
真情[真情]	zhen1 qing2	real situation; the truth	6
斯[斯]	si1	(phonetic); this	2
胜似[勝似]	sheng4 si4	to surpass; better than; superior to	2
脱险[脫險]	tuo1 xian3	to escape (danger); to rescue; to come out alive	1
素昧平生[素昧平生]	su4 mei4 ping2 sheng1	to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted; a complete stranger; not to know sb from Adam	2
过半[過半]	guo4 ban4	over fifty percent; more than half	1
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into	1
捷径[捷徑]	jie2 jing4	shortcut	1
浸湿[浸濕]	jin4 shi1	to soak; to saturate	2
晒干[曬乾]	shai4 gan1	to dry in the sun	2
猜想[猜想]	cai1 xiang3	to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; to suspect	2
拆开[拆開]	chai1 kai1	to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick	2
浸[浸]	jin4	to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/100 words - 28 min
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute	6
闻到[聞到]	wen2 dao4	to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling	3
查看[查看]	cha2 kan4	to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out	2
手脚[手腳]	shou3 jiao3	hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])	2
追查[追查]	zhui1 cha2	to try to find out; to trace; to track down	2
一个半[一個半]	yi1 ge5 ban4	one and a half	1
牢[牢]	lao2	firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison	4
水桶[水桶]	shui3 tong3	bucket	1
心态[心態]	xin1 tai4	attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality	4
有别[有別]	you3 bie2	different; distinct; unequal; variable	2
接待[接待]	jie1 dai4	to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)	8
白费[白費]	bai2 fei4	to waste (one's energy etc)	3
受凉[受涼]	shou4 liang2	to catch cold	1
静心[靜心]	jing4 xin1	meditation	1
睡着[睡著]	shui4 zhao2	to fall asleep	4
开业[開業]	kai1 ye4	to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)	10
天下大乱[天下大亂]	tian1 xia4 da4 luan4	the whole country in rebellion	1
要强[要強]	yao4 qiang2	eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded	3
操心[操心]	cao1 xin1	to worry about	3
应声虫[應聲蟲]	ying1 sheng1 chong2	yes-man; opinionless person	1
屁股[屁股]	pi4 gu5	buttocks; bottom; butt; back part	4
后头[後頭]	hou4 tou5	behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future	3
难听[難聽]	nan2 ting1	unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful	2
自卑[自卑]	zi4 bei1	feeling inferior; self-abased	2
攥[攥]	zuan4	to hold; to grip; to grasp	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/125 words - 34 min
交情[交情]	jiao1 qing5	friendship; friendly relations	8
花色[花色]	hua1 se4	variety; design and color; suit (cards)	2
好意思[好意思]	hao3 yi4 si5	to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)	4
大清早[大清早]	da4 qing1 zao3	early in the morning	2
三天两头[三天兩頭]	san1 tian1 liang3 tou2	lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently	2
永安[永安]	Yong3 an1	Yong'an county level city in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian; Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan	105
自家[自家]	zi4 jia1	oneself; one's own family	3
内在[內在]	nei4 zai4	inner; internal; intrinsic; innate	1
有种[有種]	you3 zhong3	to have guts; to have courage; to be brave	3
心血[心血]	xin1 xue4	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care	1
搁[擱]	ge1	to place; to put aside; to shelve	3
况且[況且]	kuang4 qie3	moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore	2
吕[呂]	lu:3	pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system	5
半天[半天]	ban4 tian1	half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
队[隊]	dui4	squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
别理[別理]	bie2 li3	don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to	2
轰[轟]	hong1	explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel	4
混迹[混跡]	hun4 ji4	mixed in as part of a community; hiding one's identity; occupying a position while not deserving it	1
动不动[動不動]	dong4 bu5 dong4	(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat	2
威胁[威脅]	wei1 xie2	to threaten; to menace	5
头牌[頭牌]	tou2 pai2	tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production; by extension, the lead role	1
哭鼻子[哭鼻子]	ku1 bi2 zi5	to snivel (usually humorous)	1
为啥[為啥]	wei4 sha2	dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5]	2
诚信[誠信]	cheng2 xin4	genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity	1
教育[教育]	jiao4 yu4	to educate; to teach; education	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/150 words - 38 min
半点[半點]	ban4 dian3	the least bit	4
蒋[蔣]	Jiang3	surname Jiang; refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石	2
欺瞒[欺瞞]	qi1 man2	to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe	3
阴阳[陰陽]	yin1 yang2	yin and yang	1
或是[或是]	huo4 shi4	or; either one or the other	1
证词[證詞]	zheng4 ci2	testimony	4
实证[實證]	shi2 zheng4	actual proof; concrete evidence; empirical	1
儆[儆]	jing3	to warn; to admonish	1
猴[猴]	hou2	monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
拖拖拉拉[拖拖拉拉]	tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1	to procrastinate	1
鸡毛[雞毛]	ji1 mao2	chicken feather; CL:根[gen1]; trivial	1
安好[安好]	an1 hao3	safe and sound; well	2
主持[主持]	zhu3 chi2	to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor	1
心腹[心腹]	xin1 fu4	trusted aide; confidant; reliable agent; to confide	1
劳动[勞動]	lao2 dong4	work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4]	2
且慢[且慢]	qie3 man4	to wait a moment; do not go too soon	1
跪[跪]	gui4	to kneel	5
不孝[不孝]	bu4 xiao4	unfilial	3
竖[豎]	shu4	to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)	1
谓[謂]	wei4	to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense	18
吾[吾]	wu2	I; my (old)	16
嘱[囑]	zhu3	to enjoin; to implore; to urge	2
汝[汝]	ru3	thou	5
败坏[敗壞]	bai4 huai4	to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine	2
无事生非[無事生非]	wu2 shi4 sheng1 fei1	to make trouble out of nothing	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/175 words - 42 min
再生[再生]	zai4 sheng1	to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration	4
圣贤书[聖賢書]	sheng4 xian2 shu1	holy book	2
供词[供詞]	gong4 ci2	confession; statement; Taiwan pr. [gong1 ci2]	2
宠爱[寵愛]	chong3 ai4	to dote on sb	1
在此之前[在此之前]	zai4 ci3 zhi1 qian2	before that; beforehand; previously	1
风波[風波]	feng1 bo1	disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2]	2
天子[天子]	tian1 zi3	the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)	5
一阵子[一陣子]	yi1 zhen4 zi5	a while; a spell; a short time; a burst	4
搪塞[搪塞]	tang2 se4	to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge	2
昏[昏]	hun1	muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness	1
昼夜[晝夜]	zhou4 ye4	day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop	1
兼程[兼程]	jian1 cheng2	to travel at double speed; to make all haste	1
训斥[訓斥]	xun4 chi4	to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism	1
荫[蔭]	yin4	shade	2
抱怨[抱怨]	bao4 yuan4	to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied	1
敌人[敵人]	di2 ren2	enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
分成[分成]	fen1 cheng2	to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment	1
惊讶[驚訝]	jing1 ya4	amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe	1
帖子[帖子]	tie3 zi5	card; invitation; message; (forum) post	3
邀请[邀請]	yao1 qing3	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance	4
打招呼[打招呼]	da3 zhao1 hu5	to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice	2
前些[前些]	qian2 xie1	a few (days, years etc) ago	2
感激不尽[感激不盡]	gan3 ji1 bu4 jin4	can't thank sb enough (idiom)	2
称呼[稱呼]	cheng1 hu5	to call; to address as; appellation	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep15/184 words - 43 min
冷淡[冷淡]	leng3 dan4	cold; indifferent	1
自作多情[自作多情]	zi4 zuo4 duo1 qing2	to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party	1
通风[通風]	tong1 feng1	airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information	2
假货[假貨]	jia3 huo4	counterfeit article; fake; dummy; simulacrum	2
数量[數量]	shu4 liang4	amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative	1
抄[抄]	chao1	to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms	6
可气[可氣]	ke3 qi4	annoying; irritating; exasperating	3
茗[茗]	ming2	Thea sinensis; young leaves of tea	5
天地[天地]	tian1 di4	heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity	9
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/25 words - 8 min
规定[規定]	gui1 ding4	provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
迟早[遲早]	chi2 zao3	sooner or later	4
馅[餡]	xian4	stuffing; forcemeat; filling	4
入口[入口]	ru4 kou3	entrance; to import	3
高低[高低]	gao1 di1	height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end	3
门道[門道]	men2 dao4	doorway; gateway	1
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year	2
看戏[看戲]	kan4 xi4	to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)	1
前辈[前輩]	qian2 bei4	senior; older generation; precursor	1
同行[同行]	tong2 hang2	person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry	1
钱塘潮[錢塘潮]	Qian2 tang2 chao2	tidal bore of Qiantang river	1
潮[潮]	chao2	tide; current; damp; moist; humid	2
答谢[答謝]	da2 xie4	to express one's thanks	1
加演[加演]	jia1 yan3	encore; to give an extra performance	9
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	1
喜从天降[喜從天降]	xi3 cong2 tian1 jiang4	joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news; unlooked-for happy event	1
划算[划算]	hua2 suan4	to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; worthwhile; value for money; cost-effective	4
冷清[冷清]	leng3 qing1	cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented	2
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much	5
宾至如归[賓至如歸]	bin1 zhi4 ru2 gui1	guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc); a home away from home	1
如泣如诉[如泣如訴]	ru2 qi4 ru2 su4	lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom); fig. mournful (music or singing)	1
徒[徒]	tu2	disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence	4
同道中人[同道中人]	tong2 dao4 zhong1 ren2	kindred spirit	1
切磋[切磋]	qie1 cuo1	to compare notes; to learn from one another; to swap pointers	2
即可[即可]	ji2 ke3	equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/50 words - 11 min
叙[敘]	xu4	to narrate; to chat	3
逊[遜]	xun4	to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck	3
筹[籌]	chou2	chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; means	4
悠扬[悠揚]	you1 yang2	melodious; mellifluous	2
极点[極點]	ji2 dian3	extreme point; pole; the origin (in polar coordinates)	2
小女人[小女人]	xiao3 nu:3 ren2	dainty and delicate girl; concubine	1
风霜[風霜]	feng1 shuang1	wind and frost; fig. hardships	2
思念[思念]	si1 nian4	to think of; to long for; to miss	2
故土[故土]	gu4 tu3	native country; one's homeland	1
清越[清越]	qing1 yue4	clear and melodious	1
大汉[大漢]	da4 han4	big person; the great Han dynasty	1
固[固]	gu4	hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly	2
边塞[邊塞]	bian1 sai4	frontier fortress	1
高远[高遠]	gao1 yuan3	lofty	1
心志[心志]	xin1 zhi4	will; resolution; aspiration	1
西施[西施]	Xi1 shi1	Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu	3
美食[美食]	mei3 shi2	culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food	2
亦[亦]	yi4	also	3
只管[只管]	zhi3 guan3	solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth)	6
窝[窩]	wo1	nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods	2
不动[不動]	bu4 dong4	motionless	5
看清[看清]	kan4 qing1	to see clearly	3
惭愧[慚愧]	can2 kui4	ashamed	1
放在眼里[放在眼裡]	fang4 zai4 yan3 li3	to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to	3
客满[客滿]	ke4 man3	to have a full house; to be sold out; no vacancy	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/75 words - 13 min
截[截]	jie2	to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length	2
见教[見教]	jian4 jiao4	I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)	1
怡[怡]	yi2	harmony; pleased	1
任意[任意]	ren4 yi4	any; arbitrary; at will; at random	2
高价[高價]	gao1 jia4	high price	1
挑战[挑戰]	tiao3 zhan4	to challenge; challenge	1
市面[市面]	shi4 mian4	market (usually in the abstract sense)	2
下作[下作]	xia4 zuo5	contemptible; disgusting	2
茶道[茶道]	cha2 dao4	Japanese tea ceremony; sado	8
耻[恥]	chi3	shame; disgrace	6
敬告[敬告]	jing4 gao4	to tell respectfully; to announce reverentially	1
顾客[顧客]	gu4 ke4	client; customer; CL:位[wei4]	1
何故[何故]	he2 gu4	what for?; what's the reason?	1
左邻右舍[左鄰右舍]	zuo3 lin2 you4 she4	neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work	1
街坊四邻[街坊四鄰]	jie1 fang5 si4 lin2	neighbors; the whole neighborhood	1
择日[擇日]	ze2 ri4	to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date	1
亲戚[親戚]	qin1 qi5	a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	3
和气生财[和氣生財]	he2 qi4 sheng1 cai2	(idiom) amiability makes you rich	2
有道是[有道是]	you3 dao4 shi4	as they say, ...; as the saying goes, ...	5
谋[謀]	mou2	to plan; to seek; scheme	1
容忍[容忍]	rong2 ren3	to put up with; to tolerate	2
下贱[下賤]	xia4 jian4	humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible	2
找事[找事]	zhao3 shi4	to look for employment; to pick a quarrel	1
不齿[不齒]	bu4 chi3	to despise; to hold in contempt	1
一价[一價]	yi1 jia4	monovalent (chemistry)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/100 words - 18 min
润笔[潤筆]	run4 bi3	remuneration for literary or artistic work	1
荒谬[荒謬]	huang1 miu4	absurd; ridiculous	1
血口喷人[血口噴人]	xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2	to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander; malicious attacks	2
帝[帝]	di4	emperor	3
年前[年前]	nian2 qian2	before the end of the year; before the new year	3
一旁[一旁]	yi1 pang2	aside; to the side of	1
妇道人家[婦道人家]	fu4 dao5 ren2 jia5	woman (derog.)	1
耍嘴皮子[耍嘴皮子]	shua3 zui3 pi2 zi5	to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk	1
任选[任選]	ren4 xuan3	to choose arbitrarily; to take whichever one fancies	1
其一[其一]	qi2 yi1	one of the given (options etc); the first; firstly	1
咄咄逼人[咄咄逼人]	duo1 duo1 bi1 ren2	overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious	1
关门[關門]	guan1 men2	to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)	10
缴[繳]	jiao3	to hand in; to hand over; to seize	1
仗势欺人[仗勢欺人]	zhang4 shi4 qi1 ren2	to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around	3
辱骂[辱罵]	ru3 ma4	to insult; to revile; abuse; vituperation	1
不好惹[不好惹]	bu4 hao3 re3	not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense	2
服软[服軟]	fu2 ruan3	to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amenable to persuasion	3
斗[鬥]	dou4	to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together	18
改行[改行]	gai3 hang2	to change profession	1
斟[斟]	zhen1	to pour; to deliberate	1
赔礼[賠禮]	pei2 li3	to offer an apology; to make amends	1
奉陪[奉陪]	feng4 pei2	(honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company	2
大老远[大老遠]	da4 lao3 yuan3	very far away	1
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)	2
痕[痕]	hen2	scar; traces	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/125 words - 23 min
项[項]	xiang4	back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc	4
品评[品評]	pin3 ping2	to judge; to assess	2
常言[常言]	chang2 yan2	common saying	1
山茶[山茶]	shan1 cha2	camellia	3
碾子[碾子]	nian3 zi5	roller (used for milling or crushing)	3
天台山[天台山]	Tian1 tai1 Shan1	Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1]	2
泉[泉]	quan2	spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)	5
雨水[雨水]	Yu3 shui3	Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March	6
今岁[今歲]	jin1 sui4	(literary) this year	1
陆羽[陸羽]	Lu4 Yu3	Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea	1
茶经[茶經]	Cha2 jing1	the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780	1
山水[山水]	shan1 shui3	water from a mountain; mountains and rivers; scenery; landscape	2
最佳[最佳]	zui4 jia1	optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)	1
卢[盧]	lu2	(old) rice vessel; black; old variant of 廬|庐[lu2]; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy	1
器[器]	qi4	device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]	3
杂色[雜色]	za2 se4	varicolored; motley	1
细密[細密]	xi4 mi4	fine (texture); meticulous; close (analysis); detailed	1
清香[清香]	qing1 xiang1	sweet scent; fragrant odor	4
寒酸[寒酸]	han2 suan1	wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)	1
妖[妖]	yao1	goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon	90
妖娆[妖嬈]	yao1 rao2	enchanting; alluring (of a girl)	1
娆[嬈]	rao2	graceful	1
服气[服氣]	fu2 qi4	to be convinced; to accept	2
象牙[象牙]	xiang4 ya2	ivory; elephant tusk	1
石勒[石勒]	Shi2 Le4	Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵 (319-350)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/150 words - 32 min
奴隶[奴隸]	nu2 li4	slave	1
开国[開國]	kai1 guo2	to found a state; to open a closed country	1
展[展]	zhan3	to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition	1
市侩[市儈]	shi4 kuai4	unscrupulous businessperson; profiteer; philistine	1
恶言[惡言]	e4 yan2	evil tongue; malicious talk	1
乘[乘]	cheng2	to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed	1
身段[身段]	shen1 duan4	a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage	1
了得[了得]	liao3 de5	exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling	4
扇子[扇子]	shan4 zi5	fan; CL:把[ba3]	1
晚会[晚會]	wan3 hui4	evening party; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
蝶[蝶]	die2	butterfly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
吞吐[吞吐]	tun1 tu3	to take in and send out (in large quantities)	1
恰似[恰似]	qia4 si4	just like; exactly like	1
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]	2
阳关[陽關]	Yang2 guan1	Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌	1
叠[疊]	die2	to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate	2
即[即]	ji2	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near	3
浮[浮]	fu2	to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus	3
沫[沫]	mo4	foam; suds	3
决胜负[決勝負]	jue2 sheng4 fu4	a tie-break; to determine the winner	1
大致[大致]	da4 zhi4	more or less; roughly; approximately	1
纯[純]	chun2	pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	3
上品[上品]	shang4 pin3	top-quality	1
平手[平手]	ping2 shou3	(sports) draw; tie	1
观看[觀看]	guan1 kan4	to watch; to view	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/175 words - 38 min
不见得[不見得]	bu4 jian4 de5	not necessarily; not likely	1
香醇[香醇]	xiang1 chun2	rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)	1
妙处[妙處]	miao4 chu4	ideal place; suitable location; merit; advantage	1
感到[感到]	gan3 dao4	to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect	3
涩[澀]	se4	astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure	1
悠远[悠遠]	you1 yuan3	long time ago; distant; far away	4
菊[菊]	ju2	chrysanthemum	2
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time	2
爽[爽]	shuang3	bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate	1
品味[品味]	pin3 wei4	to sample; to taste; to appreciate; one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste	1
梦幻[夢幻]	meng4 huan4	dream; illusion; reverie	1
飘然[飄然]	piao1 ran2	to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed	1
境界[境界]	jing4 jie4	boundary; state; realm	2
点出[點出]	dian3 chu1	to point out; to indicate	1
博士[博士]	bo2 shi4	doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.	3
冲调[沖調]	chong1 tiao2	to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc	1
绝无仅有[絕無僅有]	jue2 wu2 jin3 you3	one and only (idiom); rarely seen; unique of its kind	1
承让[承讓]	cheng2 rang4	you let me win (said politely after winning a game)	1
八仙[八仙]	Ba1 xian1	the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)	1
显[顯]	xian3	to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-	1
自幼[自幼]	zi4 you4	since childhood	3
习得[習得]	xi2 de2	to learn; to acquire (some skill through practice); acquisition	1
赏识[賞識]	shang3 shi2	to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation	1
来自[來自]	lai2 zi4	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)	3
畔[畔]	pan4	edge; side; boundary; bank (of a river etc); shore	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep16/185 words - 41 min
服输[服輸]	fu2 shu1	to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right	1
菊花[菊花]	ju2 hua1	chrysanthemum; (slang) anus	1
节目[節目]	jie2 mu4	program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]	2
仗义执言[仗義執言]	zhang4 yi4 zhi2 yan2	to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle	2
白面书生[白面書生]	bai2 mian4 shu1 sheng1	lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience; still wet behind the ears	1
老套[老套]	lao3 tao4	hackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); same old story; stereotypical fashion	1
孟浪[孟浪]	meng4 lang4	hasty; rash; impetuous	3
搭话[搭話]	da1 hua4	to talk; to get into conversation with; to send word	1
近视[近視]	jin4 shi4	shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia	1
戴上[戴上]	dai4 shang5	to put on (hat etc)	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/25 words - 9 min
舞姿[舞姿]	wu3 zi1	dancer's posture and movement	1
议论[議論]	yi4 lun4	to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
白头到老[白頭到老]	bai2 tou2 dao4 lao3	(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part	1
浓妆[濃妝]	nong2 zhuang1	heavy makeup and gaudy dress	1
勾引[勾引]	gou1 yin3	to seduce; to tempt	1
情爱[情愛]	qing2 ai4	affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love	2
迟钝[遲鈍]	chi2 dun4	slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)	2
选定[選定]	xuan3 ding4	to select; to choose; to settle on	2
地位[地位]	di4 wei4	position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
舔[舔]	tian3	to lick; to lap	5
无所谓[無所謂]	wu2 suo3 wei4	to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be	2
尚未[尚未]	shang4 wei4	not yet; still not	1
以此[以此]	yi3 ci3	with this; thereby; thus; because of this	4
凉快[涼快]	liang2 kuai5	nice and cold; pleasantly cool	11
一回生二回熟[一回生二回熟]	yi1 hui2 sheng1 er4 hui2 shu2	unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)	1
谪[謫]	zhe2	to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China); to banish or exile; (of immortals) to banish from Heaven; to censure; to blame	1
圣手[聖手]	sheng4 shou3	divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner	1
送人[送人]	song4 ren2	to give away; to accompany; to see sb off	1
耗子[耗子]	hao4 zi5	(dialect) mouse; rat	2
猫[貓]	mao1	cat; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem	1
敌情[敵情]	di2 qing2	the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy	1
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to	4
手无缚鸡之力[手無縛雞之力]	shou3 wu2 fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4	lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work	1
澈底[澈底]	che4 di3	variant of 徹底|彻底[che4 di3]	5
自尊[自尊]	zi4 zun1	self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/50 words - 13 min
逗弄[逗弄]	dou4 nong4	to tease; to provoke; to play with (a child, animal etc)	1
小猫[小貓]	xiao3 mao1	kitten	1
小狗[小狗]	xiao3 gou3	pup; puppy	3
问世[問世]	wen4 shi4	to be published; to come out	1
奉劝[奉勸]	feng4 quan4	may I offer a bit of advice	1
声名[聲名]	sheng1 ming2	reputation; declaration	2
狼[狼]	lang2	wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	5
搅和[攪和]	jiao3 huo5	to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people)	1
轰动[轟動]	hong1 dong4	to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy	1
怯懦[怯懦]	qie4 nuo4	timid; gutless; weakling	1
沉稳[沉穩]	chen2 wen3	steady; calm; unflustered	2
畏[畏]	wei4	to fear	1
洪水猛兽[洪水猛獸]	hong2 shui3 meng3 shou4	lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom); fig. great scourges; extremely dangerous or threatening things	1
究竟[究竟]	jiu1 jing4	to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result	3
世家[世家]	shi4 jia1	family influential for generations; aristocratic family	2
娃[娃]	wa2	baby; doll	1
色相[色相]	se4 xiang4	coloration; hue; sex; sex appeal	2
关联[關聯]	guan1 lian2	related; linked; affiliated	2
管道[管道]	guan3 dao4	tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means	1
士[士]	shi4	member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker	6
悔[悔]	hui3	to regret	1
才貌双全[才貌雙全]	cai2 mao4 shuang1 quan2	talented and good-looking (idiom)	2
宵[宵]	xiao1	night	4
受尽[受盡]	shou4 jin4	to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of	1
折磨[折磨]	zhe2 mo2	to torment; to torture	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/75 words - 15 min
煎熬[煎熬]	jian1 ao2	to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment	1
至极[至極]	zhi4 ji2	very; extremely	4
肖[肖]	xiao4	similar; resembling; to resemble; to be like	1
光风霁月[光風霽月]	guang1 feng1 ji4 yue4	lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom); period of peace and prosperity; noble and benevolent character	1
灵台[靈台]	Ling2 tai2	Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu	2
尘[塵]	chen2	dust; dirt; earth	1
质[質]	zhi4	character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]	5
纤纤[纖纖]	xian1 xian1	slim; slender	1
复仇[復仇]	fu4 chou2	to avenge; vengeance	1
智[智]	zhi4	wisdom; knowledge	3
开创[開創]	kai1 chuang4	to initiate; to start; to found	1
勇[勇]	yong3	brave	4
貌[貌]	mao4	appearance	4
态[態]	tai4	(bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice	1
心动[心動]	xin1 dong4	heartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)	1
莽撞[莽撞]	mang3 zhuang4	rude and impetuous	1
少年[少年]	shao4 nian2	early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man	4
心仪[心儀]	xin1 yi2	to admire	2
戏弄[戲弄]	xi4 nong4	to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease	1
桥段[橋段]	qiao2 duan4	scene (in a movie etc); bridging element (in a performance)	1
诚心[誠心]	cheng2 xin1	sincerity	2
悔过[悔過]	hui3 guo4	to regret; to repent	1
饶过[饒過]	rao2 guo4	to pardon; to excuse; to forgive	1
拂尘[拂塵]	fu2 chen2	horsetail whisk; duster	1
旧时[舊時]	jiu4 shi2	in former times; the olden days	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/100 words - 21 min
尘埃[塵埃]	chen2 ai1	dust	1
回弹[回彈]	hui2 tan2	(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape; (fig.) to rebound; to bounce back	1
门外[門外]	men2 wai4	outside the door	3
皇家[皇家]	huang2 jia1	royal; imperial household	1
园林[園林]	yuan2 lin2	gardens; park; landscape garden	1
民众[民眾]	min2 zhong4	populace; masses; the people	1
开放[開放]	kai1 fang4	to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality	2
闭[閉]	bi4	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct	3
反悔[反悔]	fan3 hui3	to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)	6
凭据[憑據]	ping2 ju4	evidence	4
急于[急於]	ji2 yu2	eager to; in a hurry to	2
卖主[賣主]	mai4 zhu3	seller	1
关上[關上]	guan1 shang4	to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)	3
碴[碴]	cha2	fault; glass fragment; quarrel	2
衬[襯]	chen4	(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially	1
杂碎[雜碎]	za2 sui4	offal; mixed entrails; trivial matters	1
领头[領頭]	ling3 tou2	to take the lead; to be first to start	1
撕[撕]	si1	to tear	2
棉布[棉布]	mian2 bu4	cotton cloth	3
可贵[可貴]	ke3 gui4	to be treasured; praiseworthy	1
两广[兩廣]	Liang3 Guang3	the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)	1
穿过[穿過]	chuan1 guo4	to pass through	1
赶明儿[趕明兒]	gan3 ming2 r5	(coll.) some day; one of these days	1
狼狈[狼狽]	lang2 bei4	in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)	2
何苦[何苦]	he2 ku3	why bother?; is it worth the trouble?	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/125 words - 27 min
别扭[彆扭]	bie4 niu5	awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche	1
长得[長得]	zhang3 de5	to look (pretty, the same etc)	14
陌[陌]	mo4	raised path; street	1
蒙羞[蒙羞]	meng2 xiu1	to be shamed; to be humiliated	1
故交[故交]	gu4 jiao1	former acquaintance; old friend	1
朝野[朝野]	chao2 ye3	all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people	2
走投无路[走投無路]	zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4	to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate	3
几次[幾次]	ji3 ci4	several times	3
重重[重重]	chong2 chong2	layer upon layer; one after another	3
惩治[懲治]	cheng2 zhi4	to punish	2
不利[不利]	bu4 li4	unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental	2
间接[間接]	jian4 jie1	indirect	1
总归[總歸]	zong3 gui1	eventually; after all; anyhow	2
亲近[親近]	qin1 jin4	intimate; to get close to	3
双倍[雙倍]	shuang1 bei4	twofold; double	3
全身[全身]	quan2 shen1	whole body; em (typography)	1
发痒[發癢]	fa1 yang3	to tickle; to itch	2
荔枝[荔枝]	li4 zhi1	litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)	5
是的[是的]	shi4 de5	yes, that's right; variant of 似的[shi4 de5]	2
商女[商女]	shang1 nu:3	female singer (archaic)	3
似曾相识[似曾相識]	si4 ceng2 xiang1 shi2	déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted	3
从不[從不]	cong2 bu4	never	2
咽[嚥]	yan4	to swallow	2
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)	2
模子[模子]	mu2 zi5	mold; matrix; pattern or die	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/150 words - 34 min
公会[公會]	gong1 hui4	guild	1
贴身[貼身]	tie1 shen1	worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)	1
偶尔[偶爾]	ou3 er3	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes	2
松散[鬆散]	song1 san5	to relax; loose; not consolidated; not rigorous	2
抓走[抓走]	zhua1 zou3	to arrest	3
好几年[好幾年]	hao3 ji3 nian2	several years	1
同桌[同桌]	tong2 zhuo1	desk-mate; seat-mate	1
逢场作戏[逢場作戲]	feng2 chang3 zuo4 xi4	lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions	4
留意[留意]	liu2 yi4	to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of	2
开诚布公[開誠布公]	kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1	lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking; Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.; to put one's cards on the table	1
叙旧[敘舊]	xu4 jiu4	to reminisce; to talk about former times	1
桥头[橋頭]	qiao2 tou2	either end of a bridge; a bridgehead	2
同名[同名]	tong2 ming2	of the same name; homonymous; self-titled (album)	1
悉心[悉心]	xi1 xin1	to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care	1
伯[伯]	bo2	father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]	3
嫡[嫡]	di2	first wife; son of first wife	3
惦记[惦記]	dian4 ji4	to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about	1
警告[警告]	jing3 gao4	to warn; to admonish	3
何须[何須]	he2 xu1	there is no need; why should	2
大街[大街]	da4 jie1	street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
恃[恃]	shi4	to rely on; mother (formal)	1
凌[凌]	ling2	to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat	1
除[除]	chu2	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including	7
地动[地動]	di4 dong4	earthquake (old term)	1
指认[指認]	zhi3 ren4	to identify	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/175 words - 38 min
伏法[伏法]	fu2 fa3	to be executed	5
说到底[說到底]	shuo1 dao4 di3	in the final analysis; in the end	5
小人物[小人物]	xiao3 ren2 wu4	nonentity; a nobody	2
除掉[除掉]	chu2 diao4	to eliminate	3
错综复杂[錯綜複雜]	cuo4 zong1 fu4 za2	tangled and complicated (idiom)	1
商议[商議]	shang1 yi4	to negotiate; discussion; proposal	1
行动[行動]	xing2 dong4	operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile	2
催促[催促]	cui1 cu4	to urge	1
仅仅[僅僅]	jin3 jin3	barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)	1
借助[借助]	jie4 zhu4	to draw support from; with the help of	4
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength	1
匡正[匡正]	kuang1 zheng4	to correct; to amend; to redress (evils)	1
朝纲[朝綱]	chao2 gang1	laws and discipline of imperial court	2
本末倒置[本末倒置]	ben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4	lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse	1
红果[紅果]	hong2 guo3	haw fruit	9
蔡[蔡]	Cai4	surname Cai	2
不景气[不景氣]	bu4 jing3 qi4	slack; in a slump	1
高高兴兴[高高興興]	gao1 gao1 xing4 xing4	cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily	1
钩[鉤]	gou1	to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch	4
蓬荜生辉[蓬蓽生輝]	peng2 bi4 sheng1 hui1	Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling; see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[peng2 bi4 sheng1 guang1]	1
雕版[雕版]	diao1 ban3	a carved printing block	1
包裹[包裹]	bao1 guo3	to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
裹[裹]	guo3	to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel	2
好家伙[好家伙]	hao3 jia1 huo5	my God!; oh boy!; man!	2
附庸风雅[附庸風雅]	fu4 yong1 feng1 ya3	(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti; to pose as a culture lover; to be a culture snob; having pretensions to culture	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/200 words - 43 min
早先[早先]	zao3 xian1	previously; before	1
名画[名畫]	ming2 hua4	famous painting	2
家父[家父]	jia1 fu4	(polite) my father	5
耍赖[耍賴]	shua3 lai4	to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened	3
硫磺[硫磺]	liu2 huang2	sulfur	2
银子[銀子]	yin2 zi5	money; silver	3
变黑[變黑]	bian4 hei1	to darken	1
要害[要害]	yao4 hai4	vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial	3
大叔[大叔]	da4 shu1	eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)	2
蹊跷[蹊蹺]	qi1 qiao1	odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1]	4
凶手[兇手]	xiong1 shou3	murderer; assassin	3
掩[掩]	yan3	to cover up; to close; to surprise	3
纰漏[紕漏]	pi1 lou4	careless mistake; slip-up	1
官差[官差]	guan1 chai1	official business; government workmen; odd-job men	5
分辩[分辯]	fen1 bian4	to explain the facts; to defend against an accusation	2
混进[混進]	hun4 jin4	to infiltrate; to sneak into	1
诈尸[詐屍]	zha4 shi1	sudden movement of a corpse (superstition); fig. sudden torrent of abuse	1
成心[成心]	cheng2 xin1	intentional; deliberate; on purpose	3
试探[試探]	shi4 tan4	to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out	1
鼻息[鼻息]	bi2 xi1	breath	1
把脉[把脈]	ba3 mai4	to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse	1
赔钱[賠錢]	pei2 qian2	to lose money; to pay for damages	3
冤枉[冤枉]	yuan1 wang5	to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile	3
一味[一味]	yi1 wei4	blindly; invariably	3
哑[啞]	ya3	dumb; mute; hoarse; husky; unexploded (of artillery shell etc)	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep17/201 words - 43 min
汴[汴]	Bian4	name of a river in Henan; Henan	8
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/25 words - 8 min
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure	2
宽[寬]	kuan1	lenient; wide; broad	5
布料[布料]	bu4 liao4	cloth; material	1
主子[主子]	zhu3 zi5	Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)	2
支使[支使]	zhi1 shi3	to order (sb) around; to send on an errand; to order away	3
机灵[機靈]	ji1 ling5	clever; quick-witted	2
写字[寫字]	xie3 zi4	to write characters	2
从头到尾[從頭到尾]	cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3	from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing)	3
指印[指印]	zhi3 yin4	fingerprint; finger mark; thumbprint	1
造谣[造謠]	zao4 yao2	to start a rumor	2
食物[食物]	shi2 wu4	food; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
冰片[冰片]	bing1 pian4	borneol	1
剌[剌]	la4	perverse; unreasonable; absurd	1
女孩[女孩]	nu:3 hai2	girl; lass	6
疤[疤]	ba1	scar; scab	2
乳[乳]	ru3	breast; milk	3
苗头[苗頭]	miao2 tou5	first signs; development (of a situation)	1
作威作福[作威作福]	zuo4 wei1 zuo4 fu2	tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people	1
语气[語氣]	yu3 qi4	tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
显然[顯然]	xian3 ran2	clear; evident; obvious(ly)	1
仇敌[仇敵]	chou2 di2	enemy	1
传话[傳話]	chuan2 hua4	to pass on a story; to communicate a message	2
不日[不日]	bu4 ri4	within the next few days; in a few days time	1
别庄[別莊]	bie2 zhuang1	villa	2
幕后[幕後]	mu4 hou4	behind the scenes	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/50 words - 12 min
主使[主使]	zhu3 shi3	to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator	10
讹[訛]	e2	error; false; to extort	5
扛[扛]	kang2	to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)	4
射[射]	she4	to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)	3
擒[擒]	qin2	to capture	2
与其[與其]	yu3 qi2	rather than...; 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B)	2
心里有数[心裡有數]	xin1 li3 you3 shu4	to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation	2
重金[重金]	zhong4 jin1	huge money; extremely rich; very expensive	3
购[購]	gou4	to buy; to purchase	1
熙[熙]	xi1	prosperous; splendid	5
画作[畫作]	hua4 zuo4	painting; picture	6
鹤[鶴]	he4	crane	6
卖家[賣家]	mai4 jia1	seller	1
陈情[陳情]	chen2 qing2	to give a full account	2
尊容[尊容]	zun1 rong2	august countenance; your face (usually mocking)	2
不胜[不勝]	bu4 sheng4	cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely	3
深造[深造]	shen1 zao4	to pursue one's studies	1
许诺[許諾]	xu3 nuo4	promise; pledge	2
功成名就[功成名就]	gong1 cheng2 ming2 jiu4	to win success and recognition (idiom)	1
捐[捐]	juan1	to contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandon	1
勋[勛]	xun1	medal; merit	1
四处[四處]	si4 chu4	all over the place; everywhere and all directions	2
得知[得知]	de2 zhi1	to find out; to know; to learn about	4
每逢[每逢]	mei3 feng2	every time; on each occasion; whenever	2
旬[旬]	xun2	ten days; ten years; full period	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/75 words - 15 min
找寻[找尋]	zhao3 xun2	to look for; to seek; to find fault	1
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these	9
敲门砖[敲門磚]	qiao1 men2 zhuan1	lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune	1
畏惧[畏懼]	wei4 ju4	to fear; to dread; foreboding	2
何干[何干]	he2 gan1	what business?	1
见利忘义[見利忘義]	jian4 li4 wang4 yi4	to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul for gain	1
何以[何以]	he2 yi3	(literary) why; how	5
令爱[令愛]	ling4 ai4	your precious daughter	2
乳母[乳母]	ru3 mu3	wet nurse	2
下毒手[下毒手]	xia4 du2 shou3	to attack murderously; to strike treacherously	4
嫉[嫉]	ji2	jealousy; to be jealous of	1
讹诈[訛詐]	e2 zha4	to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud	1
构陷[構陷]	gou4 xian4	to frame; to bring false charges against	5
交通[交通]	jiao1 tong1	to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison	1
名誉[名譽]	ming2 yu4	fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)	1
闹事[鬧事]	nao4 shi4	to cause trouble; to create a disturbance	8
捕风捉影[捕風捉影]	bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3	lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence	1
对外[對外]	dui4 wai4	external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)	1
宣扬[宣揚]	xuan1 yang2	to proclaim; to make public or well known	1
真面目[真面目]	zhen1 mian4 mu4	true identity; true colors	2
瓜葛[瓜葛]	gua1 ge2	intertwined (as melon and vine plants); interconnected; association (of two things)	4
作对[作對]	zuo4 dui4	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair	2
掌上明珠[掌上明珠]	zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1	lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)	1
誉[譽]	yu4	to praise; to acclaim; reputation	4
约束[約束]	yue1 shu4	to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/100 words - 19 min
生路[生路]	sheng1 lu4	a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament	2
正本[正本]	zheng4 ben3	original (of a document); reserved copy (of a library book)	1
寀[寀]	cai4	feudal estate	1
鸠[鳩]	jiu1	turtledove; (literary) to gather	2
溪[溪]	xi1	creek; rivulet	2
汪[汪]	wang1	expanse of water; ooze; (onom.) bark; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle	5
伦[倫]	lun2	human relationship; order; coherence	1
尤[尤]	you2	outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against	1
慕[慕]	mu4	to admire	4
丹青[丹青]	dan1 qing1	painting	4
言行[言行]	yan2 xing2	words and actions; what one says and what one does	2
哪门子[哪門子]	na3 men2 zi5	(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth	1
深知[深知]	shen1 zhi1	to know well; to be fully aware of	2
女公子[女公子]	nu:3 gong1 zi3	noble lady; (honorific) your daughter	1
有着[有著]	you3 zhe5	to have; to possess	1
霄壤之别[霄壤之別]	xiao1 rang3 zhi1 bie2	huge difference	1
愤恨[憤恨]	fen4 hen4	to hate; hatred; to resent; embittered	1
化作[化作]	hua4 zuo4	to change into; to turn into; to become	1
安静[安靜]	an1 jing4	quiet; peaceful; calm	4
除此之外[除此之外]	chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4	apart from this; in addition to this	1
豪[豪]	hao2	grand; heroic	2
诬[誣]	wu1	to accuse falsely	1
茶馆[茶館]	cha2 guan3	teahouse; CL:家[jia1]	3
何不[何不]	he2 bu4	why not?; why not do (sth)?	3
矣[矣]	yi3	classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/125 words - 23 min
偷听[偷聽]	tou1 ting1	to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)	1
拙荆[拙荊]	zhuo1 jing1	my wife (humble)	2
捉[捉]	zhuo1	to clutch; to grab; to capture	5
福气[福氣]	fu2 qi5	good fortune; a blessing	1
大喜[大喜]	da4 xi3	exultation	1
喜酒[喜酒]	xi3 jiu3	wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast	4
新婚[新婚]	xin1 hun1	newly wed	1
贺[賀]	he4	to congratulate	8
转眼[轉眼]	zhuan3 yan3	in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance	2
认人[認人]	ren4 ren2	to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart	1
撂[撂]	liao4	to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down; to abandon or discard	1
多个[多個]	duo1 ge5	many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)	2
搞不好[搞不好]	gao3 bu5 hao3	(coll.) maybe; perhaps	1
丈母娘[丈母娘]	zhang4 mu3 niang2	wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母	1
失察[失察]	shi1 cha2	to fail in observing or supervising; to miss; to let sth slip through	5
正直[正直]	zheng4 zhi2	upright; upstanding; honest	2
想想看[想想看]	xiang3 xiang3 kan4	to think about it	2
匹夫[匹夫]	pi3 fu1	ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow	4
闹别扭[鬧彆扭]	nao4 bie4 niu5	to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with	1
提心吊胆[提心吊膽]	ti2 xin1 diao4 dan3	(saying) to be very scared and on edge	1
纳妾[納妾]	na4 qie4	to take a concubine	1
明媒正娶[明媒正娶]	ming2 mei2 zheng4 qu3	to be officially wed	3
顶头上司[頂頭上司]	ding3 tou2 shang4 si5	one's immediate superior	1
交付[交付]	jiao1 fu4	to hand over; to deliver	1
拐弯抹角[拐彎抹角]	guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3	lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/150 words - 31 min
生闷气[生悶氣]	sheng1 men4 qi4	to seethe; to sulk; to be pissed off (vulgar)	1
归根结底[歸根結底]	gui1 gen1 jie2 di3	in the final analysis; ultimately	1
恼羞成怒[惱羞成怒]	nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4	to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom)	2
求婚[求婚]	qiu2 hun1	to propose marriage	1
钥匙[鑰匙]	yao4 shi5	key; CL:把[ba3]	6
家当[家當]	jia1 dang4	familial property; belongings	2
想不通[想不通]	xiang3 bu5 tong1	unable to understand; unable to get over	2
平安无事[平安無事]	ping2 an1 wu2 shi4	safe and sound (idiom)	1
一瞬间[一瞬間]	yi1 shun4 jian1	split second	1
酷[酷]	ku4	ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip	1
讨人厌[討人厭]	tao3 ren2 yan4	horrid	1
复杂[複雜]	fu4 za2	complicated; complex	5
公事[公事]	gong1 shi4	work-related matters; documents	2
牵扯不清[牽扯不清]	qian1 che3 bu4 qing1	unclear; ambiguous; having an unclear relationship with	1
调动[調動]	diao4 dong4	to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play	1
一言一行[一言一行]	yi1 yan2 yi1 xing2	every word and action (idiom)	1
被动[被動]	bei4 dong4	passive	1
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically	1
一无所知[一無所知]	yi1 wu2 suo3 zhi1	not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling	1
功劳[功勞]	gong1 lao2	contribution; meritorious service; credit	5
苦劳[苦勞]	ku3 lao2	toil; hard work	1
顶嘴[頂嘴]	ding3 zui3	to talk back; to answer back	2
抚养[撫養]	fu3 yang3	to foster; to bring up; to raise	2
成人[成人]	cheng2 ren2	adult	1
享[享]	xiang3	to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/175 words - 36 min
公婆[公婆]	gong1 po2	husband's parents; parents-in-law	2
问话[問話]	wen4 hua4	questioning (a suspect); interrogation	1
耳力[耳力]	er3 li4	hearing ability	1
丈[丈]	zhang4	measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male	2
坏话[壞話]	huai4 hua4	unpleasant talk; malicious words	2
老远[老遠]	lao3 yuan3	very far away	1
发觉[發覺]	fa1 jue2	to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive	1
喽[嘍]	lou5	(final particle equivalent to 了[le5]); (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)	1
情郎[情郎]	qing2 lang2	boyfriend; paramour (of a woman)	3
没戏[沒戲]	mei2 xi4	(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless	3
恶有恶报[惡有惡報]	e4 you3 e4 bao4	evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds; sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)	2
同乡[同鄉]	tong2 xiang1	person from the same village, town, or province	1
小姑[小姑]	xiao3 gu1	husband's younger sister; sister-in-law	4
肋骨[肋骨]	lei4 gu3	rib	1
跑堂[跑堂]	pao3 tang2	waiter (old)	10
工钱[工錢]	gong1 qian2	salary; wages	7
葛[葛]	ge2	kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth	6
娣[娣]	di4	wife of a younger brother	53
家乡[家鄉]	jia1 xiang1	hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)	3
话说回来[話說回來]	hua4 shuo1 hui2 lai5	returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow	2
签[簽]	qian1	to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1]	11
卸货[卸貨]	xie4 huo4	to unload; to discharge cargo	1
灾[災]	zai1	disaster; calamity	1
做事[做事]	zuo4 shi4	to work; to handle matters; to have a job	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep18/196 words - 42 min
打算盘[打算盤]	da3 suan4 pan2	to compute on the abacus; (fig.) to calculate; to plan; to scheme	1
握[握]	wo4	to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful	1
顾忌[顧忌]	gu4 ji4	to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple	3
一举两得[一舉兩得]	yi1 ju3 liang3 de2	one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone	1
装成[裝成]	zhuang1 cheng2	to pretend	1
底细[底細]	di3 xi4	inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up	3
看破[看破]	kan4 po4	to see through; disillusioned with; to reject (the world of mortals)	1
麻利[麻利]	ma2 li5	swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial)	1
有趣[有趣]	you3 qu4	interesting; fascinating; amusing	2
叶[葉]	ye4	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats	3
表姐[表姐]	biao3 jie3	older female cousin via female line	3
支开[支開]	zhi1 kai1	to send (sb) away; to change the subject; to open (an umbrella etc)	1
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130	17
摊[攤]	tan1	to spread out; vendor's stand	9
打奶[打奶]	da3 nai3	lit. to beat milk; to churn (to make butter); milk foamer (for cappuccino)	1
一分一毫[一分一毫]	yi1 fen1 yi1 hao2	a tiny bit (idiom); an iota	1
抽[抽]	chou1	to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash	4
鞭子[鞭子]	bian1 zi5	whip; CL:根[gen1]	2
处变不惊[處變不驚]	chu3 bian4 bu4 jing1	to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)	1
大风[大風]	da4 feng1	gale; CL:場|场[chang2]	2
大浪[大浪]	da4 lang4	billow; surge	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep19/25 words - 8 min
烟花风月[煙花風月]	yan1 hua1 feng1 yue4	refers to lovemaking (idiom)	1
临终[臨終]	lin2 zhong1	approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave	2
出色[出色]	chu1 se4	remarkable; outstanding	1
命运[命運]	ming4 yun4	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
藏拙[藏拙]	cang2 zhuo2	avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face	1
嬷嬷[嬤嬤]	mo2 mo5	(dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun	1
舞技[舞技]	wu3 ji4	dancing skill	1
旧部[舊部]	jiu4 bu4	one's former subordinates	2
摆脱[擺脫]	bai3 tuo1	to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself	1
乎[乎]	hu1	(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)	2
止[止]	zhi3	to stop; to prohibit; until; only	2
介意[介意]	jie4 yi4	to care about; to take offense; to mind	5
猜疑[猜疑]	cai1 yi2	to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings	1
搞笑[搞笑]	gao3 xiao4	to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious	1
看得见[看得見]	kan4 de2 jian4	can see; visible	2
扩建[擴建]	kuo4 jian4	to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)	2
盘算[盤算]	pan2 suan4	to plot; to scheme; to calculate	1
打的[打的]	da3 di1	(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi	4
最初[最初]	zui4 chu1	first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally	2
甘泉[甘泉]	Gan1 quan2	Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi	1
风和日丽[風和日麗]	feng1 he2 ri4 li4	moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime	1
枇杷[枇杷]	pi2 pa5	loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica); loquat fruit	2
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic	4
骛[騖]	wu4	fast; greedy; run rapidly	1
未定[未定]	wei4 ding4	undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep19/50 words - 19 min
盛装[盛裝]	sheng4 zhuang1	splendid clothes; rich attire; one's Sunday best	1
棉花[棉花]	mian2 hua5	cotton	1
多情[多情]	duo1 qing2	affectionate; passionate; emotional; sentimental	2
种子[種子]	zhong3 zi5	seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]	1
恶人[惡人]	e4 ren2	evil person; vile creature; ugly man	4
璧[璧]	bi4	jade annulus	5
每月[每月]	mei3 yue4	each month	1
骑马[騎馬]	qi2 ma3	to ride a horse	2
隔间[隔間]	ge2 jian1	compartment; booth; cubicle; partitioned-off area	1
打下手[打下手]	da3 xia4 shou3	to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle	1
专心[專心]	zhuan1 xin1	to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed	1
通婚[通婚]	tong1 hun1	to intermarry	3
家世[家世]	jia1 shi4	family background	2
魔怔[魔怔]	mo2 zheng1	crazed; possessed; bewitched	2
南边[南邊]	nan2 bian5	south; south side; southern part; to the south of	2
帽[帽]	mao4	hat; cap	86
据说[據說]	ju4 shuo1	it is said that; reportedly	2
草帽[草帽]	cao3 mao4	straw hat	1
化身[化身]	hua4 shen1	incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification	1
巨[巨]	ju4	very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic	1
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not	1
魔[魔]	mo2	devil; magic	3
收服[收服]	shou1 fu2	to subdue; to force to capitulate; to reduce to submission; to soothe	1
走散[走散]	zou3 san4	to wander off; to stray; to get lost	1
依依不舍[依依不捨]	yi1 yi1 bu4 she3	reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep19/75 words - 26 min
说到[說到]	shuo1 dao4	to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for	7
晚饭[晚飯]	wan3 fan4	evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	2
心神不宁[心神不寧]	xin1 shen2 bu4 ning2	to feel ill at ease	1
老天[老天]	lao3 tian1	God; Heavens	4
鼻子[鼻子]	bi2 zi5	nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	2
葱[蔥]	cong1	scallion; green onion	2
大象[大象]	da4 xiang4	elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	2
随口[隨口]	sui2 kou3	(speak) without thinking the matter through	1
改口[改口]	gai3 kou3	to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])	3
红珊瑚[紅珊瑚]	hong2 shan1 hu2	red coral; precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)	3
枕头[枕頭]	zhen3 tou5	pillow	1
斗篷[斗篷]	dou3 peng5	cloak; mantle	1
糖水[糖水]	tang2 shui3	syrup; sweetened water; tong sui (sweet soup)	2
合身[合身]	he2 shen1	well-fitting (of clothes)	1
红糖[紅糖]	hong2 tang2	dark brown sugar; molasses	3
当归[當歸]	dang1 gui1	Angelica sinensis	1
黄芪[黃芪]	huang2 qi2	huangqi; milk vetch root (used in TCM); Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus	1
枸杞[枸杞]	gou3 qi3	wolfberry (Lycium chinense); genus Lycium	1
祖籍[祖籍]	zu3 ji2	ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)	2
逮[逮]	dai4	(literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until	3
黄鼠狼[黃鼠狼]	huang2 shu3 lang2	see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2 you4]	2
回信[回信]	hui2 xin4	to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]	1
拆散[拆散]	chai1 san4	to break up (a marriage, family etc)	2
金明[金明]	Jin1 ming2	Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan	2
烧香[燒香]	shao1 xiang1	to burn incense	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep19/100 words - 36 min
姑妈[姑媽]	gu1 ma1	(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt	1
车夫[車夫]	che1 fu1	cart driver; coachman	1
差错[差錯]	cha1 cuo4	mistake; slip-up; fault; error (in data transmission); accident; mishap	2
欺骗[欺騙]	qi1 pian4	to deceive; to cheat	2
自欺欺人[自欺欺人]	zi4 qi1 qi1 ren2	to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies	1
伞[傘]	san3	umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]	2
回头见[回頭見]	hui2 tou2 jian4	See you!; Bye!	1
喀嚓[喀嚓]	ka1 cha1	(onom.) breaking or snapping	1
帽子[帽子]	mao4 zi5	hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3]	3
封丘[封丘]	Feng1 qiu1	Fengqiu county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan	1
血流成河[血流成河]	xue4 liu2 cheng2 he2	rivers of blood (idiom); bloodbath	1
鬼哭狼嚎[鬼哭狼嚎]	gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2	to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)	1
避让[避讓]	bi4 rang4	to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way	2
掠夺者[掠奪者]	lu:e4 duo2 zhe3	robber; plunderer; predator	1
斩[斬]	zhan3	to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop	6
接应[接應]	jie1 ying4	to provide support; to come to the rescue	1
接触[接觸]	jie1 chu4	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with	1
细节[細節]	xi4 jie2	details; particulars	1
半截[半截]	ban4 jie2	half (of sth); halfway through	1
东主[東主]	dong1 zhu3	owner (e.g. of a shop)	2
高强[高強]	gao1 qiang2	excellent; outstanding	1
化险为夷[化險為夷]	hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2	to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster	1
司空见惯[司空見慣]	si1 kong1 jian4 guan4	a common occurrence (idiom)	1
牵挂[牽掛]	qian1 gua4	to worry about; to be concerned about	1
打岔[打岔]	da3 cha4	interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep19/125 words - 41 min
寮[寮]	liao2	hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚[liao2]	1
吃食[吃食]	chi1 shi5	food; edibles	9
作料[作料]	zuo2 liao5	condiments; seasoning	1
到时[到時]	dao4 shi2	at that (future) time	2
唾手可得[唾手可得]	tuo4 shou3 ke3 de2	easily obtained; readily available	1
想起[想起]	xiang3 qi3	to recall; to think of; to call to mind	10
面粉[麵粉]	mian4 fen3	flour	1
醋[醋]	cu4	vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)	1
胡椒[胡椒]	hu2 jiao1	pepper	2
巡查[巡查]	xun2 cha2	to patrol	2
央求[央求]	yang1 qiu2	to implore; to plead; to ask earnestly	1
榷[榷]	que4	footbridge; toll, levy; monopoly	4
孤单[孤單]	gu1 dan1	lone; lonely; loneliness	2
知足[知足]	zhi1 zu2	content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)	2
飞蛾[飛蛾]	fei1 e2	moth	1
祸[禍]	huo4	disaster; misfortune; calamity	8
现场[現場]	xian4 chang3	the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site	1
火药[火藥]	huo3 yao4	gunpowder	1
形状[形狀]	xing2 zhuang4	form; shape; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
风筝[風箏]	feng1 zheng1	kite	1
每每[每每]	mei3 mei3	often	1
杀伤[殺傷]	sha1 shang1	to kill or injure	1
政事[政事]	zheng4 shi4	politics; government affairs	1
分为[分為]	fen1 wei2	to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide	1
皇子[皇子]	huang2 zi3	prince	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep19/141 words - 42 min
代替[代替]	dai4 ti4	to replace; to take the place of	1
批阅[批閱]	pi1 yue4	to read through to evaluate; to referee	2
引起[引起]	yin3 qi3	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse	1
不满[不滿]	bu4 man3	resentful; discontented; dissatisfied	4
一方面[一方面]	yi1 fang1 mian4	on the one hand	1
另一方面[另一方面]	ling4 yi1 fang1 mian4	on the other hand; another aspect	1
捉拿[捉拿]	zhuo1 na2	to arrest; to catch a criminal	1
古书[古書]	gu3 shu1	ancient book; old book	2
异[異]	yi4	different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate	1
频[頻]	pin2	frequency; frequently; repetitious	2
君主[君主]	jun1 zhu3	monarch; sovereign	1
上天[上天]	shang4 tian1	Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away	2
笃信[篤信]	du3 xin4	to believe firmly; devout in one's faith	1
一系列[一系列]	yi1 xi4 lie4	a series of; a string of	1
重演[重演]	chong2 yan3	to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones); to repeat (a performance)	1
权重[權重]	quan2 zhong4	weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep20/25 words - 4 min
一代[一代]	yi1 dai4	generation	1
城镇[城鎮]	cheng2 zhen4	town; cities and towns	1
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful	1
能歌善舞[能歌善舞]	neng2 ge1 shan4 wu3	can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents	1
家境[家境]	jia1 jing4	family financial situation; family circumstances	1
为生[為生]	wei2 sheng1	to make a living	2
际[際]	ji4	border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances)	1
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive	3
小城[小城]	xiao3 cheng2	small town	2
狩猎[狩獵]	shou4 lie4	to hunt; hunting	2
纳入[納入]	na4 ru4	to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate	1
体面[體面]	ti3 mian4	dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable	1
去世[去世]	qu4 shi4	to pass away; to die	2
喜爱[喜愛]	xi3 ai4	to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite	1
卑贱[卑賤]	bei1 jian4	lowly; mean and low	2
王妃[王妃]	wang2 fei1	princess (in Europe)	5
当中[當中]	dang1 zhong1	among; in the middle; in the center	5
老人[老人]	lao3 ren2	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents	2
心爱[心愛]	xin1 ai4	beloved	3
眉梢[眉梢]	mei2 shao1	tip of brow	1
眼角[眼角]	yan3 jiao3	outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus	1
闻名[聞名]	wen2 ming2	well-known; famous; renowned; eminent	1
证实[證實]	zheng4 shi2	to confirm (sth to be true); to verify	2
确认[確認]	que4 ren4	to confirm; to verify; confirmation	2
打哑谜[打啞謎]	da3 ya3 mi2	to talk in riddles	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep20/50 words - 9 min
宾客[賓客]	bin1 ke4	guests; visitors	2
嵌[嵌]	qian4	to inlay; to embed; Taiwan pr. [qian1]	1
临[臨]	lin2	to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	7
纹路[紋路]	wen2 lu4	veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)	2
随着[隨著]	sui2 zhe5	along with; in the wake of; following	1
忘掉[忘掉]	wang4 diao4	to forget	1
翻过[翻過]	fan1 guo4	to turn over; to transform	1
清风[清風]	qing1 feng1	cool breeze; fig. pure and honest	1
师父[師父]	shi1 fu5	used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker	1
云游[雲遊]	yun2 you2	to wander (typically of an errant priest)	1
当上[當上]	dang1 shang5	to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office)	9
翰林[翰林]	Han4 lin2	refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院	3
红花[紅花]	hong2 hua1	safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)	3
黄花[黃花]	huang2 hua1	yellow flowers (of various types); chrysanthemum; cauliflower; (yellow) daylily; a young virgin (boy or girl)	6
雇主[雇主]	gu4 zhu3	employer	2
理应[理應]	li3 ying1	should; ought to	4
讯[訊]	xun4	to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information	4
重大[重大]	zhong4 da4	great; important; major; significant	6
息息相关[息息相關]	xi1 xi1 xiang1 guan1	closely bound up (idiom); intimately related	1
遍[遍]	bian4	everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time	7
失传[失傳]	shi1 chuan2	(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct	2
宫人[宮人]	gong1 ren2	imperial concubine or palace maid; imperial secretary (old)	1
交还[交還]	jiao1 huan2	to return sth; to hand back	2
求得[求得]	qiu2 de2	to ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain	1
重现[重現]	chong2 xian4	to reappear	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep20/75 words - 19 min
光辉[光輝]	guang1 hui1	radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent	1
铭记[銘記]	ming2 ji4	to engrave in one's memory	1
万无一失[萬無一失]	wan4 wu2 yi1 shi1	surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)	1
撞见[撞見]	zhuang4 jian4	to meet by accident	1
遵命[遵命]	zun1 ming4	to follow your orders; to do as you bid	2
邀功[邀功]	yao1 gong1	to take the credit for sb's achievement	1
答理[答理]	da1 li5	to acknowledge; to respond; to answer; to pay attention; to heed; to deal with	2
慢慢来[慢慢來]	man4 man4 lai2	take your time; take it easy	8
绳[繩]	sheng2	rope; CL:根[gen1]	2
醉翁之意不在酒[醉翁之意不在酒]	zui4 weng1 zhi1 yi4 bu4 zai4 jiu3	wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind; accomplishing something besides what one set out to do	1
朝思暮想[朝思暮想]	zhao1 si1 mu4 xiang3	to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)	1
日日[日日]	ri4 ri4	every day	2
名叫[名叫]	ming2 jiao4	called; named	2
临江[臨江]	Lin2 jiang1	Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin	2
方山[方山]	Fang1 shan1	Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西	2
碟[碟]	die2	dish; plate	4
酸梅[酸梅]	suan1 mei2	pickled plum; Japanese umeboshi	4
冤家[冤家]	yuan1 jia5	enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love	3
冤冤相报何时了[冤冤相報何時了]	yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3	if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)	1
德化[德化]	De2 hua4	Dehua county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian	1
斤斤计较[斤斤計較]	jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao4	to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs	1
店家[店家]	dian4 jia1	proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop	1
建[建]	jian4	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	2
他乡遇故知[他鄉遇故知]	ta1 xiang1 yu4 gu4 zhi1	meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)	1
故知[故知]	gu4 zhi1	a close friend over many years	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep20/100 words - 26 min
臭脸[臭臉]	chou4 lian3	sour face; scowling face; CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4]	1
山上[山上]	Shan1 shang4	Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	2
道士[道士]	dao4 shi4	Daoist priest	2
受寒[受寒]	shou4 han2	affected by cold; to catch cold	1
吃不上[吃不上]	chi1 bu5 shang4	unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal	1
水里[水里]	Shui3 li3	Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan	1
心事[心事]	xin1 shi4	a load on one's mind; worry; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]	4
狼狈为奸[狼狽為奸]	lang2 bei4 wei2 jian1	villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)	3
同流合污[同流合污]	tong2 liu2 he2 wu1	to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others	2
狐朋狗友[狐朋狗友]	hu2 peng2 gou3 you3	a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels	1
臭味相投[臭味相投]	chou4 wei4 xiang1 tou2	to share vile habits; partners in notoriety; birds of a feather	2
下山[下山]	xia4 shan1	(of the sun) to set	3
走错[走錯]	zou3 cuo4	to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)	3
道长[道長]	Dao4 Zhang3	Taoist priest; Daoist priest	2
师兄弟[師兄弟]	shi1 xing1 di4	fellow apprentices; fellow students (male)	1
辟谷[辟穀]	pi4 gu3	to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice); to fast	1
山药[山藥]	shan1 yao5	Dioscorea polystachya; yam	1
使者[使者]	shi3 zhe3	emissary; envoy	1
三顾茅庐[三顧茅廬]	san1 gu4 mao2 lu2	lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times	1
贫苦[貧苦]	pin2 ku3	poverty-stricken; poor	1
杆子[杆子]	gan1 zi5	pole	1
芝麻官[芝麻官]	zhi1 ma5 guan1	low ranking official; petty bureaucrat	1
香火钱[香火錢]	xiang1 huo3 qian2	donations to a temple	1
官架子[官架子]	guan1 jia4 zi5	putting on official airs	1
婶[嬸]	shen3	wife of father's younger brother	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep20/125 words - 35 min
太夫人[太夫人]	tai4 fu1 ren2	(old) dowager; old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)	2
吉[吉]	ji2	lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)	2
嘴脸[嘴臉]	zui3 lian3	features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance	1
放学[放學]	fang4 xue2	to dismiss students at the end of the school day	4
歇气[歇氣]	xie1 qi4	to have a break; to rest	1
铜板[銅板]	tong2 ban3	copper coin; copper plate (e.g. for printing)	1
零[零]	ling2	zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither	1
演出[演出]	yan3 chu1	to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]	1
狠毒[狠毒]	hen3 du2	vicious; malicious; savage	1
平头百姓[平頭百姓]	ping2 tou2 bai3 xing4	common people	1
耿耿于怀[耿耿於懷]	geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2	to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding	1
心结[心結]	xin1 jie2	a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor	1
无心[無心]	wu2 xin1	unintentionally; not in the mood to	2
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure	10
谢礼[謝禮]	xie4 li3	honorarium; gift as thanks	8
道谢[道謝]	dao4 xie4	to express thanks	1
打发[打發]	da3 fa5	to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)	2
熨[熨]	yun4	an iron; to iron	2
气派[氣派]	qi4 pai4	impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air	1
情敌[情敵]	qing2 di2	rival in love	1
角色[角色]	jue2 se4	role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4]	1
两面[兩面]	liang3 mian4	both sides	2
说客[說客]	shui4 ke4	(old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4]	2
仁义[仁義]	ren2 yi4	benevolence and righteousness	1
帐目[帳目]	zhang4 mu4	account	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep20/150 words - 41 min
投桃报李[投桃報李]	tou2 tao2 bao4 li3	toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.	1
豆沙[豆沙]	dou4 sha1	sweetened bean paste	6
干粮[乾糧]	gan1 liang2	rations (to take on expedition)	1
偷吃[偷吃]	tou1 chi1	to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful	2
偷鸡摸狗[偷雞摸狗]	tou1 ji1 mo1 gou3	to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs	2
嫁鸡随鸡[嫁雞隨雞]	jia4 ji1 sui2 ji1	If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.; We must learn to accept the people around us.	1
示警[示警]	shi4 jing3	to warn; a warning sign	1
插队[插隊]	cha1 dui4	to cut in line; to jump a queue; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)	2
炉[爐]	lu2	stove; furnace	1
三倍[三倍]	san1 bei4	triple	1
唠叨[嘮叨]	lao2 dao5	to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging	1
谨慎[謹慎]	jin3 shen4	cautious; prudent	3
查证[查證]	cha2 zheng4	investigate; check out (a story)	4
掖[掖]	ye1	to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal	3
爽爽快快[爽爽快快]	shuang3 shuang3 kuai4 kuai4	in short order; straightforward	1
事理[事理]	shi4 li3	reason; logic	1
压阵[壓陣]	ya1 zhen4	to bring up the rear; to provide support; to hold the lines	1
保镖[保鏢]	bao3 biao1	bodyguard	1
俊俏[俊俏]	jun4 qiao4	attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant	1
能耐[能耐]	neng2 nai4	ability; capability	3
莲子[蓮子]	lian2 zi3	lotus seed	1
清热[清熱]	qing1 re4	to alleviate fever (medicine); to clear internal heat (Chinese medicine)	1
碰巧[碰巧]	peng4 qiao3	by chance; by coincidence; to happen to	3
总而言之[總而言之]	zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1	in short; in a word; in brief	1
寡妇[寡婦]	gua3 fu5	widow	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep20/154 words - 42 min
历经[歷經]	li4 jing1	to experience; to go through	3
磨难[磨難]	mo2 nan4	a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried	2
婶子[嬸子]	shen3 zi5	(coll.) father's younger brother's wife; aunt	1
合眼[合眼]	he2 yan3	to close one's eyes; to get to sleep	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/25 words - 6 min
相聚[相聚]	xiang1 ju4	to meet together; to assemble	1
镜[鏡]	jing4	mirror; lens	1
相会[相會]	xiang1 hui4	to meet together	1
辉[輝]	hui1	splendor; to shine upon	1
万里[萬里]	wan4 li3	far away; thousands of miles; 10000 li	1
嫂[嫂]	sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law	2
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome	1
如意[如意]	ru2 yi4	as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune	1
嘱咐[囑咐]	zhu3 fu4	to tell; to exhort; injunction	2
过少[過少]	guo4 shao3	too few; insufficient	1
炙[炙]	zhi4	to broil; to roast	1
鸭[鴨]	ya1	duck; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) male prostitute	1
用意[用意]	yong4 yi4	intention; purpose	1
重回[重回]	chong2 hui2	to return	3
相位[相位]	xiang4 wei4	phase (waves)	2
荣华富贵[榮華富貴]	rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4	glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth	1
委实[委實]	wei3 shi2	indeed; really (very much so)	3
上阵[上陣]	shang4 zhen4	to go into battle	2
内阁[內閣]	nei4 ge2	(government) cabinet	1
惩处[懲處]	cheng2 chu3	to punish; to administer justice	1
原原本本[原原本本]	yuan2 yuan2 ben3 ben3	from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact; literal	1
俺[俺]	an3	I (northern dialects)	2
不觉[不覺]	bu4 jue2	unconsciously	1
心领[心領]	xin1 ling3	I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer)	2
无福消受[無福消受]	wu2 fu2 xiao1 shou4	unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/50 words - 9 min
谨[謹]	jin3	cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)	3
福寿[福壽]	fu2 shou4	happiness and longevity	1
荆棘[荊棘]	jing1 ji2	thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth	1
政敌[政敵]	zheng4 di2	political enemy; opponent	2
不止[不止]	bu4 zhi3	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to	2
政[政]	zheng4	political; politics; government	21
而后[而後]	er2 hou4	after that; then	3
无权[無權]	wu2 quan2	to have no right; to have no authority	1
血雨[血雨]	xue4 yu3	rain of blood; heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm	2
腥[腥]	xing1	fishy (smell)	2
病重[病重]	bing4 zhong4	seriously ill	1
朝代[朝代]	chao2 dai4	dynasty; reign (of a king)	1
更替[更替]	geng1 ti4	to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay	1
奇兵[奇兵]	qi2 bing1	troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)	1
不屑[不屑]	bu4 xie4	to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity	1
万贯家财[萬貫家財]	wan4 guan4 jia1 cai2	vast wealth	1
横财[橫財]	heng4 cai2	easy money; windfall; ill-gotten gains; undeserved fortune; illegal profit	1
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association	1
算帐[算帳]	suan4 zhang4	to reckon (accounting); to balance an account; fig. to settle an account; to get one's revenge	3
赴约[赴約]	fu4 yue1	to keep an appointment	1
天作之合[天作之合]	tian1 zuo4 zhi1 he2	a match made in heaven (idiom)	2
举世无双[舉世無雙]	ju3 shi4 wu2 shuang1	unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unique; unequaled	2
珍宝[珍寶]	zhen1 bao3	a treasure	2
暗无天日[暗無天日]	an4 wu2 tian1 ri4	all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice	2
光明[光明]	guang1 ming2	light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/75 words - 15 min
在天之灵[在天之靈]	zai4 tian1 zhi1 ling2	soul and spirit of the deceased	3
后悔莫及[後悔莫及]	hou4 hui3 mo4 ji2	too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.	1
妖孽[妖孽]	yao1 nie4	evildoer	1
接任[接任]	jie1 ren4	to take over (as minister, manager etc)	1
众人[眾人]	zhong4 ren2	everyone	2
祝福[祝福]	zhu4 fu2	blessings; to wish sb well	1
孙子[孫子]	sun1 zi5	grandson; son's son	2
平乐[平樂]	Ping2 le4	Pingle county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi	1
恋[戀]	lian4	to feel attached to; to long for; to love	1
眼圈[眼圈]	yan3 quan1	rim of the eye; eye socket	2
挑灯[挑燈]	tiao3 deng1	to light a lamp; to raise a lantern	1
公办[公辦]	gong1 ban4	state-run	1
奉旨[奉旨]	feng4 zhi3	on imperial orders	3
听信[聽信]	ting1 xin4	to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears	1
殷勤[殷勤]	yin1 qin2	politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive	1
跌[跌]	die1	to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2]	4
绊[絆]	ban4	to trip; to stumble; to hinder	1
跟头[跟頭]	gen1 tou5	tumble; somersault	1
听不进去[聽不進去]	ting1 bu4 jin4 qu5	not to listen; to be deaf to	1
萼[萼]	e4	calyx of a flower	2
凌晨[凌晨]	ling2 chen2	very early in the morning; in the wee hours	2
逐[逐]	zhu2	to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one	4
飘[飄]	piao1	to float	2
槛[檻]	jian4	banister; balustrade; cage for animal or prisoner; to transport caged prisoner on a cart	2
纤[纖]	xian1	fine; delicate; minute	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/100 words - 21 min
过瘾[過癮]	guo4 yin3	to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling	1
扎[扎]	zha1	to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)	6
筏子[筏子]	fa2 zi5	raft	1
虎口[虎口]	hu3 kou3	tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand	1
歌声[歌聲]	ge1 sheng1	singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet	2
茧子[繭子]	jian3 zi5	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子	1
气质[氣質]	qi4 zhi4	temperament; personality traits; manners	1
不凡[不凡]	bu4 fan2	out of the ordinary; out of the common run	1
残忍[殘忍]	can2 ren3	cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless	1
比翼[比翼]	bi3 yi4	(flying) wing to wing	1
君王[君王]	jun1 wang2	sovereign king	2
血泪[血淚]	xue4 lei4	tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering); blood and tears	1
书生[書生]	shu1 sheng1	scholar; intellectual; egghead	1
断绝[斷絕]	duan4 jue2	to sever; to break off	1
坏处[壞處]	huai4 chu5	harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
见怪[見怪]	jian4 guai4	to mind; to take offense	1
叨[叨]	dao1	garrulous	1
风口[風口]	feng1 kou3	air vent; drafty place; wind gap (geology); tuyere (furnace air nozzle)	1
杀人不眨眼[殺人不眨眼]	sha1 ren2 bu4 zha3 yan3	to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded	1
世事[世事]	shi4 shi4	affairs of life; things of the world	1
知人知面不知心[知人知面不知心]	zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1	one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)	1
私底下[私底下]	si1 di3 xia5	privately; secretly; confidentially	2
直觉[直覺]	zhi2 jue2	intuition	2
有恃无恐[有恃無恐]	you3 shi4 wu2 kong3	secure in the knowledge that one has backing	1
身后[身後]	shen1 hou4	posthumous; one's social background; behind the body	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/125 words - 28 min
搂[摟]	lou3	to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms	2
眼珠子[眼珠子]	yan3 zhu1 zi5	eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)	1
一动不动[一動不動]	yi1 dong4 bu4 dong4	motionless	2
幸好[幸好]	xing4 hao3	fortunately	3
卑鄙[卑鄙]	bei1 bi3	base; mean; contemptible; despicable	1
不失为[不失為]	bu4 shi1 wei2	can still be considered (to be...); may after all be accepted as	1
墓园[墓園]	mu4 yuan2	cemetery; graveyard	1
压根[壓根]	ya4 gen1	from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply	1
过节[過節]	guo4 jie2	to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)	4
打碎[打碎]	da3 sui4	to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces	1
秀才[秀才]	xiu4 cai5	a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent	3
道学[道學]	dao4 xue2	Confucian study of ethics; study of Daoism; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; Daoist magic; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism	1
个性[個性]	ge4 xing4	individuality; personality	1
脑袋[腦袋]	nao3 dai4	head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	7
冤孽[冤孽]	yuan1 nie4	sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin	1
十倍[十倍]	shi2 bei4	tenfold; ten times (sth)	1
被子[被子]	bei4 zi5	quilt; CL:床[chuang2]	1
悄[悄]	qiao3	quiet; sad	1
针尖对麦芒[針尖對麥芒]	zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2	sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)	1
瘟神[瘟神]	wen1 shen2	demon personifying pestilence	1
伤透[傷透]	shang1 tou4	to break (sb's heart); to cause grief to	1
弯路[彎路]	wan1 lu4	winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)	1
一口气[一口氣]	yi1 kou3 qi4	one breath; in one breath; at a stretch	2
看待[看待]	kan4 dai4	to look upon; to regard	1
泻[瀉]	xie4	to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent; diarrhea; laxative	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/150 words - 35 min
当成[當成]	dang4 cheng2	to consider as; to take to be	1
驴[驢]	lu:2	donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2]	1
本朝[本朝]	ben3 chao2	the current dynasty	2
治罪[治罪]	zhi4 zui4	to punish sb (for a crime)	3
两方[兩方]	liang3 fang1	both sides (in contract); the two opposing sides (in a dispute)	3
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece	2
令尊[令尊]	ling4 zun1	Your esteemed father (honorific)	3
言听计从[言聽計從]	yan2 ting1 ji4 cong2	to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word	1
淡[淡]	dan4	insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	1
老旧[老舊]	lao3 jiu4	outmoded; old-fashioned	1
赶来[趕來]	gan3 lai2	to rush over	2
脍[膾]	kuai4	chopped meat or fish	11
歇业[歇業]	xie1 ye4	to close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business	2
敷衍[敷衍]	fu1 yan3	to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by	5
练习[練習]	lian4 xi2	to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
安稳[安穩]	an1 wen3	smooth and steady	2
商贾[商賈]	shang1 gu3	merchant	1
单单[單單]	dan1 dan1	only; merely; just	3
可见[可見]	ke3 jian4	it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible	1
正人君子[正人君子]	zheng4 ren2 jun1 zi5	upright gentleman; man of honor	1
崇敬[崇敬]	chong2 jing4	to revere; to venerate; high esteem	1
尊长[尊長]	zun1 zhang3	one's superior; one's elders and betters	1
祭拜[祭拜]	ji4 bai4	to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)	1
伯母[伯母]	bo2 mu3	wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4]	4
式[式]	shi4	type; form; pattern; style	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/175 words - 38 min
心甘情愿[心甘情願]	xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4	delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do	1
随心所欲[隨心所欲]	sui2 xin1 suo3 yu4	to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)	1
经历[經歷]	jing1 li4	experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through	5
大富大贵[大富大貴]	da4 fu4 da4 gui4	very rich; millionaire	1
过得[過得]	guo4 de2	How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad	2
有味[有味]	you3 wei4	tasty	1
上进[上進]	shang4 jin4	to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards	4
追封[追封]	zhui1 feng1	to confer a posthumous title	5
任务[任務]	ren4 wu5	mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	1
教书[教書]	jiao1 shu1	to teach (in a school)	2
铨[銓]	quan2	to estimate; to select	3
说来话长[說來話長]	shuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2	start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly	1
相当于[相當於]	xiang1 dang1 yu2	equivalent to	1
一个萝卜一个坑[一個蘿蔔一個坑]	yi1 ge4 luo2 bo5 yi1 ge4 keng1	lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom); fig. each person has his own position; each to his own; horses for courses; every kettle has its lid	1
萝卜[蘿蔔]	luo2 bo5	radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]; CL:條|条[tiao2]	7
打仗[打仗]	da3 zhang4	to fight a battle; to go to war	1
举行[舉行]	ju3 xing2	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)	1
伙[伙]	huo3	meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3]	1
轮流[輪流]	lun2 liu2	to alternate; to take turns	1
权利[權利]	quan2 li4	power; right; privilege	1
皱[皺]	zhou4	to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease	6
皱巴巴[皺巴巴]	zhou4 ba1 ba1	wrinkled; crumpled; unironed	3
基本上[基本上]	ji1 ben3 shang5	basically; on the whole	1
吊[吊]	diao4	to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person	4
末尾[末尾]	mo4 wei3	end; tip; extremity	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep21/193 words - 42 min
看官[看官]	kan4 guan1	dear reader; dear listener	1
老老[老老]	lao3 lao5	maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥	1
祂[祂]	ta1	(third person pronoun for a divine being)	1
睁眼[睜眼]	zheng1 yan3	to open one's eyes	2
天黑[天黑]	tian1 hei1	to get dark; dusk	2
砰[砰]	peng1	(onom.) bang; thump	1
柱子[柱子]	zhu4 zi5	pillar; CL:根[gen1]	3
炊[炊]	chui1	to cook food	2
死绝[死絕]	si3 jue2	to die out; to be exterminated; to become extinct	2
胆儿[膽兒]	dan3 r5	see 膽子|胆子[dan3 zi5]	1
嚷[嚷]	rang3	to blurt out; to shout	2
葬[葬]	zang4	to bury (the dead); to inter	1
择[擇]	ze2	to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]	3
水陆[水陸]	shui3 lu4	water and land; by water and land (transport); amphibian; delicacies from land and sea	1
法会[法會]	fa3 hui4	(Buddhist) religious assembly	1
二老[二老]	er4 lao3	mother and father; parents	1
史[史]	shi3	history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China	2
大媒[大媒]	da4 mei2	matchmaker	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep22/25 words - 10 min
空话[空話]	kong1 hua4	empty talk; bunk; malicious gossip	1
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience	2
老大[老大]	lao3 da4	old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang	5
头陀[頭陀]	tou2 tuo2	itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)	5
陀[陀]	tuo2	(phonetic); declivity; steep bank	3
开裆裤[開襠褲]	kai1 dang1 ku4	open pants (for infants before toilet training)	3
仇人[仇人]	chou2 ren2	foe; one's personal enemy	2
不声不响[不聲不響]	bu4 sheng1 bu4 xiang3	wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking; taciturn	1
勾[勾]	gou1	to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook	2
沆瀣一气[沆瀣一氣]	hang4 xie4 yi1 qi4	to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with; villains will look after one another	1
成语[成語]	cheng2 yu3	Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]	1
小我[小我]	xiao3 wo3	the self; the individual	2
大人不记小人过[大人不記小人過]	da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4	a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature	1
熟人[熟人]	shu2 ren2	acquaintance; friend	3
得饶人处且饶人[得饒人處且饒人]	de2 rao2 ren2 chu4 qie3 rao2 ren2	where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible	1
蛐[蛐]	qu1	cricket	4
找着[找著]	zhao3 zhao2	to find	1
须子[鬚子]	xu1 zi5	feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)	1
麻[麻]	ma2	generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb	3
金翅[金翅]	jin1 chi4	oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)	1
额[額]	e2	forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount	2
屎壳郎[屎殼郎]	shi3 ke2 lang4	see 屎蚵螂[shi3 ke1 lang2]	1
冤大头[冤大頭]	yuan1 da4 tou2	spendthrift and foolish; sb with more money than sense	2
亲热[親熱]	qin1 re4	affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to get intimate with sb	1
打交道[打交道]	da3 jiao1 dao4	to come into contact with; to have dealings	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep22/50 words - 17 min
孽子[孽子]	nie4 zi3	unfilial son; unworthy son; illegitimate son; concubine's son	1
夏[夏]	xia4	summer	6
发愣[發愣]	fa1 leng4	to daydream; in a daze	1
胡乱[胡亂]	hu2 luan4	careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how	2
疏通[疏通]	shu1 tong1	to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)	2
等待[等待]	deng3 dai4	to wait; to wait for	2
一阵[一陣]	yi1 zhen4	a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)	5
网[網]	wang3	net; network	1
意见[意見]	yi4 jian4	idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]	1
相左[相左]	xiang1 zuo3	to fail to meet each other; to conflict with each other; to be at odds with	1
政局[政局]	zheng4 ju2	political situation	1
脱身[脫身]	tuo1 shen1	to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage	2
顺道[順道]	shun4 dao4	on the way	1
后天[後天]	hou4 tian1	the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori	3
心声[心聲]	xin1 sheng1	thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice	1
塞外[塞外]	sai4 wai4	beyond the Great Wall	1
名曲[名曲]	ming2 qu3	famous song; well-known piece of music	1
壮士[壯士]	zhuang4 shi4	hero; fighter; brave strong guy; warrior (in armor)	1
出征[出征]	chu1 zheng1	to go into battle; to campaign (military)	4
盛宴[盛宴]	sheng4 yan4	feast	1
开怀[開懷]	kai1 huai2	to one's heart's content; without restraint	1
痛饮[痛飲]	tong4 yin3	to drink one's fill	1
瘦[瘦]	shou4	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive	1
稹[稹]	zhen3	to accumulate; fine and close	1
嘈[嘈]	cao2	bustling; tumultuous; noisy	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep22/75 words - 21 min
硬生生[硬生生]	ying4 sheng1 sheng1	stiff; rigid; inflexible; forcibly	1
金戈铁马[金戈鐵馬]	jin1 ge1 tie3 ma3	very powerful army	1
酣畅淋漓[酣暢淋漓]	han1 chang4 lin2 li2	to one's heart's content (idiom)	1
跳跃[跳躍]	tiao4 yue4	to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip	1
柔弱[柔弱]	rou2 ruo4	weak; delicate	1
婉转[婉轉]	wan3 zhuan3	(voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful	1
儿女[兒女]	er2 nu:3	children; sons and daughters	1
情态[情態]	qing2 tai4	spirit; mood; (linguistics) modal	1
落得[落得]	luo4 de5	ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total	1
贻笑大方[貽笑大方]	yi2 xiao4 da4 fang1	to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock	1
逆水行舟[逆水行舟]	ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1	lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder	1
藏龙卧虎[藏龍臥虎]	cang2 long2 wo4 hu3	lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent	1
安逸[安逸]	an1 yi4	easy and comfortable; easy	1
水准[水準]	shui3 zhun3	level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying)	1
谨记[謹記]	jin3 ji4	to remember with reverence; to bear in mind; to keep in mind	2
使眼色[使眼色]	shi3 yan3 se4	to give sb a meaningful look	1
来日[來日]	lai2 ri4	future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days	1
丢人[丟人]	diu1 ren2	to lose face	2
撒手[撒手]	sa1 shou3	to let go of sth; to give up	1
影[影]	ying3	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace	2
掏[掏]	tao1	to fish out (from pocket); to scoop	4
挣钱[掙錢]	zheng4 qian2	to make money	1
淤泥[淤泥]	yu1 ni2	silt; sludge; ooze	1
清理[清理]	qing1 li3	to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of	2
工头[工頭]	gong1 tou2	foreman	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep22/100 words - 28 min
女人家[女人家]	nu:3 ren2 jia5	women (in general)	1
婆家[婆家]	po2 jia5	husband's family	1
欺侮[欺侮]	qi1 wu3	to bully	1
诨[諢]	hun4	jest; nickname	1
外快[外快]	wai4 kuai4	extra income	2
腰板[腰板]	yao1 ban3	waist and back; fig. upright and still healthy	1
远虑[遠慮]	yuan3 lu:4	long-term considerations; to take the long view	1
忧[憂]	you1	to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning	4
瓜[瓜]	gua1	melon; gourd; squash	3
灵光[靈光]	ling2 guang1	divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good!	1
天下第一[天下第一]	tian1 xia4 di4 yi1	first under heaven; number one in the country	1
灰心[灰心]	hui1 xin1	to lose heart; to be discouraged	1
收回[收回]	shou1 hui2	to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke	1
赔不是[賠不是]	pei2 bu2 shi5	to apologize	2
不安[不安]	bu4 an1	unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried	1
释放[釋放]	shi4 fang4	to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge	1
自尽[自盡]	zi4 jin4	to kill oneself; suicide	2
崔[崔]	cui1	high mountain; precipitous	9
招摇[招搖]	zhao1 yao2	to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off	3
撞骗[撞騙]	zhuang4 pian4	to swindle	2
前脚[前腳]	qian2 jiao3	one moment ..., (the next ...); leading foot (in walking)	1
后脚[後腳]	hou4 jiao3	(one moment ...,) the next ...; trailing foot (in walking)	1
人犯[人犯]	ren2 fan4	criminal; culprit; suspect (old)	6
敬酒不吃吃罚酒[敬酒不吃吃罰酒]	jing4 jiu3 bu4 chi1 chi1 fa2 jiu3	to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit; fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more	1
载[載]	zai4	to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep22/125 words - 36 min
罚酒[罰酒]	fa2 jiu3	to drink as the result of having lost a bet	1
免礼[免禮]	mian3 li3	(formal) you may dispense with curtseying	1
担待[擔待]	dan1 dai4	to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility	1
贵司[貴司]	gui4 si1	your company (polite)	1
放任[放任]	fang4 ren4	to ignore; to let alone; to indulge	2
郭[郭]	guo1	outer city wall	3
此刻[此刻]	ci3 ke4	this moment; now; at present	2
枕[枕]	zhen3	pillow; to pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)	1
卧[臥]	wo4	to lie; to crouch	1
花押[花押]	hua1 ya1	signature (in grass-style writing); symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc)	2
逃犯[逃犯]	tao2 fan4	escaped criminal; fugitive from the law (criminal suspect on the run)	2
看管[看管]	kan1 guan3	to look after	1
毫毛[毫毛]	hao2 mao2	hair; soft hair; down	1
安定[安定]	an1 ding4	stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly	1
白玉[白玉]	bai2 yu4	white jade; tofu (by analogy)	2
弥勒[彌勒]	Mi2 le4	Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan; Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha	2
眉[眉]	mei2	eyebrow; upper margin	4
惊扰[驚擾]	jing1 rao3	to alarm; to agitate	2
圣旨[聖旨]	sheng4 zhi3	imperial edict	5
膺[膺]	ying1	breast; receive	1
昊[昊]	hao4	vast and limitless; the vast sky	1
右边[右邊]	you4 bian5	right side; right, to the right	2
死对头[死對頭]	si3 dui4 tou5	arch-enemy; sworn enemy	1
保管[保管]	bao3 guan3	to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator	3
你死我活[你死我活]	ni3 si3 wo3 huo2	lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep22/150 words - 41 min
欢欢喜喜[歡歡喜喜]	huan1 huan1 xi3 xi3	happily	1
贺礼[賀禮]	he4 li3	congratulatory gift	1
回避[迴避]	hui2 bi4	to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)	2
羽毛[羽毛]	yu3 mao2	feather; plumage; plume	1
垫子[墊子]	dian4 zi5	cushion; mat; pad	1
撇下[撇下]	pie1 xia5	to cast away	1
怠慢[怠慢]	dai4 man4	to slight; to neglect	1
恭[恭]	gong1	respectful	3
恭敬[恭敬]	gong1 jing4	deferential; respectful	3
接过[接過]	jie1 guo4	to take (sth proffered)	2
单手[單手]	dan1 shou3	one hand; single-handed	1
甩[甩]	shuai3	to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb)	3
败[敗]	bai4	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither	6
发落[發落]	fa1 luo4	to deal with (an offender)	1
个个[個個]	ge4 ge4	each one individually; each and every	6
恨之入骨[恨之入骨]	hen4 zhi1 ru4 gu3	to hate sb to the bone (idiom)	1
拜寿[拜壽]	bai4 shou4	congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations	1
要脸[要臉]	yao4 lian3	to save sb's face	1
春风化雨[春風化雨]	chun1 feng1 hua4 yu3	lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education	1
如鲠在喉[如鯁在喉]	ru2 geng3 zai4 hou2	lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure	1
方寸[方寸]	fang1 cun4	square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart; mind	1
斩草除根[斬草除根]	zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1	to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely	2
孩儿[孩兒]	hai2 er2	child	2
驼[駝]	tuo2	hump or hunchbacked; camel	4
十一[十一]	shi2 yi1	eleven; 11	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep22/155 words - 42 min
安国[安國]	An1 guo2	Anguo county level city in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei	8
门房[門房]	men2 fang2	gatehouse; lodge; gatekeeper; porter	2
小鬼[小鬼]	xiao3 gui3	little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp	3
难缠[難纏]	nan2 chan2	(usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with	2
人们[人們]	ren2 men5	people	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep23/25 words - 6 min
诸公[諸公]	zhu1 gong1	gentlemen (form of address)	1
咽[咽]	yan4	variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]	2
狠狠[狠狠]	hen3 hen3	resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly	5
疏忽[疏忽]	shu1 hu5	to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness	2
不快[不快]	bu4 kuai4	unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp	4
润[潤]	run4	to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek	3
温[溫]	wen1	warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]	1
绛[絳]	jiang4	purple-red	1
绡[綃]	xiao1	raw silk	1
堪[堪]	kan1	to endure; may; can	1
图画[圖畫]	tu2 hua4	drawing; picture	2
僧[僧]	seng1	monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order	1
行将[行將]	xing2 jiang1	ready to start on sth; about to act	1
竞[競]	jing4	to compete; to contend; to struggle	1
霏[霏]	fei1	fall of snow	2
宿雾[宿霧]	Su4 wu4	Cebu, a province (and a city) in the Philippines (Tw)	1
灼[灼]	zhuo2	luminous; burning; to burn; to cauterize	2
朝阳[朝陽]	zhao1 yang2	the morning sun	1
蕊[蕊]	rui3	stamen; pistil	1
蜂[蜂]	feng1	bee; wasp	1
赋[賦]	fu4	poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with	4
咏[詠]	yong3	to sing	1
西域[西域]	Xi1 yu4	Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])	1
非独[非獨]	fei1 du2	not only; not merely	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep23/50 words - 9 min
脂膏[脂膏]	zhi1 gao1	fat; grease; riches; fortune; fruits of one's labor	1
不过尔尔[不過爾爾]	bu4 guo4 er3 er3	not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre; nothing out of the ordinary	1
书法[書法]	shu1 fa3	calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship	1
名闻[名聞]	ming2 wen2	famous; of good reputation	1
早年[早年]	zao3 nian2	early years; adolescence	1
助兴[助興]	zhu4 xing4	to add to the fun; to liven things up	1
剑法[劍法]	jian4 fa3	fencing; sword-play	1
高明[高明]	gao1 ming2	brilliant; superior; tall and bright	3
前朝[前朝]	qian2 chao2	the previous dynasty	2
公孙[公孫]	Gong1 sun1	two-character surname Gongsun	2
大娘[大娘]	da4 niang2	(coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)	3
舞剑[舞劍]	wu3 jian4	to perform a sword-dance	2
佳话[佳話]	jia1 hua4	story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide	1
孟子[孟子]	Meng4 zi3	Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism	1
方圆[方圓]	fang1 yuan2	perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...	1
昔日[昔日]	xi1 ri4	formerly; in olden days	2
伶人[伶人]	ling2 ren2	actor; actress	1
仅[僅]	jin3	barely; only; merely	3
纵然[縱然]	zong4 ran2	even if; even though	1
福泽[福澤]	fu2 ze2	good fortune	1
逾[逾]	yu2	to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over	2
指出[指出]	zhi3 chu1	to indicate; to point out	1
何谓[何謂]	he2 wei4	(literary) what is?; what is the meaning of?	1
剑术[劍術]	jian4 shu4	fencing	1
鲤[鯉]	li3	carp	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep23/75 words - 19 min
齑[齏]	ji1	finely chopped meat or vegetables; powdered or fragmentary	2
普[普]	pu3	general; popular; everywhere; universal	2
橙[橙]	cheng2	orange tree; orange (color)	7
荐[薦]	jian4	to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat	1
樽[樽]	zun1	goblet; bottle; wine-jar	1
戈[戈]	ge1	dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]; (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]	1
绝技[絕技]	jue2 ji4	consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt	1
齐名[齊名]	qi2 ming2	equally famous	1
莫非[莫非]	mo4 fei1	can it be possible that; could it be	8
雷击[雷擊]	lei2 ji1	lightning strike; thunderbolt	1
名为[名為]	ming2 wei2	to be called; to be known as	1
不才[不才]	bu4 cai2	untalented; I; me (humble)	1
适才[適才]	shi4 cai2	just now; a moment ago	2
同感[同感]	tong2 gan3	(have the) same feeling; similar impression; common feeling	1
重担[重擔]	zhong4 dan4	heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility	1
付给[付給]	fu4 gei3	to deliver; to pay	2
在座[在座]	zai4 zuo4	to be present	2
列位[列位]	lie4 wei4	ladies and gentlemen; all of you present	2
谄[諂]	chan3	to flatter; to cajole	1
骄[驕]	jiao1	proud; arrogant	1
奢[奢]	she1	extravagant	1
奢靡[奢靡]	she1 mi2	extravagant	1
直谏[直諫]	zhi2 jian4	to admonish sb frankly; direct criticism	1
风寒[風寒]	feng1 han2	wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine)	1
亏心事[虧心事]	kui1 xin1 shi4	shameful deed	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep23/100 words - 25 min
疾[疾]	ji2	sickness; disease; hate; envy; swift	3
效力[效力]	xiao4 li4	effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)	1
翘首[翹首]	qiao2 shou3	to raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)	1
领袖[領袖]	ling3 xiu4	leader; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	5
不尽[不盡]	bu4 jin4	not completely; endlessly	1
夜夜[夜夜]	ye4 ye4	every night	1
眠[眠]	mian2	to sleep; to hibernate	1
题[題]	ti2	topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]	6
战[戰]	zhan4	to fight; fight; war; battle	2
谦虚[謙虛]	qian1 xu1	modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks	1
力主[力主]	li4 zhu3	advocate strongly	1
亲征[親征]	qin1 zheng1	to take to the field oneself (of emperor); to take part in person in an expedition	1
漠北[漠北]	Mo4 bei3	Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)	1
股肱[股肱]	gu3 gong1	trusted aide	1
砥[砥]	di3	baffle (pier); whetstone	1
柱[柱]	zhu4	pillar; CL:根[gen1]	3
场子[場子]	chang3 zi5	(coll.) gathering place; public venue	1
冰山[冰山]	bing1 shan1	iceberg; CL:座[zuo4]	2
品茗[品茗]	pin3 ming2	to taste tea; to sip tea	1
龙潭[龍潭]	long2 tan2	dragon pool; dragon pond; see also 龍潭|龙潭[Long2 tan2]	1
挤满[擠滿]	ji3 man3	crowded to bursting point; filled to overflowing; jam-packed	1
冰镇[冰鎮]	bing1 zhen4	iced	1
停车[停車]	ting2 che1	to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall	1
车轴[車軸]	che1 zhou2	axle; CL:根[gen1]	1
接引[接引]	jie1 yin3	to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc); (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep23/125 words - 31 min
半路[半路]	ban4 lu4	halfway; midway; on the way	2
恶事[惡事]	e4 shi4	evil; malicious deed	1
字里行间[字裡行間]	zi4 li3 hang2 jian1	between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations	1
海誓山盟[海誓山盟]	hai3 shi4 shan1 meng2	to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods	1
弄巧成拙[弄巧成拙]	nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1	to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face	1
毒蛇[毒蛇]	du2 she2	viper	2
胆敢[膽敢]	dan3 gan3	to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)	2
付出[付出]	fu4 chu1	to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)	2
代价[代價]	dai4 jia4	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)	3
西侧[西側]	xi1 ce4	west side; west face	1
解围[解圍]	jie3 wei2	to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment	2
迷路[迷路]	mi2 lu4	to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)	1
孤身[孤身]	gu1 shen1	alone; lonely	3
大约[大約]	da4 yue1	approximately; probably	1
避免[避免]	bi4 mian3	to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from	1
尴尬[尷尬]	gan1 ga4	awkward; embarrassed	2
小酌[小酌]	xiao3 zhuo2	to have a drink; small party	3
不便[不便]	bu4 bian4	inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash	1
转告[轉告]	zhuan3 gao4	to pass on; to communicate; to transmit	1
满堂彩[滿堂彩]	man3 tang2 cai3	everyone present applauds; universal acclaim; a standing ovation; to bring the house down	1
叼[叼]	diao1	to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)	1
痞子[痞子]	pi3 zi5	ruffian; hooligan	1
绕道[繞道]	rao4 dao4	roundabout route; detour	6
鹩哥[鷯哥]	liao2 ge1	(bird species of China) hill myna (Gracula religiosa)	1
吼[吼]	hou3	to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep23/150 words - 38 min
蛐蛐儿[蛐蛐兒]	qu1 qu5 r5	(dialect) cricket (insect)	3
吃错药[吃錯藥]	chi1 cuo4 yao4	(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine; (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual; abnormal	1
老娘[老娘]	lao3 niang2	my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife	2
浑身解数[渾身解數]	hun2 shen1 xie4 shu4	to give it your all; to go at it with all you've got; to throw your whole weight behind it; also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4]	2
丧门星[喪門星]	sang1 men2 xing1	messenger of death (cf Irish banshee); person bringing bad luck	1
当天[當天]	dang1 tian1	on that day	2
黄莺[黃鶯]	huang2 ying1	black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)	1
转世[轉世]	zhuan3 shi4	reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)	1
天资[天資]	tian1 zi1	innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry	1
厌[厭]	yan4	to loathe	5
永别[永別]	yong3 bie2	to part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death)	1
回[迴]	hui2	to curve; to return; to revolve	1
嚼舌[嚼舌]	jiao2 she2	to gossip; to argue unnecessarily	2
楚楚[楚楚]	chu3 chu3	neat; lovely	2
才华横溢[才華橫溢]	cai2 hua2 heng2 yi4	brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant	2
珍珠[珍珠]	zhen1 zhu1	pearl; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	6
泥淖[泥淖]	ni2 nao4	mud; muddy swamp; sump; fig. a sticky predicament	4
呵护[呵護]	he1 hu4	to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve	4
茶钱[茶錢]	cha2 qian2	tip; gratuity; money for tea	4
卿[卿]	qing1	high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)	10
肆[肆]	si4	four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton; (literary) shop	1
愿望[願望]	yuan4 wang4	desire; wish	8
生涯[生涯]	sheng1 ya2	career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life	1
百年[百年]	bai3 nian2	hundred years; century; lifetime	2
文集[文集]	wen2 ji2	collected works	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep23/160 words - 42 min
未有[未有]	wei4 you3	is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented	1
明令[明令]	ming2 ling4	to decree	1
禁止[禁止]	jin4 zhi3	to prohibit; to forbid; to ban	1
高职[高職]	gao1 zhi2	professional; advanced; senior	1
垆[壚]	lu2	clay; shop	2
暴[暴]	bao4	sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure	2
烫手山芋[燙手山芋]	tang4 shou3 shan1 yu4	hot potato; problem; trouble; headache	1
始作俑者[始作俑者]	shi3 zuo4 yong3 zhe3	lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice	4
打劫[打劫]	da3 jie2	to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep24/25 words - 9 min
昭[昭]	zhao1	bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly	2
淋[淋]	lin2	to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench	3
急症[急症]	ji2 zheng4	acute disease; medical emergency	1
春秋[春秋]	chun1 qiu1	spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles)	2
鸳鸯[鴛鴦]	yuan1 yang1	(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple	1
见不得人[見不得人]	jian4 bu5 de2 ren2	shameful	1
崖[崖]	ya2	precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]	2
大雨[大雨]	da4 yu3	heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2]	2
侧门[側門]	ce4 men2	side door	1
只顾[只顧]	zhi3 gu4	solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect	1
敲打[敲打]	qiao1 da3	to beat sb; to beat (a drum)	2
审讯[審訊]	shen3 xun4	inquest; trial; interrogation; to try; to interrogate	1
家母[家母]	jia1 mu3	(polite) my mother	1
早逝[早逝]	zao3 shi4	early demise; untimely death	1
制造[製造]	zhi4 zao4	to manufacture; to make	1
猜忌[猜忌]	cai1 ji4	to be suspicious and jealous of	2
扳[扳]	ban1	to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup	3
一向[一向]	yi1 xiang4	always (previously); a period of time in the recent past	2
高洁[高潔]	gao1 jie2	noble and clean-living; lofty and unsullied	2
自居[自居]	zi4 ju1	to consider oneself as; to believe oneself to be	1
一石二鸟[一石二鳥]	yi1 shi2 er4 niao3	to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)	1
洗脱[洗脫]	xi3 tuo1	to cleanse; to purge; to wash away	1
警惕[警惕]	jing3 ti4	to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn	2
高见[高見]	gao1 jian4	wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific)	2
散席[散席]	san4 xi2	end of a banquet	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep24/50 words - 14 min
沙[沙]	sha1	granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia	1
藕[藕]	ou3	root of lotus	6
莲[蓮]	lian2	lotus	3
轮到[輪到]	lun2 dao4	to be (sb's or sth's) turn	2
蝉[蟬]	chan2	cicada	1
翼[翼]	yi4	wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌	1
夏天[夏天]	xia4 tian1	summer; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
平淡[平淡]	ping2 dan4	flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special	1
清凉[清涼]	qing1 liang2	cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing	1
阳春白雪[陽春白雪]	yang2 chun1 bai2 xue3	melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; highbrow art and literature	1
下里巴人[下里巴人]	xia4 li3 ba1 ren2	folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; popular art forms (cf. 陽春白雪|阳春白雪[yang2 chun1 bai2 xue3], highbrow art forms)	1
混为一谈[混為一談]	hun4 wei2 yi1 tan2	to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle	2
说笑[說笑]	shuo1 xiao4	to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter	1
岔开[岔開]	cha4 kai1	to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject)	1
老半天[老半天]	lao3 ban4 tian1	(coll.) a long time	1
到家[到家]	dao4 jia1	perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree	1
桌子[桌子]	zhuo1 zi5	table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]	3
庆功[慶功]	qing4 gong1	to celebrate a heroic deed	1
翻来覆去[翻來覆去]	fan1 lai2 fu4 qu4	to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again	1
东家[東家]	dong1 jia1	master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss	19
死守[死守]	si3 shou3	to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard	1
转让[轉讓]	zhuan3 rang4	to transfer (ownership, rights etc)	1
多得是[多得是]	duo1 de5 shi4	there's no shortage; there are plenty	1
饭菜[飯菜]	fan4 cai4	food	1
恶名[惡名]	e4 ming2	bad name; evil reputation	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep24/75 words - 19 min
保不住[保不住]	bao3 bu5 zhu4	cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well	3
做媒[做媒]	zuo4 mei2	to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)	1
开间[開間]	kai1 jian1	alcove; bay in a room; unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters	2
一则[一則]	yi1 ze2	on the one hand	1
南方[南方]	nan2 fang1	south; the southern part of the country; the South	2
赚得[賺得]	zhuan4 de2	to earn	1
做菜[做菜]	zuo4 cai4	to cook; cooking	1
比做[比做]	bi3 zuo4	to liken to; to compare to	1
三教九流[三教九流]	san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2	the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)	1
慎重[慎重]	shen4 zhong4	cautious; careful; prudent	2
丰登[豐登]	feng1 deng1	plentiful harvest; bumper crop	1
团练[團練]	tuan2 lian4	local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)	1
后妃[后妃]	hou4 fei1	imperial wives and concubines	1
食客[食客]	shi2 ke4	diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger	2
专注[專注]	zhuan1 zhu4	concentrated; single-mindedly devoted to	1
兼顾[兼顧]	jian1 gu4	to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)	1
正道[正道]	zheng4 dao4	the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)	2
不用谢[不用謝]	bu4 yong4 xie4	You're welcome; Don't mention it	1
八字没一撇[八字沒一撇]	ba1 zi4 mei2 yi1 pie3	lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom); fig. things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet	1
没影[沒影]	mei2 ying3	to vanish; to be nowhere to be found; unfounded (story)	2
坐镇[坐鎮]	zuo4 zhen4	(of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee	1
愉快[愉快]	yu2 kuai4	cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted	1
傲[傲]	ao4	proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy	1
磕磕绊绊[磕磕絆絆]	ke1 ke5 ban4 ban4	bumpy (of a road); limping (of a person)	1
乱象[亂象]	luan4 xiang4	chaos; madness	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep24/100 words - 30 min
丛生[叢生]	cong2 sheng1	growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc)	1
作案[作案]	zuo4 an4	to commit a crime	1
临时[臨時]	lin2 shi2	as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc	2
闹市[鬧市]	nao4 shi4	downtown area; city center	1
前一天[前一天]	qian2 yi1 tian1	the day before (an event)	1
要人[要人]	yao4 ren2	important person	1
两面三刀[兩面三刀]	liang3 mian4 san1 dao1	two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross; double dealing and back stabbing	1
大计[大計]	da4 ji4	large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit	2
消暑[消暑]	xiao1 shu3	to spend a summer holiday; (esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat	1
敲边鼓[敲邊鼓]	qiao1 bian1 gu3	to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)	1
社[社]	she4	society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land	1
库[庫]	ku4	warehouse; storehouse; (file) library	10
借贷[借貸]	jie4 dai4	to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet	1
熟客[熟客]	shu2 ke4	frequent visitor	1
活不下去[活不下去]	huo2 bu4 xia4 qu5	impossible to make a living	1
上午[上午]	shang4 wu3	morning; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
点大[點大]	dian3 da4	(of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule	1
少安毋躁[少安毋躁]	shao3 an1 wu2 zao4	keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient	2
降温[降溫]	jiang4 wen1	to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline	1
雅事[雅事]	ya3 shi4	refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc)	1
名满天下[名滿天下]	ming2 man3 tian1 xia4	world famous	1
瓦[瓦]	wa3	roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]	19
杂耍[雜耍]	za2 shua3	a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling	3
分光[分光]	fen1 guang1	diffraction (of light)	1
点破[點破]	dian3 po4	to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep24/125 words - 38 min
为人师表[為人師表]	wei2 ren2 shi1 biao3	to serve as a model for others (idiom); to be a worthy teacher	1
拎[拎]	lin1	to lift; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [ling1]	4
桶[桶]	tong3	bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	4
对头[對頭]	dui4 tou2	correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right	1
对头[對頭]	dui4 tou5	(longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent	1
公爹[公爹]	gong1 die1	husband's father	1
道貌岸然[道貌岸然]	dao4 mao4 an4 ran2	sanctimonious; dignified	1
渔人[漁人]	yu2 ren2	fisherman	1
受益[受益]	shou4 yi4	to benefit from; profit	2
反倒[反倒]	fan3 dao4	but on the contrary; but expectedly	2
首领[首領]	shou3 ling3	head; boss; chief	1
加入[加入]	jia1 ru4	to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in	1
傧相[儐相]	bin1 xiang4	attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding	1
诱[誘]	you4	to entice; to tempt	2
党羽[黨羽]	dang3 yu3	henchmen	1
香火[香火]	xiang1 huo3	incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks	4
坟茔[墳塋]	fen2 ying2	grave; tomb; graveyard; cemetery; fig. one's native place (where one's ancestors are buried)	1
亲情[親情]	qin1 qing2	affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children	2
受够[受夠]	shou4 gou4	to have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of	1
微服[微服]	wei1 fu2	(of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito	4
不带[不帶]	bu4 dai4	not to have; without; un-	1
护卫[護衛]	hu4 wei4	to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times)	2
赏月[賞月]	shang3 yue4	to admire the full moon	1
透露[透露]	tou4 lu4	to leak out; to divulge; to reveal	1
啖[啖]	dan4	to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)	1
谴[譴]	qian3	to censure; to reprimand	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep24/138 words - 41 min
诱惑[誘惑]	you4 huo4	to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract	1
刺客[刺客]	ci4 ke4	assassin	4
夺回[奪回]	duo2 hui2	to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back	1
抢走[搶走]	qiang3 zou3	to snatch (esp related to a robbery)	2
看着办[看著辦]	kan4 zhe5 ban4	to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)	2
赵客[趙客]	Zhao4 ke4	knight of the Zhao State; generic term for a knight-errant	1
缦[縵]	man4	plain thin silk; slow; unadorned	1
霜雪[霜雪]	shuang1 xue3	frost and snow; (fig.) snowy white (hair); adversity	1
飒[颯]	sa4	sound of wind; valiant; melancholy	1
沓[沓]	ta4	again and again; many	1
流星[流星]	liu2 xing1	meteor; shooting star	2
身处[身處]	shen1 chu3	in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by	3
险境[險境]	xian3 jing4	critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep25/25 words - 18 min
大火[大火]	da4 huo3	conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2]	4
水性[水性]	shui3 xing4	swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)	1
帮帮忙[幫幫忙]	bang1 bang5 mang2	to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break!	3
蜂蜜[蜂蜜]	feng1 mi4	honey	1
止血[止血]	zhi3 xue4	to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)	1
肋[肋]	lei4	rib; Taiwan pr. [le4]	1
饭桶[飯桶]	fan4 tong3	rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing	1
养兵[養兵]	yang3 bing1	to train troops	1
救活[救活]	jiu4 huo2	to bring back to life	1
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)	2
保住[保住]	bao3 zhu4	to preserve; to save	2
非但[非但]	fei1 dan4	not only	2
找齐[找齊]	zhao3 qi2	to make uniform; to even up; to make good a deficiency	1
方才[方才]	fang1 cai2	just now; then	1
吃人[吃人]	chi1 ren2	exploitative; oppressive	1
看热闹[看熱鬧]	kan4 re4 nao5	to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are	1
歉[歉]	qian4	to apologize; to regret; deficient	1
宴请[宴請]	yan4 qing3	to entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner	1
对劲[對勁]	dui4 jin4	suitable; to one's liking; to get along together	2
闷热[悶熱]	men1 re4	sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot	2
燥[燥]	zao4	dry; parched; impatient	1
喘[喘]	chuan3	to gasp; to pant; asthma	2
冰沙[冰沙]	bing1 sha1	slushie; smoothie; crushed ice drink; frappucino	5
王家[王家]	wang2 jia1	princely	2
补货[補貨]	bu3 huo4	to restock (an item); to replenish inventory	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep25/50 words - 26 min
实话实说[實話實說]	shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1	to tell the truth; to tell it as it is	2
梁[梁]	liang2	roof beam; beam (structure); bridge	2
还愿[還願]	huan2 yuan4	to redeem a vow (to a deity); to fulfill a promise; votive	4
张罗[張羅]	zhang1 luo5	to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)	1
过得去[過得去]	guo4 de2 qu4	lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life?	1
试着[試著]	shi4 zhe5	(coll.) to try to	2
冰窖[冰窖]	bing1 jiao4	icehouse	1
靠边[靠邊]	kao4 bian1	to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside!	1
兔崽子[兔崽子]	tu4 zai3 zi5	brat; bastard	2
弹弓[彈弓]	dan4 gong1	catapult; slingshot	1
窝囊[窩囊]	wo1 nang5	to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly	1
出血[出血]	chu1 xue4	to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts	1
松手[鬆手]	song1 shou3	to relinquish one's grip; to let go	1
失手[失手]	shi1 shou3	a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated	3
世子[世子]	shi4 zi3	crown prince; heir of a noble house	1
柿子[柿子]	shi4 zi5	persimmon; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
李子[李子]	li3 zi5	plum; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
裤子[褲子]	ku4 zi5	trousers; pants; CL:條|条[tiao2]	2
足足[足足]	zu2 zu2	fully; no less than; as much as; extremely	2
指点[指點]	zhi3 dian3	to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at	3
珍惜[珍惜]	zhen1 xi1	to treasure; to value; to cherish	5
高人一等[高人一等]	gao1 ren2 yi1 deng3	a cut above others; superior	1
真才实学[真才實學]	zhen1 cai2 shi2 xue2	solid learning; real ability and learning; genuine talent	1
考上[考上]	kao3 shang4	to pass a university entrance exam	1
教学[教學]	jiao4 xue2	to teach; teaching and learning; education; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep25/75 words - 36 min
篮子[籃子]	lan2 zi5	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	2
仔[仔]	zi3	meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young	1
御医[御醫]	yu4 yi1	imperial physician	5
金针[金針]	jin1 zhen1	needle used in embroidery or sewing; acupuncture needle; orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)	4
来客[來客]	lai2 ke4	guest	1
栈[棧]	zhan4	a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse	1
叭[叭]	ba1	denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)	6
结结巴巴[結結巴巴]	jie1 jie1 ba1 ba5	stammeringly	1
结巴[結巴]	jie1 ba5	to stutter	1
颜面[顏面]	yan2 mian4	face; prestige	1
十月[十月]	Shi2 yue4	October; tenth month (of the lunar year)	1
怀胎[懷胎]	huai2 tai1	to become pregnant; to carry a child in the womb	1
心想[心想]	xin1 xiang3	to think to oneself; to think; to assume	1
土方子[土方子]	tu3 fang1 zi5	(TCM) folk remedy	1
治好[治好]	zhi4 hao3	to cure	2
染[染]	ran3	to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting	1
割伤[割傷]	ge1 shang1	to gash; to cut; gash; cut	1
风头[風頭]	feng1 tou2	wind direction; the way the wind blows; fig. trend; direction of events; how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself); public opinion (concerning one's actions); publicity (usually derog.); limelight	4
前儿[前兒]	qian2 r5	before; day before yesterday	1
公主[公主]	gong1 zhu3	princess	2
言语[言語]	yan2 yu3	words; speech; (spoken) language	1
走路[走路]	zou3 lu4	to walk; to go on foot	1
晃[晃]	huang3	to dazzle; to flash past	2
晃[晃]	huang4	to sway; to shake; to wander about	2
清淡[清淡]	qing1 dan4	light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)	1
风花雪月[風花雪月]	feng1 hua1 xue3 yue4	wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance; love affair; romance is in the air; dissipated life	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep25/82 words - 42 min
傻瓜[傻瓜]	sha3 gua1	idiot; fool	1
散步[散步]	san4 bu4	to take a walk; to go for a walk	1
谱曲[譜曲]	pu3 qu3	to compose a piece of music	1
糟糕[糟糕]	zao1 gao1	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad	1
说情[說情]	shuo1 qing2	to intercede; to plead for sb else	1
蒙在鼓里[蒙在鼓裡]	meng2 zai4 gu3 li3	lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark	1
算数[算數]	suan4 shu4	to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep26/25 words - 10 min
萝[蘿]	luo2	radish	1
乔木[喬木]	qiao2 mu4	tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guan4 mu4], bush or shrub)	2
托[托]	tuo1	prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure)	1
惜[惜]	xi1	to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]	3
下不为例[下不為例]	xia4 bu4 wei2 li4	not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once	1
莲藕[蓮藕]	lian2 ou3	lotus root	1
羹[羹]	geng1	soup	5
暑[暑]	shu3	heat; hot weather; summer heat	1
手书[手書]	shou3 shu1	to write personally; personal letter	1
拌[拌]	ban4	to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)	1
说漏嘴[說漏嘴]	shuo1 lou4 zui3	to blurt out; to let slip	1
疑心[疑心]	yi2 xin1	suspicion; to suspect	2
岔子[岔子]	cha4 zi5	branch road; setback; accident; hiccup	4
医学[醫學]	yi1 xue2	medicine; medical science; study of medicine	2
宁边[寧邊]	Ning2 bian1	Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor	5
救治[救治]	jiu4 zhi4	to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)	1
转卖[轉賣]	zhuan3 mai4	to resell	1
名单[名單]	ming2 dan1	list of names	1
等不及[等不及]	deng3 bu4 ji2	can't wait	1
过多[過多]	guo4 duo1	too many; excessive	1
料到[料到]	liao4 dao4	to foresee; to anticipate	1
不顾[不顧]	bu4 gu4	in spite of; regardless of	6
孝悌[孝悌]	xiao4 ti4	filial piety and fraternal duty	1
争气[爭氣]	zheng1 qi4	to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short	1
溅[濺]	jian4	to splash	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep26/50 words - 16 min
主妇[主婦]	zhu3 fu4	housewife; woman of senior authority in a household; the lady of the house; hostess	1
真意[真意]	zhen1 yi4	real intention; true meaning; correct interpretation	2
省心[省心]	sheng3 xin1	to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free	1
宗室[宗室]	zong1 shi4	imperial clan; member of the imperial clan; clansman; ancestral shrine	6
喝西北风[喝西北風]	he1 xi1 bei3 feng1	lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry	1
陕西[陝西]	Shan3 xi1	Shaanxi (formerly Shensi), province in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3], capital Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4]	1
有眉目[有眉目]	you3 mei2 mu4	to begin to take shape; to be about to materialize	1
一行[一行]	yi1 xing2	party; delegation	3
行李[行李]	xing2 li5	luggage; CL:件[jian4]	1
全新[全新]	quan2 xin1	all new; completely new	1
拌嘴[拌嘴]	ban4 zui3	to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel	1
重伤[重傷]	zhong4 shang1	seriously hurt; serious injury	4
停业[停業]	ting2 ye4	to cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down	1
二来[二來]	er4 lai2	secondly, ...	1
老客[老客]	lao3 ke4	peddler; old or regular customer	1
郑重[鄭重]	zheng4 zhong4	serious; solemn	2
转手[轉手]	zhuan3 shou3	to pass on; to resell; to change hands	1
花样[花樣]	hua1 yang4	pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc)	4
价格[價格]	jia4 ge2	price; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
减半[減半]	jian3 ban4	to reduce by half	1
身价[身價]	shen1 jia4	social status; price of a slave; price of a person (a sportsman etc); worth; value (of stocks, valuables etc)	1
买单[買單]	mai3 dan1	to pay the restaurant bill	1
找不着[找不著]	zhao3 bu5 zhao2	to be unable to find	3
阴阳怪气[陰陽怪氣]	yin1 yang2 guai4 qi4	eccentric; peculiar; mystifying	1
熊瞎子[熊瞎子]	xiong2 xia1 zi5	bear; bruin	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep26/75 words - 25 min
害羞[害羞]	hai4 xiu1	shy; embarrassed; bashful	1
实际上[實際上]	shi2 ji4 shang4	in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice	1
多累[多累]	duo1 lei4	I have troubled you	1
假扮[假扮]	jia3 ban4	to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else	2
腥风血雨[腥風血雨]	xing1 feng1 xue4 yu3	lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); fig. reign of terror; carnage	1
伪装[偽裝]	wei3 zhuang1	to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage	3
受害者[受害者]	shou4 hai4 zhe3	casualty; victim; those injured and wounded	1
敬重[敬重]	jing4 zhong4	to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem	1
刁难[刁難]	diao1 nan4	to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult	1
调养[調養]	tiao2 yang3	to take care of (sb's health); to nurse	1
高高低低[高高低低]	gao1 gao1 di1 di1	high and low; uneven (in height); uneven (of ground)	1
支撑[支撐]	zhi1 cheng1	to prop up; to support; strut; brace	2
内廷[內廷]	nei4 ting2	place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc	1
以权谋私[以權謀私]	yi3 quan2 mou2 si1	to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)	1
望月[望月]	wang4 yue4	full moon	16
关怀[關懷]	guan1 huai2	care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to	2
碍[礙]	ai4	to hinder; to obstruct; to block	4
自行[自行]	zi4 xing2	voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-	1
大堂[大堂]	da4 tang2	lobby	2
酿酒[釀酒]	niang4 jiu3	to brew wine	8
地段[地段]	di4 duan4	section; district	3
讨价还价[討價還價]	tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4	to haggle over price; to bargain	1
令兄[令兄]	ling4 xiong1	Your esteemed older brother (honorific)	1
婆[婆]	po2	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)	4
私酿[私釀]	si1 niang4	to brew alcoholic drinks illegally	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep26/100 words - 31 min
酒水[酒水]	jiu3 shui3	beverage; a drink	3
领到[領到]	ling3 dao4	to receive	1
统共[統共]	tong3 gong4	altogether; in total	1
称作[稱作]	cheng1 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	1
自古[自古]	zi4 gu3	(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial	2
欣[欣]	xin1	happy	1
户部[戶部]	Hu4 bu4	Ministry of Revenue in imperial China	1
惹恼[惹惱]	re3 nao3	to offend	1
做活[做活]	zuo4 huo2	to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker); life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋|围棋[wei2 qi2]	1
门槛[門檻]	men2 kan3	doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)	1
周文王[周文王]	Zhou1 Wen2 wang2	King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king	1
自矜[自矜]	zi4 jin1	to boast; to blow one's own horn	1
简[簡]	jian3	simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)	1
兴[興]	xing1	to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)	1
兴[興]	xing4	feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement	1
阑[闌]	lan2	railing; balustrade; door-screen; exhausted; late	1
珊[珊]	shan1	coral	1
膳食[膳食]	shan4 shi2	meal	2
合意[合意]	he2 yi4	to suit one's taste; suitable; congenial; by mutual agreement	2
附耳[附耳]	fu4 er3	to approach sb's ear (to whisper)	1
珠[珠]	zhu1	bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]	6
怀里[懷裡]	huai2 li3	embrace; bosom	2
久久[久久]	jiu3 jiu3	for a very long time	1
大白天[大白天]	da4 bai2 tian1	broad daylight	2
贡[貢]	gong4	to offer tribute; tribute; gifts	1
浦[浦]	pu3	river bank; shore; river drainage ditch (old)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep26/125 words - 36 min
千金难买[千金難買]	qian1 jin1 nan2 mai3	can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)	2
月亮[月亮]	yue4 liang5	the moon	1
伟[偉]	wei3	big; large; great	1
本分[本分]	ben3 fen4	(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role	1
毅[毅]	yi4	firm and resolute; staunch	1
素有[素有]	su4 you3	to have; to have always had	1
遵旨[遵旨]	zun1 zhi3	to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command	6
乞[乞]	qi3	to beg	1
伏天[伏天]	fu2 tian1	the hottest period of the year; see 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1]	1
早亡[早亡]	zao3 wang2	premature death	2
先例[先例]	xian1 li4	antecedent; precedent	1
防御[防禦]	fang2 yu4	defense; to defend	1
养育[養育]	yang3 yu4	to rear; to bring up; to nurture	1
大于[大於]	da4 yu2	greater than; bigger than; more than, >	1
孝义[孝義]	Xiao4 yi4	Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西	1
隆[隆]	long2	grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge	7
达成[達成]	da2 cheng2	to reach (an agreement); to accomplish	1
无遗[無遺]	wu2 yi2	completely; fully; without omission	1
明处[明處]	ming2 chu4	clear place; out in the open	1
暗处[暗處]	an4 chu4	secret place	1
推波助澜[推波助瀾]	tui1 bo1 zhu4 lan2	to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire	1
猎物[獵物]	lie4 wu4	prey	2
绝境[絕境]	jue2 jing4	desperate straits	1
无处[無處]	wu2 chu4	nowhere	1
志不在此[志不在此]	zhi4 bu4 zai4 ci3	to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep26/140 words - 42 min
坟[墳]	fen2	grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book	3
修好[修好]	xiu1 hao3	to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds	1
而立之年[而立之年]	er2 li4 zhi1 nian2	aged thirty (see 三十而立)	1
雄心[雄心]	xiong2 xin1	great ambition; lofty aspiration	1
壮志[壯志]	zhuang4 zhi4	great goal; magnificent aspiration	1
但愿如此[但願如此]	dan4 yuan4 ru2 ci3	if only it were so; I hope so (idiom)	1
私下[私下]	si1 xia4	in private	1
合计[合計]	he2 ji4	to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider	2
墓[墓]	mu4	grave; tomb; mausoleum	2
飘零[飄零]	piao1 ling2	to fall and wither (like autumn leaves); (fig.) drifting and homeless	1
大哭[大哭]	da4 ku1	to cry loudly	1
出息[出息]	chu1 xi5	future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up	2
官阶[官階]	guan1 jie1	official rank	1
喜怒哀乐[喜怒哀樂]	xi3 nu4 ai1 le4	four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]	2
分担[分擔]	fen1 dan1	to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep27/25 words - 8 min
个头[個頭]	ge4 tou2	size; height	2
打哆嗦[打哆嗦]	da3 duo1 suo5	to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder	1
公文[公文]	gong1 wen2	document	3
新官上任三把火[新官上任三把火]	xin1 guan1 shang4 ren4 san1 ba3 huo3	(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)	1
晾[晾]	liang4	to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder	1
上任[上任]	shang4 ren4	to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor	2
平整[平整]	ping2 zheng3	smooth; level; to level off; to flatten (remove bumps)	1
训诫[訓誡]	xun4 jie4	to reprimand; to admonish; to lecture sb	2
改善[改善]	gai3 shan4	to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
难吃[難吃]	nan2 chi1	unpalatable	1
不知轻重[不知輕重]	bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4	lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things; naive; doesn't know who's who; no sense of priorities	1
协[協]	xie2	to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join	1
花团锦簇[花團錦簇]	hua1 tuan2 jin3 cu4	brightly colored decorations (idiom); splendid	1
文章[文章]	wen2 zhang1	article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]	1
诗词[詩詞]	shi1 ci2	verse	1
千古[千古]	qian1 gu3	for all eternity; throughout all ages	1
文坛[文壇]	wen2 tan2	literary circles	1
一鸣惊人[一鳴驚人]	yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2	to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity	2
出风头[出風頭]	chu1 feng1 tou5	to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]	1
元年[元年]	yuan2 nian2	first year of an emperor's reign	3
抗命[抗命]	kang4 ming4	against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders	3
获罪[獲罪]	huo4 zui4	to commit a crime	1
流刑[流刑]	liu2 xing2	exile (as form of punishment)	2
途经[途經]	tu2 jing1	to pass through; via; by way of	1
探望[探望]	tan4 wang4	to visit; to call on sb; to look around	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep27/50 words - 11 min
人尽皆知[人盡皆知]	ren2 jin4 jie1 zhi1	see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]	1
外甥[外甥]	wai4 sheng1	sister's son; wife's sibling's son	1
万千[萬千]	wan4 qian1	myriad; multitudinous; multifarious	1
俊杰[俊傑]	jun4 jie2	elite; outstanding talent; genius	1
学生[學生]	xue2 sheng5	student; schoolchild	13
苟同[苟同]	gou3 tong2	to agree blindly	1
皇恩[皇恩]	huang2 en1	imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor	2
复命[復命]	fu4 ming4	to report on completion of a mission; debriefing	1
订婚[訂婚]	ding4 hun1	to get engaged	2
将要[將要]	jiang1 yao4	will; shall; to be going to	1
道家[道家]	Dao4 jia1	Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)	3
蒙骗[矇騙]	meng1 pian4	to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb	2
丢脸[丟臉]	diu1 lian3	to lose face; humiliation	1
迟疑[遲疑]	chi2 yi2	to hesitate	1
屡加[屢加]	lu:3 jia1	ply	1
冷遇[冷遇]	leng3 yu4	a cold reception; to cold-shoulder sb	1
百般刁难[百般刁難]	bai3 ban1 diao1 nan2	to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties (idiom)	1
困[困]	kun4	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute	1
潦[潦]	lao3	flooded; heavy rain	1
一度[一度]	yi1 du4	for a time; at one time; one time; once	1
拳脚[拳腳]	quan2 jiao3	Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking	1
不得已而为之[不得已而為之]	bu4 de2 yi3 er2 wei2 zhi1	to have no other choice; to be the last resort	1
气节[氣節]	qi4 jie2	moral integrity; unflinching righteousness	2
牢记[牢記]	lao2 ji4	to keep in mind; to remember	1
染上[染上]	ran3 shang4	to catch (a disease); to get (a bad habit)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep27/75 words - 20 min
立场[立場]	li4 chang3	position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
东光县[東光縣]	Dong1 guang1 xian4	Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei	2
谏[諫]	jian4	to remonstrate; to admonish	4
辩[辯]	bian4	to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss	1
劫掠[劫掠]	jie2 lu:e4	to loot; to plunder	2
乡民[鄉民]	xiang1 min2	villager; (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions	1
曹[曹]	cao2	class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)	1
人人[人人]	ren2 ren2	everyone; every person	2
顽皮[頑皮]	wan2 pi2	naughty	1
幼稚[幼稚]	you4 zhi4	young; childish; puerile	1
偏方[偏方]	pian1 fang1	folk remedy; home remedy	1
各种[各種]	ge4 zhong3	every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds	3
规管[規管]	gui1 guan3	to regulate	1
骂人[罵人]	ma4 ren2	to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone	1
官方[官方]	guan1 fang1	government; official (approved or issued by an authority)	1
草稿[草稿]	cao3 gao3	draft; outline; sketch	1
沏[沏]	qi1	to steep (tea)	1
太阳[太陽]	tai4 yang5	sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]	1
难熬[難熬]	nan2 ao2	hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering)	1
不可开交[不可開交]	bu4 ke3 kai1 jiao1	to be awfully (busy etc)	1
一堆[一堆]	yi1 dui1	pile	1
跑腿[跑腿]	pao3 tui3	to run errands	1
情话[情話]	qing2 hua4	terms of endearment; words of love	1
挪[挪]	nuo2	to shift; to move	3
焉[焉]	yan1	where; how	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep27/100 words - 27 min
一月[一月]	Yi1 yue4	January; first month (of the lunar year)	1
让步[讓步]	rang4 bu4	to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive	1
天边[天邊]	tian1 bian1	horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places	2
欠佳[欠佳]	qian4 jia1	suboptimal; subpar; not good enough	1
改过[改過]	gai3 guo4	to correct; to fix	1
财神[財神]	cai2 shen2	god of wealth	2
摆出[擺出]	bai3 chu1	to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display	2
满身[滿身]	man3 shen1	covered all over	1
胸[胸]	xiong1	chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	1
没品[沒品]	mei2 pin3	lacking in class; tacky; tasteless	2
变天[變天]	bian4 tian1	to undergo change in weather; restoration of reactionary rule or the previous regime	1
挡雨[擋雨]	dang3 yu3	to protect from the rain	1
遮阳[遮陽]	zhe1 yang2	to shield from the sun	1
振聋发聩[振聾發聵]	zhen4 long2 fa1 kui4	lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic	1
面料[面料]	mian4 liao4	material for making clothes; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	1
成衣[成衣]	cheng2 yi1	ready-made clothes	3
芯片[芯片]	xin1 pian4	computer chip; microchip	1
母鸡[母雞]	mu3 ji1	hen	1
熊[熊]	xiong2	bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable	1
呆子[呆子]	dai1 zi5	fool; sucker	1
会心[會心]	hui4 xin1	knowing (of a smile, look etc)	2
印信[印信]	yin4 xin4	official seal; legally binding seal	1
库房[庫房]	ku4 fang2	storeroom; warehouse	3
取出[取出]	qu3 chu1	to take out; to extract; to draw out	2
一门心思[一門心思]	yi1 men2 xin1 si5	to set one's heart on sth (idiom)	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep27/125 words - 32 min
常山[常山]	Chang2 shan1	Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang	1
耶[耶]	ye5	final particle indicating enthusiasm etc	4
为主[為主]	wei2 zhu3	to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to	2
帝位[帝位]	di4 wei4	imperial throne	1
血缘[血緣]	xue4 yuan2	bloodline	1
接洽[接洽]	jie1 qia4	to discuss a matter with sb; to get in touch with; to arrange	1
伴[伴]	ban4	partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany	1
痕迹[痕跡]	hen2 ji4	vestige; mark; trace	3
机密[機密]	ji1 mi4	secret; classified (information)	1
品性[品性]	pin3 xing4	nature; characteristic; moral character	2
爱好[愛好]	ai4 hao4	to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
推荐[推薦]	tui1 jian4	to recommend; recommendation	1
记起[記起]	ji4 qi3	to recall; to recollect	1
清查[清查]	qing1 cha2	to investigate thoroughly; to carefully inspect; to verify; to ferret out (undesirable elements)	1
功绩[功績]	gong1 ji4	feat; contribution; merits and achievements	1
远离[遠離]	yuan3 li2	to be far from; to keep away from	2
纷扰[紛擾]	fen1 rao3	turmoil; unrest; disturbance	1
会同[會同]	hui4 tong2	to handle sth jointly	2
后边[後邊]	hou4 bian5	back; rear; behind	1
国家[國家]	guo2 jia1	country; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
具体[具體]	ju4 ti3	concrete; definite; specific	1
梦想[夢想]	meng4 xiang3	(fig.) to dream of; dream	6
成仙[成仙]	cheng2 xian1	to become immortal	1
巾[巾]	jin1	towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50	1
虽是[雖是]	sui1 shi4	although; even though; even if	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep27/150 words - 40 min
持家[持家]	chi2 jia1	to housekeep; housekeeping	1
册子[冊子]	ce4 zi5	a book; a volume	1
时令[時令]	shi2 ling4	season	1
脚不点地[腳不點地]	jiao3 bu4 dian3 di4	see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4]	1
学人[學人]	xue2 ren2	scholar; learned person	1
膏[膏]	gao1	ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]	3
残[殘]	can2	to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus	1
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares	1
蹉跎[蹉跎]	cuo1 tuo2	(literary) to slip; (of looks etc) to fade away; (of time) to slip away; to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally	2
坎儿[坎兒]	kan3 r5	critical juncture; key moment	2
二哥[二哥]	er4 ge1	second brother	1
麻子[麻子]	ma2 zi5	pockmark	1
分说[分說]	fen1 shuo1	to explain (the difference)	3
付钱[付錢]	fu4 qian2	to pay money	1
户[戶]	hu4	a household; door; family	3
浪[浪]	lang4	wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble	2
母女[母女]	mu3 nu:3	mother-daughter	1
隔夜[隔夜]	ge2 ye4	overnight; of the previous day	2
咒[咒]	zhou4	incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb	1
踹[踹]	chuai4	to kick; to trample; to tread on	3
老婆[老婆]	lao3 po2	(coll.) wife	2
邻[鄰]	lin2	neighbor; adjacent; close to	2
大仙[大仙]	da4 xian1	great immortal	1
偷偷[偷偷]	tou1 tou1	stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly	3
祸事[禍事]	huo4 shi4	disaster; doom	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep27/155 words - 42 min
破事[破事]	po4 shi4	trivial matter; trifle; annoying thing	1
添麻烦[添麻煩]	tian1 ma2 fan5	to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience	2
医生[醫生]	yi1 sheng1	doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	1
台阶[臺階]	tai2 jie1	steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)	3
会理[會理]	Hui4 li3	Huili county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep28/25 words - 15 min
馊[餿]	sou1	rancid; soured (as food)	1
表情[表情]	biao3 qing2	(facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression	1
金山[金山]	Jin1 shan1	Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan	1
跪下[跪下]	gui4 xia5	to kneel down	7
核查[核查]	he2 cha2	to examine; to inspect	2
动身[動身]	dong4 shen1	to go on a journey; to leave	1
闹贼[鬧賊]	nao4 zei2	(coll.) to be burglarized	1
锅[鍋]	guo1	pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]	1
浆[漿]	jiang1	broth; serum; to starch	2
背影[背影]	bei4 ying3	rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)	1
窗户[窗戶]	chuang1 hu5	window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]	1
精细[精細]	jing1 xi4	fine; meticulous; careful	1
捎[捎]	shao1	to bring sth to sb; to deliver	1
作废[作廢]	zuo4 fei4	to become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify	1
买家[買家]	mai3 jia1	buyer; client	1
期[期]	qi1	a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]	1
辰时[辰時]	chen2 shi2	7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)	1
过时不候[過時不候]	guo4 shi2 bu4 hou4	being late is not acceptable (idiom)	1
白跑一趟[白跑一趟]	bai2 pao3 yi1 tang4	to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase	1
北边[北邊]	bei3 bian1	north; north side; northern part; to the north of	1
梁园[梁園]	Liang2 yuan2	Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 shi4], Henan	2
一带[一帶]	yi1 dai4	region; district	2
纳凉[納涼]	na4 liang2	to enjoy the cool air	1
且说[且說]	qie3 shuo1	thus	1
飞马[飛馬]	fei1 ma3	at the gallop	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep28/50 words - 20 min
在身[在身]	zai4 shen1	to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)	1
找钱[找錢]	zhao3 qian2	to give change	1
抵押[抵押]	di3 ya1	to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral	3
当铺[當舖]	dang4 pu4	pawn shop; CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1]	10
差池[差池]	cha1 chi2	mistake; error; mishap	1
当掉[當掉]	dang4 diao4	to fail (a student); to pawn; (of a computer or program) to crash; to stop working	2
冒险[冒險]	mao4 xian3	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure	3
一诺千金[一諾千金]	yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1	a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept	1
不顾一切[不顧一切]	bu4 gu4 yi1 qie4	reckless; regardless of everything	1
雍[雍]	yong1	harmony	1
丘[丘]	qiu1	mound; hillock; grave; classifier for fields	1
使出[使出]	shi3 chu1	to use; to exert	3
督察[督察]	du1 cha2	to supervise; to superintend; inspector; censorship	1
考察[考察]	kao3 cha2	to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation	1
心性[心性]	xin1 xing4	one's nature; temperament	1
统[統]	tong3	to gather; to unite; to unify; whole	3
打猎[打獵]	da3 lie4	to go hunting	1
山崖[山崖]	shan1 ya2	cliff	2
昏睡[昏睡]	hun1 shui4	sleep; drowse when unconscious; lethargic sleep; lethargy	3
老骨头[老骨頭]	lao3 gu3 tou5	weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)	1
百里[百里]	Bai3 li3	two-character surname Baili	1
尸[屍]	shi1	corpse	3
未卜[未卜]	wei4 bu3	not foreseen; unpredictable; not on the cards	1
中年[中年]	zhong1 nian2	middle age	1
丧[喪]	sang1	mourning; funeral; (old) corpse	1
丧[喪]	sang4	to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep28/75 words - 25 min
散心[散心]	san4 xin1	to drive away cares; to relieve boredom	1
珠宝[珠寶]	zhu1 bao3	pearls; jewels; precious stones	3
休整[休整]	xiu1 zheng3	to rest and reorganize (military)	1
盘点[盤點]	pan2 dian3	to make an inventory; to take stock	1
典当[典當]	dian3 dang4	to pawn; pawnshop	1
保不齐[保不齊]	bao3 bu5 qi2	more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards	1
为准[為準]	wei2 zhun3	to serve as the norm; ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)	1
成交[成交]	cheng2 jiao1	to complete a contract; to reach a deal	2
勾心斗角[勾心鬥角]	gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3	to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined	1
如履薄冰[如履薄冰]	ru2 lu:3 bo2 bing1	lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. to be extremely cautious; to be skating on thin ice	1
浮沉[浮沉]	fu2 chen2	ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along; to sink and emerge	1
谲[譎]	jue2	deceitful	1
诡[詭]	gui3	sly; crafty; weird; bizarre; contradictory; inconsistent	1
孤独[孤獨]	gu1 du2	lonely; solitary	1
那时[那時]	na4 shi2	then; at that time; in those days	2
惩罚[懲罰]	cheng2 fa2	penalty; punishment; to punish	4
感激[感激]	gan3 ji1	to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful	4
怀柔[懷柔]	huai2 rou2	to conciliate; to appease	1
拉拢[拉攏]	la1 long3	to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice	1
打消[打消]	da3 xiao1	to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on	1
念头[念頭]	nian4 tou5	thought; idea; intention	1
谋求[謀求]	mou2 qiu2	to seek; to strive for	1
双宿双飞[雙宿雙飛]	shuang1 su4 shuang1 fei1	lit. to rest and fly together (idiom); fig. to live in each other's pockets; to be inseparable	1
谢罪[謝罪]	xie4 zui4	to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault	1
免[免]	mian3	to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep28/100 words - 33 min
不惜[不惜]	bu4 xi1	not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)	5
肺腑之言[肺腑之言]	fei4 fu3 zhi1 yan2	words from the bottom of one's heart	1
一念之差[一念之差]	yi1 nian4 zhi1 cha1	momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action	1
红尘[紅塵]	hong2 chen2	the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs	2
到来[到來]	dao4 lai2	to arrive; arrival; advent	1
殿下[殿下]	dian4 xia4	Your Majesty (honorific); His or Her Highness	3
焚[焚]	fen2	to burn	1
所幸[所幸]	suo3 xing4	fortunately (formal writing)	2
午后[午後]	wu3 hou4	afternoon	1
拖住[拖住]	tuo1 zhu4	to hold up; to hinder; to stall	1
擅离职守[擅離職守]	shan4 li2 zhi2 shou3	to abscond; to be absent without leave	1
伍[伍]	wu3	squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)	1
姬[姬]	ji1	woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)	2
局面[局面]	ju2 mian4	aspect; phase; situation	1
元宝[元寶]	yuan2 bao3	a silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship); a name for ancient currency; a rare genius	1
外出[外出]	wai4 chu1	to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)	2
大都[大都]	da4 du1	for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan	2
坛[壇]	tan2	platform; rostrum; altar	1
忍气吞声[忍氣吞聲]	ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1	to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it	1
庆祝[慶祝]	qing4 zhu4	to celebrate	1
养病[養病]	yang3 bing4	to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness	3
望族[望族]	wang4 zu2	distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)	1
探病[探病]	tan4 bing4	to visit a sick person or patient	1
走门路[走門路]	zou3 men2 lu4	to use social connections; to toady to influential people	1
相同[相同]	xiang1 tong2	identical; same	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep28/120 words - 41 min
全无[全無]	quan2 wu2	none; completely without	1
转机[轉機]	zhuan3 ji1	(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes	3
砚台[硯臺]	yan4 tai2	ink stone; ink slab; CL:方[fang1]	2
不值钱[不值錢]	bu4 zhi2 qian2	of little value	1
兜兜[兜兜]	dou1 dou5	an undergarment covering chest and abdomen	1
斜[斜]	xie2	inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting	1
娟[娟]	juan1	beautiful; graceful	1
婉[婉]	wan3	graceful; tactful	10
稳当[穩當]	wen3 dang5	reliable; secure; stable; firm	1
棉[棉]	mian2	generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton	1
碍事[礙事]	ai4 shi4	(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance	2
日头[日頭]	ri4 tou2	sun (dialect); daytime; date	1
晒[晒]	shai4	variant of 曬|晒[shai4]	3
臭钱[臭錢]	chou4 qian2	dirty money	1
气色[氣色]	qi4 se4	complexion	1
华丽[華麗]	hua2 li4	gorgeous	1
帮子[幫子]	bang1 zi5	outer (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe); (coll.) group; gang	1
婆子[婆子]	po2 zi5	old woman	1
隐约[隱約]	yin3 yue1	vague; faint; indistinct	2
一层[一層]	yi1 ceng2	layer	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep29/25 words - 8 min
收条[收條]	shou1 tiao2	receipt	2
波折[波折]	bo1 zhe2	twists and turns	3
违例[違例]	wei2 li4	to break the rules	1
饮酒[飲酒]	yin3 jiu3	to drink wine	1
沦落[淪落]	lun2 luo4	to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)	1
议和[議和]	yi4 he2	to negotiate peace	2
出兵[出兵]	chu1 bing1	to send troops	1
上书[上書]	shang4 shu1	to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition	4
爱民如子[愛民如子]	ai4 min2 ru2 zi3	to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)	1
流放[流放]	liu2 fang4	banishment; exile	3
险些[險些]	xian3 xie1	narrowly; almost; nearly	1
劾[劾]	he2	to impeach	1
尽忠[盡忠]	jin4 zhong1	to display utter loyalty; to be loyal to the end	1
职守[職守]	zhi2 shou3	duty; responsibility; post	1
岳丈[岳丈]	yue4 zhang4	father-in-law (wife's father)	2
松开[鬆開]	song1 kai1	to release; to let go; to loosen; to untie; to come loose	1
争权夺利[爭權奪利]	zheng1 quan2 duo2 li4	scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle	2
工具[工具]	gong1 ju4	tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)	2
允许[允許]	yun3 xu3	to permit; to allow	4
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off	3
一干二净[一乾二淨]	yi1 gan1 er4 jing4	thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean	1
不动声色[不動聲色]	bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4	not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid	1
假正经[假正經]	jia3 zheng4 jing1	demure; prudish; hypocritical	1
慈[慈]	ci2	compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	2
不时[不時]	bu4 shi2	from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep29/50 words - 16 min
溺水[溺水]	ni4 shui3	to drown	1
离不开[離不開]	li2 bu5 kai1	inseparable; inevitably linked to	4
得力[得力]	de2 li4	able; capable; competent; efficient	1
抗拒[抗拒]	kang4 ju4	to resist; to defy; to oppose	1
深重[深重]	shen1 zhong4	very serious; grave; profound	1
离间[離間]	li2 jian4	to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)	1
算计[算計]	suan4 ji5	to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme	2
佛祖[佛祖]	Fo2 zu3	Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect	1
血脉[血脈]	xue4 mai4	blood vessels	1
纷乱[紛亂]	fen1 luan4	numerous and disorderly	2
拔[拔]	ba2	to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize	4
提拔[提拔]	ti2 ba2	to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion	3
体会[體會]	ti3 hui4	to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience	1
索命[索命]	suo3 ming4	to demand sb's life	1
弄伤[弄傷]	nong4 shang1	to bruise; to hurt (something)	1
絃[絃]	xian2	variant of 弦; bow string; string of musical instrument; watch spring; chord (straight line joining two points on a curve); hypotenuse	2
决裂[決裂]	jue2 lie4	to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture	1
轮[輪]	lun2	wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn	2
锦衣玉食[錦衣玉食]	jin3 yi1 yu4 shi2	brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance	1
后者[後者]	hou4 zhe3	the latter	1
私交[私交]	si1 jiao1	personal friendship	1
说得过去[說得過去]	shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4	acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense	1
年老[年老]	nian2 lao3	aged	1
认养[認養]	ren4 yang3	to sponsor; to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support); to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)	1
博得[博得]	bo2 de2	to win; to gain	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep29/75 words - 27 min
重臣[重臣]	zhong4 chen2	important minister; major figure in government	3
不敬[不敬]	bu4 jing4	disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)	2
扬眉[揚眉]	yang2 mei2	to raise eyebrows	2
吐气[吐氣]	tu3 qi4	to exhale; to blow off steam; (phonetics) aspirated	2
抚琴[撫琴]	fu3 qin2	to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2]	1
几时[幾時]	ji3 shi2	what time?; when?	1
埋怨[埋怨]	man2 yuan4	to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame	1
跳河[跳河]	tiao4 he2	to drown oneself by jumping into the river	1
镚[鏰]	beng4	small coin; dime	1
从头[從頭]	cong2 tou2	anew; from the start	1
宽限[寬限]	kuan1 xian4	to extend (a deadline etc)	4
窃[竊]	qie4	to steal; secretly; (humble) I	1
阴私[陰私]	yin1 si1	shameful secret	2
多方[多方]	duo1 fang1	in many ways; from all sides	2
寻觅[尋覓]	xun2 mi4	to look for	1
微末[微末]	wei1 mo4	tiny; negligible	1
小官[小官]	xiao3 guan1	petty official; minor functionary	3
穷途末路[窮途末路]	qiong2 tu2 mo4 lu4	lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse; in a plight with no way out; things have reached a dead end	1
大难[大難]	da4 nan4	great catastrophe	1
临头[臨頭]	lin2 tou2	to befall; to be imminent	1
忠心[忠心]	zhong1 xin1	good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication	3
眉头[眉頭]	mei2 tou2	brows	1
盆景[盆景]	pen2 jing3	bonsai; landscape in a pot	1
打倒[打倒]	da3 dao3	to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !	1
骨头[骨頭]	gu3 tou5	bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep29/100 words - 42 min
运送[運送]	yun4 song4	to transport; to carry	1
告吹[告吹]	gao4 chui1	to fizzle out; to come to nothing	1
欺人太甚[欺人太甚]	qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4	to bully intolerably (idiom)	1
中人[中人]	zhong1 ren2	go-between; mediator; intermediary	3
该当[該當]	gai1 dang1	should; to deserve	1
镜花水月[鏡花水月]	jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4	lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles; also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花	2
一场空[一場空]	yi1 chang2 kong1	all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing; futile	2
借出[借出]	jie4 chu1	to lend	1
梳[梳]	shu1	a comb; to comb	1
嚣张[囂張]	xiao1 zhang1	rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive	2
成熟[成熟]	cheng2 shu2	mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]	2
难题[難題]	nan2 ti2	difficult problem	1
发钗[髮釵]	fa4 chai1	hair clip	1
冤家宜解不宜结[冤家宜解不宜結]	yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2	It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)	1
嗖[嗖]	sou1	(onom.) whooshing; swishing; rustle of skirts	1
不共戴天[不共戴天]	bu4 gong4 dai4 tian1	(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable	1
磕[磕]	ke1	to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)	4
仨[仨]	sa1	three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)	3
唱曲[唱曲]	chang4 qu3	to sing a song	2
表演[表演]	biao3 yan3	play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]	3
改为[改為]	gai3 wei2	to change into	2
撤走[撤走]	che4 zou3	to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate	1
数目[數目]	shu4 mu4	amount; number	1
消气[消氣]	xiao1 qi4	to cool one's temper	1
火辣辣[火辣辣]	huo3 la4 la4	painful heat; scorching; painful heat; rude and forthright; provocative; hot; sexy	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep30/25 words - 12 min
长生[長生]	chang2 sheng1	long life	1
财源[財源]	cai2 yuan2	financial resources; source of revenue	1
真格[真格]	zhen1 ge2	true; real	1
要命[要命]	yao4 ming4	to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying	2
制[製]	zhi4	to manufacture; to make	2
断肠[斷腸]	duan4 chang2	heartbroken; to break one's heart	1
开脱[開脫]	kai1 tuo1	to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate	1
到头来[到頭來]	dao4 tou2 lai2	in the end; finally; as a result	1
饭馆[飯館]	fan4 guan3	restaurant; CL:家[jia1]	1
手腕[手腕]	shou3 wan4	wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill	1
东山再起[東山再起]	dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3	lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback	1
改成[改成]	gai3 cheng2	to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)	5
不辞而别[不辭而別]	bu4 ci2 er2 bie2	to leave without saying good-bye	1
跳楼[跳樓]	tiao4 lou2	to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)	1
滴[滴]	di1	a drop; to drip	1
区别[區別]	qu1 bie2	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
光亮[光亮]	guang1 liang4	bright	1
凑钱[湊錢]	cou4 qian2	to raise enough money to do sth; to pool money; to club together (to do sth)	1
算不得[算不得]	suan4 bu4 de2	not count as	1
收下[收下]	shou1 xia4	to accept; to receive	2
财政[財政]	cai2 zheng4	finances (public); financial	1
水到渠成[水到渠成]	shui3 dao4 qu2 cheng2	lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom); fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally	1
全力以赴[全力以赴]	quan2 li4 yi3 fu4	to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort	1
严肃[嚴肅]	yan2 su4	solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe	1
生性[生性]	sheng1 xing4	natural disposition	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep30/50 words - 23 min
爽朗[爽朗]	shuang3 lang3	clear and bright (of weather); straightforward; candid; open	3
青睐[青睞]	qing1 lai4	(lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor	1
笑纳[笑納]	xiao4 na4	to kindly accept (an offering)	1
我去[我去]	wo3 qu4	(slang) dang!; shoot!	2
尊称[尊稱]	zun1 cheng1	to address sb deferentially; title; honorific	2
蒲[蒲]	pu2	refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis; common cattail; bullrush	1
姿[姿]	zi1	beauty; disposition; looks; appearance	1
菲[菲]	fei3	poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)	1
莺[鶯]	ying1	oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers	1
啭[囀]	zhuan4	to sing (of birds or insects); to warble; to chirp; to twitter	1
首肯[首肯]	shou3 ken3	to give a nod of approval	1
不慎[不慎]	bu4 shen4	incautious; inattentive	1
尘土[塵土]	chen2 tu3	dust	1
清洗[清洗]	qing1 xi3	to wash; to clean; to purge	1
附庸[附庸]	fu4 yong1	vassal; dependent; subordinate; subservient; appendage	1
隔墙有耳[隔牆有耳]	ge2 qiang2 you3 er3	the walls have ears (idiom)	1
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding	2
苦心[苦心]	ku3 xin1	painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains	1
清高[清高]	qing1 gao1	noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits	2
好久不见[好久不見]	hao3 jiu3 bu5 jian4	long time no see	7
爱乐[愛樂]	ai4 yue4	music-loving; philharmonic	1
痴[痴]	chi1	imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	1
鳏居[鰥居]	guan1 ju1	to live as a widower	1
青州[青州]	Qing1 zhou1	Qingzhou county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong	1
家务[家務]	jia1 wu4	household duties; housework	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep30/75 words - 38 min
灵醒[靈醒]	ling2 xing3	(of senses, mind etc) alert; keen; clear-minded	1
刮[刮]	gua1	to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort	2
飓风[颶風]	ju4 feng1	hurricane	1
宴会[宴會]	yan4 hui4	banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]	1
催情[催情]	cui1 qing2	to promote estrus; to bring an animal to heat by artificial means	1
翩翩[翩翩]	pian1 pian1	elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly	1
拐[拐]	guai3	to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])	1
败落[敗落]	bai4 luo4	(of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt	1
肥差[肥差]	fei2 chai1	lucrative job; cushy job	1
上峰[上峰]	shang4 feng1	peak; summit; (old) higher authorities; superiors	1
先前[先前]	xian1 qian2	before; previously	1
喝醉[喝醉]	he1 zui4	to get drunk	1
检点[檢點]	jian3 dian3	to examine; to check; to keep a lookout; cautious; restrained (in speech or mannerisms)	1
菟[菟]	tu4	dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses); also called 菟絲子|菟丝子	1
就任[就任]	jiu4 ren4	to take office; to assume a post	1
摆布[擺布]	bai3 bu4	to arrange; to order about; to manipulate	1
迷魂[迷魂]	mi2 hun2	to bewitch; to enchant; to cast a spell over sb	1
鸩[鴆]	zhen4	legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb	1
多么[多麼]	duo1 me5	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent	3
坚韧[堅韌]	jian1 ren4	tough and durable; tenacious	1
试一试[試一試]	shi4 yi1 shi4	to have a try	1
崖州[崖州]	Ya2 Zhou1	ancient name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3]	1
最少[最少]	zui4 shao3	at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal	2
加固[加固]	jia1 gu4	to reinforce (a structure); to strengthen	1
当耳边风[當耳邊風]	dang4 er3 bian1 feng1	lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear; fig. to completely disregard	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep30/100 words - 42 min
风雨[風雨]	feng1 yu3	wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships	4
红包[紅包]	hong2 bao1	money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe	1
农[農]	nong2	peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old)	2
工商[工商]	gong1 shang1	industry and commerce	2
盗[盜]	dao4	to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber	2
娼[娼]	chang1	prostitute	1
上西天[上西天]	shang4 xi1 tian1	to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise	1
靴子[靴子]	xue1 zi5	boots	2
没种[沒種]	mei2 zhong3	not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly	2
伸长[伸長]	shen1 chang2	to stretch; to extend	1
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb	2
阴曹地府[陰曹地府]	yin1 cao2 di4 fu3	netherworld; Kingdom of the Underworld; Hades	1
权力[權力]	quan2 li4	power; authority	2
河道[河道]	he2 dao4	river course; river channel	3
修缮[修繕]	xiu1 shan4	to renovate; to repair (a building)	3
按说[按說]	an4 shuo1	in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally	2
职责[職責]	zhi2 ze2	duty; responsibility; obligation	3
感恩[感恩]	gan3 en1	to be grateful	1
报效[報效]	bao4 xiao4	render service to repay kindness	1
说三道四[說三道四]	shuo1 san1 dao4 si4	to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip	1
酿[釀]	niang4	to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)	8
农田[農田]	nong2 tian2	farmland; cultivated land	1
奋力[奮力]	fen4 li4	to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive	3
抢救[搶救]	qiang3 jiu4	to rescue	1
重建[重建]	chong2 jian4	to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep30/101 words - 43 min
拿下[拿下]	na2 xia4	to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)	9
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep31/25 words - 7 min
女犯[女犯]	nu:3 fan4	female offender in imperial China (old)	1
真如[真如]	Zhen1 ru2	Tathata	1
明察秋毫[明察秋毫]	ming2 cha2 qiu1 hao2	lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail	2
双眼[雙眼]	shuang1 yan3	the two eyes	1
归案[歸案]	gui1 an4	to bring to justice; to file away (a document)	1
一审[一審]	yi1 shen3	first instance (law)	1
寻访[尋訪]	xun2 fang3	to inquire after; to look for (sb)	2
毕[畢]	bi4	the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished	2
昨日[昨日]	zuo2 ri4	yesterday	3
返[返]	fan3	to return (to)	1
康健[康健]	kang1 jian4	healthy; fit	3
眼病[眼病]	yan3 bing4	eye disease	1
迫于[迫於]	po4 yu2	constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth	1
权势[權勢]	quan2 shi4	power; influence	5
无中生有[無中生有]	wu2 zhong1 sheng1 you3	to create something from nothing (idiom)	1
亲族[親族]	qin1 zu2	relatives; members of the same family, clan, tribe etc	1
裙带[裙帶]	qun2 dai4	waistband of a skirt; (fig.) related to the wife or another female family member	1
二者[二者]	er4 zhe3	both; both of them; neither	1
分别[分別]	fen1 bie2	to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually	2
河水[河水]	he2 shui3	river water	2
遭受[遭受]	zao1 shou4	to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)	1
天灾[天災]	tian1 zai1	natural disaster	1
系[繫]	xi4	to connect; to arrest; to worry	1
挂念[掛念]	gua4 nian4	concerned	1
为非作歹[為非作歹]	wei2 fei1 zuo4 dai3	to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep31/50 words - 12 min
无法无天[無法無天]	wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1	regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control	1
横行霸道[橫行霸道]	heng2 xing2 ba4 dao4	to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize	1
乌龟[烏龜]	wu1 gui1	tortoise; cuckold	1
淤[淤]	yu1	silt; river sludge; to silt up; choked with silt; variant of 瘀[yu1]	2
爷们[爺們]	ye2 men5	menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc	1
勇武[勇武]	yong3 wu3	brave	1
提篮[提籃]	ti2 lan2	a basket	1
国泰民安[國泰民安]	guo2 tai4 min2 an1	the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity	1
消除[消除]	xiao1 chu2	to eliminate; to remove	3
化敌为友[化敵為友]	hua4 di2 wei2 you3	to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)	2
同乐[同樂]	tong2 le4	to enjoy together	1
美名[美名]	mei3 ming2	good name or reputation	1
远扬[遠揚]	yuan3 yang2	(fame) spreads far and wide	1
父老[父老]	fu4 lao3	elders	2
乡亲[鄉親]	xiang1 qin1	fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home	2
带领[帶領]	dai4 ling3	to guide; to lead	1
心窍[心竅]	xin1 qiao4	the mind; capacity for clear thinking	2
光顾[光顧]	guang1 gu4	to visit (as a customer)	1
物件[物件]	wu4 jian4	object	1
流年不利[流年不利]	liu2 nian2 bu4 li4	the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year	1
后怕[後怕]	hou4 pa4	lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress	1
自始至终[自始至終]	zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1	from start to finish (idiom)	1
根由[根由]	gen1 you2	the whys and the wherefores; the detailed story; root cause	1
虚荣[虛榮]	xu1 rong2	vanity	2
出走[出走]	chu1 zou3	to leave home; to go off; to run away	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep31/75 words - 19 min
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand	1
自恃[自恃]	zi4 shi4	self-esteem; self-reliance; overconfident; conceited	1
踏[踏]	ta4	to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot	1
填[填]	tian2	to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in	1
自食其果[自食其果]	zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3	to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown	1
身败名裂[身敗名裂]	shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4	to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace	1
醒悟[醒悟]	xing3 wu4	to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality	1
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo	1
立身[立身]	li4 shen1	to stand up; to conduct oneself	1
俗[俗]	su2	custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular	2
店铺[店鋪]	dian4 pu4	store; shop	2
重修[重修]	chong2 xiu1	to reconstruct; to repair; to revamp; to revise; to retake a failed course	1
心气[心氣]	xin1 qi4	intention; motive; state of mind; ambition; aspiration; heart 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)	2
说不出[說不出]	shuo1 bu5 chu1	unable to say	2
心坎[心坎]	xin1 kan3	bottom of one's heart	2
拥抱[擁抱]	yong1 bao4	to embrace; to hug	1
滚开[滾開]	gun3 kai1	to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude)	1
捣[搗]	dao3	pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir	2
天人[天人]	tian1 ren2	Man and Heaven; celestial being	1
罐[罐]	guan4	can; jar; pot	1
医[醫]	yi1	medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat	3
挺住[挺住]	ting3 zhu4	to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)	3
要死[要死]	yao4 si3	extremely; awfully	3
千年[千年]	qian1 nian2	millennium	1
嚎[嚎]	hao2	howl; bawl	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep31/100 words - 28 min
预想[預想]	yu4 xiang3	to anticipate; to expect	1
近日[近日]	jin4 ri4	in the past few days; recently; in the last few days	1
时日[時日]	shi2 ri4	time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day	2
告知[告知]	gao4 zhi1	to inform	2
守门[守門]	shou3 men2	to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper	2
榆[榆]	yu2	elm	1
放血[放血]	fang4 xue4	to let blood (Chinese medicine); to bleed; to stab sb (slang)	1
失血[失血]	shi1 xue4	blood loss	1
昏迷[昏迷]	hun1 mi2	to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented	2
死活[死活]	si3 huo2	life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me	1
临死[臨死]	lin2 si3	facing death; at death's door	2
莫过于[莫過於]	mo4 guo4 yu2	nothing can surpass	1
一致[一致]	yi1 zhi4	unanimous; identical (views or opinions)	1
字号[字號]	zi4 hao4	characters and numbers (as used in a code); alphanumeric code; serial number	1
待见[待見]	dai4 jian5	(coll.) to like	1
祭灶[祭灶]	ji4 zao4	to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god	1
黑暗[黑暗]	hei1 an4	dark; darkly; darkness	1
亮堂[亮堂]	liang4 tang2	bright; clear	1
毕生[畢生]	bi4 sheng1	all one's life; lifetime	1
威风凛凛[威風凜凜]	wei1 feng1 lin3 lin3	majestic; awe-inspiring presence; impressive power	1
太保[太保]	tai4 bao3	a very high official in ancient China; juvenile delinquents	1
下跪[下跪]	xia4 gui4	to kneel; to go down on one's knees	2
诚意[誠意]	cheng2 yi4	sincerity; good faith	3
赛[賽]	sai4	to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel	1
潘安[潘安]	Pan1 An1	see 潘岳[Pan1 Yue4]	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep31/125 words - 36 min
捶背[捶背]	chui2 bei4	to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists	1
凭什么[憑什麼]	ping2 shen2 me5	(spoken) why?; for which reason?	1
棍子[棍子]	gun4 zi5	stick; rod	1
公布[公佈]	gong1 bu4	to announce; to make public; to publish	1
酒店[酒店]	jiu3 dian4	wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club	1
人事[人事]	ren2 shi4	personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life	1
监督[監督]	jian1 du1	to control; to supervise; to inspect	1
一概[一概]	yi1 gai4	all; without any exceptions; categorically	1
为期[為期]	wei2 qi1	(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)	1
加以[加以]	jia1 yi3	in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)	1
阻拦[阻攔]	zu3 lan2	to stop; to obstruct	2
打抱不平[打抱不平]	da3 bao4 bu4 ping2	to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice; also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]	1
跋扈[跋扈]	ba2 hu4	domineering; bossy	1
目中无人[目中無人]	mu4 zhong1 wu2 ren2	to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air	1
黄瓜[黃瓜]	huang2 gua1	cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
宣布[宣布]	xuan1 bu4	to declare; to announce; to proclaim	1
两不误[兩不誤]	liang3 bu4 wu4	to neglect neither one	1
斥责[斥責]	chi4 ze2	to lash out; to reprimand	2
带路[帶路]	dai4 lu4	to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; fig. to instruct	1
前边[前邊]	qian2 bian5	front; the front side; in front of	2
晌午[晌午]	shang3 wu3	noon	1
几点[幾點]	ji3 dian3	what time?; when?	1
流水帐[流水帳]	liu2 shui3 zhang4	variant of 流水賬|流水账[liu2 shui3 zhang4]	1
损耗[損耗]	sun3 hao4	wear and tear	1
灶眼[灶眼]	zao4 yan3	stovetop burner	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep31/143 words - 42 min
有戏[有戲]	you3 xi4	(coll.) promising; likely to turn out well	1
上菜[上菜]	shang4 cai4	to serve, also to put on plate	2
早知[早知]	zao3 zhi1	foresight; foreknowledge; if one had known earlier,...	2
来讲[來講]	lai2 jiang3	as to; considering; for	3
作茧自缚[作繭自縛]	zuo4 jian3 zi4 fu4	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard	1
蚂蚁[螞蟻]	ma3 yi3	ant	1
捏[捏]	nie1	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up	1
防备[防備]	fang2 bei4	to guard against	1
芝麻[芝麻]	zhi1 ma5	sesame (seed)	1
陪嫁[陪嫁]	pei2 jia4	dowry	1
抛[拋]	pao1	to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon	1
朽[朽]	xiu3	rotten	1
看相[看相]	kan4 xiang4	to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features	1
傀儡戏[傀儡戲]	kui3 lei3 xi4	puppet show	1
密密麻麻[密密麻麻]	mi4 mi5 ma2 ma2	numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted; thick; dense	1
瓜子[瓜子]	gua1 zi3	melon seeds	1
破败[破敗]	po4 bai4	to defeat; to crush (in battle); beaten; ruined; destroyed; in decline	1
天宫[天宮]	Tian1 gong1	Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep32/25 words - 6 min
着实[著實]	zhuo2 shi2	truly; indeed; severely; harshly	1
而言[而言]	er2 yan2	with regard to (preceding phrase)	5
可悲[可悲]	ke3 bei1	lamentable	1
笑声[笑聲]	xiao4 sheng1	laughter	1
暖和[暖和]	nuan3 huo5	warm; nice and warm	1
唱歌[唱歌]	chang4 ge1	to sing a song	1
回首[回首]	hui2 shou3	to turn around; to look back; to recollect	1
往事[往事]	wang3 shi4	past events; former happenings	2
回忆[回憶]	hui2 yi4	to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
分子[分子]	fen1 zi3	molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction	2
屠[屠]	tu2	to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre	1
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish	1
菜色[菜色]	cai4 se4	dish; lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet); emaciated look (from malnutrition)	3
基本[基本]	ji1 ben3	basic; fundamental; main; elementary	1
佛经[佛經]	Fo2 jing1	Buddhist texts; scripture	1
感知[感知]	gan3 zhi1	perception; awareness	1
鼻[鼻]	bi2	nose	1
菜肴[菜餚]	cai4 yao2	vegetable and meat dishes; dish	2
极致[極致]	ji2 zhi4	peak; pinnacle; ultimate	1
美酒[美酒]	mei3 jiu3	good wine; fine liquor	2
雅乐[雅樂]	ya3 yue4	formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou; Korean a'ak; Japanese gagaku	1
平民[平民]	ping2 min2	ordinary people; commoner; civilian	1
一同[一同]	yi1 tong2	along; together	1
享乐[享樂]	xiang3 le4	to enjoy life; pleasures of life	1
前所未有[前所未有]	qian2 suo3 wei4 you3	unprecedented	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep32/50 words - 16 min
创举[創舉]	chuang4 ju3	pioneering work	1
复发[復發]	fu4 fa1	to recur (of a disease); to reappear; to relapse (into a former bad state)	1
溺[溺]	ni4	to drown; to indulge; addicted to; to spoil (a child)	1
控[控]	kong4	to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia	1
侍女[侍女]	shi4 nu:3	maid	2
冲突[衝突]	chong1 tu1	conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention	1
小吃[小吃]	xiao3 chi1	snack; refreshments; CL:家[jia1]	2
胁迫[脅迫]	xie2 po4	to coerce; to compel; to force	1
前尘[前塵]	qian2 chen2	the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)	3
倾盆大雨[傾盆大雨]	qing1 pen2 da4 yu3	a downpour; rain bucketing down; fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)	1
今朝[今朝]	jin1 zhao1	at the present; now	1
四射[四射]	si4 she4	to radiate all around	1
把酒言欢[把酒言歡]	ba3 jiu3 yan2 huan1	to drink and chat merrily (idiom)	1
促膝[促膝]	cu4 xi1	lit. knees pressed close; intimate; seated side by side; in close contact	1
火盆[火盆]	huo3 pen2	brazier; fire pan; hibachi	1
跨[跨]	kua4	to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span	2
霉气[霉氣]	mei2 qi4	a moldy smell; damp and rotten; fig. rotten bad luck	1
出声[出聲]	chu1 sheng1	to utter; to give voice	1
赢得[贏得]	ying2 de2	to win; to gain	1
鹌鹑[鵪鶉]	an1 chun2	quail	1
糟心[糟心]	zao1 xin1	vexed; annoyed; upset	1
花前月下[花前月下]	hua1 qian2 yue4 xia4	see 月下花前[yue4 xia4 hua1 qian2]	1
爱爱[愛愛]	ai4 ai5	(coll.) to make love	1
中间[中間]	zhong1 jian1	between; intermediate; mid; middle	2
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep32/75 words - 21 min
散客[散客]	san3 ke4	FIT (free independent traveler); individual traveler (as opposed to traveling with a group)	1
左边[左邊]	zuo3 bian5	left; the left side; to the left of	1
一元[一元]	yi1 yuan2	single variable (math.); univariate	7
娱乐[娛樂]	yu2 le4	to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy	1
图样[圖樣]	tu2 yang4	diagram; blueprint	1
营造[營造]	ying2 zao4	to build (housing); to construct; to make	1
工地[工地]	gong1 di4	construction site	1
出岔子[出岔子]	chu1 cha4 zi5	to go wrong; to take a wrong turning	1
后撤[後撤]	hou4 che4	to pull back (an army); to retreat	1
打擂台[打擂臺]	da3 lei4 tai2	(old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest	1
省油的灯[省油的燈]	sheng3 you2 de5 deng1	sb who is easy to deal with	1
比一比[比一比]	bi3 yi5 bi3	to make a comparison; to engage in a contest	1
另谋高就[另謀高就]	ling4 mou2 gao1 jiu4	to get a better job somewhere else (idiom); to seek alternative employment	1
听凭[聽憑]	ting1 ping2	to allow (sb to do as he pleases)	4
三五[三五]	san1 wu3	several; three or five	1
不及[不及]	bu4 ji2	to fall short of; not as good as; too late	1
修整[修整]	xiu1 zheng3	to spruce up; to renovate; to tend (a garden); to groom (one's hair); to finish (a rough surface); to trim (a lawn); to touch up (a photo)	2
盈门[盈門]	ying2 men2	lit. fill the door; fill the house (at a wedding or auspicious occasion)	1
韵[韻]	yun4	beautiful sound; appeal; charm; vowel; rhyme; in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant)	5
新风[新風]	xin1 feng1	new trend; new custom	1
贤达[賢達]	xian2 da2	prominent and worthy personage	1
趾[趾]	zhi3	toe	1
油烟[油煙]	you2 yan1	soot; lampblack	1
违约[違約]	wei2 yue1	to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract)	1
爱上[愛上]	ai4 shang4	to fall in love with; to be in love with	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep32/100 words - 26 min
终生[終生]	zhong1 sheng1	throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong	2
难忘[難忘]	nan2 wang4	unforgettable	1
不只[不只]	bu4 zhi3	not only; not merely	3
市价[市價]	shi4 jia4	market value	1
酬金[酬金]	chou2 jin1	monetary reward; remuneration	1
提取[提取]	ti2 qu3	to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine	2
花红[花紅]	hua1 hong2	flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc); a bonus; crab apple (Malus asiatica)	2
仰仗[仰仗]	yang3 zhang4	to rely on; to depend on	1
欢心[歡心]	huan1 xin1	favor; liking; love; jubilation; joy	1
再嫁[再嫁]	zai4 jia4	to remarry (of woman)	2
终身大事[終身大事]	zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4	major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)	1
拿捏[拿捏]	na2 nie1	to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties	1
打道回府[打道回府]	da3 dao4 hui2 fu3	to go home (in a ceremonial procession); to return home	1
拜会[拜會]	bai4 hui4	pay an official call; call on; visit in an official capacity	1
包涵[包涵]	bao1 han2	to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to contain	1
兴师问罪[興師問罪]	xing1 shi1 wen4 zui4	to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently	2
结亲[結親]	jie2 qin1	to marry	1
结仇[結仇]	jie2 chou2	to start a feud; to become enemies	1
打开天窗说亮话[打開天窗說亮話]	da3 kai1 tian1 chuang1 shuo1 liang4 hua4	not to mince words; not to beat about the bush	1
联姻[聯姻]	lian2 yin1	related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)	1
再会[再會]	zai4 hui4	to meet again; until we meet again; goodbye	1
怀恨[懷恨]	huai2 hen4	to nurse hatred; to harbor a grudge; spiteful	1
大可不必[大可不必]	da4 ke3 bu4 bi4	need not; unnecessary	1
看淡[看淡]	kan4 dan4	to regard as unimportant; to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc); (of an economy or a market) to slacken	1
前事[前事]	qian2 shi4	past events; antecedent; what has happened	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep32/125 words - 32 min
功名利禄[功名利祿]	gong1 ming2 li4 lu4	position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune	1
终南[終南]	Zhong1 nan2	Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an	1
白雪皑皑[白雪皚皚]	bai2 xue3 ai2 ai2	brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)	1
信誓旦旦[信誓旦旦]	xin4 shi4 dan4 dan4	to make a solemn vow	1
表明[表明]	biao3 ming2	to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known	2
交恶[交惡]	jiao1 e4	to become enemies; to become hostile towards	1
当口[當口]	dang1 kou3	at that moment; just then	1
忌惮[忌憚]	ji4 dan4	to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear	2
踩[踩]	cai3	to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote	3
绒[絨]	rong2	velvet; woolen	1
摔倒[摔倒]	shuai1 dao3	to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground	1
花掉[花掉]	hua1 diao4	to spend (time, money); to waste	1
害臊[害臊]	hai4 sao4	to be bashful; to feel ashamed	1
过日子[過日子]	guo4 ri4 zi5	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along	2
光棍[光棍]	guang1 gun4	gangster; hoodlum; a single person; bachelor	1
凑合[湊合]	cou4 he5	to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad	1
正职[正職]	zheng4 zhi2	main job; day job; steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual); chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)	1
怕事[怕事]	pa4 shi4	timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble	1
哆嗦[哆嗦]	duo1 suo5	to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body	1
克[剋]	kei1	to scold; to beat	1
性格[性格]	xing4 ge2	nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
拈花惹草[拈花惹草]	nian1 hua1 re3 cao3	lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); fig. to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats	1
披[披]	pi1	to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out	1
新娘子[新娘子]	xin1 niang2 zi5	see 新娘[xin1 niang2]	1
品级[品級]	pin3 ji2	workmanship	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep32/150 words - 38 min
穿戴[穿戴]	chuan1 dai4	to dress; clothing	1
元宵[元宵]	yuan2 xiao1	Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]; sticky rice dumplings	2
肚[肚]	du4	belly	1
就是说[就是說]	jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is	1
梳理[梳理]	shu1 li3	to comb; fig. to sort out	1
杂事[雜事]	za2 shi4	miscellaneous tasks; various chores	1
分心[分心]	fen1 xin1	to distract	1
封口费[封口費]	feng1 kou3 fei4	hush money	1
想得美[想得美]	xiang3 de2 mei3	in your dreams!; as if!; You wish!; I wish that were so	1
下边[下邊]	xia4 bian5	under; the underside; below	1
打坐[打坐]	da3 zuo4	to sit in meditation; to meditate	1
先天[先天]	xian1 tian1	inborn; innate; natural	1
监视[監視]	jian1 shi4	to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance	3
外围[外圍]	wai4 wei2	surrounding	1
兵家[兵家]	bing1 jia1	military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier	1
有所不同[有所不同]	you3 suo3 bu4 tong2	to differ to some extent (idiom)	1
水火不容[水火不容]	shui3 huo3 bu4 rong2	completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water	1
临阵脱逃[臨陣脫逃]	lin2 zhen4 tuo1 tao2	see 臨陣退縮|临阵退缩[lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1]	1
度过[度過]	du4 guo4	to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through	1
庄子[莊子]	Zhuang1 zi3	Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author	1
筹钱[籌錢]	chou2 qian2	to raise money	2
口令[口令]	kou3 ling4	oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry)	1
蝉蜕[蟬蛻]	chan2 tui4	cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from	1
说破[說破]	shuo1 po4	to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal	1
露脸[露臉]	lou4 lian3	to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep32/167 words - 43 min
孬种[孬種]	nao1 zhong3	coward; useless scoundrel	1
叹[嘆]	tan4	to sigh; to exclaim	2
树枝[樹枝]	shu4 zhi1	branch; twig	1
一气之下[一氣之下]	yi1 qi4 zhi1 xia4	in a fit of pique; in a fury	2
手指[手指]	shou3 zhi3	finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	2
乐子[樂子]	le4 zi5	fun; pleasure; laughing matter	1
逗乐[逗樂]	dou4 le4	to amuse oneself; to clown around; to provoke laughter	1
天长地久[天長地久]	tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3	enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal	1
看破红尘[看破紅塵]	kan1 po4 hong2 chen2	to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk); disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life	1
愤世嫉俗[憤世嫉俗]	fen4 shi4 ji2 su2	to be cynical; to be embittered	1
魏晋[魏晉]	Wei4 Jin4	Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties	1
信服[信服]	xin4 fu2	to have faith in; to believe in; to have confidence in; to respect	1
菜式[菜式]	cai4 shi4	dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)	2
惋[惋]	wan3	to sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. [wan4]	1
泣[泣]	qi4	to sob	1
守口如瓶[守口如瓶]	shou3 kou3 ru2 ping2	lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breathing a word	2
下车[下車]	xia4 che1	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)	3
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep33/25 words - 9 min
好棒[好棒]	hao3 bang4	excellent (interjection)	2
天竺[天竺]	Tian1 zhu2	the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)	1
闼[闥]	ta4	door of an inner room	1
率[率]	lu:4	rate; frequency	1
率[率]	shuai4	to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually	1
众[眾]	zhong4	many; numerous; crowd; multitude	1
坠[墜]	zhui4	to fall; to drop; to weigh down	1
舞蹈[舞蹈]	wu3 dao3	dance (performance art); dancing	1
雅俗共赏[雅俗共賞]	ya3 su2 gong4 shang3	can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)	1
春意[春意]	chun1 yi4	beginning of spring; thoughts of love	1
门庭若市[門庭若市]	men2 ting2 ruo4 shi4	front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom); a place with many visitors	1
高朋满座[高朋滿座]	gao1 peng2 man3 zuo4	surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company	1
棋子[棋子]	qi2 zi3	chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]	3
赏心悦目[賞心悅目]	shang3 xin1 yue4 mu4	warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom); pleasing; delightful	1
糯米粉[糯米粉]	nuo4 mi3 fen3	glutinous rice flour	1
垂涎欲滴[垂涎欲滴]	chui2 xian2 yu4 di1	to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for	1
含义[含義]	han2 yi4	meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation	1
鹌[鵪]	an1	quail	1
炒[炒]	chao3	to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb)	2
蛤蜊[蛤蜊]	ge2 li2	clam	1
决明[決明]	jue2 ming2	(botany) cassia	2
兜[兜]	dou1	pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)	3
扬州[揚州]	Yang2 zhou1	Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu	1
新式[新式]	xin1 shi4	new style; latest type	1
做法[做法]	zuo4 fa3	way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
火热[火熱]	huo3 re4	fiery; burning; fervent; ardent; passionate	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep33/50 words - 14 min
铁板[鐵板]	tie3 ban3	iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)	1
上将[上將]	shang4 jiang4	general; admiral; air chief marshal	1
形容[形容]	xing2 rong2	to describe; description; appearance; look	1
独特[獨特]	du2 te4	unique; distinct; having special characteristics	1
美味[美味]	mei3 wei4	delicious; delicious food; delicacy	1
滑[滑]	hua2	to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning	2
妙不可言[妙不可言]	miao4 bu4 ke3 yan2	too wonderful for words	2
营业[營業]	ying2 ye4	to do business; to trade	1
批[批]	pi1	to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)	2
雅士[雅士]	ya3 shi4	elegant scholar	1
届时[屆時]	jie4 shi2	when the time comes; at the scheduled time	1
食材[食材]	shi2 cai2	(food) ingredient	1
打造[打造]	da3 zao4	to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal)	1
演奏[演奏]	yan3 zou4	to perform on a musical instrument	1
殊不知[殊不知]	shu1 bu4 zhi1	little imagined; scarcely realized	1
殊荣[殊榮]	shu1 rong2	special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you)	2
口福[口福]	kou3 fu2	happy knack for chancing upon fine food	1
笺[箋]	jian1	letter; note-paper	8
钧[鈞]	jun1	30 catties; great; your (honorific)	2
鉴[鑒]	jian4	variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]	2
楼台[樓臺]	lou2 tai2	balcony; high building (esp. in poetry); tower	2
一炮而红[一炮而紅]	yi1 pao4 er2 hong2	to win instant success (idiom); to become an instant hit	1
上半年[上半年]	shang4 ban4 nian2	first half (of a year)	1
定价[定價]	ding4 jia4	to set a price; to fix a price	2
减价[減價]	jian3 jia4	to cut prices; to discount; to mark down; price cutting	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep33/75 words - 25 min
老路[老路]	lao3 lu4	old road; familiar way; beaten track; conventional behavior	1
全城[全城]	quan2 cheng2	whole city	2
热议[熱議]	re4 yi4	to discuss passionately; heated debate	1
才子[才子]	cai2 zi3	gifted scholar	1
馔[饌]	zhuan4	food; delicacies	1
酉[酉]	you3	10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)	1
功力[功力]	gong1 li4	merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power	1
上边[上邊]	shang4 bian5	the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up	1
老头[老頭]	lao3 tou2	old fellow; old man; father; husband	2
胖[胖]	pang4	fat; plump	2
萱[萱]	xuan1	orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)	1
名作[名作]	ming2 zuo4	masterpiece; famous work	1
仕女[仕女]	shi4 nu:3	court lady; palace maid; traditional painting of beautiful women	1
昉[昉]	fang3	dawn; to begin	1
精彩[精彩]	jing1 cai3	wonderful; marvelous; brilliant	1
诸君[諸君]	zhu1 jun1	Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!	1
醉[醉]	zui4	intoxicated	4
仙子[仙子]	xian1 zi3	fairy	1
他乡[他鄉]	ta1 xiang1	foreign land; away from one's native place	1
郁[鬱]	yu4	dense (growth); melancholy	23
金酒[金酒]	jin1 jiu3	gin	15
雨过天晴[雨過天晴]	yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2	sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom); every cloud has a silver lining (idiom); see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1]	1
郁金香[鬱金香]	yu4 jin1 xiang1	tulip	1
琥珀[琥珀]	hu3 po4	amber	4
脆[脆]	cui4	brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep33/100 words - 32 min
瑟[瑟]	se4	a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings	1
亚[亞]	ya4	second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. [ya3]	1
瑶[瑤]	yao2	jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific	2
腮[腮]	sai1	cheek	1
鲈[鱸]	lu2	common perch; bass	1
娥[娥]	e2	good; beautiful	1
泪[淚]	lei4	tears	1
杏仁[杏仁]	xing4 ren2	almond; apricot kernel	1
极乐[極樂]	ji2 le4	bliss; extreme happiness	1
早晚[早晚]	zao3 wan3	morning and evening; sooner or later	1
办理[辦理]	ban4 li3	to handle; to transact; to conduct	1
情侣[情侶]	qing2 lu:3	sweethearts; lovers	1
免不了[免不了]	mian3 bu4 liao3	unavoidable; can't be avoided	1
过来人[過來人]	guo4 lai2 ren2	an experienced person; sb who has "been around (the block)"; sb who has personally experienced it	1
猜测[猜測]	cai1 ce4	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise	1
心知肚明[心知肚明]	xin1 zhi1 du4 ming2	to be well aware	1
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about	2
权柄[權柄]	quan2 bing3	authority	2
愚蠢[愚蠢]	yu2 chun3	silly; stupid	2
画舫[畫舫]	hua4 fang3	decorated pleasure boat	1
设计[設計]	she4 ji4	plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
痛心[痛心]	tong4 xin1	grieved; pained	1
呕[嘔]	ou3	vomit	1
而今[而今]	er2 jin1	now; at the present (time)	1
情缘[情緣]	qing2 yuan2	predestined love; love affinity	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep33/125 words - 39 min
一笔勾销[一筆勾銷]	yi1 bi3 gou1 xiao1	to write off at one stroke	1
毁掉[毀掉]	hui3 diao4	to destroy	1
企图[企圖]	qi3 tu2	to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3]	2
老鼠[老鼠]	lao3 shu3	rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	3
乱窜[亂竄]	luan4 cuan4	to flee in disarray; to scatter	1
迹[跡]	ji4	footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication; Taiwan pr. [ji1]	1
去向[去向]	qu4 xiang4	the position of sth; whereabouts	1
憔悴[憔悴]	qiao2 cui4	wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; (of plants) withered	1
损伤[損傷]	sun3 shang1	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability	1
一体[一體]	yi1 ti3	an integral whole; all concerned; everybody	2
牝鸡司晨[牝雞司晨]	pin4 ji1 si1 chen2	female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.	2
觐[覲]	jin4	(history) to have an audience with the Emperor	1
喷[噴]	pen1	to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt	2
头风[頭風]	tou2 feng1	headache (Chinese medicine)	2
发作[發作]	fa1 zuo4	to flare up; to break out	1
踏雪寻梅[踏雪尋梅]	ta4 xue3 xun2 mei2	to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum	1
籽[籽]	zi3	seeds	1
酪[酪]	lao4	curdled milk or fruit juice; also pr. [luo4]	1
交加[交加]	jiao1 jia1	to occur at the same time (of two things); to be mingled; to accompany each other	1
香甜[香甜]	xiang1 tian2	fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep)	1
私语[私語]	si1 yu3	to discuss in whispered tones; whispered conversation	1
相扑[相撲]	xiang1 pu1	sumo wrestling; also pr. [xiang4 pu1]	1
休假[休假]	xiu1 jia4	to take a vacation; to go on holiday	1
滑稽[滑稽]	hua2 ji1	comical; funny; amusing; old pr. [gu3 ji1]; huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang	1
咳[咳]	ke2	cough	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep33/140 words - 42 min
心静自然凉[心靜自然涼]	xin1 jing4 zi4 ran2 liang2	a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)	1
成都[成都]	Cheng2 du1	Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China	1
瘾[癮]	yin3	addiction; craving	2
吃喝玩乐[吃喝玩樂]	chi1 he1 wan2 le4	to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure	1
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]	1
天才[天才]	tian1 cai2	talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted	1
预约[預約]	yu4 yue1	booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment	2
确[確]	que4	authenticated; solid; firm; real; true	2
要事[要事]	yao4 shi4	important matter	1
社稷[社稷]	she4 ji4	state; country; the Gods of earth and grain	2
无奈[無奈]	wu2 nai4	helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]	1
只得[只得]	zhi3 de2	to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to	1
屏退[屏退]	bing3 tui4	to send away; to dismiss (servants etc); to retire from public life	1
闱[闈]	wei2	door to women's room; gate to palace	2
窃据[竊據]	qie4 ju4	to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep34/25 words - 4 min
细看[細看]	xi4 kan4	to peer; to scan; to examine carefully	1
面容[面容]	mian4 rong2	appearance; facial features	1
攻讦[攻訐]	gong1 jie2	to attack sb by exposing faults; to denounce	4
赦[赦]	she4	to pardon (a convict)	3
死罪[死罪]	si3 zui4	mortal crime; capital offense	5
隐语[隱語]	yin3 yu3	secret language; codeword	1
姓名[姓名]	xing4 ming2	surname and given name; full name	1
不意[不意]	bu4 yi4	unexpectedly; unawareness; unpreparedness	2
疑窦[疑竇]	yi2 dou4	(literary) doubts; suspicions; cause for suspicion	1
冒天下之大不韪[冒天下之大不韙]	mao4 tian1 xia4 zhi1 da4 bu4 wei3	see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]	1
揭露[揭露]	jie1 lu4	to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure	1
诏书[詔書]	zhao4 shu1	edict; written imperial order	1
下流[下流]	xia4 liu2	lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene	1
忠贞[忠貞]	zhong1 zhen1	loyal and dependable	1
椒[椒]	jiao1	pepper	1
侮[侮]	wu3	to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace	1
淫荡[淫蕩]	yin2 dang4	loose in morals; lascivious; licentious; lewd	1
帝后[帝后]	di4 hou4	empress; imperial consort	1
鹣[鶼]	jian1	mythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1]	1
鲽[鰈]	die2	flatfish; flounder; sole	1
为的是[為的是]	wei4 de5 shi4	for the sake of; for the purpose of	2
纲[綱]	gang1	head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program	1
根基[根基]	gen1 ji1	foundation	1
复职[復職]	fu4 zhi2	to resume a post	1
讦[訐]	jie2	to accuse; to pry	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep34/50 words - 11 min
古人[古人]	gu3 ren2	people from ancient times; the ancients; the late (i.e. person who has passed away)	1
无不[無不]	wu2 bu4	none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception	2
熟门熟路[熟門熟路]	shu2 men2 shu2 lu4	familiar	2
下功夫[下功夫]	xia4 gong1 fu5	see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]	1
要好[要好]	yao4 hao3	to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement	1
细致[細緻]	xi4 zhi4	delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking	4
包袱[包袱]	bao1 fu5	wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline	1
西北[西北]	xi1 bei3	northwest	1
中等[中等]	zhong1 deng3	medium	1
香料[香料]	xiang1 liao4	spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume	5
玩乐[玩樂]	wan2 le4	to play around; to disport oneself	1
呈现[呈現]	cheng2 xian4	to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate	1
队伍[隊伍]	dui4 wu3	ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	1
主心骨[主心骨]	zhu3 xin1 gu3	backbone; mainstay; pillar; definite view; one's own judgment	2
商机[商機]	shang1 ji1	business opportunity; commercial opportunity	2
偷懒[偷懶]	tou1 lan3	to goof off; to be lazy	1
头骨[頭骨]	tou2 gu3	skull	1
姑且[姑且]	gu1 qie3	for the time being; tentatively	1
丸[丸]	wan2	ball; pellet; pill	1
胡来[胡來]	hu2 lai2	to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble	1
止痛[止痛]	zhi3 tong4	to relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic	1
功效[功效]	gong1 xiao4	efficacy	1
遮掩[遮掩]	zhe1 yan3	to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)	2
臣子[臣子]	chen2 zi3	official in feudal court; subject	1
圣躬[聖躬]	sheng4 gong1	the Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep34/75 words - 18 min
醇[醇]	chun2	alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols	1
头痛[頭痛]	tou2 tong4	to have a headache	3
私藏[私藏]	si1 cang2	secret store; a stash (of contraband)	1
概[概]	gai4	general; approximate	1
婉拒[婉拒]	wan3 ju4	to tactfully decline; to turn down gracefully	2
大安[大安]	Da4 an1	Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan; Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin	1
叫做[叫做]	jiao4 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	1
名册[名冊]	ming2 ce4	roll (of names); register; CL:本[ben3]	2
皇宫[皇宮]	huang2 gong1	imperial palace	1
烈女[烈女]	lie4 nu:3	a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death	1
缠[纏]	chan2	to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy	3
苦肉计[苦肉計]	ku3 rou4 ji4	the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
拿乔[拿喬]	na2 qiao2	pretentious; striking a pose	1
作怪[作怪]	zuo4 guai4	(of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)	1
预订[預訂]	yu4 ding4	to place an order; to book ahead	1
名帖[名帖]	ming2 tie3	name card; business card	2
通融[通融]	tong1 rong2	flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan	1
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey	3
西边[西邊]	xi1 bian1	west; west side; western part; to the west of	1
厅[廳]	ting1	(reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department	2
跟班[跟班]	gen1 ban1	attendant; footman (servant)	1
宰[宰]	zai3	to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; imperial official in dynastic China	2
点点[點點]	dian3 dian3	point; speck	1
拣[揀]	jian3	to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up	1
拿手[拿手]	na2 shou3	expert in; good at	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep34/100 words - 22 min
甘草[甘草]	gan1 cao3	licorice root	1
陈设[陳設]	chen2 she4	to display; to set out; furnishings	1
情味[情味]	qing2 wei4	feeling; flavor; sense	1
不落俗套[不落俗套]	bu4 luo4 su2 tao4	to conform to no conventional pattern; unconventional; offbeat	2
雎[雎]	ju1	osprey; fish hawk	1
洲[洲]	zhou1	continent; island in a river	3
答[答]	da2	reply; answer; return; respond; echo	1
长进[長進]	zhang3 jin4	to make progress; progress	1
下厨[下廚]	xia4 chu2	to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook	2
招待[招待]	zhao1 dai4	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception	2
月夜[月夜]	yue4 ye4	moonlit night	2
制成[製成]	zhi4 cheng2	to manufacture; to turn out (a product)	1
瀛[瀛]	ying2	ocean	2
风雅[風雅]	feng1 ya3	cultured; sophisticated	2
颂[頌]	song4	ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)	1
畿[畿]	ji1	territory around the capital	1
正音[正音]	zheng4 yin1	standard pronunciation; to correct sb's pronunciation	1
乡人[鄉人]	xiang1 ren2	villager; fellow villager	1
毛[毛]	mao2	hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])	1
作主[作主]	zuo4 zhu3	to decide; to make decisions; to take responsibility (for deciding); to be in charge; to give sb justice	1
几样[幾樣]	ji3 yang4	several kinds	2
荷[荷]	he2	lotus	1
薄荷[薄荷]	bo4 he5	field mint; peppermint	1
决[決]	jue2	to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly	1
恰[恰]	qia4	exactly; just	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep34/125 words - 26 min
惫懒[憊懶]	bei4 lan3	naughty; mischievous person	1
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally	1
百家姓[百家姓]	Bai3 jia1 xing4	The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames	1
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family	1
长寿[長壽]	chang2 shou4	longevity; ability to live long; long lived	1
日落[日落]	ri4 luo4	sundown; sunset	1
时分[時分]	shi2 fen1	time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支	1
弟兄们[弟兄們]	di4 xiong1 men5	brothers; comrades; men; brethren	1
花园[花園]	hua1 yuan2	garden; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]	1
宫女[宮女]	gong1 nu:3	palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4]	2
依然[依然]	yi1 ran2	still; as before	3
召集[召集]	zhao4 ji2	to convene; to gather	1
马匹[馬匹]	ma3 pi3	horse	1
嚼子[嚼子]	jiao2 zi5	bit; mouthpiece	1
环[環]	huan2	ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in	1
分辨[分辨]	fen1 bian4	to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve	1
英年[英年]	ying1 nian2	the prime of one's life; youthful years	1
主顾[主顧]	zhu3 gu4	client; customer	1
佳作[佳作]	jia1 zuo4	masterpiece; fine piece of writing	1
荆[荊]	jing1	chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]	1
浩[浩]	hao4	grand; vast (water)	1
庐[廬]	lu2	hut	1
闳[閎]	hong2	big; gate	1
韩[韓]	Han2	Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han	1
螺[螺]	luo2	spiral shell; snail; conch	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep34/150 words - 35 min
一轮[一輪]	yi1 lun2	first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)	1
明月[明月]	ming2 yue4	bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]	1
舞娘[舞孃]	wu3 niang2	female dancer	1
烧毁[燒燬]	shao1 hui3	to burn; to burn down	1
菱[菱]	ling2	Trapa natans; water caltrop	1
十万火急[十萬火急]	shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2	most urgent; posthaste; express	1
性命攸关[性命攸關]	xing4 ming4 you1 guan1	vitally important; a matter of life and death	1
传旨[傳旨]	chuan2 zhi3	issue a decree	3
避开[避開]	bi4 kai1	to avoid; to evade; to keep away from	1
起意[起意]	qi3 yi4	to conceive a scheme; to devise a plan	1
实物[實物]	shi2 wu4	material object; concrete object; original object; in kind; object for practical use; definite thing; reality; matter (physics)	1
在所难免[在所難免]	zai4 suo3 nan2 mian3	to be unavoidable (idiom)	1
祥瑞[祥瑞]	xiang2 rui4	auspicious sign	1
反常[反常]	fan3 chang2	unusual; abnormal	1
收养[收養]	shou1 yang3	to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption	1
欠安[欠安]	qian4 an1	ill (euphemism)	1
幼[幼]	you4	young	1
本家[本家]	ben3 jia1	a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name	4
打酒[打酒]	da3 jiu3	to have a drink	1
器械[器械]	qi4 xie4	apparatus; instrument; equipment; weapon	1
头疼[頭疼]	tou2 teng2	headache	1
热敷[熱敷]	re4 fu1	hot compress	1
男孩[男孩]	nan2 hai2	boy; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
成家立业[成家立業]	cheng2 jia1 li4 ye4	to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself	1
护着[護著]	hu4 zhe5	to protect; to guard; to shield	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep34/170 words - 42 min
满城[滿城]	Man3 cheng2	Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei	2
特产[特產]	te4 chan3	special local product; (regional) specialty	1
信报[信報]	xin4 bao4	abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal	1
撤[撤]	che4	to remove; to take away; to withdraw	4
驾车[駕車]	jia4 che1	to drive a vehicle	2
灵机一动[靈機一動]	ling2 ji1 yi1 dong4	a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave	1
索[索]	suo3	to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	6
心软[心軟]	xin1 ruan3	to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted	2
香车宝马[香車寶馬]	xiang1 che1 bao3 ma3	magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; ostentatious display of luxury	1
存心[存心]	cun2 xin1	deliberately	1
投靠[投靠]	tou2 kao4	to rely on help from sb	3
意图[意圖]	yi4 tu2	intent; intention; to intend	1
入手[入手]	ru4 shou3	to begin; to set one's hand to	1
伪造[偽造]	wei3 zao4	to forge; to fake; to counterfeit	4
妃子[妃子]	fei1 zi5	imperial concubine	1
偶然[偶然]	ou3 ran2	incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly	2
漏洞[漏洞]	lou4 dong4	leak; hole; gap; loophole	2
陷[陷]	xian4	pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect	2
定罪[定罪]	ding4 zui4	to convict (sb of a crime)	3
身不由己[身不由己]	shen1 bu4 you2 ji3	without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself	5
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep35/25 words - 10 min
夹子[夾子]	jia1 zi5	clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet	1
装病[裝病]	zhuang1 bing4	to feign illness; to malinger	1
腿脚[腿腳]	tui3 jiao3	legs and feet; ability to walk; strides	1
伶俐[伶俐]	ling2 li4	clever; witty; intelligent	1
创下[創下]	chuang4 xia4	to establish; to set (a new record)	1
太平盛世[太平盛世]	tai4 ping2 sheng4 shi4	peace and prosperity (idiom)	1
最终[最終]	zui4 zhong1	final; ultimate	1
心底[心底]	xin1 di3	bottom of one's heart	1
懦夫[懦夫]	nuo4 fu1	coward	2
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part	4
打动[打動]	da3 dong4	to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching	1
流鼻涕[流鼻涕]	liu2 bi2 ti4	to have a runny nose	1
露馅[露餡]	lou4 xian4	to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag	2
揣[揣]	chuai1	to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3]	1
揣[揣]	chuai3	to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise	1
饺[餃]	jiao3	dumplings with meat filling	1
鳝鱼[鱔魚]	shan4 yu2	eel	1
包子[包子]	bao1 zi5	steamed stuffed bun; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
细粉[細粉]	xi4 fen3	powder	1
放松[放鬆]	fang4 song1	to loosen; to relax	2
猜拳[猜拳]	cai1 quan2	a finger-guessing game; Morra; rock-paper-scissors game	1
躲雨[躲雨]	duo3 yu3	to take shelter from the rain	1
轻狂[輕狂]	qing1 kuang2	frivolous	1
烛光[燭光]	zhu2 guang1	candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)	1
映照[映照]	ying4 zhao4	to shine upon; to reflect	1
眼底[眼底]	yan3 di3	fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); inside the eye; right in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep35/50 words - 18 min
替代品[替代品]	ti4 dai4 pin3	substitute; alternative	1
豆腐脑[豆腐腦]	dou4 fu5 nao3	jellied tofu; soft bean curd	4
好坏[好壞]	hao3 huai4	good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality	1
狡辩[狡辯]	jiao3 bian4	to quibble	2
征服[征服]	zheng1 fu2	to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish	1
想家[想家]	xiang3 jia1	homesick	1
嘴馋[嘴饞]	zui3 chan2	gluttonous; ravenous	1
分晓[分曉]	fen1 xiao3	the result (becomes apparent); now one understands	1
机率[機率]	ji1 lu:4	probability; odds (Tw)	1
愿赌服输[願賭服輸]	yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1	lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay	1
输赢[輸贏]	shu1 ying2	win or loss; outcome	1
说不准[說不準]	shuo1 bu4 zhun3	unable to say; can't say precisely	2
可亲[可親]	ke3 qin1	kindly; nice; amiable	3
吊死[吊死]	diao4 si3	death by hanging; to hang oneself	1
强颜欢笑[強顏歡笑]	qiang3 yan2 huan1 xiao4	to pretend to look happy; to force oneself to smile	1
外公[外公]	wai4 gong1	(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather	4
古板[古板]	gu3 ban3	outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible	1
揪[揪]	jiu1	to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull	1
路边[路邊]	lu4 bian1	curb; roadside; wayside	1
小儿[小兒]	xiao3 er2	young child; (humble) my son	1
独自[獨自]	du2 zi4	alone	1
苍蝇[蒼蠅]	cang1 ying5	housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
蝇[蠅]	ying2	fly; musca; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
苟[苟]	gou3	if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily	1
骨气[骨氣]	gu3 qi4	unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep35/75 words - 30 min
疫[疫]	yi4	epidemic; plague	1
跟人[跟人]	gen1 ren2	to marry (of woman)	2
掰[掰]	bai1	to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)	4
相见[相見]	xiang1 jian4	to see each other; to meet in person	1
犯错[犯錯]	fan4 cuo4	to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing	1
冲动[衝動]	chong1 dong4	to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge	1
不通[不通]	bu4 tong1	to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical	1
美的[美的]	Mei3 di2	Midea (brand)	1
既有[既有]	ji4 you3	existing	2
担当[擔當]	dan1 dang1	to take upon oneself; to assume	1
窗[窗]	chuang1	shutter; window; CL:扇[shan4]	1
银票[銀票]	yin2 piao4	(in former times) banknote with a value in silver	1
联系[聯繫]	lian2 xi4	connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch	1
游猎[遊獵]	you2 lie4	to go on a hunting expedition	1
杀头[殺頭]	sha1 tou2	to behead	2
逃避[逃避]	tao2 bi4	to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk	2
烦劳[煩勞]	fan2 lao2	to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); vexation; inconvenience	1
揉[揉]	rou2	to knead; to massage; to rub	2
秦[秦]	Qin2	surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; abbr. for 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1]	1
母子[母子]	mu3 zi3	mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest	3
不下[不下]	bu4 xia4	to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)	1
戴绿帽子[戴綠帽子]	dai4 lu:4 mao4 zi5	a cuckold; to be cuckolded by one's wife	1
事体[事體]	shi4 ti3	things; affairs; decorum	1
角力[角力]	jue2 li4	wrestling; a trial of strength	1
润州[潤州]	Run4 zhou1	Runzhou district of Zhenjiang city 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 shi4], Jiangsu	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep35/100 words - 37 min
可恨[可恨]	ke3 hen4	hateful	1
居心叵测[居心叵測]	ju1 xin1 po3 ce4	harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)	1
伪[偽]	wei3	false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wei4]	2
仿制[仿製]	fang3 zhi4	to copy; to imitate; to make by imitating a model	1
炮制[炮製]	pao2 zhi4	to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine)	1
挑起[挑起]	tiao3 qi3	to provoke; to stir up; to incite	1
争斗[爭鬥]	zheng1 dou4	struggle; war	3
几案[幾案]	ji1 an4	table; long table	1
陛下[陛下]	bi4 xia4	Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty	1
嗣[嗣]	si4	succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity	1
打击[打擊]	da3 ji1	to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)	1
必然[必然]	bi4 ran2	inevitable; certain; necessity	1
圈套[圈套]	quan1 tao4	trap; snare; trick	1
臣妾[臣妾]	chen2 qie4	(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler)	16
九死一生[九死一生]	jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1	nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life	2
去取[去取]	qu4 qu3	to accept or reject	1
粒[粒]	li4	grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)	2
交往[交往]	jiao1 wang3	to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact	1
登上[登上]	deng1 shang4	to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount	1
雷霆[雷霆]	lei2 ting2	sound of thunder	2
着落[著落]	zhuo2 luo4	whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution	1
作假[作假]	zuo4 jia3	to counterfeit; to falsify; to cheat; to defraud; fraudulent; to behave affectedly	1
传讯[傳訊]	chuan2 xun4	to summon (a witness); to subpoena	1
业已[業已]	ye4 yi3	already	1
纯属[純屬]	chun2 shu3	to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep35/125 words - 42 min
索要[索要]	suo3 yao4	to ask for; to request; to demand	2
死敌[死敵]	si3 di2	mortal enemy; arch-enemy	1
铁证[鐵證]	tie3 zheng4	ironclad evidence; conclusive proof	2
青云直上[青雲直上]	qing1 yun2 zhi2 shang4	rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career	1
暗疾[暗疾]	an4 ji2	unmentionable disease; a disease one is ashamed of	1
妄想[妄想]	wang4 xiang3	to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion	1
吃素[吃素]	chi1 su4	to be a vegetarian	1
行凶[行兇]	xing2 xiong1	violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder)	1
传闻[傳聞]	chuan2 wen2	rumor	1
误信[誤信]	wu4 xin4	to falsely believe; to be mislead; to fall for (a trick etc)	3
蚂蚱[螞蚱]	ma4 zha5	(dialect) locust; grasshopper	1
肚兜[肚兜]	du4 dou1	undergarment covering the chest and abdomen	2
对齐[對齊]	dui4 qi2	to align; (typography) to justify	2
定论[定論]	ding4 lun4	final conclusion; accepted argument	1
好感[好感]	hao3 gan3	good opinion; favorable impression	1
荡然无存[蕩然無存]	dang4 ran2 wu2 cun2	to obliterate completely; to vanish from the face of the earth	1
身子骨[身子骨]	shen1 zi5 gu3	posture; upright posture	1
膝下[膝下]	xi1 xia4	at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)	1
某人[某人]	mou3 ren2	someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname)	1
定然[定然]	ding4 ran2	certainly; of course	2
提携[提攜]	ti2 xie2	to lead by the hand; to guide; to support	2
做工[做工]	zuo4 gong1	to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship	1
没说的[沒說的]	mei2 shuo1 de5	nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem	1
手帕[手帕]	shou3 pa4	handkerchief; CL:方[fang1]	1
自觉[自覺]	zi4 jue2	conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep35/129 words - 43 min
匹配[匹配]	pi3 pei4	to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible	1
解除[解除]	jie3 chu2	to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)	1
写下[寫下]	xie3 xia4	to write down	3
至此[至此]	zhi4 ci3	up until now; so far	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep36/25 words - 9 min
市面上[市面上]	shi4 mian4 shang4	on the market	1
帕[帕]	pa4	to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)	3
光脚[光腳]	guang1 jiao3	bare feet	1
顶多[頂多]	ding3 duo1	at most; at best	1
隐私[隱私]	yin3 si1	secrets; private business; privacy	1
遵守[遵守]	zun1 shou3	to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)	1
诺言[諾言]	nuo4 yan2	promise	1
命相[命相]	ming4 xiang4	horoscope	1
大街小巷[大街小巷]	da4 jie1 xiao3 xiang4	great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city	2
单纯[單純]	dan1 chun2	simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely	1
面[麵]	mian4	flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless	1
感慨[感慨]	gan3 kai3	to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved	1
相遇[相遇]	xiang1 yu4	to meet; to encounter; to come across	1
邸报[邸報]	di3 bao4	imperial bulletin, palace report dating back to Han dynasty	1
完人[完人]	wan2 ren2	perfect person	1
无情无义[無情無義]	wu2 qing2 wu2 yi4	completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless	1
赚大钱[賺大錢]	zhuan4 da4 qian2	to earn a fortune	1
恰好[恰好]	qia4 hao3	as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right	1
终身[終身]	zhong1 shen1	lifelong; all one's life; marriage	1
祸乱[禍亂]	huo4 luan4	calamity and chaos; devastating disorder; great turmoil	1
带子[帶子]	dai4 zi5	belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)	1
烦心事[煩心事]	fan2 xin1 shi4	trouble; worry	1
安身[安身]	an1 shen1	to make one's home; to take shelter	1
心境[心境]	xin1 jing4	mood; mental state; frame of mind	1
开朗[開朗]	kai1 lang3	spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep36/50 words - 15 min
原地[原地]	yuan2 di4	(in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)	1
有缘[有緣]	you3 yuan2	related; brought together by fate	6
阿弥陀佛[阿彌陀佛]	E1 mi2 tuo2 Fo2	Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!	2
施主[施主]	shi1 zhu3	benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson); donor (semiconductor)	2
和尚[和尚]	he2 shang5	Buddhist monk	2
讨教[討教]	tao3 jiao4	to consult; to ask for advice	1
良缘[良緣]	liang2 yuan2	good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner	1
孽缘[孽緣]	nie4 yuan2	ill-fated relationship	2
挂碍[掛礙]	gua4 ai4	worry	1
恐怖[恐怖]	kong3 bu4	terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist	1
颠倒[顛倒]	dian1 dao3	to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy	1
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se	1
解惑[解惑]	jie3 huo4	to dispel doubts; to clear up confusion	1
布施[布施]	bu4 shi1	Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)	1
衲[衲]	na4	cassock; to line	1
许久[許久]	xu3 jiu3	for a long time; for ages	1
菌子[菌子]	jun4 zi5	(dialect) mushroom	1
所料[所料]	suo3 liao4	expectation; what one anticipates	1
极了[極了]	ji2 le5	extremely; exceedingly	3
风云变幻[風雲變幻]	feng1 yun2 bian4 huan4	changeable situation (idiom)	1
耕[耕]	geng1	to plow; to till	1
联手[聯手]	lian2 shou3	lit. to join hands; to act together	1
大有可为[大有可為]	da4 you3 ke3 wei2	with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing	1
看齐[看齊]	kan4 qi2	to follow sb's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)	1
神色[神色]	shen2 se4	expression; look	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep36/75 words - 20 min
遭殃[遭殃]	zao1 yang1	to suffer a calamity	1
占便宜[佔便宜]	zhan4 pian2 yi5	advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage	1
敞开[敞開]	chang3 kai1	to open wide; unrestrictedly	1
丰[豐]	feng1	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great	1
配方[配方]	pei4 fang1	prescription; cooking recipe; formulation; completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math)	1
方子[方子]	fang1 zi5	prescription (of medicine)	3
活生生[活生生]	huo2 sheng1 sheng1	real (people); living (artist); while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)	2
戒[戒]	jie4	to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)	2
吃里爬外[吃裡爬外]	chi1 li3 pa2 wai4	to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds you	1
全年[全年]	quan2 nian2	the whole year; all year long	1
买断[買斷]	mai3 duan4	to buy out; buyout; severance	2
溪蟹[溪蟹]	xi1 xie4	crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs	3
蟹肉[蟹肉]	xie4 rou4	crab meat	2
货源[貨源]	huo4 yuan2	supply of goods	1
吸取[吸取]	xi1 qu3	to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate	1
补贴[補貼]	bu3 tie1	to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit	1
连带[連帶]	lian2 dai4	to be related; to entail; to involve; joint (liability etc)	1
推出[推出]	tui1 chu1	to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend	1
丁香[丁香]	ding1 xiang1	lilac (Syringia vulgaris); clove (Eugenia aromatica)	3
当当[當當]	dang4 dang4	to pawn	1
两口子[兩口子]	liang3 kou3 zi5	husband and wife	1
四方[四方]	si4 fang1	four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere	1
过头[過頭]	guo4 tou2	to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead	1
破相[破相]	po4 xiang4	(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself	1
细心[細心]	xi4 xin1	careful; attentive	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep36/100 words - 33 min
士子[士子]	shi4 zi3	official; scholar (old)	1
评[評]	ping2	to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)	1
驿站[驛站]	yi4 zhan4	relay station for post horses (old)	1
饭庄[飯莊]	fan4 zhuang1	big restaurant	1
沿着[沿著]	yan2 zhe5	to go along; to follow	1
西门[西門]	Xi1 men2	surname Ximen	1
豁出去[豁出去]	huo1 chu5 qu5	to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke	1
父母双亡[父母雙亡]	fu4 mu3 shuang1 wang2	to have lost both one's parents	1
沦[淪]	lun2	to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to	1
元凶[元凶]	yuan2 xiong1	chief offender; main culprit	2
跨越[跨越]	kua4 yue4	to step across; step over	1
所在[所在]	suo3 zai4	place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located	1
沦为[淪為]	lun2 wei2	to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior)	1
沉重[沉重]	chen2 zhong4	heavy; hard; serious; critical	1
私欲[私欲]	si1 yu4	selfish desire	1
意气用事[意氣用事]	yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4	to let emotions affect one's decisions	2
悲欢离合[悲歡離合]	bei1 huan1 li2 he2	joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life	1
惨剧[慘劇]	can3 ju4	tragedy; calamity; atrocity	1
前半生[前半生]	qian2 ban4 sheng1	first half of one's life	1
半辈子[半輩子]	ban4 bei4 zi5	half of a lifetime	1
献祭[獻祭]	xian4 ji4	to offer sacrifice	1
刮[颳]	gua1	to blow (of the wind)	1
找不到[找不到]	zhao3 bu5 dao4	can't find	1
罪责[罪責]	zui4 ze2	guilt	1
奴才[奴才]	nu2 cai5	slave; fig. flunkey	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep36/125 words - 38 min
拦住[攔住]	lan2 zhu4	to stop; to bar the way	1
谗言[讒言]	chan2 yan2	slander; slanderous report; calumny; false charge	2
询问[詢問]	xun2 wen4	to inquire	1
初出茅庐[初出茅廬]	chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2	venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn	1
蠢材[蠢材]	chun3 cai2	idiot	1
人头[人頭]	ren2 tou2	person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)	1
以及[以及]	yi3 ji2	as well as; too; and	2
不宜[不宜]	bu4 yi2	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate	2
主簿[主簿]	zhu3 bu4	official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China	2
不忍[不忍]	bu4 ren3	cannot bear to; disturbed	1
青春[青春]	qing1 chun1	youth; youthfulness	1
旧例[舊例]	jiu4 li4	old rules; example from the past; former practices	1
圣明[聖明]	sheng4 ming2	enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)	1
了却[了卻]	liao3 que4	to resolve; to settle	1
连笔[連筆]	lian2 bi3	to write without lifting one's pen from the paper	1
梳妆台[梳妝檯]	shu1 zhuang1 tai2	dressing table	2
一排[一排]	yi1 pai2	row	1
架子[架子]	jia4 zi5	shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance	2
武器[武器]	wu3 qi4	weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
钉[釘]	ding1	nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯[ding1]	2
花草[花草]	hua1 cao3	flowers and plants	1
乌[烏]	wu1	crow; black	2
镶[鑲]	xiang1	to inlay; to embed; ridge; border	1
筷子[筷子]	kuai4 zi5	chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]	1
床边[床邊]	chuang2 bian1	bedside	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep36/146 words - 43 min
暖暖[暖暖]	Nuan3 nuan3	Nuannuan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan	1
熏[熏]	xun1	to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume	1
秋千[鞦韆]	qiu1 qian1	swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)	2
屏风[屏風]	ping2 feng1	screen	1
不枉[不枉]	bu4 wang3	not in vain	1
若非[若非]	ruo4 fei1	were it not for; if not for	1
无可[無可]	wu2 ke3	can't	1
不解[不解]	bu4 jie3	to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble	1
以德报怨[以德報怨]	yi3 de2 bao4 yuan4	to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good	1
小卒[小卒]	xiao3 zu2	foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn	1
舅[舅]	jiu4	maternal uncle	4
恼[惱]	nao3	to get angry	1
扣住[扣住]	kou4 zhu4	to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook	1
人质[人質]	ren2 zhi4	hostage	1
一言九鼎[一言九鼎]	yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3	one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight	1
自保[自保]	zi4 bao3	to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation	2
家常[家常]	jia1 chang2	the daily life of a family	1
上学[上學]	shang4 xue2	to go to school; to attend school	1
机智[機智]	ji1 zhi4	quick-witted; resourceful	1
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉[癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉]	lai4 ha2 ma5 xiang3 chi1 tian1 e2 rou4	lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom); fig. to try to punch above one's weight	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep37/25 words - 7 min
宇宙[宇宙]	yu3 zhou4	universe; cosmos	6
洪[洪]	hong2	flood; big; great	6
日月[日月]	ri4 yue4	the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood	5
仄[仄]	ze4	to tilt; narrow; uneasy; oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)	5
列[列]	lie4	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row	5
奶[奶]	nai3	breast; milk; to breastfeed	1
娃娃[娃娃]	wa2 wa5	baby; small child; doll	1
明年[明年]	ming2 nian2	next year	5
成丁[成丁]	cheng2 ding1	(of a male) to come of age; an adult male	1
黏着[黏著]	nian2 zhuo2	to adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate; adhesion; adhesive	1
同窗[同窗]	tong2 chuang1	schoolmate; fellow student	1
成材[成材]	cheng2 cai2	to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect; (of a tree) to grow to full size; to become useful for timber	1
得奖[得獎]	de2 jiang3	to win a prize	1
走后门[走後門]	zou3 hou4 men2	lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections	1
神出鬼没[神出鬼沒]	shen2 chu1 gui3 mo4	lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom); fig. elusive	1
上班[上班]	shang4 ban1	to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office	1
脸红[臉紅]	lian3 hong2	to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)	2
不免[不免]	bu4 mian3	inevitably	1
寡淡[寡淡]	gua3 dan4	insipid; bland; indifferent	1
无趣[無趣]	wu2 qu4	dull; vapid; colorless	1
解闷[解悶]	jie3 men4	to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion	1
竞争[競爭]	jing4 zheng1	to compete; competition	1
大度[大度]	da4 du4	magnanimous; generous (in spirit)	1
仇恨[仇恨]	chou2 hen4	to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility	1
或多或少[或多或少]	huo4 duo1 huo4 shao3	more or less	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep37/50 words - 14 min
阴霾[陰霾]	yin1 mai2	haze	1
冲刷[沖刷]	chong1 shua1	to cleanse; to scrub; to scour; to wash down; to erode; to wash away	2
伤痕[傷痕]	shang1 hen2	scar; bruise	1
借口[借口]	jie4 kou3	to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext	1
宿州[宿州]	Su4 zhou1	Suzhou prefecture level city in Anhui	1
岭南[嶺南]	Ling3 nan2	south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi	2
瘴[瘴]	zhang4	malaria; miasma	1
炎热[炎熱]	yan2 re4	blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)	1
化外[化外]	hua4 wai4	(old) outside the sphere of civilization	1
无疑[無疑]	wu2 yi2	no doubt; undoubtedly	2
出任[出任]	chu1 ren4	to take up a post; to start in a new job	1
锦绣[錦繡]	jin3 xiu4	beautiful	1
门路[門路]	men2 lu4	way of doing sth; the right social connection	1
转交[轉交]	zhuan3 jiao1	to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else	1
荒野[荒野]	huang1 ye3	wilderness	1
吉祥[吉祥]	ji2 xiang2	lucky; auspicious; propitious	1
欢愉[歡愉]	huan1 yu2	happy; joyous; delighted	1
无限[無限]	wu2 xian4	unlimited; unbounded	1
追忆[追憶]	zhui1 yi4	to recollect; to recall (past times); to look back	1
惘然[惘然]	wang3 ran2	frustrated; perplexed; irresolute; dazed	1
雪上加霜[雪上加霜]	xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1	to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation	1
挟[挾]	xie2	to clasp under the arm; to coerce	2
旧情[舊情]	jiu4 qing2	old affection	1
示弱[示弱]	shi4 ruo4	not to fight back; to take it lying down; to show weakness; to show one's softer side	1
进献[進獻]	jin4 xian4	to offer as tribute	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep37/75 words - 24 min
附[附]	fu4	to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached	1
想念[想念]	xiang3 nian4	to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again	1
撒手不管[撒手不管]	sa1 shou3 bu4 guan3	to stand aside and do nothing (idiom); to take no part in	1
初一[初一]	chu1 yi1	first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school	1
明显[明顯]	ming2 xian3	clear; distinct; obvious	2
掐[掐]	qia1	to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight	5
票[票]	piao4	ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions	3
打住[打住]	da3 zhu4	to stop; to halt	1
满满当当[滿滿當當]	man3 man3 dang1 dang1	brim full; completely packed	1
所愿[所願]	suo3 yuan4	wished-for; desired	1
单独[單獨]	dan1 du2	alone; by oneself; on one's own	1
锄头[鋤頭]	chu2 tou5	hoe; CL:把[ba3]	1
挥[揮]	hui1	to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse	1
勤[勤]	qin2	diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant	1
掺[摻]	shan3	to grasp	1
桃子[桃子]	tao2 zi5	peach	1
瞪[瞪]	deng4	to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at	1
谢绝[謝絕]	xie4 jue2	to refuse politely	1
实惠[實惠]	shi2 hui4	tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount)	1
上手[上手]	shang4 shou3	to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor	1
商场[商場]	shang1 chang3	shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]; the business world	1
猛进[猛進]	meng3 jin4	to advance boldly; to push ahead vigorously	1
张弛[張弛]	zhang1 chi2	tension and relaxation	1
摆摊[擺攤]	bai3 tan1	to set up a vendor's stall in the street	5
走人[走人]	zou3 ren2	(coll.) to leave; to beat it	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep37/100 words - 31 min
去得[去得]	qu4 de5	can go	1
低调[低調]	di1 diao4	low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile	1
颇为[頗為]	po1 wei2	rather; quite	1
管仲[管仲]	guan3 zhong4	a restricted view through a bamboo tube	1
丞相[丞相]	cheng2 xiang4	the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister	1
三长两短[三長兩短]	san1 chang2 liang3 duan3	unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death	1
挪动[挪動]	nuo2 dong4	to move; to shift	1
无常[無常]	wu2 chang2	variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die	1
好似[好似]	hao3 si4	to seem; to be like	1
出[齣]	chu1	variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)	1
杂剧[雜劇]	za2 ju4	a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy	1
大多[大多]	da4 duo1	for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly	1
八十[八十]	ba1 shi2	eighty; 80	1
自惭形秽[自慚形穢]	zi4 can2 xing2 hui4	to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom); to feel inferior	1
淘气[淘氣]	tao2 qi4	naughty; mischievous	1
打圆场[打圓場]	da3 yuan2 chang3	to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over	1
等一等[等一等]	deng3 yi1 deng3	wait a moment	1
偷偷摸摸[偷偷摸摸]	tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1	surreptitious; sneaky	1
黏[黏]	nian2	sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue	1
适应[適應]	shi4 ying4	to adapt; to fit; to suit	1
到场[到場]	dao4 chang3	to show up; present (at the scene)	1
以防万一[以防萬一]	yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1	to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities	1
凶杀[兇殺]	xiong1 sha1	to murder; assassination	1
彻查[徹查]	che4 cha2	to investigate thoroughly	1
绝佳[絕佳]	jue2 jia1	exceptionally good	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep37/125 words - 42 min
一如既往[一如既往]	yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3	just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always	1
医官[醫官]	yi1 guan1	official in charge of medical affairs; respectful title for a doctor	5
蟹黄[蟹黃]	xie4 huang2	the ovaries, roe and digestive tract of the crab; soft interior of crab as a food delicacy; crab meat	1
掉包[掉包]	diao4 bao1	to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item; to sell a fake for the genuine article; to palm off	2
黄色[黃色]	huang2 se4	yellow (color); pornographic	1
水产[水產]	shui3 chan3	aquatic; produced in sea, rivers or lakes	1
赤金[赤金]	chi4 jin1	pure gold	1
下三烂[下三爛]	xia4 san1 lan4	variant of 下三濫|下三滥[xia4 san1 lan4]	1
招数[招數]	zhao1 shu4	move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]	2
苏合香[蘇合香]	su1 he2 xiang1	snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis); gum storax, used in TCM	1
羞耻[羞恥]	xiu1 chi3	(a feeling of) shame	3
倒闭[倒閉]	dao3 bi4	to go bankrupt; to close down	1
壳[殼]	qiao4	shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2]	1
关门大吉[關門大吉]	guan1 men2 da4 ji2	to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)	1
财大气粗[財大氣粗]	cai2 da4 qi4 cu1	rich and imposing; rich and overbearing	1
无耻[無恥]	wu2 chi3	without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless	1
水性杨花[水性楊花]	shui3 xing4 yang2 hua1	fickle (woman)	1
可看[可看]	ke3 kan4	worth seeing	1
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate	1
前嫌[前嫌]	qian2 xian2	former hatred; bygone enmity	1
慈母[慈母]	ci2 mu3	warm, caring mother	1
孝子[孝子]	xiao4 zi3	filial son	1
不三不四[不三不四]	bu4 san1 bu4 si4	dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript	2
瞎混[瞎混]	xia1 hun4	to muddle along; to live aimlessly	1
蕙[蕙]	hui4	Coumarouna odorata	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep37/126 words - 42 min
可敬[可敬]	ke3 jing4	venerable	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep38/25 words - 7 min
三从四德[三從四德]	san1 cong2 si4 de2	Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功	1
从父[從父]	cong2 fu4	paternal uncle	1
从子[從子]	cong2 zi3	paternal uncle's son; nephew	1
管束[管束]	guan3 shu4	to exercise control over; restriction; control	1
老妈子[老媽子]	lao3 ma1 zi5	older female servant; amah	1
孝[孝]	xiao4	filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel	1
着凉[著涼]	zhao2 liang2	to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]	2
自主[自主]	zi4 zhu3	independent; to act for oneself; autonomous	2
产生[產生]	chan3 sheng1	to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield	1
逆反[逆反]	ni4 fan3	rebellious behavior; opposite; ob-	1
姨娘[姨娘]	yi2 niang2	maternal aunt; father's concubine (old)	1
低头[低頭]	di1 tou2	to bow the head; to yield; to give in	1
酬宾[酬賓]	chou2 bin1	bargain sale; discount	1
强身[強身]	qiang2 shen1	to strengthen one's body; to keep fit; to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc)	1
健[健]	jian4	healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in	1
减肥[減肥]	jian3 fei2	to lose weight	1
先到先得[先到先得]	xian1 dao4 xian1 de2	first come first served	1
好惹[好惹]	hao3 re3	accommodating; easy to push around	1
手软[手軟]	shou3 ruan3	to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice	1
悠哉[悠哉]	you1 zai1	see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]	1
调任[調任]	diao4 ren4	to transfer; to move to another post	1
海面[海面]	hai3 mian4	sea level; sea surface	1
盗匪[盜匪]	dao4 fei3	bandit	2
遇袭[遇襲]	yu4 xi2	to suffer attack; to be ambushed	2
庶[庶]	shu4	numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep38/50 words - 12 min
不分[不分]	bu4 fen1	not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between	1
垄断[壟斷]	long3 duan4	to enjoy market dominance; to monopolize	2
不仁[不仁]	bu4 ren2	not benevolent; heartless; numb	1
侍卫[侍衛]	shi4 wei4	Imperial bodyguard	4
允[允]	yun3	just; fair; to permit; to allow	2
有何贵干[有何貴幹]	you3 he2 gui4 gan4	What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you?	1
苦头[苦頭]	ku3 tou5	sufferings	1
使用[使用]	shi3 yong4	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of	3
水刑[水刑]	shui3 xing2	water-boarding (torture)	1
御驾亲征[御駕親征]	yu4 jia4 qin1 zheng1	the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom); to take part personally in an expedition	1
钟[鐘]	zhong1	clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]	1
斗争[鬥爭]	dou4 zheng1	a struggle; fight; battle	1
心切[心切]	xin1 qie4	eager; impatient; guileless	1
袭击[襲擊]	xi2 ji1	attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack	2
公府[公府]	gong1 fu3	government post in Han dynasty	1
尸体[屍體]	shi1 ti3	dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4]	1
家奴[家奴]	jia1 nu2	domestic slave; slave servant	1
流言[流言]	liu2 yan2	rumor; gossip; to spread rumors	4
当即[當即]	dang1 ji2	at once; on the spot	1
大怒[大怒]	da4 nu4	angry; indignant	1
审查[審查]	shen3 cha2	to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship	1
谎[謊]	huang3	lies; to lie	2
被捕[被捕]	bei4 bu3	to be arrested; under arrest	1
防卫[防衛]	fang2 wei4	to defend; defensive; defense	1
掌控[掌控]	zhang3 kong4	to control; in control of	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep38/75 words - 19 min
嫁祸[嫁禍]	jia4 huo4	to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else	1
多言[多言]	duo1 yan2	wordy; talkative	2
串谋[串謀]	chuan4 mou2	to conspire	1
未成[未成]	wei4 cheng2	minor (i.e. person under 18); incomplete; unachieved; failed; abortive	1
疏远[疏遠]	shu1 yuan3	to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement	1
叱咤[叱咤]	chi4 zha4	to rebuke angrily	1
平静[平靜]	ping2 jing4	tranquil; undisturbed; serene	1
无意间[無意間]	wu2 yi4 jian1	inadvertently; unintentionally	1
牺牲[犧牲]	xi1 sheng1	to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice	1
私心[私心]	si1 xin1	selfishness; selfish motives	2
伺机[伺機]	si4 ji1	to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance	1
人脉[人脈]	ren2 mai4	contacts; connections; network	1
情势[情勢]	qing2 shi4	situation; circumstance	1
判断[判斷]	pan4 duan4	to judge; to determine; judgment	1
牢子[牢子]	lao2 zi3	jailer (old)	1
诊[診]	zhen3	to examine or treat medically	1
听不见[聽不見]	ting1 bu5 jian4	not be able to hear	2
诊脉[診脈]	zhen3 mai4	to feel the pulse (TCM); Taiwan pr. [zhen3 mo4]	1
妄动[妄動]	wang4 dong4	to rush indiscriminately into action	1
也就是说[也就是說]	ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1	in other words; that is to say; so; thus	1
囚禁[囚禁]	qiu2 jin4	to imprison; captivity	1
磨蹭[磨蹭]	mo2 ceng5	to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag	1
耳聋[耳聾]	er3 long2	deaf	1
脉息[脈息]	mai4 xi1	pulse	1
纭[紜]	yun2	confused; numerous	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep38/100 words - 29 min
高热[高熱]	gao1 re4	a fever	1
阴招[陰招]	yin1 zhao1	dirty trick	1
耳目[耳目]	er3 mu4	eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies	1
坚信[堅信]	jian1 xin4	to believe firmly; without any doubt	1
受罪[受罪]	shou4 zui4	to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance	1
期间[期間]	qi1 jian1	period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
严实[嚴實]	yan2 shi5	(sealed) tight; close; (hidden) safely; securely	1
耻辱[恥辱]	chi3 ru3	disgrace; shame; humiliation	1
身世[身世]	shen1 shi4	one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history	1
异心[異心]	yi4 xin1	disloyalty; infidelity	1
大嫂[大嫂]	da4 sao3	older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)	2
入狱[入獄]	ru4 yu4	to go to jail; to be sent to prison	1
嫌疑[嫌疑]	xian2 yi2	suspicion; to have suspicions	1
豁[豁]	huo4	clear; open; exempt (from); liberal-minded	1
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart	1
道行[道行]	dao4 heng2	skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]	1
马夫[馬伕]	ma3 fu1	groom; stable lad; horsekeeper; pimp; procurer	1
事后[事後]	shi4 hou4	after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect	1
莫名[莫名]	mo4 ming2	indescribable; ineffable	1
乌有[烏有]	wu1 you3	not to exist; nonexistent; illusory	1
事前[事前]	shi4 qian2	in advance; before the event	1
前妻[前妻]	qian2 qi1	ex-wife; late wife	1
请求[請求]	qing3 qiu2	to request; to ask; request; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
生机[生機]	sheng1 ji1	opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality	3
仆人[僕人]	pu2 ren2	servant	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep38/125 words - 36 min
南下[南下]	nan2 xia4	to go down south	1
掌舵[掌舵]	zhang3 duo4	to steer (a ship)	1
船工[船工]	chuan2 gong1	boatman; boat builder	1
下游[下游]	xia4 you2	lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream	1
设法[設法]	she4 fa3	to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)	2
求证[求證]	qiu2 zheng4	to seek proof; to seek confirmation	1
故弄玄虚[故弄玄虛]	gu4 nong4 xuan2 xu1	deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated	1
鹅[鵝]	e2	goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	1
后宫[後宮]	hou4 gong1	harem; chambers of imperial concubines	1
遇害[遇害]	yu4 hai4	to be murdered	1
骗局[騙局]	pian4 ju2	a swindle; a trap; a racket; a scam; CL:場|场[chang3]	1
连环计[連環計]	lian2 huan2 ji4	interlocked stratagems; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
红肿[紅腫]	hong2 zhong3	inflamed; red and swollen	1
搭载[搭載]	da1 zai4	to transport (people, a payload etc)	1
装满[裝滿]	zhuang1 man3	to fill up	1
反抗[反抗]	fan3 kang4	to resist; to rebel	1
计策[計策]	ji4 ce4	stratagem	1
忍辱负重[忍辱負重]	ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4	to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence	1
舍[捨]	she3	to give up; to abandon; to give alms	1
毒手[毒手]	du2 shou3	deadly blow; vicious attack; treacherous assault	1
折断[折斷]	zhe2 duan4	to snap sth off; to break	1
寒窗[寒窗]	han2 chuang1	a life of strenuous studies (idiom)	1
伥[倀]	chang1	ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others	1
出租车[出租車]	chu1 zu1 che1	taxi; (Tw) rental car	1
逃跑[逃跑]	tao2 pao3	to flee from sth; to run away; to escape	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep38/135 words - 42 min
胡闹[胡鬧]	hu2 nao4	to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble	3
相争[相爭]	xiang1 zheng1	to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression	1
属实[屬實]	shu3 shi2	to turn out to be true; verified; true	2
骄纵[驕縱]	jiao1 zong4	arrogant and willful	1
高于[高於]	gao1 yu2	greater than; to exceed	1
不无[不無]	bu4 wu2	not without	1
勇于[勇於]	yong3 yu2	to dare to; to be brave enough to	1
年幼[年幼]	nian2 you4	young; underage	1
基于[基於]	ji1 yu2	because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of	1
搏[搏]	bo2	to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat	4
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep39/25 words - 10 min
于事无补[於事無補]	yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3	unhelpful; useless	1
惹怒[惹怒]	re3 nu4	to provoke anger	1
默默[默默]	mo4 mo4	in silence; not speaking	1
情谊[情誼]	qing2 yi4	friendship; camaraderie	1
一应[一應]	yi1 ying1	all; every	1
灵药[靈藥]	ling2 yao4	legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem	2
效验[效驗]	xiao4 yan4	(desired) effect; (expected) result; effective	1
私房[私房]	si1 fang2	privately-owned house; private rooms; private ownings	1
苍翠[蒼翠]	cang1 cui4	verdant	1
欲滴[欲滴]	yu4 di1	(suffix) replete (with moisture); glistening; plump and tender; lovely; alluring	1
名誉扫地[名譽掃地]	ming2 yu4 sao3 di4	to be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute	1
可疑[可疑]	ke3 yi2	suspicious; dubious	1
打官司[打官司]	da3 guan1 si5	to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute	1
传递[傳遞]	chuan2 di4	to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive	1
速[速]	su4	fast; rapid; quick; velocity	2
投鼠忌器[投鼠忌器]	tou2 shu3 ji4 qi4	lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom); to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents	1
重案[重案]	zhong4 an4	major case; serious crime	1
苦主[苦主]	ku3 zhu3	victim's family (esp. in murder case)	2
公开[公開]	gong1 kai1	public; to publish; to make public	1
审理[審理]	shen3 li3	to hear (a case)	2
摸清[摸清]	mo1 qing1	to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain	1
底牌[底牌]	di3 pai2	cards in one's hand; (fig.) undisclosed strength or information; hidden trump	1
见招拆招[見招拆招]	jian1 zhao1 chai1 zhao1	to counter every move; to be full of tricks	1
公审[公審]	gong1 shen3	public trial (in a court of law)	1
不公[不公]	bu4 gong1	unjust; unfair	13
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep39/50 words - 15 min
现有[現有]	xian4 you3	currently existing; currently available	1
证物[證物]	zheng4 wu4	exhibit (law)	1
述[述]	shu4	to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate	2
不予[不予]	bu4 yu2	to withhold; to refuse	1
详[詳]	xiang2	detailed; comprehensive	1
归于[歸於]	gui1 yu2	to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards	1
受理[受理]	shou4 li3	to accept to hear a case; to handle (a service)	2
外乡人[外鄉人]	wai4 xiang1 ren2	a stranger; out-of-towner	1
讼[訟]	song4	litigation	1
原籍[原籍]	yuan2 ji2	ancestral home (town); birthplace	2
熟读[熟讀]	shu2 du2	to read and re-read sth until one is familiar with it	3
诉[訴]	su4	to complain; to sue; to tell	9
明察[明察]	ming2 cha2	to note clearly; to perceive	1
传遍[傳遍]	chuan2 bian4	to spread widely	1
粉头[粉頭]	fen3 tou2	prostitute (old); crafty character (in opera)	1
听清[聽清]	ting1 qing1	to hear clearly	1
出狱[出獄]	chu1 yu4	to be released from prison	2
窍[竅]	qiao4	hole; opening; orifice (of the human body); (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)	1
意义[意義]	yi4 yi4	sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
皁[皁]	zao4	black; police runners, from the black clothes formerly worn by them	1
烂透[爛透]	lan4 tou4	rotten to the core	1
污水[污水]	wu1 shui3	sewage	1
正面[正面]	zheng4 mian4	front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open	1
官复原职[官復原職]	guan1 fu4 yuan2 zhi2	restored to one's official post; to send sb back to his former post	1
钉死[釘死]	ding4 si3	to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep39/75 words - 21 min
快意[快意]	kuai4 yi4	pleased; elated	1
恩仇[恩仇]	en1 chou2	debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge	1
冒死[冒死]	mao4 si3	to brave death	1
轰轰烈烈[轟轟烈烈]	hong1 hong1 lie4 lie4	strong; vigorous; large-scale	1
官吏[官吏]	guan1 li4	bureaucrat; official	1
冤情[冤情]	yuan1 qing2	facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice	1
帝王[帝王]	di4 wang2	regent; monarch	3
敕令[敕令]	chi4 ling4	Imperial order or edict (old)	1
赃[贓]	zang1	stolen goods; booty; spoils	2
袄[襖]	ao3	coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe	2
劫杀[劫殺]	jie2 sha1	to rob and kill	2
案件[案件]	an4 jian4	case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]	1
一级[一級]	yi1 ji2	first class; category A	2
即为[即為]	ji2 wei2	to be considered to be; to be defined to be; to be called	1
污[污]	wu1	dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth	1
机[機]	ji1	machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tai2]	1
寓居[寓居]	yu4 ju1	to make one's home in; to reside in; to inhabit	1
可知[可知]	ke3 zhi1	evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable	4
笞[笞]	chi1	to whip with bamboo strips	3
处罚[處罰]	chu3 fa2	to penalize; to punish	2
退还[退還]	tui4 huan2	to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate	1
明知[明知]	ming2 zhi1	to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well	1
德行[德行]	de2 xing2	morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]	2
奸猾[奸猾]	jian1 hua2	treacherous; crafty; deceitful	1
诛[誅]	zhu1	to put (a criminal) to death; to punish	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep39/100 words - 31 min
查明[查明]	cha2 ming2	to investigate and find out; to ascertain	2
在即[在即]	zai4 ji2	near at hand; imminent; within sight	1
证言[證言]	zheng4 yan2	testimony	1
这些个[這些個]	zhe4 xie1 ge5	these	1
驳回[駁回]	bo2 hui2	to reject; to turn down; to overrule	1
不死心[不死心]	bu4 si3 xin1	unwilling to give up; unresigned	1
忍不住[忍不住]	ren3 bu5 zhu4	cannot help; unable to bear	1
理会[理會]	li3 hui4	to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of	1
稽[稽]	ji1	to inspect; to check	1
坚如磐石[堅如磐石]	jian1 ru2 pan2 shi2	solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding	1
抵挡[抵擋]	di3 dang3	to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand	1
流言蜚语[流言蜚語]	liu2 yan2 fei1 yu3	rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders	1
构[構]	gou4	to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)	1
庭[庭]	ting2	main hall; front courtyard; law court	1
必将[必將]	bi4 jiang1	inevitably	1
滥[濫]	lan4	overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate	1
扰乱[擾亂]	rao3 luan4	to disturb; to perturb; to harass	1
杖刑[杖刑]	zhang4 xing2	beating with wooden staves (as corporal punishment)	2
由不得[由不得]	you2 bu5 de5	cannot help; to be beyond control of	1
肆意[肆意]	si4 yi4	wantonly; recklessly; willfully	3
滥用[濫用]	lan4 yong4	to misuse; to abuse	1
居心[居心]	ju1 xin1	to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind	1
恐[恐]	kong3	afraid; frightened; to fear	1
吃药[吃藥]	chi1 yao4	to take medicine	1
扎针[扎針]	zha1 zhen1	to give or have an acupuncture treatment	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep39/125 words - 36 min
诬蔑[誣衊]	wu1 mie4	to slander; to smear; to vilify	3
外事[外事]	wai4 shi4	foreign affairs	1
安阳[安陽]	An1 yang2	Anyang prefecture-level city in Henan	1
雨露[雨露]	yu3 lu4	rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace	1
怨怼[怨懟]	yuan4 dui4	resentment; grudge	1
役[役]	yi4	forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle	1
刑场[刑場]	xing2 chang3	execution ground; gallows; scaffold	2
法纪[法紀]	fa3 ji4	law and order; rules and discipline	1
自问[自問]	zi4 wen4	to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter	1
停止[停止]	ting2 zhi3	to stop; to halt; to cease	1
狐[狐]	hu2	fox	1
微贱[微賤]	wei1 jian4	humble; lowly	1
罪魁[罪魁]	zui4 kui2	criminal ringleader; chief culprit; fig. cause of a problem	1
生子[生子]	sheng1 zi3	to give birth to a child or children	1
腹[腹]	fu4	abdomen; stomach; belly	1
至今[至今]	zhi4 jin1	so far; to this day; until now	1
哄瞒[哄瞞]	hong3 man2	to deceive	2
关押[關押]	guan1 ya1	to imprison; to lock up (in jail)	1
治国[治國]	zhi4 guo2	to rule a country	1
心胸[心胸]	xin1 xiong1	breadth of mind	1
宽广[寬廣]	kuan1 guang3	wide; broad; extensive; vast	1
唾沫[唾沫]	tuo4 mo5	spittle; saliva	1
饴[飴]	yi2	syrup	1
教导[教導]	jiao4 dao3	to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching	1
民意[民意]	min2 yi4	public opinion; popular will; public will	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep39/139 words - 42 min
寝[寢]	qin3	to lie down	1
仳[仳]	pi3	to part	1
岁末[歲末]	sui4 mo4	end of the year	1
受命[受命]	shou4 ming4	ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel	1
勘察[勘察]	kan1 cha2	to reconnoiter; to explore; to survey	1
销毁[銷毀]	xiao1 hui3	to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate	1
辛[辛]	xin1	(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa	2
和盘托出[和盤托出]	he2 pan2 tuo1 chu1	lit. to put everything out including the tray; to reveal everything; to make a clean breast of it all	1
驱使[驅使]	qu1 shi3	to urge; to prompt; to spur on; to order sb about	1
忠心耿耿[忠心耿耿]	zhong1 xin1 geng3 geng3	loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true	2
剐[剮]	gua3	cut off the flesh as punishment	1
污名[污名]	wu1 ming2	bad reputation; stigma	2
不可理喻[不可理喻]	bu4 ke3 li3 yu4	to be impervious to reason (idiom); unreasonable	3
爱莫能助[愛莫能助]	ai4 mo4 neng2 zhu4	unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.; My hands are tied.	2
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep40/25 words - 16 min
百万[百萬]	bai3 wan4	million; millions	1
审判[審判]	shen3 pan4	a trial; to try sb	1
怨言[怨言]	yuan4 yan2	complaint	1
以儆效尤[以儆效尤]	yi3 jing3 xiao4 you2	in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others	1
轻视[輕視]	qing1 shi4	contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful	1
先祖[先祖]	xian1 zu3	deceased grandfather; ancestry	1
疗伤[療傷]	liao2 shang1	healing; to heal; to make healthy again	1
唯独[唯獨]	wei2 du2	only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique	1
钦佩[欽佩]	qin1 pei4	to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly	1
如是[如是]	ru2 shi4	thus	2
特许[特許]	te4 xu3	license; licensed; concession; concessionary	1
听审[聽審]	ting1 shen3	to attend court; to take part in a trial	1
受刑[受刑]	shou4 xing2	beaten; tortured; executed	1
瘦弱[瘦弱]	shou4 ruo4	thin and weak	1
千秋[千秋]	qian1 qiu1	a thousand years; your birthday (honorific)	1
听懂[聽懂]	ting1 dong3	to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)	1
相反[相反]	xiang1 fan3	opposite; contrary	1
得逞[得逞]	de2 cheng3	to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it	1
无异[無異]	wu2 yi4	nothing other than; to differ in no way from; the same as; to amount to	1
劝告[勸告]	quan4 gao4	to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice; CL:席[xi2]	1
缺一不可[缺一不可]	que1 yi1 bu4 ke3	not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either	1
三代[三代]	san1 dai4	three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)	2
籍贯[籍貫]	ji2 guan4	one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace	2
生辰八字[生辰八字]	sheng1 chen2 ba1 zi4	one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch	2
陌生[陌生]	mo4 sheng1	strange; unfamiliar	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep40/50 words - 20 min
辩词[辯詞]	bian4 ci2	an excuse	1
游戏[遊戲]	you2 xi4	game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play	1
男家[男家]	nan2 jia1	man's family (in marriage)	1
自悔[自悔]	zi4 hui3	to regret; to repent	1
宽恕[寬恕]	kuan1 shu4	to forgive; forgiveness	1
诈[詐]	zha4	to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff	1
祖传[祖傳]	zu3 chuan2	passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation	1
砚[硯]	yan4	ink-stone	6
拒[拒]	ju4	to resist; to repel; to refuse	3
返还[返還]	fan3 huan2	restitution; return of something to its original owner; remittance	2
讨还[討還]	tao3 huan2	to ask for sth back; to recover	1
打手[打手]	da3 shou5	hired thug	2
佣[傭]	yong1	to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help	1
头头[頭頭]	tou2 tou2	head; chief	1
欺诈[欺詐]	qi1 zha4	to cheat	2
等同[等同]	deng3 tong2	to equate; equal to	1
盗窃[盜竊]	dao4 qie4	to steal	1
大错特错[大錯特錯]	da4 cuo4 te4 cuo4	to be gravely mistaken (idiom)	1
对立[對立]	dui4 li4	to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical	1
柔媚[柔媚]	rou2 mei4	gentle and lovely; charming	1
顺和[順和]	shun4 he2	gentle; affable	1
野心[野心]	ye3 xin1	ambition; wild schemes; careerism	1
雄才大略[雄才大略]	xiong2 cai2 da4 lu:e4	great skill and strategy	1
具备[具備]	ju4 bei4	to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)	1
一部分[一部分]	yi1 bu4 fen5	portion; part of; subset	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep40/75 words - 23 min
特质[特質]	te4 zhi4	characteristic; special quality	1
贪财[貪財]	tan1 cai2	to be greedy in getting money	1
陷阱[陷阱]	xian4 jing3	pitfall; snare; trap	1
计谋[計謀]	ji4 mou2	stratagem; scheme	1
嘲讽[嘲諷]	chao2 feng3	to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt	1
两回事[兩回事]	liang3 hui2 shi4	two quite different things; two unrelated matters	1
绳之以法[繩之以法]	sheng2 zhi1 yi3 fa3	to punish according to the law; to bring to justice	1
图谋[圖謀]	tu2 mou2	to conspire	1
殓[殮]	lian4	to prepare a dead body for coffin	1
僮[僮]	tong2	servant boy	3
轨[軌]	gui3	course; path; track; rail	1
供职[供職]	gong4 zhi2	to hold an office or post	1
翻阅[翻閱]	fan1 yue4	to thumb through; to flip through (a book)	2
虚词[虛詞]	xu1 ci2	(linguistics) function word	1
加注[加注]	jia1 zhu4	to increase a bet; to raise (poker); to raise the stakes	1
随后[隨後]	sui2 hou4	soon after	1
本子[本子]	ben3 zi5	book; notebook; edition; CL:本[ben3]	1
紫阳[紫陽]	Zi3 yang2	Ziyang County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi	3
蒲团[蒲團]	pu2 tuan2	praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)	1
遗书[遺書]	yi2 shu1	posthumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature	1
目睹[目睹]	mu4 du3	to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes	1
误杀[誤殺]	wu4 sha1	to mistakenly kill; manslaughter	1
惊惧[驚懼]	jing1 ju4	to be alarmed; to be terrified	1
不已[不已]	bu4 yi3	endlessly; incessantly	1
唯恐[唯恐]	wei2 kong3	for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep40/100 words - 33 min
随身[隨身]	sui2 shen1	to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one	1
携带[攜帶]	xie2 dai4	to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]	1
暗语[暗語]	an4 yu3	code word	1
熟道[熟道]	shu2 dao4	familiar road; well-trodden path	1
砸死[砸死]	za2 si3	to crush to death	1
他杀[他殺]	ta1 sha1	homicide (law)	1
从来不[從來不]	cong2 lai2 bu4	never	1
削[削]	xiao1	to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)	1
削[削]	xue1	to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]	1
破获[破獲]	po4 huo4	to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture	1
笞刑[笞刑]	chi1 xing2	whipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)	1
沉[沉]	chen2	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy	1
昭雪[昭雪]	zhao1 xue3	to exonerate; to clear (from an accusation); to rehabilitate	1
国政[國政]	guo2 zheng4	national politics; archaic rank, "Minister of State"; common given name	1
株[株]	zhu1	tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)	1
沾染[沾染]	zhan1 ran3	to pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage	1
风尘[風塵]	feng1 chen2	windblown dust; hardships of travel; vicissitudes of life; prostitution	1
醉心于[醉心於]	zui4 xin1 yu2	to be infatuated with	1
孰[孰]	shu2	who; which; what	2
世人[世人]	shi4 ren2	people (in general); people around the world; everyone	1
恳请[懇請]	ken3 qing3	to request earnestly	1
秦汉[秦漢]	Qin2 Han4	the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties	1
一蹴而就[一蹴而就]	yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4	to get there in one step (idiom); easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight	1
徐徐[徐徐]	xu2 xu2	slowly; gently	1
佼佼者[佼佼者]	jiao3 jiao3 zhe3	well-known figure; excellent (person, company etc)	1
翰林院[翰林院]	Han4 lin2 yuan4	Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911	1
//A Dream of Splendor - S1/Ep40/107 words - 42 min
国有[國有]	guo2 you3	nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned	1
长年[長年]	chang2 nian2	all the year round	1
行者[行者]	xing2 zhe3	pedestrian; walker; itinerant monk	1
申奏[申奏]	shen1 zou4	to present (a document); to submit (a petition)	1
酌情处理[酌情處理]	zhuo2 qing2 chu3 li3	see 酌情辦理|酌情办理[zhuo2 qing2 ban4 li3]	1
意下如何[意下如何]	yi4 xia4 ru2 he2	how about it?; what do you think?	1
剧终[劇終]	ju4 zhong1	The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)	1