The Emperor's Wives
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ID: 2642
Upper Intermediate
This lesson is all about the emperor's many many wives. With the success of recent shows like 武媚娘传奇 "The Empress of China" and 甄嬛传 "The Legend of Zhen Huan" this lesson will give you plenty of background and context to this area and give you plenty to chat about with your friends. We also show you how to use these "ancient" phrase in modern day usage.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 娘娘 | niángniang | term of address for an Empress or a senior concubine | |
| 为 | wèi | for | |
| 皇上 | huángshàng | emperor | |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to give |
生了生了是男孩恭喜娘娘为皇上添了个龙子
shēng le 生了shēng le 生了shì 是nánhái 男孩gōngxǐ 恭喜niángniang 娘娘wèi 为huángshàng 皇上tiān 添le 了gè 个lóngzǐ 龙子
He's born, he's born! It's a boy! Congratulations Madam! You've given the Emperor an heir.
小李子还不快去禀报皇上
xiǎoLǐzi 小李子háibù 还不kuài 快qù 去bǐngbào 禀报huángshàng 皇上
Lizi, why aren't you already telling the Emperor the good news!
喳
zhā 喳
Yes, Madam!
一天到晚看这些女人在后宫勾心斗角累不累啊我要换台看别的了
yītiāndàowǎn 一天到晚kàn 看zhèxiē 这些nǚrén 女人zài 在hòugōng 后宫gōuxīndòujiǎo 勾心斗角lèibulèi 累不累ā 啊wǒ 我yào 要huàn 换tái 台kàn 看biéde 别的le 了
Don't you get tired of seeing these women fighting and scheming behind each others' back in the concubine quarters of the imperial palace from morning to night? I want to change the channel.
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