太后
tàihòu
The empress dowager, typically an emperor’s mother, stepmother, or the widow of a previous emperor who has received the formal dowager title.
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嫔妃嬪妃
pínfēi
A collective term for the emperor’s ranked consorts below or alongside the empress, rather than one single fixed title.
Open term →侍卫侍衛
shìwèi
A guard or armed attendant assigned to protect a ruler, royal household, official, residence, or other high-status person.
Open term →朕
zhèn
A first-person pronoun strongly associated with an emperor referring to himself in imperial and historical contexts.
Open term →臣
chén
A subject or official under a ruler; in court dialogue, a male official may use chén as a humble first-person self-reference before the emperor.
Open term →奴婢
núbì
A historical term for bondservants or enslaved servants; in many palace and household dramas, a female servant uses it as a highly subordinate first-person self-reference.
Open term →闺蜜閨蜜
guīmì
A close female friend or best friend, especially a woman with whom another woman shares personal trust, private feelings, and everyday support.
Open term →总裁總裁
zǒngcái
A senior executive title commonly translated as company president, chief executive, or CEO, depending on the organization.
Open term →왕王
wang
A king or monarch; in Korean historical dramas, usually the reigning ruler of a kingdom such as Joseon.
Open term →세자世子
seja
The formally designated crown prince and heir to a Korean king, especially in Joseon-period settings.
Open term →내관內官
naegwan
A male palace official—historically often a eunuch—serving within the royal household and inner court.
Open term →의사醫師
uisa
A doctor or physician.
Open term →재벌財閥
jaebeol
A large South Korean business conglomerate controlled by a founding family through a network of affiliated companies. In popular drama usage, the word may also refer loosely to the fam…
Open term →존댓말
jondaetmal
Korean speech that marks respect or politeness through honorific vocabulary, verb forms, sentence endings, and ways of referring to people.
Open term →반말
banmal
Informal Korean speech used among people who are close, the same age, or in a clearly senior-to-junior relationship; it can also sound rude when used without permission or appropriate …
Open term →애교愛嬌
aegyo
Deliberately cute, affectionate, playful, or coaxing behavior used to charm someone, soften a request, express fondness, or create intimacy.
Open term →눈치
nunchi
The ability to notice and interpret other people’s feelings, intentions, expectations, and the unspoken atmosphere of a situation.
Open term →정情
jeong
A Korean concept of emotional attachment, affection, familiarity, and connection that develops through shared time, care, hardship, obligation, and repeated everyday contact.
Open term →소개팅
sogaeting
A one-on-one blind date or introductory meeting arranged through a mutual acquaintance, usually with romantic possibilities in mind.
Open term →회식會食
hoesik
A workplace or organizational group meal, often held after work to build cohesion, celebrate, welcome someone, or conduct informal relationship management.
Open term →우리
uri
The Korean pronoun for “we,” “us,” or “our,” often used where English would naturally say “my” to frame a person, place, or institution through shared belonging.
Open term →경찰警察
gyeongchal
The police as an institution or a police officer, depending on sentence structure and context.
Open term →圣旨聖旨
shèngzhǐ
An imperial edict or formal command issued in the emperor’s name.
Open term →校草
xiàocǎo
Informal Chinese slang for a notably attractive or popular male student, often the male counterpart of 校花, the campus beauty.
Open term →学霸學霸
xuébà
Informal Chinese slang for a student who performs exceptionally well academically, studies effectively, or dominates exams and rankings.
Open term →补习補習
bǔxí
To study outside normal class time in order to strengthen knowledge or skills, catch up, prepare for exams, or receive tutoring.
Open term →수술手術
susul
A surgical operation or procedure.
Open term →환자患者
hwanja
A patient: someone receiving examination, treatment, monitoring, or care for illness or injury.
Open term →응급실應急室
eunggeupsil
The emergency room or emergency department of a hospital.
Open term →교복校服
gyobok
A school uniform.
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