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后宫甄嬛传

後宮甄嬛傳
Hòugōng Zhēnhuán Zhuàn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Empresses in the Palace (2011 Chinese TV drama)
  2. 2 also known as 甄嬛传; 76-episode Qing palace drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong

Examples

HSK 4
她每年都要重刷一遍甄嬛传。
Tā měinián dōu yào chóng shuā yī biàn Zhēnhuánzhuàn.
She rewatches Empresses in the Palace every year.
HSK 7-9
《后宫甄嬛传》是最经典的宫斗剧。
《 Hòugōng Zhēnhuánzhuàn 》 shì zuì jīngdiǎn de gōngdòu jù.
Empresses in the Palace is the most classic palace intrigue drama.
HSK 7-9
孙俪凭甄嬛传走红。
Sūnlì píng Zhēnhuánzhuàn zǒuhóng.
Sun Li became famous thanks to Empresses in the Palace.

Tips

culture
Aired 2011-2012, set in the Yongzheng Emperor's (雍正) reign. Spawned a massive meme culture called 甄学 - fans dissecting scene subtleties. Core vocabulary to know: 小主 (concubine address form), 臣妾 (consort self-reference), 本宫 (ruling-lady self-reference). Defined the 宫斗剧 (palace intrigue drama) genre.
mistakes
The name character 嬛 here reads huán, not xuān or qióng. 甄嬛 is a fictional character name.

In Pop Culture

孙俪 Sūnlì
Sun Li
Lead actress playing 甄嬛; her career-defining role.
郑晓龙 Zhèng Xiǎo lóng
Zheng Xiaolong
Director of the show, one of China's top mainstream TV directors.

Stroke Order

后 hòu
宫 gōng
甄 zhēn
嬛 huán
传 chuán