Ashes of Love

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香蜜沉沉烬如霜 xiāng mì chénchén jìn rú shuāng

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凶多吉少 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster Idiom ∼HSK 6
求之不得 求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for Idiom ∼HSK 6
不同凡响 不同凡響 bù tóng fán xiǎng lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run Idiom ∼HSK 6
打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
太平盛世 太平盛世 tài píng shèng shì peace and prosperity (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
拭目以待 拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see Idiom ∼HSK 6
大发雷霆 大發雷霆 dà fā léi tíng to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage Idiom ∼HSK 6
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng 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. Idiom ∼HSK 6
恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有目共睹 有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; sth speaks for itself; is there for all to see Idiom ∼HSK 6
一笔勾销 一筆勾銷 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke Idiom ∼HSK 6
闷闷不乐 悶悶不樂 mèn mèn bù lè depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy Idiom ∼HSK 6
与世隔绝 與世隔絕 yǔ shì gé jué to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
同心同德 同心同德 tóng xīn tóng dé of one mind (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
精诚所至 精誠所至 jīng chéng suǒ zhì no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) Idiom ∼HSK 6
滴水不漏 滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument) Idiom ∼HSK 6
同病相怜 同病相憐 tóng bìng xiāng lián fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company Idiom ∼HSK 6
不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
梁上君子 樑上君子 liáng shàng jūn zǐ lit. the gentleman on the roof beam; fig. a thief Idiom ∼HSK 6
宽宏大量 寬宏大量 kuān hóng dà liàng magnanimous (idiom); generous Idiom ∼HSK 6
一清二楚 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
暴殄天物 暴殄天物 bào tiǎn tiān wù to waste natural resources recklessly; not to know how to use things sparingly Idiom ∼HSK 6
难言之隐 難言之隱 nán yán zhī yǐn a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness Idiom ∼HSK 6
蓬头垢面 蓬頭垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance Idiom ∼HSK 6
燃眉之急 燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency Idiom ∼HSK 6
油嘴滑舌 油嘴滑舌 yóu zuǐ huá shé glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking Idiom ∼HSK 6
情同手足 情同手足 qíng tóng shǒu zú as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers; deep friendship; closely attached to one another Idiom ∼HSK 6
八拜之交 八拜之交 bā bài zhī jiāo sworn brotherhood; intimate friendship Idiom ∼HSK 6
一意孤行 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic Idiom ∼HSK 6
自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
不管不顾 不管不顧 bù guǎn - bù gù (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth); (idiom) unheeding; reckless Idiom ∼HSK 6
上天入地 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth Idiom ∼HSK 6
做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience Idiom ∼HSK 6
将功补过 將功補過 jiāng gōng bǔ guò to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event Idiom ∼HSK 6
昭然若揭 昭然若揭 zhāo rán ruò jiē abundantly clear Idiom ∼HSK 6
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue Idiom ∼HSK 6
天作之合 天作之合 tiān zuò zhī hé a match made in heaven (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān - yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck Idiom ∼HSK 6
逢凶化吉 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account Idiom ∼HSK 6
拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush Idiom ∼HSK 6
万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened Idiom ∼HSK 6
守口如瓶 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breathing a word Idiom ∼HSK 6
勉为其难 勉為其難 miǎn wéi qí nán to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly Idiom ∼HSK 6