Ashes of Love

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

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命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting); fig. steadily and surely Idiom ∼HSK 6
防患于未然 防患於未然 fáng huàn yú wèi rán to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall; to nip sth in the bud Idiom ∼HSK 6
对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps Idiom ∼HSK 6
略知一二 略知一二 lüè zhī - yī èr (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea Idiom ∼HSK 6
痴心妄想 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking Idiom ∼HSK 6
先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom); fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities Idiom ∼HSK 6
料事如神 料事如神 liào shì rú shén to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight Idiom ∼HSK 6
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
药到病除 藥到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective Idiom ∼HSK 6
非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom); fig. unrelated to one another in any way Idiom ∼HSK 6
三番两次 三番兩次 sān fān liǎng cì repeatedly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
恻隐之心 惻隱之心 cè yǐn zhī xīn compassion Idiom ∼HSK 6
逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large Idiom ∼HSK 6
丧尽天良 喪盡天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless Idiom ∼HSK 6
无伤大雅 無傷大雅 wú shāng dà yǎ (of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless Idiom ∼HSK 6
报应不爽 報應不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng divine retribution is unfailing (idiom); one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds Idiom ∼HSK 6
踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom); fig. to search high and low Idiom ∼HSK 6
真凭实据 真憑實據 zhēn píng shí jù reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof; definitive evidence Idiom ∼HSK 6
趋炎附势 趨炎附勢 qū yán fù shì to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing Idiom ∼HSK 6
操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty Idiom ∼HSK 6
芒刺在背 芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom); uneasy and nervous; to be on pins and needles Idiom ∼HSK 6
手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work Idiom ∼HSK 6
吞吞吐吐 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back Idiom ∼HSK 6
妖魔鬼怪 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts Idiom ∼HSK 6
拉拉扯扯 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort Idiom ∼HSK 6
吉人自有天相 吉人自有天相 jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
忠心耿耿 忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true Idiom ∼HSK 6
家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
雪中送炭 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom); fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need Idiom ∼HSK 6
无影无踪 無影無蹤 wú yǐng - wú zōng (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace Idiom ∼HSK 6
精神恍惚 精神恍惚 jīng shén - huǎng hū (idiom) absent-minded; in a trance Idiom ∼HSK 6
指腹为婚 指腹為婚 zhǐ fù wéi hūn to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain Idiom ∼HSK 6
疑难杂症 疑難雜症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases Idiom ∼HSK 6
庸人自扰 庸人自擾 yōng rén zì rǎo lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom); fig. to get upset over nothing; to make problems for oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
八字没一撇 八字沒一撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom); fig. things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet Idiom ∼HSK 6
阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret Idiom ∼HSK 6
眼中钉 眼中釘 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side Idiom ∼HSK 6
苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door Idiom ∼HSK 6
军令如山 軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom); a military order must be obeyed Idiom ∼HSK 6
福如东海 福如東海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
因祸得福 因禍得福 yīn huò dé fú to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom); a blessing in disguise Idiom ∼HSK 6
无计可施 無計可施 wú jì kě shī no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end; at the end of one's tether; powerless Idiom ∼HSK 6
以讹传讹 以訛傳訛 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
苦心孤诣 苦心孤詣 kǔ xīn gū yì to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble; to work hard at sth Idiom ∼HSK 6
文武双全 文武雙全 wén wǔ shuāng quán well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier; master of pen and sword Idiom ∼HSK 6
生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically Idiom ∼HSK 6
一视同仁 一視同仁 yī shì tóng rén to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people Idiom ∼HSK 6