Ashes of Love

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Season 1 — Ashes of Love

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

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目无尊长 目無尊長 mù wú zūn zhǎng to show no respect for elders or superiors; insolent toward one's betters (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
不世之功 不世之功 bù shì zhī gōng an unparalleled achievement (idiom); a feat without equal in any age Idiom ∼HSK 7
擒贼先擒王 擒賊先擒王 qín zéi xiān qín wáng lit. to catch the bandits, first catch their leader (idiom); fig. to tackle the root of a problem first; go for the ringleader Idiom ∼HSK 7
大做文章 大做文章 dà zuò wén zhāng lit. to make a big essay out of something (idiom); fig. to make a big fuss over a minor matter; to exploit an issue Idiom ∼HSK 7
无所畏惧 無所畏懼 wú suǒ wèi jù to be utterly fearless (idiom); to be afraid of nothing Idiom ∼HSK 7
人才辈出 人才輩出 rén cái bèi chū talented people emerging in large numbers (idiom); a steady flow of gifted individuals, generation after generation Idiom ∼HSK 7
高山仰止 高山仰止 gāo shān yǎng zhǐ lit. to gaze up at a high mountain (idiom); fig. to look up to someone of lofty virtue or great achievement with admiration Idiom ∼HSK 7
不远万里 不遠萬里 bù yuǎn wàn lǐ lit. not considering ten thousand li too far (idiom); fig. to travel a great distance regardless of the hardship Idiom ∼HSK 7
水火之中 水火之中 shuǐ huǒ zhī zhōng lit. in the midst of water and fire (idiom); fig. in dire suffering; in extreme misery and danger Idiom ∼HSK 7
一匡天下 一匡天下 yī kuāng tiān xià to bring order to the whole realm (idiom); to set the world right; to unify and stabilize the country Idiom ∼HSK 7
日以继夜 日以繼夜 rì yǐ jì yè by day and by night (idiom); day and night without rest; round the clock Idiom ∼HSK 7
飞龙在天 飛龍在天 fēi lóng zài tiān a flying dragon in the sky (idiom); fig. a great man in a position of power and prominence Idiom ∼HSK 7
摧眉折腰 摧眉折腰 cuī méi zhé yāo lit. to lower one's brows and bend one's back (idiom); fig. to bow and scrape; to be servile; to grovel Idiom ∼HSK 7
水来土掩 水來土掩 shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn lit. when floods come, dam them with earth (idiom); fig. to counter each threat with a fitting measure as it arises Idiom ∼HSK 7
心如死灰 心如死灰 xīn rú sǐ huī lit. the heart like dead ashes (idiom); fig. hopeless and dispirited; utterly disheartened; without ambition or feeling Idiom ∼HSK 7
箭在弦上 箭在弦上 jiàn zài xián shàng lit. the arrow is on the bowstring (idiom); fig. matters have reached a point of no return; action is unavoidable Idiom ∼HSK 7
九州四海 九州四海 jiǔ zhōu sì hǎi lit. the Nine Provinces and Four Seas (idiom); fig. the whole of China; the entire country; all the land under heaven Idiom ∼HSK 7
超然物外 超然物外 chāo rán wù wài to stand aloof from worldly affairs (idiom); detached and transcendent; above material concerns Idiom ∼HSK 7
冰炭不同器 冰炭不同器 bīng tàn bù tóng qì lit. ice and charcoal cannot share the same vessel (idiom); fig. two incompatible things cannot coexist Idiom ∼HSK 7
乱点鸳鸯 亂點鴛鴦 luàn diǎn yuān yāng lit. to pair off mandarin ducks at random (idiom); fig. to make ill-matched marriages; to pair people up wrongly Idiom ∼HSK 7
渔翁之利 漁翁之利 yú wēng zhī lì the fisherman's profit (idiom); the advantage gained by a third party when two others contend Idiom ∼HSK 7
雕虫末伎 雕蟲末伎 diāo chóng mò jì lit. the petty skill of carving insects (idiom); fig. trifling literary or technical skill (self-deprecating) Idiom ∼HSK 7
栋梁之材 棟樑之材 dòng liáng zhī cái lit. timber for ridgepoles and beams (idiom); fig. a person of great talent fit for high responsibility Idiom ∼HSK 7
鱼传尺素 魚傳尺素 yú chuán chǐ sù lit. a letter carried by a fish (idiom); fig. to send a letter; correspondence Idiom ∼HSK 7
代拆代行 代拆代行 dài chāi dài xíng to act on sb's behalf, handling correspondence and making decisions for them (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
伐功矜能 伐功矜能 fá gōng jīn néng to brag of one's exploits and parade one's abilities (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
心狠手毒 心狠手毒 xīn hěn shǒu dú vicious and ruthless; cruel and merciless (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
砺带河山 礪帶河山 lì dài hé shān lit. (an oath enduring until) the rivers shrink to a belt and mountains to a whetstone (idiom); fig. an everlasting pledge Idiom ∼HSK 7
艰难困苦 艱難困苦 jiān nán kùn kǔ hardships and difficulties; trials and tribulations (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
担雪填井 擔雪填井 dān xuě tián jǐng lit. to fill a well by carrying snow (idiom); fig. to make a futile, wasted effort Idiom ∼HSK 7
剖心析肝 剖心析肝 pōu xīn xī gān lit. to cut open one's heart and liver (idiom); fig. to bare one's heart; with utter sincerity Idiom ∼HSK 7
如切如磋 如切如磋 rú qiē rú cuō lit. as if cut and filed (idiom); fig. to cultivate oneself diligently; learning through mutual discussion and refinement Idiom ∼HSK 7
不阴不阳 不陰不陽 bù yīn bù yáng lit. neither yin nor yang (idiom); fig. ambiguous; equivocal; neither one thing nor the other; with a sarcastic edge Idiom ∼HSK 7
十八般兵器 十八般兵器 shí bā bān bīng qì the eighteen kinds of weapons (idiom); fig. all manner of skills and abilities Idiom ∼HSK 7
龙威燕颔 龍威燕頷 lóng wēi yàn hàn majestic as a dragon with a swallow's jaw (idiom); fig. an imposing and dignified martial bearing Idiom ∼HSK 7
高山景行 高山景行 gāo shān jǐng xíng lit. lofty mountains and great roads (idiom); fig. noble virtue worthy of admiration and emulation Idiom ∼HSK 7
龙章凤姿 龍章鳳姿 lóng zhāng fèng zī with the bearing of a dragon and the grace of a phoenix (idiom); of striking and noble appearance Idiom ∼HSK 7
罪当万死 罪當萬死 zuì dāng wàn sǐ a crime deserving ten thousand deaths (idiom); a heinous and unforgivable offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
不留余地 不留餘地 bù liú yú dì to leave no room for maneuver (idiom); to act ruthlessly without leaving any leeway Idiom ∼HSK 7
无耻之尤 無恥之尤 wú chǐ zhī yóu the height of shamelessness (idiom); utterly without shame Idiom ∼HSK 7
性烈如火 性烈如火 xìng liè rú huǒ fiery in temperament (idiom); hot-tempered; of a fierce and impetuous nature Idiom ∼HSK 7
毒蛇猛兽 毒蛇猛獸 dú shé měng shòu venomous snakes and fierce beasts (idiom); fig. cruel and dangerous people; vicious evildoers Idiom ∼HSK 7
惊才绝艳 驚才絕豔 jīng cái jué yàn of astonishing talent and dazzling brilliance (idiom); extraordinarily gifted and splendid Idiom ∼HSK 7
深入骨髓 深入骨髓 shēn rù gǔ suǐ to penetrate to the bone marrow (idiom); deeply ingrained; (of hatred or feeling) profound and intense Idiom ∼HSK 7
昭昭在目 昭昭在目 zhāo zhāo zài mù perfectly clear before one's eyes (idiom); plain to see; evident and unmistakable Idiom ∼HSK 7
陂湖禀量 陂湖稟量 bēi hú bǐng liáng lit. the capacity of a lake (idiom); fig. broad-minded and magnanimous; a generous, tolerant character Idiom ∼HSK 7
首尾共济 首尾共濟 shǒu wěi gòng jì lit. head and tail working together (idiom); fig. all parts cooperating; mutual support from beginning to end Idiom ∼HSK 7
旧恨新仇 舊恨新仇 jiù hèn xīn chóu old grievances and new grudges (idiom); accumulated bitterness and resentment Idiom ∼HSK 7
摧心剖肝 摧心剖肝 cuī xīn pōu gān lit. to crush the heart and cut the liver (idiom); fig. overwhelming grief; heartbroken to the core Idiom ∼HSK 7
他山之石 他山之石 tā shān zhī shí lit. stones from another mountain (idiom); fig. advice or example from others that can help correct one's own faults Idiom ∼HSK 7