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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所向披靡 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible Idiom ∼HSK 5
索然无味 索然無味 suǒ rán wú wèi dull; insipid Idiom ∼HSK 5
千头万绪 千頭萬緒 qiān tóu wàn xù plethora of things to tackle; multitude of loose ends; very complicated; chaotic Idiom ∼HSK 5
一朝一夕 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight Idiom ∼HSK 5
借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
大树底下好乘凉 大樹底下好乘涼 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom); fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person Idiom ∼HSK 5
背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy Idiom ∼HSK 5
势不两立 勢不兩立 shì bù liǎng lì the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints Idiom ∼HSK 5
出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding Idiom ∼HSK 5
愁眉不展 愁眉不展 chóu méi bù zhǎn with a worried frown Idiom ∼HSK 5
心无旁骛 心無旁騖 xīn wú páng wù completely focused; free of distractions Idiom ∼HSK 5
不可多得 不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by; rare Idiom ∼HSK 5
言犹在耳 言猶在耳 yán yóu zài ěr words still ringing in one's ears (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
无出其右 無出其右 wú chū qí yòu (idiom) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better Idiom ∼HSK 5
石沉大海 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom); fig. to elicit no response Idiom ∼HSK 5
玩世不恭 玩世不恭 wán shì bù gōng to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions; frivolous Idiom ∼HSK 5
食不知味 食不知味 shí bù zhī wèi lit. to eat without tasting the food; worried or downhearted (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live! Idiom ∼HSK 5
深不可测 深不可測 shēn bù kě cè deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict Idiom ∼HSK 5
双宿双飞 雙宿雙飛 shuāng sù shuāng fēi lit. to rest and fly together (idiom); fig. to live in each other's pockets; to be inseparable Idiom ∼HSK 5
势在必行 勢在必行 shì zài bì xíng circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative Idiom ∼HSK 5
速战速决 速戰速決 sù zhàn - sù jué (idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible Idiom ∼HSK 5
手无寸铁 手無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless Idiom ∼HSK 5
一石二鸟 一石二鳥 yī shí èr niǎo to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
事无巨细 事無巨細 shì wú jù xì lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance Idiom ∼HSK 5
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head Idiom ∼HSK 5
两败俱伤 兩敗俱傷 liǎng bài jù shāng both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins Idiom ∼HSK 5
一口咬定 一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view Idiom ∼HSK 5
夫唱妇随 夫唱婦隨 fū chàng fù suí fig. the man sings and the woman follows; fig. marital harmony Idiom ∼HSK 5
自食其力 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living Idiom ∼HSK 5
姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); fig. beautiful flowers Idiom ∼HSK 5
厚此薄彼 厚此薄彼 hòu cǐ bó bǐ to favour one and discriminate against the other Idiom ∼HSK 5
息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
铁面无私 鐵面無私 tiě miàn wú sī strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
洗心革面 洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 5
任劳任怨 任勞任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn to work hard without complaint (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
铁石心肠 鐵石心腸 tiě shí xīn cháng to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling Idiom ∼HSK 5
狐假虎威 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people Idiom ∼HSK 5
不分彼此 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom); to share everything; to be on very intimate terms Idiom ∼HSK 5
众说纷纭 眾說紛紜 zhòng shuō fēn yún opinions differ (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
骑虎难下 騎虎難下 qí hǔ nán xià if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway Idiom ∼HSK 5
朝令夕改 朝令夕改 zhāo lìng xī gǎi to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile Idiom ∼HSK 5
步步为营 步步為營 bù bù wéi yíng to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step Idiom ∼HSK 5
首当其冲 首當其衝 shǒu dāng qí chōng to bear the brunt Idiom ∼HSK 5
指日可待 指日可待 zhǐ rì kě dài imminent; just around the corner (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
过河拆桥 過河拆橋 guò hé - chāi qiáo lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal Idiom ∼HSK 5
没齿难忘 沒齒難忘 mò chǐ nán wàng hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude Idiom ∼HSK 5
不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior Idiom ∼HSK 5