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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一言为定 一言為定 yī yán wéi dìng (idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then Idiom ∼HSK 4
多此一举 多此一舉 duō cǐ yī jǔ to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily Idiom ∼HSK 4
里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom); (fig.) to act together Idiom ∼HSK 4
治病救人 治病救人 zhì bìng jiù rén to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him Idiom ∼HSK 4
平安无事 平安無事 píng ān wú shì safe and sound (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
群龙无首 群龍無首 qún lóng wú shǒu lit. a thunder of dragons without a head; fig. a group lacking a leader Idiom ∼HSK 4
流离失所 流離失所 liú lí shī suǒ destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about; displaced Idiom ∼HSK 4
自不量力 自不量力 zì bù liàng lì to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) Idiom ∼HSK 4
暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice Idiom ∼HSK 4
搬弄是非 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief Idiom ∼HSK 4
完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī Zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner Idiom ∼HSK 4
不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear; to be terrified Idiom ∼HSK 4
千辛万苦 千辛萬苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty; after some effort Idiom ∼HSK 4
保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense Idiom ∼HSK 4
自身难保 自身難保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless Idiom ∼HSK 4
冥思苦想 冥思苦想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard; to rack one's brains Idiom ∼HSK 4
粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water Idiom ∼HSK 4
树倒猢狲散 樹倒猢猻散 shù dǎo hú sūn sàn When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship. Idiom ∼HSK 4
飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 Fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career Idiom ∼HSK 4
寄人篱下 寄人籬下 jì rén lí xià to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity Idiom ∼HSK 4
三生有幸 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom); (courteous language) it's my good fortune... Idiom ∼HSK 4
改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
就地正法 就地正法 jiù dì zhèng fǎ to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the spot Idiom ∼HSK 4
变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify Idiom ∼HSK 4
来者不拒 來者不拒 lái zhě bù jù to refuse nobody (idiom); all comers welcome Idiom ∼HSK 4
大摇大摆 大搖大擺 dà yáo dà bǎi to strut; swaggering Idiom ∼HSK 4
咫尺天涯 咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá so close, yet worlds apart (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
五体投地 五體投地 wǔ tǐ tóu dì to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb Idiom ∼HSK 4
反复无常 反覆無常 fǎn fù wú cháng unstable; erratic; changeable; fickle Idiom ∼HSK 4
贻笑大方 貽笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock Idiom ∼HSK 4
小人得志 小人得志 xiǎo rén dé zhì lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom); fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant Idiom ∼HSK 4
深信不疑 深信不疑 shēn xìn bù yí to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom); absolute certainty about sth Idiom ∼HSK 4
口是心非 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi duplicity; hypocrisy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ sarcastic comments (idiom); to make sarcastic comments Idiom ∼HSK 4
博古通今 博古通今 bó gǔ tōng jīn conversant with things past and present; erudite and informed Idiom ∼HSK 4
无中生有 無中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu to create something from nothing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
斗转星移 斗轉星移 Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí lit. the Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved; time flies; also written Idiom ∼HSK 4
身先士卒 身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú to fight at the head of one's troops; (fig.) to take the lead Idiom ∼HSK 4
煞费苦心 煞費苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort Idiom ∼HSK 4
言而有信 言而有信 yán ér yǒu xìn to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word Idiom ∼HSK 4
喜新厌旧 喜新厭舊 xǐ xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old Idiom ∼HSK 4
互通有无 互通有無 hù tōng yǒu wú (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back Idiom ∼HSK 4
纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Ch Idiom ∼HSK 4
无师自通 無師自通 wú shī zì tōng self-taught; to learn without a teacher (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùn don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
落地生根 落地生根 luò dì shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots Idiom ∼HSK 4
人心涣散 人心渙散 rén xīn huàn sàn (of a nation, government etc) demoralized; disunited Idiom ∼HSK 4
按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time Idiom ∼HSK 4
开花结果 開花結果 kāi huā - jiē guǒ lit. to blossom and bear fruit (idiom); fig. to come to fruition; to yield favorable results Idiom ∼HSK 4