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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狼心狗肺 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous Idiom ∼HSK 6
气势汹汹 氣勢洶洶 qì shì xiōng xiōng aggressive; truculent; overbearing Idiom ∼HSK 6
阴谋诡计 陰謀詭計 yīn móu guǐ jì crafty plots and machinations (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
千古罪人 千古罪人 qiān gǔ zuì rén sb condemned by history (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
矫枉过正 矯枉過正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate Idiom ∼HSK 6
飞蛾扑火 飛蛾撲火 fēi é pū huǒ the moth flies into the flame; fatal attraction Idiom ∼HSK 6
一言难尽 一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 6
满腹经纶 滿腹經綸 mǎn fù jīng lún full of political wisdom (idiom); politically astute; with encyclopedic experience of state policy Idiom ∼HSK 6
旗开得胜 旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move Idiom ∼HSK 6
漫山遍野 漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom); fig. as far as the eye can see; covering everything; omnipresent Idiom ∼HSK 6
红颜薄命 紅顏薄命 hóng yán bó mìng beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
负荆请罪 負荊請罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); fig. to offer sb a humble apology Idiom ∼HSK 6
弥天大谎 彌天大謊 mí tiān dà huǎng a pack of lies (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng many things waiting to be done (idiom); a thousand things to do Idiom ∼HSK 6
虚无缥缈 虛無縹緲 xū wú piāo miǎo illusory; imaginary; fanciful Idiom ∼HSK 6
穷凶极恶 窮凶極惡 qióng xiōng jí è fiendish; black-hearted Idiom ∼HSK 6
玄之又玄 玄之又玄 xuán zhī yòu xuán mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi Idiom ∼HSK 6
人生何处不相逢 人生何處不相逢 rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng it's a small world (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck Idiom ∼HSK 6
威震天下 威震天下 wēi zhèn tiān xià to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
以毒攻毒 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to fight fire with fire Idiom ∼HSK 6
杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén - rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom); fig. to kill people like flies Idiom ∼HSK 6
茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear Idiom ∼HSK 6
义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain Idiom ∼HSK 6
浮想联翩 浮想聯翩 fú xiǎng lián piān to let one's imagination roam Idiom ∼HSK 6
晕头转向 暈頭轉向 yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng confused and disoriented Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom); perfection; the best of all possible worlds; as good as it gets Idiom ∼HSK 6
英雄所见略同 英雄所見略同 yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüè tóng lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike. Idiom ∼HSK 6
以牙还牙 以牙還牙 yǐ yá huán yá a tooth for a tooth (retaliation) Idiom ∼HSK 6
寿终正寝 壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life Idiom ∼HSK 6
一本正经 一本正經 yī běn - zhèng jīng (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan Idiom ∼HSK 6
满园春色 滿園春色 mǎn yuán chūn sè everything in the garden is lovely Idiom ∼HSK 6
谈情说爱 談情說愛 tán qíng shuō ài to murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship Idiom ∼HSK 6
不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān - yī jī (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow Idiom ∼HSK 6
防微杜渐 防微杜漸 fáng wēi dù jiàn to nip in the bud (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
步履蹒跚 步履蹣跚 bù lǚ - pán shān (idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along Idiom ∼HSK 6
忍辱偷生 忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds; sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有过之而无不及 有過之而無不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom); to surpass; to outdo; (derog.) to be even worse Idiom ∼HSK 6
精神抖擞 精神抖擻 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm; full of energy; con brio Idiom ∼HSK 6
祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. Idiom ∼HSK 6
歃血为盟 歃血為盟 shà xuè wéi méng to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom); to swear a sacred oath Idiom ∼HSK 6
授人以柄 授人以柄 shòu rén yǐ bǐng to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end Idiom ∼HSK 6
马到成功 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng to win instant success (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
长吁短叹 長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain Idiom ∼HSK 6
头晕眼花 頭暈眼花 tóu yūn yǎn huā to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed Idiom ∼HSK 6
山清水秀 山清水秀 shān qīng shuǐ xiù lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom); fig. enchanting scenery Idiom ∼HSK 6
酒逢知己千杯少 酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down Idiom ∼HSK 6