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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吞声忍气 吞聲忍氣 tūn shēng rěn qì to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it Idiom ∼HSK 6
异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom); different methods leading to the same result; different approach but equally satisfactory outcome Idiom ∼HSK 6
嫌贫爱富 嫌貧愛富 xián pín ài fù to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish Idiom ∼HSK 6
奉为圭臬 奉為圭臬 fèng wéi guī niè to take as a guiding principle (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
三足鼎立 三足鼎立 sān zú - dǐng lì (idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power Idiom ∼HSK 6
以偏概全 以偏概全 yǐ piān gài quán (lit.) to take a part for the whole; to generalize Idiom ∼HSK 6
化腐朽为神奇 化腐朽為神奇 huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
革故鼎新 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate Idiom ∼HSK 6
绝无仅有 絕無僅有 jué wú jǐn yǒu one and only (idiom); rarely seen; unique of its kind Idiom ∼HSK 6
安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自欺欺人 自欺欺人 zì qī qī rén to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作多情 自作多情 zì zuò - duō qíng to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
非同小可 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important; no small matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高招 高招 gāo zhāo wise move; masterstroke; bright ideas Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
故弄玄虚 故弄玄虛 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
识时务 識時務 shí shí wù to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support; to receive general approval Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
招架不住 招架不住 zhāo jià bù zhù unable to withstand or ward off (an attack) (idiom); unable to cope; overwhelmed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
苦心经营 苦心經營 kǔ xīn jīng yíng to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
监守自盗 監守自盜 jiān shǒu zì dào to embezzle Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
吃不消 吃不消 chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò - zhǔ zhāng (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装模作样 裝模作樣 zhuāng mó - zuò yàng (idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
人各有志 人各有志 rén gè yǒu zhì each person has their own aspirations (idiom); everyone is entitled to their own ambitions and choices Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
天知地知 天知地知 tiān zhī dì zhī lit. Heaven knows, Earth knows (idiom); fig. a secret known to no one else; everyone knows in their heart Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死得其所 死得其所 sǐ dé qí suǒ to die in the right cause; to die a worthy death (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
金口玉言 金口玉言 jīn kǒu yù yán lit. words of gold and jade (idiom); fig. a pronouncement that cannot be retracted; the word of an emperor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression); to concede defeat; to play second fiddle Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
后继无人 後繼無人 hòu jì wú rén to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
短命鬼 短命鬼 duǎn mìng guǐ sb who dies prematurely Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
迷迷糊糊 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
手痒 手癢 shǒu yǎng (fig.) to itch (to do sth) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
免不得 免不得 miǎn bu de unavoidable; bound to (happen) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高攀 高攀 gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
开眼界 開眼界 kāi yǎn jiè to broaden one's horizons Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
平白无故 平白無故 píng bái - wú gù (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
明明白白 明明白白 míng míng bái bái clearly and plainly; perfectly clear (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6