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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Vocabulary

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班师回朝 班師回朝 bān shī huí cháo to withdraw troops and return to court (idiom); to return triumphant from battle ∼HSK 6
明心见性 明心見性 míng xīn jiàn xìng to understand the mind and see one's true nature (idiom); Buddhist enlightenment of one's inner Buddha-nature ∼HSK 6
临机应变 臨機應變 lín jī yìng biàn to adapt to the situation as it arises (idiom); to act according to circumstances; quick-witted improvisation ∼HSK 6
孤寡 孤寡 gū guǎ orphans and widows; to be lonely; loneliness ∼HSK 6
斗柄 斗柄 dǒu bǐng handle of the Big Dipper ∼HSK 6
公推 公推 gōng tuī elected by acclamation; recommended by all ∼HSK 6
乐天安命 樂天安命 lè tiān ān mìng to delight in heaven's way and accept one's fate (idiom); content with one's lot ∼HSK 6
止戈为武 止戈為武 zhǐ gē wéi wǔ to stop fighting is true martial valor (idiom); the character 武 (wu) splits into 'stop' and 'spear'; true might lies in ending war ∼HSK 6
错杂 錯雜 cuò zá mixed; jumbled ∼HSK 6
言谈举止 言談舉止 yán tán jǔ zhǐ one's words and deeds (idiom); manner of speaking and conduct; deportment ∼HSK 6
采办 採辦 cǎi bàn to buy on a considerable scale; to purchase; to procure; to stock up ∼HSK 6
出猎 出獵 chū liè to go out hunting ∼HSK 6
血气之勇 血氣之勇 xuè qì zhī yǒng (idiom) the courage born of stirred emotions ∼HSK 6
问长问短 問長問短 wèn cháng wèn duǎn to ask about everything (idiom); to inquire solicitously after every detail ∼HSK 6
遛弯 遛彎 liù wān (dialect) to take a walk; to go for a stroll ∼HSK 6
陋习 陋習 lòu xí corrupt practice; bad habits; malpractice ∼HSK 6
红曲 紅麴 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor en ∼HSK 6
谦谦君子 謙謙君子 qiān qiān jūn zǐ a modest, self-disciplined gentleman (idiom); a man of cultivated humility ∼HSK 6
卑以自牧 卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest ∼HSK 6
骚客 騷客 sāo kè (literary) poet; literati ∼HSK 6
要端 要端 yào duān the main points ∼HSK 6
倾听者 傾聽者 qīng tīng zhě listener ∼HSK 6
发飘 發飄 fā piāo to feel shaky; to feel wobbly ∼HSK 6
油印 油印 yóu yìn to mimeograph ∼HSK 6
浮肿 浮腫 fú zhǒng (nonspecialist term for) to suffer from edema; swollen; bloated; puffy ∼HSK 6
疮疡 瘡瘍 chuāng yáng sore; skin ulcer ∼HSK 6
赫斯之威 赫斯之威 hè sī zhī wēi awe-inspiring majesty (idiom, from the Book of Songs); imposing royal authority ∼HSK 6
步履 步履 bù lǚ gait; to walk ∼HSK 6
甘甜 甘甜 gān tián sweet ∼HSK 6
难以为情 難以為情 nán yǐ wéi qíng hard to bear; embarrassing; awkward ∼HSK 6
另眼相待 另眼相待 lìng yǎn xiāng dài to treat sb with special regard (idiom); to view sb in a new light ∼HSK 6
虚应故事 虛應故事 xū yìng gù shì to go through the motions ∼HSK 6
有赖于 有賴於 yǒu lài yú (of an outcome) to rely on; to require; can only be achieved by means of ∼HSK 6
鄙陋 鄙陋 bǐ lòu superficial; shallow ∼HSK 6
观瞻 觀瞻 guān zhān appearance; view; abiding impression ∼HSK 6
名伶 名伶 míng líng famous actor or actress (Chinese opera) ∼HSK 6
转筋 轉筋 zhuàn jīn muscle cramp ∼HSK 6
情志 情志 qíng zhì emotion; mood ∼HSK 6
殊异 殊異 shū yì entirely different; quite separate ∼HSK 6
驾鹤西去 駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise; fig. to pass away (idiom) ∼HSK 6
独夫 獨夫 dú fū sole ruler; dictator ∼HSK 6
天地不容 天地不容 tiān dì bù róng intolerable to heaven and earth (idiom); utterly unforgivable; monstrous ∼HSK 6
主料 主料 zhǔ liào main ingredients (in a cooking recipe) ∼HSK 6
辅料 輔料 fǔ liào auxiliary ingredients; supplementary materials ∼HSK 6
受命于天 受命於天 shòu mìng yú tiān to be emperor by the grace of heaven; to have the mandate of heaven ∼HSK 6
标得 標得 biāo dé to win (sth) in a bid ∼HSK 6
哑子 啞子 yǎ zi (dialect) a mute (person) ∼HSK 6
活血止痛 活血止痛 huó xuè zhǐ tòng to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom) ∼HSK 6
筋络 筋絡 jīn luò tendons and muscles ∼HSK 6
能掐会算 能掐會算 néng qiā huì suàn able to divine and calculate (idiom); skilled at fortune-telling and prediction ∼HSK 6