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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心无挂碍 心無掛礙 xīn wú guài ài a mind free of worries and attachments (idiom, Buddhist); inner peace; unencumbered ∼HSK 6
奸险 奸險 jiān xiǎn malicious; treacherous; wicked and crafty ∼HSK 6
喧扰 喧擾 xuān rǎo to disturb by noise ∼HSK 6
扶危定倾 扶危定傾 fú wēi dìng qīng to rescue from danger and steady what is falling (idiom); to save the state from collapse ∼HSK 6
殷鉴不远 殷鑑不遠 yīn jiàn bù yuǎn the Yin dynasty's lesson is not far off (idiom); a warning example lies close at hand ∼HSK 6
逊位 遜位 xùn wèi to abdicate; to resign a position ∼HSK 6
且听下回分解 且聽下回分解 qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě to listen to the next chapter for an explanation ∼HSK 6
酒后失言 酒後失言 jiǔ hòu shī yán to say the wrong thing while drunk (idiom); a slip of the tongue from drink ∼HSK 6
掌故 掌故 zhǎng gù anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure) ∼HSK 6
重挫 重挫 zhòng cuò devastating setback; slump (in stock market etc); crushing defeat; to cause a serious setback; to plummet ∼HSK 6
余温 餘溫 yú wēn residual heat; remaining warmth; (fig.) lingering enthusiasm ∼HSK 6
飞逝 飛逝 fēi shì (of time) to pass quickly; to be fleeting ∼HSK 6
酬和 酬和 chóu hè to respond to a poem with a poem ∼HSK 6
酷肖 酷肖 kù xiào to strikingly resemble ∼HSK 6
自知理亏 自知理虧 zì zhī lǐ kuī to know that one is in the wrong (idiom) ∼HSK 6
循环往复 循環往復 xún huán wǎng fù to repeat in an endless cycle (idiom); to go round and round ∼HSK 6
哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apat ∼HSK 6
交情匪浅 交情匪淺 jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn to be very close; to understand each other ∼HSK 6
征募 徵募 zhēng mù to conscript ∼HSK 6
守制 守制 shǒu zhì to go into mourning for one's parents ∼HSK 6
拜祭 拜祭 bài jì to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc) ∼HSK 6
塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good ∼HSK 6
前胸 前胸 qián xiōng human chest; breast ∼HSK 6
牛膝 牛膝 niú xī Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
暴政 暴政 bào zhèng tyranny; despotic rule ∼HSK 6
秉公任直 秉公任直 bǐng gōng rèn zhí to act impartially and uprightly (idiom); to handle matters fairly and honestly ∼HSK 6
谆谆教导 諄諄教導 zhūn zhūn jiào dǎo to teach earnestly and tirelessly (idiom); to give patient, sincere instruction ∼HSK 6
旧事重提 舊事重提 jiù shì zhòng tí to bring up an old matter again (idiom); to rake up the past ∼HSK 6
严刑峻法 嚴刑峻法 yán xíng jùn fǎ harsh punishments and severe laws (idiom); draconian penal code ∼HSK 6
惩办 懲辦 chéng bàn to punish (someone); to take disciplinary action against (someone) ∼HSK 6
物议沸腾 物議沸騰 wù yì fèi téng public outcry seething (idiom); a storm of criticism; uproar of public condemnation ∼HSK 6
推己及人 推己及人 tuī jǐ jí rén to put oneself in another's place (idiom); to be considerate of others; treat others as you would yourself ∼HSK 6
嘴快舌长 嘴快舌長 zuǐ kuài shé cháng quick-tongued and loose-lipped (idiom); gossipy; given to careless or excessive talk ∼HSK 6
麻布 麻布 má bù sackcloth ∼HSK 6
耍闹 耍鬧 shuǎ nào to skylark; to play boisterously; to fool around ∼HSK 6
天上麒麟 天上麒麟 tiān shàng qí lín a unicorn from heaven (idiom); fig. an extraordinarily gifted and promising child ∼HSK 6
澄澈 澄澈 chéng chè limpid; crystal clear ∼HSK 6
拖家带口 拖家帶口 tuō jiā dài kǒu dragged down by having a family to feed ∼HSK 6
烟霞 煙霞 yān xiá haze ∼HSK 6
自由散漫 自由散漫 zì yóu sǎn màn easygoing; lax; unconstrained; unruly ∼HSK 6
祸及 禍及 huò jí to bring disaster upon ∼HSK 6
叛党 叛黨 pàn dǎng to betray one's party; to defect (from the communist party); renegade faction ∼HSK 6
糟糠之妻不下堂 糟糠之妻不下堂 zāo kāng zhī qī bù xià táng do not cast off the wife who shared your hard times (idiom); stay loyal to the spouse who endured poverty with you ∼HSK 6
族权 族權 zú quán clan authority; clan power ∼HSK 6
以备不测 以備不測 yǐ bèi bù cè to be prepared for accidents ∼HSK 6
荒疏 荒疏 huāng shū to be out of practice; rusty ∼HSK 6
事出无奈 事出無奈 shì chū wú nài to act out of necessity; the situation left no choice; done because there was no alternative ∼HSK 6
慎始敬终 慎始敬終 shèn shǐ jìng zhōng to be careful from start to finish (idiom); to be prudent at the outset and respectful to the end ∼HSK 6
移情别恋 移情別戀 yí qíng bié liàn change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love; to fall in love with sb else ∼HSK 6
依山傍水 依山傍水 yī shān bàng shuǐ mountains on one side and water on the other ∼HSK 6