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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走兽 走獸 zǒu shòu (four-footed) animal; beast ∼HSK 6
志大才疏 志大才疏 zhì dà cái shū great ambition but little talent (idiom); aiming high while lacking the ability ∼HSK 6
跪乳 跪乳 guì rǔ (literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety) ∼HSK 6
窃据 竊據 qiè jù to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate ∼HSK 6
弥合 彌合 mí hé to cause a wound to close up and heal ∼HSK 6
资望 資望 zī wàng seniority and prestige ∼HSK 6
交口称赞 交口稱讚 jiāo kǒu chēng zàn to win unanimous praise; to be acclaimed by everyone (idiom) ∼HSK 6
恶妇 惡婦 è fù vicious wife ∼HSK 6
天理昭彰 天理昭彰 tiān lǐ zhāo zhāng divine justice is manifest (idiom); the will of Heaven is clear and just retribution is sure ∼HSK 6
残暴不仁 殘暴不仁 cán bào bù rén cruel and merciless; brutal and inhumane (idiom) ∼HSK 6
天下为公 天下為公 tiān xià wéi gōng the world belongs to all; a society shared by all in common (idiom, from the Book of Rites) ∼HSK 6
镇痛 鎮痛 zhèn tòng to suppress pain ∼HSK 6
四肢百骸 四肢百骸 sì zhī bǎi hái the four limbs and all the bones; the whole body; every part of the body (idiom) ∼HSK 6
嗟来之食 嗟來之食 jiē lái zhī shí food handed out with contempt (idiom); charity given insultingly, which a self-respecting person refuses ∼HSK 6
不相为谋 不相為謀 bù xiāng wéi móu to be unable to work together; holding different principles, one cannot make plans with another (idiom) ∼HSK 6
盘古开天地 盤古開天地 pán gǔ kāi tiān dì Pangu created the world (idiom); the dawn of creation in Chinese mythology; the very beginning ∼HSK 6
何足道哉 何足道哉 hé zú dào zāi not worth mentioning; what's there to talk about? (idiom) ∼HSK 6
逡巡 逡巡 qūn xún to draw back; to move back and forth; to hesitate; in an instant ∼HSK 6
贪杯 貪杯 tān bēi to drink in excess ∼HSK 6
韬略 韜略 tāo lüè military strategy; military tactics; originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings and Three Strategies ∼HSK 6
当权 當權 dāng quán to hold power ∼HSK 6
爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler) ∼HSK 6
七魄 七魄 qī pò seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires; contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls ∼HSK 6
临阵退缩 臨陣退縮 lín zhèn tuì suō to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet ∼HSK 6
端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) HSK 6
俯仰 俯仰 fǔ yǎng lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle) HSK 6
好学 好學 hǎo xué easy to learn HSK 6
望见 望見 wàng jiàn to espy; to spot HSK 6
昌盛 昌盛 chāng shèng prosperous HSK 6
乌黑 烏黑 wū hēi jet-black; dark HSK 6
伶俐 伶俐 líng lì clever; witty; intelligent HSK 6
聋哑 聾啞 lóng yǎ deaf and dumb HSK 6
惹祸 惹禍 rě huò to stir up trouble; to invite disaster HSK 6
用法 用法 yòng fǎ usage HSK 6
闭塞 閉塞 bì sè to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking HSK 6
不料 不料 bù liào unexpectedly; to one's surprise HSK 6
用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to HSK 6
吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn to swallow; to gulp HSK 6
照应 照應 zhào yìng to correlate with; to correspond to HSK 6
长短 長短 cháng duǎn length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits HSK 6
恩人 恩人 ēn rén a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else HSK 6
兴旺 興旺 xīng wàng prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish HSK 6
霞 霞 xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6
合身 合身 hé shēn well-fitting (of clothes) HSK 6
送行 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party HSK 6
顽皮 頑皮 wán pí naughty HSK 6
梅花 梅花 méi huā plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) HSK 6
神色 神色 shén sè expression; look HSK 6
遍地 遍地 biàn dì everywhere; all over HSK 6
无边 無邊 wú biān without boundary; not bordered HSK 6