Ashes of Love

Episode review

Dragon Scale and Horn

S1E30 · 龙鳞和犄角 lóng lín hé jījiǎo

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以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide Idiom ∼HSK 6
追悔莫及 追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. Idiom ∼HSK 6
钟鸣鼎食 鐘鳴鼎食 zhōng míng dǐng shí extravagant lifestyle Idiom ∼HSK 6
拈花惹草 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); fig. to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats Idiom ∼HSK 6
不依不饶 不依不饒 bù yī bù ráo not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive; to treat severely without listening to excuses Idiom ∼HSK 6
分崩离析 分崩離析 fēn bēng lí xī to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up; falling to pieces 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
众叛亲离 眾叛親離 zhòng pàn qīn lí lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom); fig. to find oneself utterly isolated Idiom ∼HSK 6
精神恍惚 精神恍惚 jīng shén - huǎng hū (idiom) absent-minded; in a trance Idiom ∼HSK 6
家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened 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
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
难熬 難熬 nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自顾不暇 自顧不暇 zì gù bù xiá (idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs; too busy to spare time for anything extra Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
干娘 乾娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
父王 父王 fù wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
天界 天界 tiān jiè heaven ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
何物 何物 hé wù what thing ∼HSK 6
逆鳞 逆鱗 nì lín (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon; (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are ∼HSK 6
大殿 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà - gān xiū (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative) ∼HSK 6
一族 一族 yī zú social group; subculture; family; clan; see also ∼HSK 6
赠予 贈予 zèng yǔ to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant ∼HSK 6
仙人 仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being ∼HSK 6
莫要 莫要 mò yāo do not ∼HSK 6
不堪回首 不堪回首 bù kān huí shǒu can't bear to look back (on the past) (idiom); too painful to recall ∼HSK 6
恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence; retribution (in Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
潮涌 潮湧 cháo yǒng to surge like the tide ∼HSK 6
受尽 受盡 shòu jìn to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of ∼HSK 6
煎熬 煎熬 jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment ∼HSK 6
搜罗 搜羅 sōu luó to gather; to collect; to bring together ∼HSK 6
胆小怕事 膽小怕事 dǎn xiǎo pà shì timid and afraid of getting involved (idiom); cowardly and shrinking from trouble ∼HSK 6
缩头乌龟 縮頭烏龜 suō tóu wū guī a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken ∼HSK 6
如若 如若 rú ruò if ∼HSK 6
余温 餘溫 yú wēn residual heat; remaining warmth; (fig.) lingering enthusiasm ∼HSK 6
打哆嗦 打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
生母 生母 shēng mǔ natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties ∼HSK 6
安泰 安泰 ān tài at peace; healthy and secure ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6