Ashes of Love

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The Plague Needle Strikes

S1E8 · 瘟针毒发 wēn zhēn dú fā

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冰炭不同器 冰炭不同器 bīng tàn bù tóng qì lit. ice and charcoal cannot share the same vessel (idiom); fig. two incompatible things cannot coexist Idiom ∼HSK 7
送佛送到西 送佛送到西 sòng fó sòng dào xī lit. when seeing the Buddha off, see him all the way to the West (idiom); fig. if you help someone, finish the job; see it through to the end Idiom ∼HSK 7
是是非非 是是非非 shì shì fēi fēi lit. the rights and the wrongs (idiom); fig. matters of right and wrong; squabbles over who is right; to distinguish right from wrong Idiom ∼HSK 7
开天辟地 開天闢地 kāi tiān pì dì to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth Idiom HSK 7
一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean Idiom HSK 7
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
挑拨 挑撥 tiǎo bō to incite disharmony; to instigate Xiehouyu HSK 7
休想 休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that); don't imagine (that) Xiehouyu HSK 7
留神 留神 liú shén to take care; to be careful Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
叫板 叫板 jiào bǎn to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge Colloquialism HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
顾不得 顧不得 gù bu de unable to change sth; unable to deal with HSK 7
老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man; I (an old man referring to himself) HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
倔 倔 jué used in 倔强 HSK 7
根治 根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure HSK 7
眼色 眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance HSK 7
伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance HSK 7
托付 托付 tuō fù to entrust HSK 7
休养 休養 xiū yǎng to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce HSK 7
牵制 牽制 qiān zhì to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
先天 先天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]); inborn; innate; natural HSK 7
狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) HSK 7
幻影 幻影 huàn yǐng phantom; mirage HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case HSK 7
动身 動身 dòng shēn to go on a journey; to leave HSK 7
功力 功力 gōng lì merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power HSK 7
动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion HSK 7
当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job; matter of vital importance HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
厚道 厚道 hòu dao kind and honest; generous; sincere HSK 7
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
能耐 能耐 néng nài ability; capability HSK 7
掀 掀 xiān to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse HSK 7
拴 拴 shuān to tie up HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
私自 私自 sī zì private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
断定 斷定 duàn dìng to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
争端 爭端 zhēng duān dispute; controversy; conflict HSK 7