Ashes of Love

Episode review

What the Heart Holds Dear

S1E9 · 心之所系 xīn zhī suǒ xì

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Vocabulary

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许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness Idiom ∼HSK 6
痴心妄想 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking Idiom ∼HSK 6
以貌取人 以貌取人 yǐ mào qǔ rén to judge sb by appearances (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
弥天大谎 彌天大謊 mí tiān dà huǎng a pack of lies (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
喜怒无常 喜怒無常 xǐ nù wú cháng temperamental; moody Idiom ∼HSK 6
灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke Idiom ∼HSK 6
罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zuì dà è jí guilty of terrible crimes (idiom); reprehensible Idiom ∼HSK 6
功德圆满 功德圓滿 gōng dé yuán mǎn virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái - dú wǎng (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event Idiom ∼HSK 6
长夜漫漫 長夜漫漫 cháng yè màn màn endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering Idiom ∼HSK 6
身经百战 身經百戰 shēn jīng bǎi zhàn lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom); fig. experienced; seasoned Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain Idiom ∼HSK 6
求之不得 求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for Idiom ∼HSK 6
不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
高攀 高攀 gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
快人快语 快人快語 kuài rén kuài yǔ a frank, outspoken person who speaks his mind (idiom); forthright in speech Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
明明白白 明明白白 míng míng bái bái clearly and plainly; perfectly clear (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
天界 天界 tiān jiè heaven ∼HSK 6
仙子 仙子 xiān zǐ fairy ∼HSK 6
仙人 仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
大殿 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple ∼HSK 6
封印 封印 fēng yìn seal (on envelopes) ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
莫要 莫要 mò yāo do not ∼HSK 6
休要 休要 xiū yāo do not ∼HSK 6
冤孽 冤孽 yuān niè karmic debt ∼HSK 6
讨教 討教 tǎo jiào to consult; to ask for advice ∼HSK 6
霜花 霜花 shuāng huā frost forming a pattern on a surface; rime ∼HSK 6
论功行赏 論功行賞 lùn gōng xíng shǎng to reward according to merit (idiom); to give rewards based on one's contributions ∼HSK 6