Dream in Red Mansions

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Season 1 — Dream in Red Mansions

红楼梦 hónglóumèng

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Vocabulary

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酒后无德 酒後無德 jiǔ hòu wú dé to lose one's decorum when drunk (idiom); to behave badly while intoxicated ∼HSK 6
平头正脸 平頭正臉 píng tóu zhèng liǎn with even features and a proper face (idiom); having regular, presentable looks ∼HSK 6
绮靡 綺靡 qǐ mǐ beautiful and intricate; ornate; gorgeous ∼HSK 6
高人逸士 高人逸士 gāo rén yì shì lofty persons and reclusive scholars (idiom); high-minded hermits living apart from worldly affairs ∼HSK 6
黄澄澄 黃澄澄 huáng dēng dēng glistening yellow; golden ∼HSK 6
大鹿 大鹿 dà lù moose ∼HSK 6
尚飨 尚饗 shàng xiǎng I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address) ∼HSK 6
砸破 砸破 zá pò to break; to shatter ∼HSK 6
吉兆 吉兆 jí zhào lucky omen ∼HSK 6
祖母绿 祖母綠 zǔ mǔ lǜ emerald ∼HSK 6
筋络 筋絡 jīn luò tendons and muscles ∼HSK 6
溪壑 溪壑 xī hè valley; mountain gorge ∼HSK 6
告老还家 告老還家 gào lǎo huán jiā to retire and return to one's home village (idiom); to go home in old age ∼HSK 6
喜上眉梢 喜上眉梢 xǐ shàng méi shāo joy showing at the brows (idiom); to beam with delight ∼HSK 6
心巧嘴乖 心巧嘴乖 xīn qiǎo zuǐ guāi clever of mind and smooth of tongue (idiom); quick-witted and well-spoken ∼HSK 6
拙嘴笨腮 拙嘴笨腮 zhuō zuǐ bèn sāi clumsy of speech (idiom); awkward and inarticulate ∼HSK 6
哄然 鬨然 hōng rán boisterous; uproarious ∼HSK 6
退步抽身 退步抽身 tui bu chou sheng to step back and withdraw in time (idiom); to retreat before it is too late ∼HSK 6
宿弊 宿弊 sù bì long-standing abuse; continuing fraud ∼HSK 6
枯草 枯草 kū cǎo withered grass; dry grass ∼HSK 6
园艺 園藝 yuán yì gardening; horticultural ∼HSK 6
不亢不卑 不亢不卑 bù kàng bù bēi neither haughty nor humble; neither overbearing nor servile; neither supercilious nor obsequious ∼HSK 6
守制 守制 shǒu zhì to go into mourning for one's parents ∼HSK 6
挑幺挑六 挑么挑六 tiāo yāo tiāo liù to be fussy and find fault (idiom); to nitpick over trifles ∼HSK 6
折挫 折挫 zhé cuò to frustrate; to inhibit; to make things difficult ∼HSK 6
失盗 失盜 shī dào to have sth stolen; to lose to theft; robbed ∼HSK 6
再作道理 再作道理 zài zuò dào lǐ to deal with it later (idiom); to figure out what to do another time ∼HSK 6
赌咒发誓 賭咒發誓 dǔ zhòu fā shì to vow ∼HSK 6
公子王孙 公子王孫 gōng zǐ wáng sūn sons of nobles and grandsons of kings (idiom); young aristocrats; the privileged elite ∼HSK 6
天生地设 天生地設 tiān shēng dì shè made by heaven and arranged by earth (idiom); a perfect match; ideally suited ∼HSK 6
山南海北 山南海北 shān nán hǎi běi lit. mountains in the south, seas in the north (idiom); far apart; all over the place; to chat about everything under the sun ∼HSK 6
一还一报 一還一報 yī huán yī bào a tit for tat; one good (or bad) turn deserves another; measure for measure ∼HSK 6
举止言谈 舉止言談 jǔ zhǐ yán tán one's manner and speech; bearing and conversation; conduct and discourse ∼HSK 6
野鹤闲云 野鶴閒雲 yě hè xián yún wild crane and idle clouds (idiom); a carefree, unfettered person, esp. a recluse free of worldly cares ∼HSK 6
放诞 放誕 fàng dàn untrammeled; reckless; wanton ∼HSK 6
混号 混號 hùn hào nickname ∼HSK 6
皇粮 皇糧 huáng liáng lit. imperial funding for troops; funds or items supplied by the government ∼HSK 6
拈酸吃醋 拈酸吃醋 niān suān chī cù lit. to pinch vinegar and drink it (idiom); to be jealous (esp. in love); green-eyed ∼HSK 6
牛黄狗宝 牛黃狗寶 niú huáng gǒu bǎo lit. ox bezoar and dog treasure, two rare medicinal concretions (idiom); fig. rare and precious things; (also used as abuse) good-for-nothing ∼HSK 6
称扬 稱揚 chēng yáng to praise; to compliment ∼HSK 6
可心如意 可心如意 kě xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish ∼HSK 6
拜望 拜望 bài wàng to call to pay one's respect; to call on ∼HSK 6
抹脖子 抹脖子 mǒ bó zi to slit one's own throat; to commit suicide ∼HSK 6
深情底理 深情底理 shēn qíng dǐ lǐ the full inner truth of the matter; the deep feelings and underlying reasons behind something ∼HSK 6
腔子 腔子 qiāng zi thoracic cavity; intonation; accent ∼HSK 6
不雅观 不雅觀 bù yǎ guān offensive to the eye; unbecoming; unsightly; ungainly ∼HSK 6
裁处 裁處 cái chǔ to handle ∼HSK 6
孽障种子 孽障種子 niè zhàng zhǒng zǐ spawn of evil; sinful wretch (a term of abuse, esp. for a wayward child); demon offspring ∼HSK 6
已成形 已成形 yǐ chéng xíng preformed ∼HSK 6
入殓 入殮 rù liàn to put dead body in coffin ∼HSK 6