Dream in Red Mansions

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Season 1 — Dream in Red Mansions

红楼梦 hónglóumèng

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青天白日 青天白日 qīng tiān - bái rì (idiom) in broad daylight; in the middle of the day; KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background Idiom ∼HSK 5
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head Idiom ∼HSK 5
一口咬定 一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view Idiom ∼HSK 5
夫唱妇随 夫唱婦隨 fū chàng fù suí fig. the man sings and the woman follows; fig. marital harmony Idiom ∼HSK 5
空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
无毒不丈夫 無毒不丈夫 wú dú bù zhàng fu no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless. Idiom ∼HSK 5
不分彼此 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom); to share everything; to be on very intimate terms Idiom ∼HSK 5
不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior Idiom ∼HSK 5
虎视眈眈 虎視眈眈 hǔ shì - dān dān lit. to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom); fig. to eye covetously Idiom ∼HSK 5
偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs Idiom ∼HSK 5
机不可失 機不可失 jī bù kě shī No time to lose! (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
翻箱倒柜 翻箱倒櫃 fān xiāng dǎo guì to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
当耳旁风 當耳旁風 dàng ěr páng fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear; fig. to completely disregard Idiom ∼HSK 5
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support Idiom ∼HSK 5
鬼使神差 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation; curious coincidence Idiom ∼HSK 5
愁眉不展 愁眉不展 chóu méi bù zhǎn with a worried frown Idiom ∼HSK 5
青云直上 青雲直上 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career Idiom ∼HSK 5
不可救药 不可救藥 bù kě jiù yào incurable; incorrigible; beyond cure; hopeless Idiom ∼HSK 5
天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law Idiom ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
杂种 雜種 zá zhǒng hybrid; mixed breed; bastard; son of a bitch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
乱糟糟 亂糟糟 luàn zāo zāo chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play; trifling matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
养神 養神 yǎng shén to rest; to recuperate; to regain composure Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě - duō láo (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭钱 臭錢 chòu qián dirty money Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
泼妇 潑婦 pō fù shrew; vixen Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
疯疯癫癫 瘋瘋癲癲 fēng feng diān diān deranged; erratic Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
姨妈 姨媽 yí mā (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
姑妈 姑媽 gū mā (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
姑子 姑子 gū zi husband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
可怜见 可憐見 kě lián jiàn (coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
舅妈 舅媽 jiù mā (coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
老骨头 老骨頭 lǎo gǔ tou weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently) Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
骆驼 駱駝 luò tuo camel (CL:,,); (coll.) blockhead; ninny Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
鬼叫 鬼叫 guǐ jiào (coll.) to holler; to squawk Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
待见 待見 dài jian (coll.) to like Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
有戏 有戲 yǒu xì (coll.) promising; likely to turn out well Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
小舅子 小舅子 xiǎo jiù zi (coll.) wife's younger brother Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
小姑子 小姑子 xiǎo gū zi (coll.) husband's younger sister; sister-in-law Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
慌 慌 huāng to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly Colloquialism HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
琏 璉 liǎn vessel used to hold grain offerings ∼HSK 5
袭 襲 xí raid, attack; inherit ∼HSK 5