Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it Idiom ∼HSK 6
良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow Idiom ∼HSK 6
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所不辞 在所不辭 zài suǒ bù cí not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to Idiom ∼HSK 6
枝繁叶茂 枝繁葉茂 zhī fán yè mào (of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish Idiom ∼HSK 6
龙凤呈祥 龍鳳呈祥 lóng fèng chéng xiáng the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom); auspicious; decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix Idiom ∼HSK 6
融为一体 融為一體 róng wéi yī tǐ to fuse together (idiom); hypostatic union (religion) Idiom ∼HSK 6
活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic Idiom ∼HSK 6
众矢之的 眾矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides Idiom ∼HSK 6
明知故犯 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime Idiom ∼HSK 6
百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing Idiom ∼HSK 6
国泰民安 國泰民安 guó tài mín ān the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 6
百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu - mò biàn (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence Idiom ∼HSK 6
身强力壮 身強力壯 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng strong and vigorous; sturdy; robust Idiom ∼HSK 6
不知所以 不知所以 bù zhī - suǒ yǐ (idiom) to not know the reason; (idiom) to not know what to do Idiom ∼HSK 6
深谋远虑 深謀遠慮 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ lit. deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
上梁不正下梁歪 上樑不正下樑歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices Idiom ∼HSK 6
始作俑者 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice Idiom ∼HSK 6
一清二楚 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom); fig. the transformations of the world Idiom ∼HSK 6
同甘共苦 同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows; for better or for worse Idiom ∼HSK 6
凶多吉少 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster Idiom ∼HSK 6
四大皆空 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion 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
强弩之末 強弩之末 qiáng nǔ zhī mò lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force Idiom ∼HSK 6
金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty Idiom ∼HSK 6
难言之隐 難言之隱 nán yán zhī yǐn a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness Idiom ∼HSK 6
蓬头垢面 蓬頭垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance Idiom ∼HSK 6
拒之门外 拒之門外 jù zhī mén wài to lock one's door and refuse to see sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
露马脚 露馬腳 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away Idiom ∼HSK 6
春秋鼎盛 春秋鼎盛 chūn qiū dǐng shèng the prime of one's life Idiom ∼HSK 6
燃眉之急 燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency Idiom ∼HSK 6
未卜先知 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī predictable; sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant Idiom ∼HSK 6
以貌取人 以貌取人 yǐ mào qǔ rén to judge sb by appearances (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有眼不识泰山 有眼不識泰山 yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽人皆知 盡人皆知 jìn rén jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name Idiom ∼HSK 6
一命归西 一命歸西 yī mìng guī xī to die (idiom); to breathe one's last; to give up the ghost Idiom ∼HSK 6
自投罗网 自投羅網 zì tóu luó wǎng to walk right into the trap Idiom ∼HSK 6
郎才女貌 郎才女貌 láng cái nǚ mào talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple Idiom ∼HSK 6
临阵脱逃 臨陣脫逃 lín zhèn tuō táo to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet Idiom ∼HSK 6
伤天害理 傷天害理 shāng tiān hài lǐ to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts Idiom ∼HSK 6
了如指掌 瞭如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out Idiom ∼HSK 6
千丝万缕 千絲萬縷 qiān sī wàn lǚ linked in countless ways Idiom ∼HSK 6
一点一滴 一點一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit; every little bit Idiom ∼HSK 6
绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò - yǒu yú (idiom) more than enough Idiom ∼HSK 6
以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities Idiom ∼HSK 6
三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu - liù bì lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. superhuman abilities; exceptional capability Idiom ∼HSK 6
如履薄冰 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. extremely cautious Idiom ∼HSK 6
丧家之犬 喪家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn lit. stray dog (idiom); fig. one who has nothing to rely on Idiom ∼HSK 6
明争暗斗 明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly Idiom ∼HSK 6