Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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权衡利弊 權衡利弊 quán héng lì bì to weigh the pros and cons (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo - yǔ shùn (idiom) to have good weather for crops Idiom ∼HSK 6
严惩不贷 嚴懲不貸 yán chéng bù dài to punish severely (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy Idiom ∼HSK 6
大错特错 大錯特錯 dà cuò tè cuò to be gravely mistaken (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo - yún sàn (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear Idiom ∼HSK 6
天翻地覆 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom ∼HSK 6
做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience Idiom ∼HSK 6
衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1] Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom); fig. trivial (matter) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng - shòu pà (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious Idiom ∼HSK 6
命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
感情用事 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse Idiom ∼HSK 6
大发雷霆 大發雷霆 dà fā léi tíng to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage Idiom ∼HSK 6
对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps Idiom ∼HSK 6
略知一二 略知一二 lüè zhī - yī èr (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea Idiom ∼HSK 6
情投意合 情投意合 qíng tóu - yì hé (idiom) to have an affinity with each other; to find each other congenial Idiom ∼HSK 6
孤家寡人 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) Idiom ∼HSK 6
非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom); fig. unrelated to one another in any way Idiom ∼HSK 6
胡作非为 胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
妙手回春 妙手回春 miào shǒu - huí chūn (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure Idiom ∼HSK 6
人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
迎刃而解 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved Idiom ∼HSK 6
魂飞魄散 魂飛魄散 hún fēi pò sàn lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom); fig. to be frightened stiff; spooked out of one's mind; terror-stricken Idiom ∼HSK 6
报应不爽 報應不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng divine retribution is unfailing (idiom); one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds Idiom ∼HSK 6
二一添作五 二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty Idiom ∼HSK 6
危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue Idiom ∼HSK 6
手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work Idiom ∼HSK 6
妖魔鬼怪 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts Idiom ∼HSK 6
执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
无影无踪 無影無蹤 wú yǐng - wú zōng (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace Idiom ∼HSK 6
魂不守舍 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind Idiom ∼HSK 6
振振有辞 振振有辭 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions; also written 振振有詞|振振有词 Idiom ∼HSK 6
唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent Idiom ∼HSK 6
听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān - yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck Idiom ∼HSK 6
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain Idiom ∼HSK 6
空穴来风 空穴來風 kōng xué lái fēng lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim) Idiom ∼HSK 6
事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).; It is water under the bridge. Idiom ∼HSK 6
拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush Idiom ∼HSK 6
万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened Idiom ∼HSK 6
人之常情 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural Idiom ∼HSK 6
为非作歹 為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret Idiom ∼HSK 6
一笔勾销 一筆勾銷 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke Idiom ∼HSK 6
眼中钉 眼中釘 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side Idiom ∼HSK 6
多愁善感 多愁善感 duō chóu - shàn gǎn (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy Idiom ∼HSK 6
守口如瓶 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breathing a word Idiom ∼HSK 6
游刃有余 遊刃有餘 yóu rèn yǒu yú handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily Idiom ∼HSK 6