Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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勉为其难 勉為其難 miǎn wéi qí nán to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly Idiom ∼HSK 6
趾高气扬 趾高氣揚 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom); arrogant Idiom ∼HSK 6
因祸得福 因禍得福 yīn huò dé fú to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom); a blessing in disguise Idiom ∼HSK 6
鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls; to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
闷葫芦 悶葫蘆 mèn hú lu lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person Idiom ∼HSK 6
垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
添油加醋 添油加醋 tiān yóu - jiā cù lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom); fig. to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
心神恍惚 心神恍惚 xīn shén huǎng hū perturbed (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
玲珑剔透 玲瓏剔透 líng lóng tī tòu exquisitely made; very clever Idiom ∼HSK 6
不登大雅之堂 不登大雅之堂 bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork); not presentable; coarse; unrefined Idiom ∼HSK 6
赏心悦目 賞心悅目 shǎng xīn yuè mù warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom); pleasing; delightful Idiom ∼HSK 6
言之凿凿 言之鑿鑿 yán zhī záo záo (idiom) to speak with conviction Idiom ∼HSK 6
生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically Idiom ∼HSK 6
谋财害命 謀財害命 móu cái hài mìng to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money Idiom ∼HSK 6
僧多粥少 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒸蒸日上 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day Idiom ∼HSK 6
招蜂引蝶 招蜂引蝶 zhāo fēng - yǐn dié lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); fig. to flirt Idiom ∼HSK 6
晨昏定省 晨昏定省 chén hūn dìng xǐng morning and evening visits to parents; cf Idiom ∼HSK 6
觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined; to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom); a big (drinking) party Idiom ∼HSK 6
一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota Idiom ∼HSK 6
运筹帷幄 運籌帷幄 yùn chóu wéi wò lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies Idiom ∼HSK 6
诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning Idiom ∼HSK 6
串通一气 串通一氣 chuàn tōng yī qì to act in collusion (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
出淤泥而不染 出淤泥而不染 chū yū ní ér bù rǎn lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible Idiom ∼HSK 6
满腹牢骚 滿腹牢騷 mǎn fù láo sāo lit. belly full of complaints (idiom); discontent; always moaning and complaining Idiom ∼HSK 6
花团锦簇 花團錦簇 huā tuán jǐn cù brightly colored decorations (idiom); splendid Idiom ∼HSK 6
轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong; vigorous; large-scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
事必躬亲 事必躬親 shì bì gōng qīn to attend to everything personally Idiom ∼HSK 6
蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening Idiom ∼HSK 6
乌合之众 烏合之眾 wū hé zhī zhòng (idiom) rabble; disorderly band Idiom ∼HSK 6
挑拨离间 挑撥離間 tiǎo bō lí jiàn to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between Idiom ∼HSK 6
知遇之恩 知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection Idiom ∼HSK 6
没头苍蝇 沒頭蒼蠅 méi tóu cāng ying headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) Idiom ∼HSK 6
愚不可及 愚不可及 yú bù kě jí impossibly stupid Idiom ∼HSK 6
满盘皆输 滿盤皆輸 mǎn pán jiē shū to lose the whole game; to lose everything through one wrong move (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
风华绝代 風華絕代 fēng huá jué dài magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent Idiom ∼HSK 6
瞎子摸象 瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees Idiom ∼HSK 6
身首异处 身首異處 shēn shǒu yì chù to be decapitated (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
文房四宝 文房四寶 wén fáng sì bǎo Four Treasures of the Study, namely,, and; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn - cháng dǎn lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue, in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge Idiom ∼HSK 6
门可罗雀 門可羅雀 mén kě luó què lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); fig. completely deserted Idiom ∼HSK 6
骁勇善战 驍勇善戰 xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn to be brave and good at fighting (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
先声夺人 先聲奪人 xiān shēng duó rén to gain the upper hand by a show of strength Idiom ∼HSK 6
急不可耐 急不可耐 jí bù kě nài unable to wait Idiom ∼HSK 6
排忧解难 排憂解難 pái yōu jiě nàn to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
望眼欲穿 望眼欲穿 wàng yǎn yù chuān to anxiously await Idiom ∼HSK 6
桀骜不驯 桀驁不馴 jié ào bù xùn arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding Idiom ∼HSK 6
患得患失 患得患失 huàn dé huàn shī to worry about personal gains and losses Idiom ∼HSK 6
高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries Idiom ∼HSK 6
别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach Idiom ∼HSK 6