Empresses in the Palace

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Season 1 — Empresses in the Palace

甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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楚楚动人 楚楚動人 chǔ chǔ dòng rén delicate and charming; exquisitely lovely and touching (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
予取予求 予取予求 yú qǔ yú qiú to take and demand at will (idiom); to exploit freely without restraint Idiom ∼HSK 7
紫气东来 紫氣東來 zǐ qì dōng lái lit. purple vapor coming from the east (idiom); fig. an auspicious omen; good fortune is on its way Idiom ∼HSK 7
下笔如神 下筆如神 xià bǐ rú shén to write with divine skill; to wield the pen as if inspired (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
食不下咽 食不下咽 shí bù xià yàn unable to swallow one's food (idiom); too anxious or grieved to eat Idiom ∼HSK 7
有鼻子有眼 有鼻子有眼 yǒu bí zi yǒu yǎn told with vivid, convincing detail (idiom); made to sound entirely true Idiom ∼HSK 7
雨露之恩 雨露之恩 yǔ lù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of rain and dew (idiom); fig. great and nurturing favor or grace Idiom ∼HSK 7
射人先射马 射人先射馬 shè rén xiān shè mǎ lit. to shoot a rider, first shoot his horse (idiom); fig. to strike at the heart of a problem Idiom ∼HSK 7
回天之力 回天之力 huí tiān zhī lì lit. the power to turn back the heavens (idiom); fig. the ability to reverse a hopeless situation Idiom ∼HSK 7
扭转干坤 扭轉幹坤 niǔ zhuǎn gàn kūn to turn the universe around (idiom); to bring about a complete reversal of the situation Idiom ∼HSK 7
雷霆之怒 雷霆之怒 léi tíng wàn j thunderous rage; towering fury (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
五谷不分 五穀不分 wǔ gǔ bù fēn unable to tell the five grains apart (idiom); ignorant of farming; out of touch with ordinary labor Idiom ∼HSK 7
四体不勤 四體不勤 sì tǐ bù qín never using one's four limbs (idiom); idle and unwilling to do physical work Idiom ∼HSK 7
死而无怨 死而無怨 sǐ ér wú yuàn to die without resentment; to have no regrets even unto death (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
家书抵万金 家書抵萬金 jiā shū dǐ wàn jīn a letter from home is worth ten thousand in gold (idiom); fig. the priceless value of news from family Idiom ∼HSK 7
无亲无故 無親無故 wú qīn wú gù without kith or kin; having no relatives or friends (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
铭感五内 銘感五內 míng gǎn wǔ nèi engraved on one's heart with gratitude (idiom); deeply and sincerely thankful Idiom ∼HSK 7
不可动摇 不可動搖 bù kě dòng yáo unshakable; firm and immovable (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
千回百转 千迴百轉 qiān huí bǎi zhuǎn lit. a thousand twists and a hundred turns (idiom); fig. winding and tortuous; full of complications Idiom ∼HSK 7
软弱无力 軟弱無力 ruǎn ruò wú lì weak; feeble; lacking strength (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
率土之滨 率土之濱 shuài tǔ zhī bīn lit. the whole length of the land down to the shores (idiom); fig. the entire country; all under heaven Idiom ∼HSK 7
一事不知 一事不知 yī shì bù zhī lit. there is one thing one does not know (idiom); fig. even the wise have gaps in their knowledge; no one knows everything Idiom ∼HSK 7
滴水成冰 滴水成冰 dī shuǐ chéng bīng lit. dripping water freezes into ice (idiom); fig. bitterly cold weather Idiom ∼HSK 7
不痴不聋 不痴不聾 bù chī bù lóng lit. not feigning stupidity or deafness (idiom); fig. one must overlook minor faults to keep a household at peace; tolerance is needed to be the head of a family Idiom ∼HSK 7
谁是谁非 誰是誰非 shuí shì shuí fēi who is right and who is wrong (idiom); the rights and wrongs of a matter Idiom ∼HSK 7
穿红着绿 穿紅著綠 chuān hóng zhuó lǜ dressed in bright, colorful clothes (idiom); gaily attired Idiom ∼HSK 7
机关算尽 機關算盡 jī guān suàn jìn to scheme and plot to the utmost (idiom); to exhaust every cunning device, often to one's own ruin Idiom ∼HSK 7
认祖归宗 認祖歸宗 rèn zǔ guī zōng to acknowledge one's ancestors and return to one's clan (idiom); to recognize one's roots and lineage Idiom ∼HSK 7
天诛地灭 天誅地滅 tiān zhū dì miè lit. may heaven and earth destroy (someone) (idiom); fig. used in an oath: may I be struck down by Heaven if I lie Idiom ∼HSK 7
野心勃勃 野心勃勃 yě xīn bó bó full of wild ambition; overweeningly ambitious (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
能言巧辩 能言巧辯 néng yán qiǎo biàn eloquent and skilled in argument; articulate and persuasive (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
一片冰心 一片冰心 yī piàn bīng xīn lit. a heart of ice (idiom); fig. a pure, unsullied heart free of worldly desire; noble integrity Idiom ∼HSK 7
玉减香消 玉減香消 yù jiǎn xiāng xiāo lit. the jade fades and the fragrance vanishes (idiom); fig. the death of a beautiful woman Idiom ∼HSK 7
人来人往 人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng people coming and going; a constant stream of people (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
蒲柳之质 蒲柳之質 pú liǔ zhī zhì lit. the nature of the willow (idiom); fig. a frail, sickly constitution; delicate health (often modest, of oneself) Idiom ∼HSK 7
水火不相容 水火不相容 shuǐ huǒ bù xiāng róng lit. water and fire cannot mix (idiom); fig. utterly incompatible; mutually irreconcilable Idiom ∼HSK 7
动荡不安 動盪不安 dòng dàng bù ān turbulent and unsettled; in upheaval (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
无孔不入 無孔不入 wú kǒng bù rù lit. there is no crack it cannot enter (idiom); fig. to seize every opportunity; to exploit every loophole; to get in everywhere Idiom ∼HSK 7
殃及池鱼 殃及池魚 yāng jí chí yú lit. disaster reaches the fish in the moat (idiom); fig. innocent bystanders suffer for others' troubles; to be caught in the crossfire Idiom ∼HSK 7
冰肌玉骨 冰肌玉骨 bīng jī yù gǔ lit. skin of ice and bones of jade (idiom); fig. a woman of pure, radiant beauty; also describes the purity of plum blossoms Idiom ∼HSK 7
五马分尸 五馬分屍 wǔ mǎ fēn shī lit. to tear a body apart with five horses (idiom); fig. dismemberment as a brutal execution; to be torn limb from limb Idiom ∼HSK 7
疾言厉色 疾言厲色 jí yán lì sè harsh words and a stern expression (idiom); to speak sharply and look severe in anger Idiom ∼HSK 7
柳暗花明又一村 柳暗花明又一村 liǔ àn huā míng yòu yī cūn lit. dark willows, bright flowers, and another village ahead (idiom); fig. a sudden turn for the better; light at the end of the tunnel Idiom ∼HSK 7
有口无心 有口無心 yǒu kǒu wú xīn to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
朝三暮四 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold Idiom HSK 7
无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless Idiom HSK 7
三番五次 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning Idiom HSK 7
思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection Idiom HSK 7
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point Idiom HSK 7