Empresses in the Palace

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Season 1 — Empresses in the Palace

甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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体无完肤 體無完膚 tǐ wú wán fū lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted Idiom ∼HSK 4
隔墙有耳 隔牆有耳 gé qiáng yǒu ěr the walls have ears (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
治病救人 治病救人 zhì bìng jiù rén to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him Idiom ∼HSK 4
上行下效 上行下傚 shàng xíng xià xiào subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
沉默寡言 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative Idiom ∼HSK 4
笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities Idiom ∼HSK 4
血气方刚 血氣方剛 xuè qì fāng gāng full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous Idiom ∼HSK 4
回天无力 回天無力 huí tiān wú lì unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom); to fail to save the situation Idiom ∼HSK 4
兵戎相见 兵戎相見 bīng róng xiāng jiàn to meet on the battlefield (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
化干戈为玉帛 化干戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility into friendship Idiom ∼HSK 4
含饴弄孙 含飴弄孫 hán yí nòng sūn lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom); fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age Idiom ∼HSK 4
倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom); fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful; also written Idiom ∼HSK 4
冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ sarcastic comments (idiom); to make sarcastic comments Idiom ∼HSK 4
摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life Idiom ∼HSK 4
诚惶诚恐 誠惶誠恐 chéng huáng chéng kǒng in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility) Idiom ∼HSK 4
风吹日晒 風吹日曬 fēng chuī rì shài (idiom) to be exposed to the elements Idiom ∼HSK 4
弃暗投明 棄暗投明 qì àn tóu míng to renounce the dark and seek the light; to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one Idiom ∼HSK 4
博古通今 博古通今 bó gǔ tōng jīn conversant with things past and present; erudite and informed Idiom ∼HSK 4
白璧微瑕 白璧微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá a slight blemish Idiom ∼HSK 4
死而后已 死而後已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life; unto one's dying day Idiom ∼HSK 4
无心 無心 wú xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无用 無用 wú yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
寒心 寒心 hán xīn disillusioned; bitterly disappointed; terrified Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
错怪 錯怪 cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
贴心 貼心 tiē xīn intimate; close; considerate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
刻薄 刻薄 kè bó unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
困苦 困苦 kùn kǔ deprivation; distressed; miserable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
有去无回 有去無回 yǒu qù wú huí gone forever (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
寒酸 寒酸 hán suān wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无事生非 無事生非 wú shì shēng fēi to make trouble out of nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
目光短浅 目光短淺 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn to be shortsighted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
摸不着 摸不著 mō bu zháo can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
哭穷 哭窮 kū qióng to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 Jiē dà huān xǐ As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
笨手笨脚 笨手笨腳 bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo clumsy; all thumbs Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
带刺 帶刺 dài cì thorny; (fig.) barbed; sarcastic Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
兴师动众 興師動眾 xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces; to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
不着边际 不著邊際 bù zhuó biān jì not to the point; wide of the mark; neither here nor there; irrelevant Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
穷酸 窮酸 qióng suān (of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic; impoverished pedant Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
有苦说不出 有苦說不出 yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū having unspeakable bitter suffering; (often used after) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
梁山伯与祝英台 梁山伯與祝英台 Liáng Shān bó yǔ Zhù Yīng tái The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
粗心 粗心 cū xīn careless; thoughtless Xiehouyu HSK 4
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
恶心 惡心 ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4