Season 1 — Ever Night

将夜 jiāng yè

HSK 1

Vocabulary

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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
自生自灭自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè	to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
生灵涂炭生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn	people are in a terrible situation (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
开山祖师開山祖師 kāi shān zǔ shī	founding master of a monastery; founder; originator	Idiom ∼HSK 6
如日中天如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān	lit. like the sun at noon (idiom); fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc	Idiom ∼HSK 6
贩夫走卒販夫走卒 fàn fū zǒu zú	lit. peddlers and carriers; common people; lower class	Idiom ∼HSK 6
痛哭流涕痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì	weeping bitter tears	Idiom ∼HSK 6
打草惊蛇打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé	lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others	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
锦衣玉食錦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí	brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance	Idiom ∼HSK 6
解甲归田解甲歸田 jiě jiǎ guī tián	to remove armor and return to the farm; to return to civilian life	Idiom ∼HSK 6
雕虫小技雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì	insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment	Idiom ∼HSK 6
不遗余力不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì	to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost	Idiom ∼HSK 6
抛头露面拋頭露面 pāo tóu lù miàn	to put oneself out in the public eye	Idiom ∼HSK 6
尔虞我诈爾虞我詐 ěr yú wǒ zhà	lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. each tries to outwit the other; deceit and treachery	Idiom ∼HSK 6
将功补过將功補過 jiāng gōng bǔ guò	to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
不识时务不識時務 bù shí shí wù	to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason	Idiom ∼HSK 6
玩物丧志玩物喪志 wán wù sàng zhì	lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will	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
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
逍遥法外逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài	unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large	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
生死存亡生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng	matter of life and death	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
杀人不眨眼殺人不眨眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn	to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded	Idiom ∼HSK 6
忠心耿耿忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng	loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true	Idiom ∼HSK 6
牵强附会牽強附會 qiān qiǎng fù huì	to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
大彻大悟大徹大悟 dà chè dà wù	to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
豺狼虎豹豺狼虎豹 chái - láng - hǔ - bào	lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom); fig. nasty, cruel people	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
足不出户足不出戶 zú bù chū hù	lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home	Idiom ∼HSK 6
苟延残喘苟延殘喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn	(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door	Idiom ∼HSK 6
闷闷不乐悶悶不樂 mèn mèn bù lè	depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy	Idiom ∼HSK 6
出神入化出神入化 chū shén rù huà	to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement	Idiom ∼HSK 6
以讹传讹以訛傳訛 yǐ é chuán é	to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)	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
雷厉风行雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng	pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction	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
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
费尽心机費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī	to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom); to beat one's brains out	Idiom ∼HSK 6
风口浪尖風口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān	where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle	Idiom ∼HSK 6
纠缠不清糾纏不清 jiū chán bù qīng	hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel	Idiom ∼HSK 6
吉人天相吉人天相 jí rén tiān xiàng	Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
舟车劳顿舟車勞頓 zhōu chē láo dùn	travel-worn	Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂而皇之堂而皇之 táng ér huáng zhī	overt; to make no secret (of one's presence); grandiose; with great scope	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
颠倒黑白顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái	lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong	Idiom ∼HSK 6
老气横秋老氣橫秋 lǎo qì héng qiū	old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom)	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