Ever Night

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Season 1 — Ever Night

将夜 jiāng yè

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一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪心不足 貪心不足 tān xīn bù zú avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
长夜漫漫 長夜漫漫 cháng yè màn màn endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering Idiom ∼HSK 6
原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng - bù dòng lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom); fig. left completely unchanged; untouched; intact Idiom ∼HSK 6
万变不离其宗 萬變不離其宗 wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose Idiom ∼HSK 6
一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone Idiom ∼HSK 6
井水不犯河水 井水不犯河水 jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ (saying) everyone minds their own business Idiom ∼HSK 6
冠冕堂皇 冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
出生入死 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb Idiom ∼HSK 6
秀色可餐 秀色可餐 xiù sè kě cān a feast for the eyes (idiom); (of women) gorgeous; graceful; (of scenery) beautiful Idiom ∼HSK 6
四分五裂 四分五裂 sì fēn - wǔ liè (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens Idiom ∼HSK 6
才子佳人 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom); fig. pair of ideal lovers Idiom ∼HSK 6
山穷水尽 山窮水盡 shān qióng shuǐ jìn mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line; nowhere to go Idiom ∼HSK 6
妇人之仁 婦人之仁 fù rén zhī rén excessive tendency to clemency (idiom); soft-hearted (pejorative) Idiom ∼HSK 6
釜底抽薪 釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所难免 在所難免 zài suǒ nán miǎn to be unavoidable (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼心狗肺 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous Idiom ∼HSK 6
无关痛痒 無關痛癢 wú guān - tòng yǎng (idiom) to not affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant Idiom ∼HSK 6
安营扎寨 安營紮寨 ān yíng zhā zhài to set up camp; Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4] Idiom ∼HSK 6
争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle Idiom ∼HSK 6
宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option Idiom ∼HSK 6
旗开得胜 旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move Idiom ∼HSK 6
不分胜负 不分勝負 bù fēn shèng fù unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched; to come out even; to tie; to draw Idiom ∼HSK 6
玄之又玄 玄之又玄 xuán zhī yòu xuán mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi Idiom ∼HSK 6
珠联璧合 珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination; perfect pair Idiom ∼HSK 6
死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén - rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom); fig. to kill people like flies Idiom ∼HSK 6
茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear Idiom ∼HSK 6
养精蓄锐 養精蓄銳 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push Idiom ∼HSK 6
行尸走肉 行屍走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu walking corpse (idiom); zombie; person who lives only on the material level Idiom ∼HSK 6
寿终正寝 壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life Idiom ∼HSK 6
不计其数 不計其數 bù jì qí shù lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable Idiom ∼HSK 6
一本正经 一本正經 yī běn - zhèng jīng (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan Idiom ∼HSK 6
不负众望 不負眾望 bù fù zhòng wàng to live up to expectations (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. Idiom ∼HSK 6
阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking Idiom ∼HSK 6
天真烂漫 天真爛漫 tiān zhēn - làn màn (idiom) innocent and unaffected Idiom ∼HSK 6
浩浩荡荡 浩浩蕩蕩 hào hào - dàng dàng (idiom) grandiose; majestic Idiom ∼HSK 6
乔装打扮 喬裝打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit Idiom ∼HSK 6
腥风血雨 腥風血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); fig. reign of terror; carnage Idiom ∼HSK 6
虚怀若谷 虛懷若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded Idiom ∼HSK 6
泰然自若 泰然自若 tài rán zì ruò cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed Idiom ∼HSK 6
驾鹤西游 駕鶴西遊 jià hè xī yóu lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise; fig. to pass away (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
付之东流 付之東流 fù zhī dōng liú to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably Idiom ∼HSK 6
如影随形 如影隨形 rú yǐng suí xíng lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom); fig. closely associated with each other; inseparable; to follow relentlessly Idiom ∼HSK 6
歪风邪气 歪風邪氣 wāi fēng xié qì noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends Idiom ∼HSK 6
望风而逃 望風而逃 wàng fēng ér táo to flee at the mere sight of (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
为五斗米折腰 為五斗米折腰 wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo (allusion to Tao Qian, who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a loc Idiom ∼HSK 6
藏龙卧虎 藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent Idiom ∼HSK 6
生不逢时 生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star; ahead of his time Idiom ∼HSK 6