Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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马屁精 馬屁精 mǎ pì jīng sycophant; toady; bootlicker ∼HSK 6
授命 授命 shòu mìng to give orders ∼HSK 6
士可杀不可辱 士可殺不可辱 shì kě shā bù kě rǔ a gentleman may be killed but not humiliated (idiom); one would rather die than be disgraced ∼HSK 6
走穴 走穴 zǒu xué (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues ∼HSK 6
同父异母 同父異母 tóng fù yì mǔ (of siblings) having the same father but different mothers; half (brother or sister) ∼HSK 6
风流债 風流債 fēng liú zhài lit. love debt; fig. moral obligation in consequence of a love affair; karmic consequences of a love affair ∼HSK 6
木炭 木炭 mù tàn charcoal ∼HSK 6
小计 小計 xiǎo jì subtotal ∼HSK 6
功成身退 功成身退 gōng chéng shēn tuì to retire after achieving success (idiom); to withdraw once the task is done ∼HSK 6
飘逸 飄逸 piāo yì graceful; elegant; to drift; to float ∼HSK 6
浑小子 渾小子 hún xiǎo zi (derog.) young hooligan (sometimes said in jest) ∼HSK 6
犯浑 犯渾 fàn hún confused; mixed up; muddled up; befuddled ∼HSK 6
旧故 舊故 jiù gù old friend; former acquaintance ∼HSK 6
烂舌头 爛舌頭 làn shé tóu to gossip; to blab; a blab-mouth ∼HSK 6
故居 故居 gù jū former residence ∼HSK 6
大桶 大桶 dà tǒng barrel; vat ∼HSK 6
旧仇宿怨 舊仇宿怨 jiù chóu sù yuàn old grudges and long-standing enmities (idiom); accumulated hatred ∼HSK 6
浮沉 浮沉 fú chén ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along; to sink and emerge ∼HSK 6
耗散 耗散 hào sàn to dissipate; to squander ∼HSK 6
屏除 屏除 bǐng chú to get rid of; to dismiss; to brush aside ∼HSK 6
无可挽回 無可挽回 wú kě wǎn huí irrevocable; the die is cast ∼HSK 6
无往不利 無往不利 wú wǎng bù lì (idiom) to be successful in every endeavor ∼HSK 6
谜题 謎題 mí tí puzzle; riddle ∼HSK 6
好了伤疤忘了疼 好了傷疤忘了疼 hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom) ∼HSK 6
遭逢 遭逢 zāo féng to encounter (sth unpleasant) ∼HSK 6
天煞孤星 天煞孤星 tiān shà gū xīng bane of others' existence ∼HSK 6
叛离 叛離 pàn lí to betray; to desert; to defect from; to turn renegade ∼HSK 6
出谋献策 出謀獻策 chū móu xiàn cè to offer plans and advice (idiom); to devise schemes; to contribute strategy ∼HSK 6
贼心不死 賊心不死 zéi xīn bù sǐ the thieving heart is not dead (idiom); refusing to give up evil designs ∼HSK 6
拙见 拙見 zhuō jiàn my unworthy opinion (humble expr.) ∼HSK 6
傲骨 傲骨 ào gǔ lofty and unyielding character ∼HSK 6
逢迎 逢迎 féng yíng to fawn on; to ingratiate oneself; (literary) to meet face to face ∼HSK 6
绘图 繪圖 huì tú to chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot ∼HSK 6
混杂 混雜 hùn zá to mix; to mingle ∼HSK 6
勉勉强强 勉勉強強 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng to achieve with difficulty; only just up to the task; barely adequate ∼HSK 6
截获 截獲 jié huò to intercept; to cut off and capture ∼HSK 6
身负重伤 身負重傷 shēn fù zhòng shāng seriously injured ∼HSK 6
尸臭 屍臭 shī chòu odor of a dead body ∼HSK 6
扎穿 扎穿 zhā chuān to prick; to puncture ∼HSK 6
心慈手软 心慈手軟 xīn cí - shǒu ruǎn (idiom) softhearted; merciful ∼HSK 6
显祖 顯祖 xiǎn zǔ ancestors (old) ∼HSK 6
万恶之源 萬惡之源 wàn è zhī yuán the root of all evil ∼HSK 6
狗屁不通 狗屁不通 gǒu pì - bù tōng (idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical ∼HSK 6
喜娘 喜娘 xǐ niáng matron of honor (old) ∼HSK 6
无人不晓 無人不曉 wú rén bù xiǎo known to everyone ∼HSK 6
扒开 扒開 bā kāi to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands ∼HSK 6
姜还是老的辣 薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser ∼HSK 6
跪地求饶 跪地求饒 guì dì qiú ráo to kneel and beg forgiveness ∼HSK 6
正人君子 正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman; man of honor ∼HSK 6
尸骸 屍骸 shī hái corpse; skeleton ∼HSK 6