Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

莲花楼 liánhuā lóu

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岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
马后炮 馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight Idiom HSK 7
足智多谋 足智多謀 zú zhì duō móu resourceful; full of stratagems Idiom HSK 7
大大咧咧 大大咧咧 dà dà liē liē carefree; offhand; casual Idiom HSK 7
峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn Idiom HSK 7
见多识广 見多識廣 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
光明磊落 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright Idiom HSK 7
朝夕相处 朝夕相處 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ to spend all one's time together (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
美中不足 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment Idiom HSK 7
目中无人 目中無人 mù zhōng wú rén to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air Idiom HSK 7
天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course Idiom HSK 7
得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery Idiom HSK 7
容光焕发 容光煥發 róng guāng huàn fā face glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles Idiom HSK 7
吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure Idiom HSK 7
自相矛盾 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent Idiom HSK 7
恍然大悟 恍然大悟 huǎng rán dà wù to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light Idiom HSK 7
形影不离 形影不離 xíng yǐng bù lí inseparable (as form and shadow) Idiom HSK 7
相依为命 相依為命 xiāng yī wéi mìng mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent Idiom HSK 7
疲惫不堪 疲憊不堪 pí bèi bù kān exhausted; fatigued to the extreme Idiom HSK 7
一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean Idiom HSK 7
来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects Idiom HSK 7
顺理成章 順理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text) Idiom HSK 7
水落石出 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light Idiom HSK 7
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal Idiom HSK 7
万无一失 萬無一失 wàn wú yī shī surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
自由自在 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely Idiom HSK 7
似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted Idiom HSK 7
一目了然 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
措手不及 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià to haggle over price; to bargain Idiom HSK 7
想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other Idiom HSK 7
截然不同 截然不同 jié rán bù tóng entirely different; different as black and white Idiom HSK 7
自以为是 自以為是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated Idiom HSK 7
一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together Idiom HSK 7
显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying Idiom HSK 7
理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
迫不及待 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it Idiom HSK 7
乘人之危 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position Xiehouyu HSK 7
任人宰割 任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of Xiehouyu HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹捧 吹捧 chuī pěng to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation Xiehouyu HSK 7
窟窿 窟窿 kū long hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt Xiehouyu HSK 7
巴不得 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to Xiehouyu HSK 7