Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

莲花楼 liánhuā lóu

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案件 案件 àn jiàn case; instance HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
唯 唯 wéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
一意孤行 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic Idiom ∼HSK 6
妙手空空 妙手空空 miào shǒu kōng kōng petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish); empty-handed; having nothing 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
蒙在鼓里 矇在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of 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
四分五裂 四分五裂 sì fēn - wǔ liè (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens Idiom ∼HSK 6
分崩离析 分崩離析 fēn bēng lí xī to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up; falling to pieces Idiom ∼HSK 6
孤魂野鬼 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom); person who has no family or friends to rely on Idiom ∼HSK 6
画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities Idiom ∼HSK 6
以毒攻毒 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to fight fire with fire Idiom ∼HSK 6
冤家路窄 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom); fig. rivals inevitably cross paths Idiom ∼HSK 6
将计就计 將計就計 jiāng jì jiù jì to beat sb at their own game (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
太平盛世 太平盛世 tài píng shèng shì peace and prosperity (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth Idiom ∼HSK 6
奇珍异宝 奇珍異寶 qí zhēn yì bǎo rare treasure (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
阴魂不散 陰魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive 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
销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 xiāo shēng nì jì to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low Idiom ∼HSK 6
冥顽不灵 冥頑不靈 míng wán - bù líng (idiom) pigheaded Idiom ∼HSK 6
顺藤摸瓜 順藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues Idiom ∼HSK 6
披肝沥胆 披肝瀝膽 pī gān lì dǎn lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty Idiom ∼HSK 6
一清二楚 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
暴殄天物 暴殄天物 bào tiǎn tiān wù to waste natural resources recklessly; not to know how to use things sparingly Idiom ∼HSK 6
掩人耳目 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes Idiom ∼HSK 6
处心积虑 處心積慮 chǔ xīn jī lǜ to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating Idiom ∼HSK 6
我行我素 我行我素 wǒ xíng wǒ sù to continue in one's own way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
替罪羊 替罪羊 tì zuì yáng scapegoat Idiom ∼HSK 6
担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng - shòu pà (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious Idiom ∼HSK 6
药到病除 藥到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective Idiom ∼HSK 6