Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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仗势欺人 仗勢欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around Idiom ∼HSK 6
失魂落魄 失魂落魄 shī hún - luò pò (idiom) dazed; beside oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
大张旗鼓 大張旗鼓 dà zhāng - qí gǔ (idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
俯首帖耳 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient; at sb's beck and call 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
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
金蝉脱壳 金蟬脫殼 jīn chán tuō qiào lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan Idiom ∼HSK 6
心悦诚服 心悅誠服 xīn yuè chéng fú to submit cheerfully; to accept willingly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
昏昏沉沉 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn - chén chén (idiom) dizzy Idiom ∼HSK 6
道不同不相为谋 道不同不相為謀 dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together; to go separate ways (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
漫山遍野 漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom); fig. as far as the eye can see; covering everything; omnipresent Idiom ∼HSK 6
财迷心窍 財迷心竅 cái mí xīn qiào mad about money (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
穷凶极恶 窮凶極惡 qióng xiōng jí è fiendish; black-hearted 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
贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck Idiom ∼HSK 6
痛不欲生 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead 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
除暴安良 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor Idiom ∼HSK 6
天无绝人之路 天無絕人之路 tiān wú jué rén zhī lù Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die. 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
绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chù - féng shēng (idiom) to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
草菅人命 草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng to have disregard for human life (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
功德无量 功德無量 gōng dé wú liàng no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence Idiom ∼HSK 6
凶多吉少 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster Idiom ∼HSK 6
乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse Idiom ∼HSK 6
大逆不道 大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) Idiom ∼HSK 6
蓬荜生辉 蓬蓽生輝 péng bì shēng huī Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling; see also Idiom ∼HSK 6
一诺千金 一諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept Idiom ∼HSK 6
无依无靠 無依無靠 wú yī - wú kào (idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own Idiom ∼HSK 6
甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié to not bother about trifles (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
拒之门外 拒之門外 jù zhī mén wài to lock one's door and refuse to see sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
战战兢兢 戰戰兢兢 zhàn zhàn jīng jīng trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation Idiom ∼HSK 6
露马脚 露馬腳 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away Idiom ∼HSK 6
报仇雪恨 報仇雪恨 bào chóu xuě hèn to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another Idiom ∼HSK 6
未卜先知 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī predictable; sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant Idiom ∼HSK 6
不知好歹 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions Idiom ∼HSK 6
后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. Idiom ∼HSK 6
自投罗网 自投羅網 zì tóu luó wǎng to walk right into the trap Idiom ∼HSK 6
脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛊惑人心 蠱惑人心 gǔ huò rén xīn to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom); to resort to demagogy Idiom ∼HSK 6
身无分文 身無分文 shēn wú fēn wén (idiom) penniless; completely broke Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large 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
以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities Idiom ∼HSK 6
权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step Idiom ∼HSK 6
付之一炬 付之一炬 fù zhī yī jù to put to the torch (idiom); to commit to the flames; to burn sth down deliberately Idiom ∼HSK 6