Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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贼喊捉贼 賊喊捉賊 zéi hǎn zhuō zéi lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom); fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself; to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others Idiom ∼HSK 6
锦衣玉食 錦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼子野心 狼子野心 láng zǐ yě xīn ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs Idiom ∼HSK 6
风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo - yǔ shùn (idiom) to have good weather for crops Idiom ∼HSK 6
雕虫小技 雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
危机四伏 危機四伏 wēi jī sì fú danger lurks on every side (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
死于非命 死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster; an unnatural death Idiom ∼HSK 6
公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo - yún sàn (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear Idiom ∼HSK 6
神清气爽 神清氣爽 shén qīng qì shuǎng (idiom) full of vitality; relaxed and alert Idiom ∼HSK 6
铜墙铁壁 銅牆鐵壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense Idiom ∼HSK 6
摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb; to bow and scrape; to grovel Idiom ∼HSK 6
童叟无欺 童叟無欺 tóng sǒu wú qī cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. Idiom ∼HSK 6
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān - gài dì lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom); fig. arriving in overwhelming quantities; engulfing; all-pervasive Idiom ∼HSK 6
情投意合 情投意合 qíng tóu - yì hé (idiom) to have an affinity with each other; to find each other congenial Idiom ∼HSK 6
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. Idiom ∼HSK 6
神魂颠倒 神魂顛倒 shén hún diān dǎo lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; fascinated; captivated Idiom ∼HSK 6
妙手回春 妙手回春 miào shǒu - huí chūn (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure Idiom ∼HSK 6
人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds Idiom ∼HSK 6
不可理喻 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable Idiom ∼HSK 6
吞吞吐吐 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back Idiom ∼HSK 6
吉人自有天相 吉人自有天相 jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
义不容辞 義不容辭 yì bù róng cí not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom); incumbent; bounden (duty) Idiom ∼HSK 6
恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
杯弓蛇影 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful Idiom ∼HSK 6
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain Idiom ∼HSK 6
足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home Idiom ∼HSK 6
钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs Idiom ∼HSK 6
闷闷不乐 悶悶不樂 mèn mèn bù lè depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy Idiom ∼HSK 6
出神入化 出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement Idiom ∼HSK 6
如花似玉 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite Idiom ∼HSK 6
垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
以讹传讹 以訛傳訛 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota Idiom ∼HSK 6
诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning Idiom ∼HSK 6
轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong; vigorous; large-scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
事必躬亲 事必躬親 shì bì gōng qīn to attend to everything personally Idiom ∼HSK 6
蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening Idiom ∼HSK 6
乌合之众 烏合之眾 wū hé zhī zhòng (idiom) rabble; disorderly band Idiom ∼HSK 6
愚不可及 愚不可及 yú bù kě jí impossibly stupid Idiom ∼HSK 6
文房四宝 文房四寶 wén fáng sì bǎo Four Treasures of the Study, namely,, and; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
毕恭毕敬 畢恭畢敬 bì gōng bì jìng reverent and respectful; extremely deferential Idiom ∼HSK 6
前车之鉴 前車之鑑 qián chē zhī jiàn lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom); fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures Idiom ∼HSK 6
时过境迁 時過境遷 shí guò jìng qiān things change with the passage of time (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6