Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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桀骜不驯 桀驁不馴 jié ào bù xùn arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding Idiom ∼HSK 6
高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼狈为奸 狼狽為奸 láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一败涂地 一敗塗地 yī bài tú dì lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat Idiom ∼HSK 6
落井下石 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down Idiom ∼HSK 6
恨之入骨 恨之入骨 hèn zhī rù gǔ to hate sb to the bone (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous Idiom ∼HSK 6
乱臣贼子 亂臣賊子 luàn chén zéi zǐ rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel Idiom ∼HSK 6
心口如一 心口如一 xīn kǒu rú yī lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think; honest and straightforward Idiom ∼HSK 6
前仆后继 前仆後繼 qián pū hòu jì one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades; advancing wave upon wave Idiom ∼HSK 6
瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means Idiom ∼HSK 6
忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所不辞 在所不辭 zài suǒ bù cí not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to Idiom ∼HSK 6
混淆视听 混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods Idiom ∼HSK 6
一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go Idiom ∼HSK 6
议论纷纷 議論紛紛 yì lùn fēn fēn to discuss spiritedly (idiom); tongues are wagging Idiom ∼HSK 6
国泰民安 國泰民安 guó tài mín ān the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 6
顾左右而言他 顧左右而言他 gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion Idiom ∼HSK 6
原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng - bù dòng lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom); fig. left completely unchanged; untouched; intact Idiom ∼HSK 6
如临大敌 如臨大敵 rú lín dà dí lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom); fig. cautious; with great preoccupation; with strict precaution Idiom ∼HSK 6
同病相怜 同病相憐 tóng bìng xiāng lián fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company Idiom ∼HSK 6
活蹦乱跳 活蹦亂跳 huó bèng luàn tiào to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively; healthy and active Idiom ∼HSK 6
血迹斑斑 血跡斑斑 xuè jì bān bān bloodstained Idiom ∼HSK 6
树欲静而风不止 樹欲靜而風不止 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom); fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not Idiom ∼HSK 6
全军覆没 全軍覆沒 quán jūn fù mò total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout Idiom ∼HSK 6
无人问津 無人問津 wú rén wèn jīn to be of no interest to anyone (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán to keep silent (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
推心置腹 推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence; to trust completely; to confide in sb with entire sincerity Idiom ∼HSK 6
激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good; eliminate vice and exalt virtue Idiom ∼HSK 6
荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely; to vanish from the face of the earth Idiom ∼HSK 6
推波助澜 推波助瀾 tuī bō zhù lán to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire Idiom ∼HSK 6
一席之地 一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place; a role to play; niche Idiom ∼HSK 6
争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle Idiom ∼HSK 6
重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom); fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past; to repeat a disastrous mistake Idiom ∼HSK 6
公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely; to let the world know Idiom ∼HSK 6
偷梁换柱 偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column; to replace the original with a fake; to perpetrate a fraud (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
花里胡哨 花裡胡哨 huā li hú shào gaudy; flashy (but without substance) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一文不值 一文不值 yī wén bù zhí worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever Idiom ∼HSK 6
百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng many things waiting to be done (idiom); a thousand things to do Idiom ∼HSK 6
吊儿郎当 吊兒郎當 diào r láng dāng sloppy Idiom ∼HSK 6
万人空巷 萬人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate); the whole town turns out Idiom ∼HSK 6
人生何处不相逢 人生何處不相逢 rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng it's a small world (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
唯唯诺诺 唯唯諾諾 wéi wéi - nuò nuò (idiom) to be a yes-man Idiom ∼HSK 6
如胶似漆 如膠似漆 rú jiāo sì qī stuck together as by glue (of lovers); joined at the hip Idiom ∼HSK 6
好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom); all take and no give Idiom ∼HSK 6
功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure; to fall at the last hurdle; snatching defeat from the jaws of victory Idiom ∼HSK 6
一掷千金 一擲千金 yī zhì qiān jīn lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant Idiom ∼HSK 6
惨绝人寰 慘絕人寰 cǎn jué rén huán extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality Idiom ∼HSK 6
视死如归 視死如歸 shì sǐ rú guī to view death as a return home; to not be afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; making a hasty last-minute effort Idiom ∼HSK 6