Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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吹胡子瞪眼 吹鬍子瞪眼 chuī hú zi dèng yǎn to get angry; to fume Idiom ∼HSK 6
南腔北调 南腔北調 nán qiāng běi diào a regional accent Idiom ∼HSK 6
死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment Idiom ∼HSK 6
手舞足蹈 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to express one's feelings in body language; to gesture animatedly; (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs Idiom ∼HSK 6
葬身鱼腹 葬身魚腹 zàng shēn yú fù lit. to be buried in the bellies of fish (idiom); fig. to drown Idiom ∼HSK 6
威震天下 威震天下 wēi zhèn tiān xià to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一脉相承 一脈相承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
损人不利己 損人不利己 sǔn rén bù lì jǐ to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
尸山血海 屍山血海 shī shān - xuè hǎi lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom); fig. a scene of wholesale slaughter Idiom ∼HSK 6
茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear Idiom ∼HSK 6
好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible Idiom ∼HSK 6
各取所需 各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū each takes what he needs (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
萎靡不振 萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast Idiom ∼HSK 6
不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān - yī jī (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow Idiom ∼HSK 6
逃之夭夭 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels Idiom ∼HSK 6
歪打正着 歪打正著 wāi dǎ zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke Idiom ∼HSK 6
赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul Idiom ∼HSK 6
患难之交 患難之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed Idiom ∼HSK 6
一气呵成 一氣呵成 yī qì hē chéng to do something at one go; to flow smoothly Idiom ∼HSK 6
因小失大 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
本末倒置 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse Idiom ∼HSK 6
好大喜功 好大喜功 hào dà xǐ gōng to rejoice in grandiose deeds; to strive to achieve extraordinary things Idiom ∼HSK 6
倒行逆施 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things Idiom ∼HSK 6
虚与委蛇 虛與委蛇 xū yǔ wēi yí to feign civility (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
付诸东流 付諸東流 fù zhū dōng liú wasted effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; nitpicking; overcritical Idiom ∼HSK 6
鲜血淋漓 鮮血淋漓 xiān xuè - lín lí (idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood Idiom ∼HSK 6
盛极一时 盛極一時 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time Idiom ∼HSK 6
摩拳擦掌 摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task Idiom ∼HSK 6
与虎谋皮 與虎謀皮 yǔ hǔ - móu pí lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests Idiom ∼HSK 6
反客为主 反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior Idiom ∼HSK 6
徒劳无功 徒勞無功 tú láo wú gōng to work to no avail (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
挥洒自如 揮灑自如 huī sǎ zì rú (idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb Idiom ∼HSK 6
有害无利 有害無利 yǒu hài wú lì harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good Idiom ∼HSK 6
河清海晏 河清海晏 hé qīng hǎi yàn the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm; the world is at peace (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
铺张浪费 鋪張浪費 pū zhāng làng fèi extravagance and waste (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
胡扯 胡扯 hú chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
难缠 難纏 nán chán (usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
屈打成招 屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo to obtain confessions under torture Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
蠢货 蠢貨 chǔn huò blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò - zhǔ zhāng (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老死不相往来 老死不相往來 lǎo sǐ bù xiāng wǎng lái lit. to grow old without ever visiting one another (idiom); fig. to have nothing to do with each other; mutual isolation Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6