Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

莲花楼 liánhuā lóu

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长久之计 長久之計 cháng jiǔ zhī jì a long-term plan; a permanent solution (idiom) ∼HSK 6
唯命是从 唯命是從 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently ∼HSK 6
掣肘 掣肘 chè zhǒu to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder ∼HSK 6
打哑谜 打啞謎 dǎ yǎ mí to talk in riddles ∼HSK 6
家产 家產 jiā chǎn family property ∼HSK 6
荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown; grown wild ∼HSK 6
何患无辞 何患無辭 hé huàn wú cí why worry about lacking a pretext (idiom); one can always find an excuse (esp. to accuse someone) ∼HSK 6
因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect ∼HSK 6
自轻自贱 自輕自賤 zì qīng zì jiàn to belittle oneself; self-contempt ∼HSK 6
可逆 可逆 kě nì reversible; (math.) invertible ∼HSK 6
非分之想 非分之想 fēi fèn zhī xiǎng improper or presumptuous designs (idiom); inordinate ambitions, undue expectations ∼HSK 6
身外之物 身外之物 shēn wài zhī wù mere worldly possessions ∼HSK 6
不情愿 不情願 bù qíng yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 6
可采 可採 kě cǎi (mining) recoverable; workable ∼HSK 6
虚妄 虛妄 xū wàng fabricated ∼HSK 6
拱手 拱手 gǒng shǒu to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive ∼HSK 6
置入 置入 zhì rù to insert; to implant; to embed; to introduce (a new element) into ∼HSK 6
入眼 入眼 rù yǎn to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at ∼HSK 6
心胸狭窄 心胸狹窄 xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi (idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous ∼HSK 6
教唆 教唆 jiào suō to instigate; to incite; to abet ∼HSK 6
尊师重道 尊師重道 zūn shī zhòng dào to respect the teacher and value the teaching (idiom); to honor learning and one's mentors ∼HSK 6
置气 置氣 zhì qì to get angry; to take offense ∼HSK 6
家训 家訓 jiā xùn instructions to one's children; family precepts ∼HSK 6
蛮横 蠻橫 mán hèng rude and unreasonable ∼HSK 6
顽疾 頑疾 wán jí stubborn illness; chronic disease; fig. deep-seated problem; systemic issue ∼HSK 6
安寝 安寢 ān qǐn to sleep peacefully ∼HSK 6
砸死 砸死 zá sǐ to crush to death ∼HSK 6
最善 最善 zuì shàn optimal; the best ∼HSK 6
琥珀 琥珀 hǔ pò amber ∼HSK 6
灵动 靈動 líng dòng to be quick-witted ∼HSK 6
以理服人 以理服人 yǐ lǐ fú rén to convince people by reasoning (idiom); to win others over through sound argument ∼HSK 6
情急之下 情急之下 qíng jí zhī xià in a moment of desperation ∼HSK 6
发晕 發暈 fā yūn to feel dizzy ∼HSK 6
垂涎 垂涎 chuí xián to water at the mouth; to drool ∼HSK 6
蜻蜓 蜻蜓 qīng tíng dragonfly ∼HSK 6
欢聚一堂 歡聚一堂 huān jù yī táng to gather happily under one roof ∼HSK 6
摊开 攤開 tān kāi to spread out; to unfold ∼HSK 6
霸气 霸氣 bà qì imperious; aggressive; assertive; dictatorial manner; boldness (CL:) ∼HSK 6
悲痛欲绝 悲痛欲絕 bēi tòng yù jué grief-stricken; overcome with sorrow (idiom); heartbroken to the point of collapse ∼HSK 6
重蹈 重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) ∼HSK 6
覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned; (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past ∼HSK 6
征得 徵得 zhēng dé to obtain (permission etc) ∼HSK 6
独具 獨具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc) ∼HSK 6
礼部尚书 禮部尚書 lǐ bù shàng shū Director of Board of Rites (Confucian) ∼HSK 6
休沐 休沐 xiū mù (literary) a regular day off granted to officials in ancient times, for "rest and bathing" ∼HSK 6
如此这般 如此這般 rú cǐ zhè bān thus and so; such and such ∼HSK 6
闲杂人等 閒雜人等 xián zá rén děng idlers and unauthorized persons; miscellaneous people with no business being there (idiom) ∼HSK 6
豺狼 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant ∼HSK 6
毋庸 毋庸 wú yōng no need for ∼HSK 6
置疑 置疑 zhì yí to doubt ∼HSK 6