Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

莲花楼 liánhuā lóu

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绝配 絕配 jué pèi perfect match ∼HSK 6
补足 補足 bǔ zú to bring up to full strength; to make up a deficiency; to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) ∼HSK 6
一把屎一把尿 一把屎一把尿 yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom) ∼HSK 6
半条命 半條命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death ∼HSK 6
螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger ∼HSK 6
缘何 緣何 yuán hé why?; for what reason? ∼HSK 6
戴罪立功 戴罪立功 dài zuì lì gōng to redeem oneself by good deeds while bearing guilt (idiom); to atone for a crime through meritorious service ∼HSK 6
挨揍 捱揍 ái zòu to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about ∼HSK 6
冻僵 凍僵 dòng jiāng frozen stiff; numb with cold ∼HSK 6
离群索居 離群索居 lí qún suǒ jū to live in solitude apart from others (idiom); to live as a recluse ∼HSK 6
挖开 挖開 wā kāi to dig into; to cut a mine into ∼HSK 6
瓦片 瓦片 wǎ piàn tile ∼HSK 6
发梢 髮梢 fà shāo hair ends ∼HSK 6
新出炉 新出爐 xīn chū lú fresh out of the oven; fig. novelty just announced; recently made available ∼HSK 6
横梁 橫梁 héng liáng beam ∼HSK 6
潜质 潛質 qián zhì potential ∼HSK 6
印堂 印堂 yìn táng the part of the forehead between the eyebrows; yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows ∼HSK 6
吃霸王餐 吃霸王餐 chī bà wáng cān to dine and dash; to leave without paying ∼HSK 6
通缉犯 通緝犯 tōng jī fàn wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law) ∼HSK 6
咋呼 咋呼 zhā hu bluster; ruckus; to boast loudly ∼HSK 6
窑子 窯子 yáo zi (old) low-grade brothel ∼HSK 6
夸下海口 誇下海口 kuā xia hǎi kǒu to boast; to talk big ∼HSK 6
经络 經絡 jīng luò energy channels; meridian (TCM); (dialect) trick; tactic ∼HSK 6
不止一次 不止一次 bù zhǐ yī cì many times; on more than one occasion ∼HSK 6
遮蔽 遮蔽 zhē bì to cover; to hide from view; to obstruct or block; defilade (military) ∼HSK 6
岂料 豈料 qǐ liào who would have thought that; who would have expected that ∼HSK 6
公审 公審 gōng shěn public trial (in a court of law) ∼HSK 6
长见识 長見識 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience ∼HSK 6
黄泉之下 黃泉之下 huáng quán zhī xià down in the Yellow Springs (idiom); in the underworld; in the world of the dead ∼HSK 6
揣在怀里 揣在懷裡 chuāi zài huái lǐ to tuck into one's bosom ∼HSK 6
杂物 雜物 zá wù junk; items of no value; various bits and bobs ∼HSK 6
吸入 吸入 xī rù to breathe in; to suck in; to inhale ∼HSK 6
偏安 偏安 piān ān content to hold a small part of the territory; fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground; forced to move away ∼HSK 6
自成一格 自成一格 zì chéng yī gé to develop a style of one's own (idiom); to form a distinctive school or manner ∼HSK 6
清炖 清燉 qīng dùn to stew meat without seasoning ∼HSK 6
积存 積存 jī cún to stockpile ∼HSK 6
置放 置放 zhì fàng to put; to place ∼HSK 6
漫不经心 漫不經心 màn bù jīng xīn careless; heedless; absent-minded; indifferent ∼HSK 6
赤陶 赤陶 chì táo terracotta; terra cotta ∼HSK 6
杂草 雜草 zá cǎo weeds ∼HSK 6
头纱 頭紗 tóu shā wedding veil; gauze headscarf or veil ∼HSK 6
详解 詳解 xiáng jiě to explain in detail; detailed answer; full solution (to a math problem) ∼HSK 6
辞别 辭別 cí bié to bid farewell (to); to say goodbye (to) ∼HSK 6
分岔 分岔 fēn chà bifurcation ∼HSK 6
苦功 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work; laborious effort; painstaking work ∼HSK 6
翻搅 翻攪 fān jiǎo to stir up; to turn over ∼HSK 6
浑身解数 渾身解數 hún shēn xiè shù to give it your all; to go at it with all you've got; to throw your whole weight behind it; also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] ∼HSK 6
绞痛 絞痛 jiǎo tòng sharp pain; cramp; griping pain; colic; angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛 ∼HSK 6
墓道 墓道 mù dào path leading to a grave; tomb passage; aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb ∼HSK 6
循着 循著 xún zhe to follow ∼HSK 6