Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

莲花楼 liánhuā lóu

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势不可挡 勢不可擋 shì bù kě dǎng impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force Idiom ∼HSK 5
战无不胜 戰無不勝 zhàn wú bù shèng (idiom) all-conquering; invincible Idiom ∼HSK 5
救死扶伤 救死扶傷 jiù sǐ fú shāng to help the dying and heal the injured Idiom ∼HSK 5
达官贵人 達官貴人 dá guān guì rén high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good Idiom ∼HSK 5
不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid Idiom ∼HSK 5
背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy Idiom ∼HSK 5
投石问路 投石問路 tóu shí wèn lù lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom); fig. to test the waters Idiom ∼HSK 5
寸草不生 寸草不生 cùn cǎo - bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren Idiom ∼HSK 5
回光返照 迴光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun; fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise) Idiom ∼HSK 5
相见恨晚 相見恨晚 xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like we have known each other all along. Idiom ∼HSK 5
寡不敌众 寡不敵眾 guǎ bù dí zhòng the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered; facing impossible odds (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
所向无敌 所向無敵 suǒ xiàng wú dí to be invincible; unrivalled Idiom ∼HSK 5
死里逃生 死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape; to survive by the skin of one's teeth Idiom ∼HSK 5
发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng to boss people around (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
风韵犹存 風韻猶存 fēng yùn yóu cún (of an aging woman) still attractive Idiom ∼HSK 5
杀一儆百 殺一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres Idiom ∼HSK 5
不可多得 不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by; rare Idiom ∼HSK 5
杀人越货 殺人越貨 shā rén yuè huò to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money Idiom ∼HSK 5
大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
杂种 雜種 zá zhǒng hybrid; mixed breed; bastard; son of a bitch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
必死无疑 必死無疑 bì sǐ wú yí will die for sure; to be a goner Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
软骨头 軟骨頭 ruǎn gǔ tou weak, cowardly person; spineless individual Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play; trifling matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
混蛋 混蛋 hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
多管闲事 多管閒事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
碍眼 礙眼 ài yǎn to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
小瞧 小瞧 xiǎo qiáo (coll.) to look down on; to underestimate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
胡来 胡來 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
碰运气 碰運氣 pèng yùn qi to try one's luck; to leave sth to chance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
阴毒 陰毒 yīn dú sinister; insidious Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
老样子 老樣子 lǎo yàng zi old situation; things as they were Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
无底洞 無底洞 wú dǐ dòng bottomless pit Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
缺一不可 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
绕来绕去 繞來繞去 rào lái rào qù meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě - duō láo (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
推三阻四 推三阻四 tuī sān zǔ sì to use all sorts of excuses Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
一团糟 一團糟 yī tuán zāo chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
疯疯癫癫 瘋瘋癲癲 fēng feng diān diān deranged; erratic Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
纸老虎 紙老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
急中生智 急中生智 jí zhōng shēng zhì quick witted in an emergency; able to react resourcefully Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
上当受骗 上當受騙 shàng dàng - shòu piàn (idiom) to be duped; to get scammed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
动弹不得 動彈不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
傀儡 傀儡 kuǐ lěi (lit. and fig.) puppet Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
嘴硬心软 嘴硬心軟 zuǐ yìng xīn ruǎn 嘴: mouth, lips · 硬: hard, firm, strong; obstinate · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 软: soft, flexible, pliable; weak Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
吐血 吐血 tù xiě to cough up blood; (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 5