Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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牛头马面 牛頭馬面 niú tóu mǎ miàn lit. Ox-Head and Horse-Face (idiom); two guards of the underworld in Chinese mythology; fig. evil-looking people; ugly thugs Idiom ∼HSK 7
天下无敌 天下無敵 tiān xià wú dí unmatched in the world; invincible; without rival (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù (idiom) to talk back and forth; to say the same thing over and over Idiom ∼HSK 7
暗箭难防 暗箭難防 àn jiàn nán fáng (idiom) a hidden arrow is hard to guard against; fig. secret schemes are hard to defend against Idiom ∼HSK 7
赏罚分明 賞罰分明 shǎng fá fēn míng to reward and punish with clear discernment (idiom); to be fair and impartial in dispensing rewards and penalties Idiom ∼HSK 7
黄雀在后 黃雀在後 huáng què zài hòu lit. the oriole lurks behind (idiom); fig. an unseen rival waits to seize advantage while two parties fight Idiom ∼HSK 7
怒火中烧 怒火中燒 nù huǒ zhōng shāo lit. the fire of anger burning within (idiom); fig. seething with rage; burning with fury Idiom ∼HSK 7
声如洪钟 聲如洪鐘 shēng rú hóng zhōng voice like a great bell (idiom); a resonant, booming voice Idiom ∼HSK 7
心怀鬼胎 心懷鬼胎 xīn huái guǐ tāi to harbor sinister intentions (idiom); to have evil schemes in one's heart Idiom ∼HSK 7
大恩大德 大恩大德 dà ēn dà dé (idiom) great kindness and benevolence; deep debt of gratitude Idiom ∼HSK 7
一表人才 一表人才 yī biǎo rén cái (idiom) handsome and dignified in appearance; imposing presence Idiom ∼HSK 7
相生相克 相生相剋 xiāng shēng xiāng kè mutual generation and mutual restraint (idiom); the interdependent and opposing forces of the five elements Idiom ∼HSK 7
唯我独尊 唯我獨尊 wéi wǒ dú zūn lit. only I am exalted (idiom); fig. supremely arrogant; self-aggrandizing; regarding oneself as supreme Idiom ∼HSK 7
安安稳稳 安安穩穩 ān ān wěn wěn (idiom) safe and secure; calm and steady; peaceful and settled Idiom ∼HSK 7
夜长梦多 夜長夢多 yè cháng mèng duō lit. a long night is full of dreams (idiom); fig. delay invites trouble; the longer the wait the more can go wrong Idiom ∼HSK 7
回头是岸 回頭是岸 huí tóu shì àn lit. turn your head and the shore is there (idiom, Buddhist); fig. repent and salvation is at hand; it's never too late to mend Idiom ∼HSK 7
日月无光 日月無光 rì yuè wú guāng lit. the sun and moon lose their light (idiom); fig. a dark, calamitous time; darkness reigns Idiom ∼HSK 7
死不足惜 死不足惜 sǐ bù zú xī death would be no loss; not worth pitying even if (he) died (idiom); fig. wholly deserving of death Idiom ∼HSK 7
没头没脑 沒頭沒腦 méi tóu méi nǎo without rhyme or reason; abrupt and baffling; out of the blue (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
天之骄子 天之驕子 tiān zhī jiāo zǐ lit. the favored child of Heaven (idiom); fig. an exceptionally gifted, fortunate person; the elite; God's own darling Idiom ∼HSK 7
文韬武略 文韜武略 wén tāo wǔ lüè military strategy and civil statecraft (idiom); skilled in both the literary and martial arts Idiom ∼HSK 7
水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng wú yú lit. where the water is too clear, there are no fish (idiom); fig. one must not demand absolute purity of others Idiom ∼HSK 7
栋梁之才 棟樑之才 dòng liáng zhī cái the makings of a pillar of state; person of great talent and ability (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
浴血奋战 浴血奮戰 yù xuè fèn zhàn to fight a bloody battle; to fight desperately (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
心浮气躁 心浮氣躁 xīn fú qì zào impetuous and restless; flighty and impatient (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
天昏地暗 天昏地暗 tiān hūn dì àn lit. the sky dark and the earth dim (idiom); fig. in utter darkness; in a state of chaos and confusion Idiom ∼HSK 7
天大地大 天大地大 tiān dà dì dà lit. as great as heaven and earth (idiom); fig. boundless; immense; supremely important Idiom ∼HSK 7
情深似海 情深似海 qíng shēn sì hǎi feelings deep as the sea (idiom); profound and boundless affection Idiom ∼HSK 7
清风朗月 清風朗月 qīng fēng lǎng yuè fresh breeze and bright moon (idiom); fig. a serene, lovely scene; a pure and untroubled mind Idiom ∼HSK 7
心如铁石 心如鐵石 xīn rú tiě shí heart of iron and stone (idiom); hard-hearted; unmoved by emotion; resolute and unyielding Idiom ∼HSK 7
束手束脚 束手束腳 shù shǒu shù jiǎo lit. to bind hands and feet (idiom); fig. overly cautious; hampered; unable to act freely Idiom ∼HSK 7
无用武之地 無用武之地 wú yòng wǔ zhī dì to have no place to display one's prowess (idiom); fig. no chance to use one's talents or abilities Idiom ∼HSK 7
拒人千里 拒人千里 jù rén qiān lǐ lit. to keep people a thousand li away (idiom); fig. cold and aloof; to rebuff others with an icy manner Idiom ∼HSK 7
难如登天 難如登天 nán rú dēng tiān as hard as ascending to heaven (idiom); extremely difficult; next to impossible Idiom ∼HSK 7
游蜂戏蝶 遊蜂戲蝶 yóu fēng xì dié roaming bees and frolicking butterflies (idiom); fig. a lively spring scene; also dissolute young men Idiom ∼HSK 7
天空海阔 天空海闊 tiān kōng hǎi kuò lit. the sky empty and the sea vast (idiom); fig. boundless and free; broad-minded; unrestrained Idiom ∼HSK 7
重振旗鼓 重振旗鼓 chóng zhèn qí gǔ to muster one's forces again (idiom); fig. to rally and make a fresh start after a setback Idiom ∼HSK 7
日日夜夜 日日夜夜 rì rì yè yè day after day and night after night (idiom); continuously; day and night Idiom ∼HSK 7
屡次三番 屢次三番 lǚ cì sān fān time and again (idiom); repeatedly; over and over again Idiom ∼HSK 7
弥天大罪 彌天大罪 mí tiān dà zuì lit. a crime as great as the sky (idiom); fig. a monstrous crime; a heinous offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
大仁大义 大仁大義 dà rén dà yì of great benevolence and righteousness (idiom); supremely kind and honorable Idiom ∼HSK 7
渔翁之利 漁翁之利 yú wēng zhī lì the fisherman's profit (idiom); the advantage gained by a third party when two others contend Idiom ∼HSK 7
刎颈之交 刎頸之交 wěn jǐng zhī jiāo friends who would die for one another (idiom); sworn friends to the death Idiom ∼HSK 7
能谋善断 能謀善斷 néng móu shàn duàn resourceful and decisive (idiom); good at planning and quick to act Idiom ∼HSK 7
虚晃一枪 虛晃一槍 xiù huàng yī qiāng to make a feint with a spear (idiom); fig. to feign an attack as a diversion before fleeing or changing tack Idiom ∼HSK 7
惊才绝艳 驚才絕豔 jīng cái jué yàn of astonishing talent and dazzling brilliance (idiom); extraordinarily gifted and splendid Idiom ∼HSK 7
各奔前程 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead Idiom HSK 7
沽名钓誉 沽名釣譽 gū míng diào yù to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments Idiom HSK 7
三番五次 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
风餐露宿 風餐露宿 fēng cān lù sù lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it Idiom HSK 7