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Settling Old Scores

S1E12 · 采莲庄莲池惊现人骨 cǎi lián zhuāng lián chí jīngxiàn rén gū

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4.6 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
替罪羊 替罪羊 tì zuì yáng scapegoat Idiom ∼HSK 6
将计就计 將計就計 jiāng jì jiù jì to beat sb at their own game (idiom) 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
一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota Idiom ∼HSK 6
画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities Idiom ∼HSK 6
一席之地 一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place; a role to play; niche Idiom ∼HSK 6
无依无靠 無依無靠 wú yī - wú kào (idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own Idiom ∼HSK 6
桀骜不驯 桀驁不馴 jié ào bù xùn arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding Idiom ∼HSK 6
我行我素 我行我素 wǒ xíng wǒ sù to continue in one's own way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒙在鼓里 矇在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
屈打成招 屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo to obtain confessions under torture Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
四顾 四顧 sì gù to look around ∼HSK 6
丫鬟 丫鬟 yā huan servant girl; maid ∼HSK 6
骷髅 骷髏 kū lóu human skeleton; human skull ∼HSK 6
称霸 稱霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom ∼HSK 6
孽障 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature ∼HSK 6
生辰 生辰 shēng chén birthday ∼HSK 6
诛灭 誅滅 zhū miè to wipe out; to exterminate ∼HSK 6
忌日 忌日 jì rì anniversary of a death; inauspicious day ∼HSK 6
药渣 藥渣 yào zhā dregs of a decoction ∼HSK 6
罪责 罪責 zuì zé guilt ∼HSK 6
私奔 私奔 sī bēn to elope ∼HSK 6
百川 百川 bǎi chuān rivers ∼HSK 6
高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living; lofty and unsullied ∼HSK 6
邪祟 邪祟 xié suì evil spirit ∼HSK 6
作恶多端 作惡多端 zuò è duō duān 作: make; work; compose, write; act, perform · 恶: evil, wicked, bad, foul · 多: much, many; more than, over · 端: end, extreme; head; beginning ∼HSK 6
剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè to eliminate (by armed force) ∼HSK 6
现如今 現如今 xiàn rú jīn nowadays; now ∼HSK 6
一言堂 一言堂 yī yán táng (sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old); having things decided by the will of a single individual; autocratic rule; (contrasted with) ∼HSK 6
人犯 人犯 rén fàn criminal; culprit; suspect (old) ∼HSK 6
缘何 緣何 yuán hé why?; for what reason? ∼HSK 6
罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat ∼HSK 6
卷宗 卷宗 juàn zōng file; folder; dossier ∼HSK 6
巷子 巷子 xiàng zi alley ∼HSK 6
消气 消氣 xiāo qì to cool one's temper ∼HSK 6
抠门 摳門 kōu mén (dialect) stingy ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee ∼HSK 6
神医 神醫 shén yī miracle doctor ∼HSK 6
文采 文采 wén cǎi literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors ∼HSK 6
隐晦 隱晦 yǐn huì vague; ambiguous; veiled; obscure ∼HSK 6
苟且 苟且 gǒu qiě perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex) ∼HSK 6