Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Connecting the Dots

S1E20 · 笛飞声失去记忆 dí fēi shēng shīqù jìyì

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4.41 Intermediate

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未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
除暴安良 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor Idiom ∼HSK 6
损人不利己 損人不利己 sǔn rén bù lì jǐ to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
尸山血海 屍山血海 shī shān - xuè hǎi lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom); fig. a scene of wholesale slaughter Idiom ∼HSK 6
蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening Idiom ∼HSK 6
顺藤摸瓜 順藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues Idiom ∼HSK 6
茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear Idiom ∼HSK 6
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; making a hasty last-minute effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home Idiom ∼HSK 6
议论纷纷 議論紛紛 yì lùn fēn fēn to discuss spiritedly (idiom); tongues are wagging Idiom ∼HSK 6
挺尸 挺屍 tǐng shī (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
四顾 四顧 sì gù to look around ∼HSK 6
百川 百川 bǎi chuān rivers ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
同僚 同僚 tóng liáo colleague; coworker ∼HSK 6
满堂 滿堂 mǎn táng whole audience; a sellout (capacity audience); jam-packed ∼HSK 6
寻仇 尋仇 xún chóu to carry out a vendetta against sb ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
魔头 魔頭 mó tóu monster; devil ∼HSK 6
百会穴 百會穴 bǎi huì xué (TCM) acupuncture point GV-20, located at the top of the head ∼HSK 6
刑堂 刑堂 xíng táng torture chamber ∼HSK 6
行侠仗义 行俠仗義 xíng xiá zhàng yì to be chivalrous ∼HSK 6
狐狸精 狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress ∼HSK 6
集市 集市 jí shì market; bazaar; fair ∼HSK 6
先祖 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors ∼HSK 6
余下 餘下 yú xià remaining ∼HSK 6
吃席 吃席 chī xí to attend a banquet (funeral, wedding etc); (neologism c. 2020) (slang) (jocular) lit. to attend sb's funeral banquet (used to imply that things are going to go badly for sb) ∼HSK 6
计谋 計謀 jì móu stratagem; scheme ∼HSK 6
截获 截獲 jié huò to intercept; to cut off and capture ∼HSK 6
盯紧 盯緊 dīng jǐn to keep an eye on ∼HSK 6
夺金 奪金 duó jīn to snatch gold; to take first place in a competition ∼HSK 6
休要 休要 xiū yāo do not ∼HSK 6
浸淫 浸淫 jìn yín (literary) (of a liquid or vapor etc) to permeate; to saturate; to suffuse; (literary) (fig.) to be steeped; to be immersed (in an environment, field of study, emotion etc) ∼HSK 6
一臂之力 一臂之力 yī bì zhī lì a helping hand (idiom); to lend assistance; lit. the strength of one arm ∼HSK 6
废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person; useless person ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
不致 不致 bù zhì not in such a way as to; not likely to ∼HSK 6
医治 醫治 yī zhì medical treatment ∼HSK 6
废掉 廢掉 fèi diào to depose (a king) ∼HSK 6
身负重伤 身負重傷 shēn fù zhòng shāng seriously injured ∼HSK 6
尸臭 屍臭 shī chòu odor of a dead body ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
扎穿 扎穿 zhā chuān to prick; to puncture ∼HSK 6
外泄 外洩 wài xiè to leak (usually secret information) ∼HSK 6
经脉 經脈 jīng mài channel of TCM ∼HSK 6