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Fortune and Misfortune

S1E32 · 李莲花重验单孤刀尸身 lǐ liánhuā chóng yàn shàn gū dāo shīshēn

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4.86 Intermediate

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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
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
回头是岸 回頭是岸 huí tóu shì àn lit. to turn one's head and reach the shore (idiom); fig. to repent and be saved; a wrongdoer who mends their ways can find redemption Idiom ∼HSK 7
光明磊落 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright Idiom HSK 7
目中无人 目中無人 mù zhōng wú rén to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air Idiom HSK 7
走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other Idiom HSK 7
吹捧 吹捧 chuī pěng to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
古怪 古怪 gǔ guài strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre Xiehouyu HSK 7
罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare; rarely seen Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
商贾 商賈 shāng gǔ merchant HSK 7
喜糖 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) HSK 7
晶莹 晶瑩 jīng yíng sparkling and translucent HSK 7
分外 分外 fèn wài exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job HSK 7
瓜分 瓜分 guā fēn to partition; to divide up HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend HSK 7
招揽 招攬 zhāo lǎn to attract (customers); to drum up (trade) HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
顺路 順路 shùn lù by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently HSK 7
庆贺 慶賀 qìng hè to congratulate; to celebrate HSK 7
刨 刨 bào carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc) HSK 7
唯独 唯獨 wéi dú only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
下棋 下棋 xià qí to play chess HSK 7
后裔 後裔 hòu yì descendant HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
间隙 間隙 jiàn xì interval; gap; clearance HSK 7
醒悟 醒悟 xǐng wù to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality HSK 7
仓促 倉促 cāng cù all of a sudden; hurriedly HSK 7
去处 去處 qù chù place; destination HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with HSK 7
无关紧要 無關緊要 wú guān jǐn yào indifferent; insignificant HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
耗费 耗費 hào fèi to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander HSK 7
透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge HSK 7