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The Return of a Nemesis

S1E5 · 方多病诚邀李莲花闯江湖 fāng duō bìng chéngyāo lǐ liánhuā chuǎng jiāng hú

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4.93 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
出生入死 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb Idiom ∼HSK 6
闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán to keep silent (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
迷迷糊糊 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu 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
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
红烛 紅燭 hóng zhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations) ∼HSK 6
百川 百川 bǎi chuān rivers ∼HSK 6
秋霜 秋霜 qiū shuāng autumn frost; fig. white hair as sign of old age ∼HSK 6
神医 神醫 shén yī miracle doctor ∼HSK 6
四顾 四顧 sì gù to look around ∼HSK 6
狐狸精 狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress ∼HSK 6
魔头 魔頭 mó tóu monster; devil ∼HSK 6
闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) ∼HSK 6
游丝 游絲 yóu sī gossamer; hairspring ∼HSK 6
尊驾 尊駕 zūn jià lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you ∼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
垂泪 垂淚 chuí lèi to shed tears ∼HSK 6
施主 施主 shī zhǔ donor (Buddhist address) ∼HSK 6
尸身 屍身 shī shēn corpse; dead body ∼HSK 6
刑案 刑案 xíng àn criminal case ∼HSK 6
刑律 刑律 xíng lǜ criminal law ∼HSK 6
援兵 援兵 yuán bīng (military) reinforcements ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
抓贼 抓賊 zhuā zéi to catch a thief ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
御赐 御賜 yù cì to be bestowed by the emperor ∼HSK 6
奉上 奉上 fèng shàng to offer ∼HSK 6
灵药 靈藥 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem ∼HSK 6
查探 查探 chá tàn to check; to investigate; to probe (into) ∼HSK 6
莫要 莫要 mò yāo do not ∼HSK 6
未解 未解 wèi jiě unsolved (problem) ∼HSK 6
解惑 解惑 jiě huò to dispel doubts; to clear up confusion ∼HSK 6
私情 私情 sī qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6
情急之下 情急之下 qíng jí zhī xià in a moment of desperation ∼HSK 6
一走了之 一走了之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit ∼HSK 6
如火 如火 rú huǒ fiery ∼HSK 6
仓皇 倉皇 cāng huáng in a panic; flurried ∼HSK 6
龌龊 齷齪 wò chuò dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; (literary) narrow-minded; petty ∼HSK 6
败露 敗露 bài lù (of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
家奴 家奴 jiā nú domestic slave; slave servant ∼HSK 6
受刑 受刑 shòu xíng beaten; tortured; executed ∼HSK 6
绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated; to vanish; extinct; to break off relations ∼HSK 6
相助 相助 xiāng zhù help ∼HSK 6