New Legend of Madame White Snake

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Season 1 — New Legend of Madame White Snake

新白娘子传奇 xīn báiniángzǐ chuánqí

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花容月貌 花容月貌 huā róng yuè mào lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom); fig. (of a woman) beautiful Idiom ∼HSK 4
妻离子散 妻離子散 qī lí zǐ sàn a family wrenched apart (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like Idiom ∼HSK 4
改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) Idiom ∼HSK 4
变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify Idiom ∼HSK 4
咫尺天涯 咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá so close, yet worlds apart (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles; also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花 Idiom ∼HSK 4
察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language Idiom ∼HSK 4
目无法纪 目無法紀 mù wú fǎ jì with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules; in complete disorder Idiom ∼HSK 4
地大物博 地大物博 dì dà wù bó vast territory with abundant resources (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
不二法门 不二法門 bù èr fǎ mén the one and only way; the only proper course to take Idiom ∼HSK 4
十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag; (idiom) (of a person) confident of success Idiom ∼HSK 4
芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism); the mass of common people Idiom ∼HSK 4
粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water Idiom ∼HSK 4
国色天香 國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty Idiom ∼HSK 4
飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 Fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career Idiom ∼HSK 4
寄人篱下 寄人籬下 jì rén lí xià to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity Idiom ∼HSK 4
翻山越岭 翻山越嶺 fān shān yuè lǐng lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey Idiom ∼HSK 4
暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice Idiom ∼HSK 4
颜面扫地 顏面掃地 yán miàn sǎo dì lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
就地正法 就地正法 jiù dì zhèng fǎ to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the spot Idiom ∼HSK 4
三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance Idiom ∼HSK 4
来者不拒 來者不拒 lái zhě bù jù to refuse nobody (idiom); all comers welcome Idiom ∼HSK 4
来日方长 來日方長 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there Idiom ∼HSK 4
大摇大摆 大搖大擺 dà yáo dà bǎi to strut; swaggering Idiom ∼HSK 4
面不改色 面不改色 miàn bù gǎi sè (idiom) not bat an eyelid Idiom ∼HSK 4
落叶归根 落葉歸根 Luò yè guī gēn Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by, starring Idiom ∼HSK 4
多此一举 多此一舉 duō cǐ yī jǔ to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily Idiom ∼HSK 4
山明水秀 山明水秀 shān míng shuǐ xiù lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom); fig. enchanting scenery Idiom ∼HSK 4
七零八落 七零八落 qī líng bā luò (idiom) everything broken and in disorder Idiom ∼HSK 4
日落西山 日落西山 rì luò xī shān the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end; fig. time of decline; the end of an era; Sic transit gloria mundi Idiom ∼HSK 4
无地自容 無地自容 wú dì zì róng (idiom) ashamed and unable to show one's face Idiom ∼HSK 4
杞人忧天 杞人憂天 Qǐ rén - yōu tiān lit. like the man of who feared the sky would fall (idiom); fig. to entertain groundless fears Idiom ∼HSK 4
搬弄是非 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief Idiom ∼HSK 4
五体投地 五體投地 wǔ tǐ tóu dì to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb Idiom ∼HSK 4
皇天不负苦心人 皇天不負苦心人 Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually. Idiom ∼HSK 4
长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom); fig. the new is constantly replacing the old; each new generation excels the previous; (of things) to be constantly evolving Idiom ∼HSK 4
金童玉女 金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom); attendants of the Daoist immortals; fig. lovely young children; a golden couple; (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple Idiom ∼HSK 4
言而有信 言而有信 yán ér yǒu xìn to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word Idiom ∼HSK 4
死气沉沉 死氣沉沉 sǐ qì chén chén dead atmosphere; lifeless; spiritless Idiom ∼HSK 4
落花流水 落花流水 luò huā liú shuǐ to be in a sorry state; to be utterly defeated Idiom ∼HSK 4
发奋图强 發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better; to pull one's socks up Idiom ∼HSK 4
五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè multicolored; every color under the sun Idiom HSK 4
好色 好色 hào sè to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
怪事 怪事 guài shì strange thing; curious occurrence Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无心 無心 wú xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无法无天 無法無天 wú fǎ - wú tiān (idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
力大无穷 力大無窮 lì dà wú qióng extraordinary strength; super strong; strong as an ox Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4