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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Vocabulary

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起死回生 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery Idiom ∼HSK 3
束手就擒 束手就擒 shù shǒu - jiù qín lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom); fig. to surrender without a fight Idiom ∼HSK 3
生老病死 生老病死 shēng - lǎo - bìng - sǐ lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom); fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality) Idiom ∼HSK 3
光明正大 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open Idiom ∼HSK 3
冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal; fig. cold-hearted person Idiom ∼HSK 3
夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
深更半夜 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn to have an ulterior motive (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom); (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative; unconstrained in style Idiom ∼HSK 3
万不得已 萬不得已 wàn bù dé yǐ only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort Idiom ∼HSK 3
世风日下 世風日下 shì fēng rì xià public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
手忙脚乱 手忙腳亂 shǒu máng - jiǎo luàn (idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered Idiom ∼HSK 3
心直口快 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom); straight speaking; to say what one thinks Idiom ∼HSK 3
一字千金 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect; each word is highly valued Idiom ∼HSK 3
防不胜防 防不勝防 fáng bù shèng fáng (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent Idiom ∼HSK 3
朝思暮想 朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng to yearn for sth day and night (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
不知死活 不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó to act recklessly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
水性杨花 水性楊花 shuǐ xìng yáng huā fickle (woman) Idiom ∼HSK 3
你死我活 你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist Idiom ∼HSK 3
区区小事 區區小事 qū qū xiǎo shì trivial matter; trifle Idiom ∼HSK 3
所见所闻 所見所聞 suǒ jiàn suǒ wén what one hears and sees (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
过目不忘 過目不忘 guò mù bù wàng to have a highly retentive memory; to have sth imprinted in one's memory Idiom ∼HSK 3
一语道破 一語道破 yī yǔ dào pò one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct Idiom ∼HSK 3
千刀万剐 千刀萬剮 qiān dāo - wàn guǎ (idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times) Idiom ∼HSK 3
十万火急 十萬火急 shí wàn huǒ jí most urgent; posthaste; express Idiom ∼HSK 3
人心不古 人心不古 rén xīn - bù gǔ (idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times Idiom ∼HSK 3
双管齐下 雙管齊下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time; to attack one problem from two angles at the same time Idiom ∼HSK 3
猪朋狗友 豬朋狗友 zhū péng gǒu yǒu dissolute companions; disreputable comrades Idiom ∼HSK 3
换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only; a change in form but not in substance Idiom ∼HSK 3
一生一世 一生一世 yī shēng yī shì a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life Idiom ∼HSK 3
坐吃山空 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom); fig. to spend one's money without generating any income Idiom ∼HSK 3
春风满面 春風滿面 chūn fēng mǎn miàn pleasantly smiling; radiant with happiness Idiom ∼HSK 3
百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression Idiom ∼HSK 3
心力交瘁 心力交瘁 xīn lì jiāo cuì to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
乐不思蜀 樂不思蜀 lè bù sī Shǔ indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
知人知面不知心 知人知面不知心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
不到黄河心不死 不到黃河心不死 bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left Idiom ∼HSK 3
流芳百世 流芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom); to leave a mark for generations to come Idiom ∼HSK 3
真相大白 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear Idiom ∼HSK 3
平易近人 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing; modest and unassuming; (of writing) plain and simple; easy to understand Idiom ∼HSK 3
心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.); to have ants in one's pants; hyperactive; adventurous and uncontrollable Idiom ∼HSK 3
心上人 心上人 xīn shàng rén sweetheart; one's beloved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
没救 沒救 méi jiù hopeless; incurable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
死路一条 死路一條 sǐ lù yī tiáo (idiom) dead end; road to ruin Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
强人所难 強人所難 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
送死 送死 sòng sǐ to throw away one's life Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
找死 找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death; to take a big risk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
管不着 管不著 guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
不值得 不值得 bù zhí de unworthy Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
乱抓 亂抓 luàn zhuā to claw wildly; to scratch frantically; to arrest people indiscriminately Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3