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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豺狼虎豹 豺狼虎豹 chái - láng - hǔ - bào lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom); fig. nasty, cruel people Idiom ∼HSK 6
略知皮毛 略知皮毛 lüè zhī pí máo slight knowledge of sth; superficial acquaintance with a subject; a smattering Idiom ∼HSK 6
乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom); fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears Idiom ∼HSK 6
心心相印 心心相印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit Idiom ∼HSK 6
一命呜呼 一命嗚呼 yī mìng wū hū to die (idiom); to breathe one's last; to give up the ghost Idiom ∼HSK 6
秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather Idiom ∼HSK 6
孔武有力 孔武有力 kǒng wǔ yǒu lì courageous and strong (idiom); Herculean (physique etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom); fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face 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
笨嘴拙舌 笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé clumsy in speech; poor speaker Idiom ∼HSK 6
勉为其难 勉為其難 miǎn wéi qí nán to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly Idiom ∼HSK 6
福如东海 福如東海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
河水不犯井水 河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.; Mind your own business. Idiom ∼HSK 6
心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak Idiom ∼HSK 6
十之八九 十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority Idiom ∼HSK 6
千娇百媚 千嬌百媚 qiān jiāo - bǎi mèi (idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming Idiom ∼HSK 6
分文不取 分文不取 fēn wén bù qǔ to give for free Idiom ∼HSK 6
悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time Idiom ∼HSK 6
乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse Idiom ∼HSK 6
肝肠寸断 肝腸寸斷 gān cháng cùn duàn lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom); fig. grief-stricken Idiom ∼HSK 6
聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming - líng lì (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted Idiom ∼HSK 6
迷魂阵 迷魂陣 mí hún zhèn stratagem to trap sb; to bewitch and trap Idiom ∼HSK 6
人云亦云 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd Idiom ∼HSK 6
畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to hold forth to one's heart's content Idiom ∼HSK 6
万寿无疆 萬壽無疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live Idiom ∼HSK 6
耀武扬威 耀武揚威 yào wǔ yáng wēi to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster Idiom ∼HSK 6
天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another Idiom ∼HSK 6
未卜先知 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī predictable; sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant Idiom ∼HSK 6
洞房花烛 洞房花燭 dòng fáng huā zhú bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
不知好歹 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions Idiom ∼HSK 6
居心不良 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy) Idiom ∼HSK 6
慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion Idiom ∼HSK 6
八拜之交 八拜之交 bā bài zhī jiāo sworn brotherhood; intimate friendship Idiom ∼HSK 6
不同凡响 不同凡響 bù tóng fán xiǎng lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run Idiom ∼HSK 6
一命归西 一命歸西 yī mìng guī xī to die (idiom); to breathe one's last; to give up the ghost Idiom ∼HSK 6
邪门歪道 邪門歪道 xié mén wāi dào lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices; crooked methods; dishonesty Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛊惑人心 蠱惑人心 gǔ huò rén xīn to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom); to resort to demagogy Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
生灵涂炭 生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài - shēng zhī (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to Idiom ∼HSK 6
易如反掌 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all Idiom ∼HSK 6
不费吹灰之力 不費吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease Idiom ∼HSK 6
大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
炉火纯青 爐火純青 lú huǒ - chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom); fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection Idiom ∼HSK 6