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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失魂落魄 失魂落魄 shī hún - luò pò (idiom) dazed; beside oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
滔天大罪 滔天大罪 tāo tiān dà zuì heinous crime Idiom ∼HSK 6
恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
庞然大物 龐然大物 páng rán - dà wù (idiom) huge object; colossus Idiom ∼HSK 6
妄自菲薄 妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó to be unduly humble (idiom); to undervalue oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
横生枝节 橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil; replete with vice; guilty of monstrous crimes Idiom ∼HSK 6
不求甚解 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview; not bothered with the details; superficial; content with shallow understanding Idiom ∼HSK 6
振振有辞 振振有辭 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions; also written 振振有詞|振振有词 Idiom ∼HSK 6
三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
天花乱坠 天花亂墜 tiān huā - luàn zhuì lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype Idiom ∼HSK 6
听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān - yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck Idiom ∼HSK 6
归心似箭 歸心似箭 guī xīn sì jiàn with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
真金不怕火炼 真金不怕火煉 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn True gold fears no fire. (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
海水不可斗量 海水不可斗量 hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng 海: sea, ocean; maritime · 水: water, liquid, lotion, juice · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 可: may, can, -able; possibly · 斗: Chinese peck; liquid measure · 量: measure, quantity, capacity Idiom ∼HSK 6
杯弓蛇影 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful Idiom ∼HSK 6
眼不见为净 眼不見為淨 yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
欲言又止 欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate Idiom ∼HSK 6
打肿脸充胖子 打腫臉充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities Idiom ∼HSK 6
粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy Idiom ∼HSK 6
空穴来风 空穴來風 kōng xué lái fēng lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim) Idiom ∼HSK 6
事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).; It is water under the bridge. Idiom ∼HSK 6
假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position Idiom ∼HSK 6
离经叛道 離經叛道 lí jīng pàn dào to rebel against orthodoxy; to depart from established practices Idiom ∼HSK 6
疑难杂症 疑難雜症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases Idiom ∼HSK 6
万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened Idiom ∼HSK 6
依样画葫芦 依樣畫葫蘆 yī yàng huà hú lu lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality Idiom ∼HSK 6
无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason; no smoke without fire Idiom ∼HSK 6
唉声叹气 唉聲嘆氣 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom); to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair Idiom ∼HSK 6
指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐ sāng mà huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; fig. to scold sb indirectly; to make oblique accusations (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
特立独行 特立獨行 tè lì dú xíng to be unconventional; independence of action Idiom ∼HSK 6
旁观者清 旁觀者清 páng guān zhě qīng an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
八字没一撇 八字沒一撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom); fig. things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet Idiom ∼HSK 6
语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech; to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
为非作歹 為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret Idiom ∼HSK 6
一笔勾销 一筆勾銷 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke Idiom ∼HSK 6
冷嘲热讽 冷嘲熱諷 lěng cháo rè fěng frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule Idiom ∼HSK 6
漏网之鱼 漏網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom); fig. sb or sth that slips through the net Idiom ∼HSK 6
多愁善感 多愁善感 duō chóu - shàn gǎn (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy Idiom ∼HSK 6
守口如瓶 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breathing a word Idiom ∼HSK 6
苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door Idiom ∼HSK 6
甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery Idiom ∼HSK 6
钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs Idiom ∼HSK 6
军令如山 軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom); a military order must be obeyed Idiom ∼HSK 6
游刃有余 遊刃有餘 yóu rèn yǒu yú handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily Idiom ∼HSK 6
闷闷不乐 悶悶不樂 mèn mèn bù lè depressed; sulky; moody; unhappy Idiom ∼HSK 6
得意忘形 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure; beside oneself with joy Idiom ∼HSK 6
出神入化 出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement Idiom ∼HSK 6
亲如手足 親如手足 qīn rú shǒu zú as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship Idiom ∼HSK 6