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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忠心耿耿 忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true Idiom ∼HSK 6
扭转乾坤 扭轉乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around Idiom ∼HSK 6
牵强附会 牽強附會 qiān qiǎng fù huì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
畏首畏尾 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing Idiom ∼HSK 6
罪恶滔天 罪惡滔天 zuì è - tāo tiān (idiom) to have committed heinous crimes Idiom ∼HSK 6
热锅上的蚂蚁 熱鍋上的螞蟻 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated Idiom ∼HSK 6
滔天大罪 滔天大罪 tāo tiān dà zuì heinous crime 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
探囊取物 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie; in the bag 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
精神恍惚 精神恍惚 jīng shén - huǎng hū (idiom) absent-minded; in a trance 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
肃然起敬 肅然起敬 sù rán qǐ jìng to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom) 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
唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent 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
逢凶化吉 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account 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
同床共枕 同床共枕 tóng chuáng gòng zhěn to share the bed; (fig.) to be married Idiom ∼HSK 6
海水不可斗量 海水不可斗量 hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng lit. the sea cannot be measured by the peck (idiom); fig. don't underestimate someone by appearances; great things can't be measured trivially 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
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
心如刀割 心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom); to be torn with grief 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
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
功成名就 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù to win success and recognition (idiom) 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
吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
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
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
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
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
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