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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心心相印 心心相印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit 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
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
孔武有力 孔武有力 kǒng wǔ yǒu lì courageous and strong (idiom); Herculean (physique etc) 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
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
苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán - cán chuǎn (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door Idiom ∼HSK 6
笨嘴拙舌 笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé clumsy in speech; poor speaker 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
出神入化 出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement 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
亲如手足 親如手足 qīn rú shǒu zú as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship Idiom ∼HSK 6
花枝招展 花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dressed (woman) Idiom ∼HSK 6
卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn - cháng dǎn lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue, in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge Idiom ∼HSK 6
落井下石 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down Idiom ∼HSK 6
精诚所至 精誠所至 jīng chéng suǒ zhì no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
忧心忡忡 憂心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有钱能使鬼推磨 有錢能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom); fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks Idiom ∼HSK 6
上梁不正下梁歪 上樑不正下樑歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices Idiom ∼HSK 6
树欲静而风不止 樹欲靜而風不止 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom); fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not Idiom ∼HSK 6
画虎不成反类犬 畫虎不成反類犬 huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom); to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it Idiom ∼HSK 6
孤魂野鬼 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom); person who has no family or friends to rely on Idiom ∼HSK 6
一手遮天 一手遮天 yī shǒu zhē tiān lit. to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses Idiom ∼HSK 6
赤子之心 赤子之心 chì zǐ zhī xīn pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere Idiom ∼HSK 6
良辰吉日 良辰吉日 liáng chén jí rì fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity Idiom ∼HSK 6
誓不两立 誓不兩立 shì bù liǎng lì the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints Idiom ∼HSK 6
凶神恶煞 兇神惡煞 xiōng shén - è shà (idiom) fiends; devils; monsters Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck Idiom ∼HSK 6
吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences Idiom ∼HSK 6
打家劫舍 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè to break into a house for robbery (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
以牙还牙 以牙還牙 yǐ yá huán yá a tooth for a tooth (retaliation) Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑浑噩噩 渾渾噩噩 hún hún - è è (idiom) muddleheaded Idiom ∼HSK 6
混水摸鱼 混水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain; also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼 Idiom ∼HSK 6
精神抖擞 精神抖擻 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm; full of energy; con brio Idiom ∼HSK 6
龙蛇混杂 龍蛇混雜 lóng shé hùn zá lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom); fig. a mix of good people and scumbags Idiom ∼HSK 6
百感交集 百感交集 bǎi gǎn jiāo jí all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart Idiom ∼HSK 6
转弯抹角 轉彎抹角 zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush Idiom ∼HSK 6
鱼龙混杂 魚龍混雜 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk Idiom ∼HSK 6
因小失大 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chù - féng shēng (idiom) to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
洋洋洒洒 洋洋灑灑 yáng yáng sǎ sǎ voluminous; flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
以礼相待 以禮相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài to treat sb with due respect (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
铸成大错 鑄成大錯 zhù chéng dà cuò to make a serious mistake (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
滑天下之大稽 滑天下之大稽 huá tiān xià zhī dà jī to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
天机不可泄漏 天機不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed; I am not at liberty to inform you. Idiom ∼HSK 6
得意洋洋 得意洋洋 dé yì yáng yáng joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly; an air of complacency Idiom ∼HSK 6
知子莫若父 知子莫若父 zhī zǐ mò ruò fù nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6