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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直截了当 直截了當 zhí jié liǎo dàng direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward Idiom ∼HSK 6
老当益壮 老當益壯 lǎo dāng yì zhuàng old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years Idiom ∼HSK 6
杀气腾腾 殺氣騰騰 shā qì téng téng ferocious; murderous-looking Idiom ∼HSK 6
以权谋私 以權謀私 yǐ quán móu sī to use one's position for personal gain (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
琼楼玉宇 瓊樓玉宇 qióng lóu yù yǔ bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling Idiom ∼HSK 6
善财难舍 善財難捨 shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly Idiom ∼HSK 6
贫无立锥 貧無立錐 pín wú lì zhuī not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute Idiom ∼HSK 6
独占鳌头 獨占鰲頭 dú zhàn - áo tóu (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champ Idiom ∼HSK 6
杀风景 殺風景 shā fēng jǐng variant of Idiom ∼HSK 6
安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
迷迷糊糊 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
平白无故 平白無故 píng bái - wú gù (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
上吐下泻 上吐下瀉 shàng tù xià xiè to vomit and have diarrhea Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
非同小可 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important; no small matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高攀不上 高攀不上 gāo pān bù shàng to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
双喜临门 雙喜臨門 shuāng xǐ lín mén two simultaneous happy events in the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
弄巧成拙 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
小事一桩 小事一樁 xiǎo shì yī zhuāng trivial matter; a piece of cake Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
鬼迷心窍 鬼迷心竅 guǐ mí xīn qiào to be obsessed; to be possessed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
唠唠叨叨 嘮嘮叨叨 láo lao dāo dāo to chatter; to babble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡扯 胡扯 hú chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
开眼界 開眼界 kāi yǎn jiè to broaden one's horizons Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
断子绝孙 斷子絕孫 duàn zǐ jué sūn to die without progeny; (offensive) may you die childless; may you be the last of your family line Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大功告成 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高攀 高攀 gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
在劫难逃 在劫難逃 zài jié nán táo lit. caught in a predestined calamity, hard to escape (idiom); fig. doomed by fate; inescapable disaster Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò - zhǔ zhāng (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
势利眼 勢利眼 shì li yǎn snobbish; a snob Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装蒜 裝蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不能自拔 不能自拔 bù néng zì bá unable to extricate oneself (from vice, temptation or trouble) (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 ní pú sà guò jiāng lit. a clay Bodhisattva fording a river — can't even save itself (idiom); fig. unable to protect oneself, let alone others Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
兜圈子 兜圈子 dōu quān zi to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
人各有志 人各有志 rén gè yǒu zhì each person has their own aspirations (idiom); everyone is entitled to their own ambitions and choices Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
幕后操纵 幕後操縱 mù hòu cāo zòng to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull the strings Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
砸锅 砸鍋 zá guō to fail Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
莫须有 莫須有 mò xū yǒu groundless; baseless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作自受 自作自受 zì zuò - zì shòu (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
懒人 懶人 lǎn rén lazy person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
光棍 光棍 guāng gùn gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
怪胎 怪胎 guài tāi freak; abnormal embryo; fetus with deformity Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6