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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有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 xì jiáo màn yàn to eat slowly (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
畅通无阻 暢通無阻 chàng tōng wú zǔ (idiom) unobstructed and free-flowing; clear and unimpeded passage Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
难缠 難纏 nán chán (usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一家之主 一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; head of the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作多情 自作多情 zì zuò - duō qíng to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
原原本本 原原本本 yuán yuán běn běn from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact; literal Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
狗咬吕洞宾 狗咬呂洞賓 gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn lit. a dog bites Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals (xiehouyu); fig. to wrong a kind benefactor; to bite the hand that feeds you Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
屈打成招 屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo to obtain confessions under torture Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
斗气 鬥氣 dòu qì to have a grudge against Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不义之财 不義之財 bù yì zhī cái ill-gotten wealth or gains Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
倚老卖老 倚老賣老 yǐ lǎo - mài lǎo (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
天外有天 天外有天 tiān wài yǒu tiān lit. beyond the sky there is another sky (idiom); fig. there is always someone better; the world is wider than you think Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有情人 有情人 yǒu qíng rén lovers Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
破天荒 破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented; for the first time; never before; first ever Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自讨没趣 自討沒趣 zì tǎo méi qù to invite a snub; to court a rebuff Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拖拖拉拉 拖拖拉拉 tuō tuō lā lā to procrastinate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自找麻烦 自找麻煩 zì zhǎo má fan to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎扯 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
窝囊废 窩囊廢 wō nang fèi (coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不近人情 不近人情 bù jìn - rén qíng (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
天知地知 天知地知 tiān zhī dì zhī lit. Heaven knows, Earth knows (idiom); fig. a secret known to no one else; everyone knows in their heart Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
各有所长 各有所長 gè yǒu suǒ chéng each has their own strengths (idiom); everyone has something they excel at Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
成人之美 成人之美 chéng rén zhī měi (idiom) to help others fulfill their good wishes; to help bring about a good outcome for someone Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
各奔东西 各奔東西 gè bèn dōng xī to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1] Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
金口玉言 金口玉言 jīn kǒu yù yán lit. words of gold and jade (idiom); fig. a pronouncement that cannot be retracted; the word of an emperor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression); to concede defeat; to play second fiddle Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
命根子 命根子 mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom); fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
恶人先告状 惡人先告狀 è rén xiān gào zhuàng the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
借题发挥 借題發揮 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
捣蛋 搗蛋 dǎo dàn to cause trouble; to stir up trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
志同道合 志同道合 zhì tóng - dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘴馋 嘴饞 zuǐ chán gluttonous; ravenous Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
假仁假义 假仁假義 jiǎ rén jiǎ yì hypocrisy; pretended righteousness Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
无理取闹 無理取鬧 wú lǐ qǔ nào to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative Xiehouyu HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老娘 老孃 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
娃儿 娃兒 wá ér children (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
逆天 逆天 nì tiān (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order; (coll.) extraordinary; incredible Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
惹毛 惹毛 rě máo (coll.) to irritate; to annoy; to piss sb off Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
瞎掰 瞎掰 xiā bāi (coll.) to talk nonsense; to fool around Colloquialism ∼HSK 6