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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贼窝 賊窩 zéi wō thieves' lair ∼HSK 6
图谋不轨 圖謀不軌 tú móu bù guǐ to plot wrongdoing; to harbor sinister intentions; to scheme treacherously (idiom) ∼HSK 6
万劫不复 萬劫不復 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation; with no hope of reprieve ∼HSK 6
何以见得 何以見得 hé yǐ jiàn dé how can one be sure? ∼HSK 6
磨磨蹭蹭 磨磨蹭蹭 mó mó cèng cèng to dillydally; slow-going ∼HSK 6
上坟 上墳 shàng fén to visit a grave ∼HSK 6
窥伺 窺伺 kuī sì to spy upon; to lie in wait for (an opportunity) ∼HSK 6
不辱使命 不辱使命 bù rǔ shǐ mìng to complete a mission with honor; to fulfill one's duty without disgrace (idiom) ∼HSK 6
搞砸 搞砸 gǎo zá to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil ∼HSK 6
昏过去 昏過去 hūn guo qu to faint ∼HSK 6
惹是生非 惹是生非 rě shì shēng fēi to stir up trouble ∼HSK 6
临走 臨走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6
闭着 閉著 bì zhe closed ∼HSK 6
心灰意冷 心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng discouraged; downhearted ∼HSK 6
看不惯 看不慣 kàn bu guàn cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove ∼HSK 6
俐落 俐落 lì luo variant of ∼HSK 6
无以为报 無以為報 wú yǐ wéi bào unable to return the favor ∼HSK 6
不吝赐教 不吝賜教 bù lìn cì jiào to be so kind as to enlighten me ∼HSK 6
膜拜 膜拜 mó bài to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level; to worship ∼HSK 6
姨夫 姨夫 yí fu mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister ∼HSK 6
刀下留人 刀下留人 dāo xià liú rén spare him from the blade! (idiom); stay the executioner's hand; a last-minute reprieve ∼HSK 6
新郎倌 新郎倌 xīn láng guān bridegroom; groom ∼HSK 6
古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng - jīng guài (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky ∼HSK 6
开脱罪责 開脫罪責 kāi tuō zuì zé to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate ∼HSK 6
不肖 不肖 bù xiào (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy ∼HSK 6
出言不逊 出言不遜 chū yán bù xùn to speak rudely ∼HSK 6
与人为善 與人為善 yǔ rén wéi shàn to be of service to others; to help others; benevolent ∼HSK 6
滥好人 濫好人 làn hǎo rén sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone ∼HSK 6
视若无睹 視若無睹 shì ruò wú dǔ to turn a blind eye to ∼HSK 6
满门抄斩 滿門抄斬 mǎn mén chāo zhǎn to execute the whole family and confiscate their property ∼HSK 6
妙用 妙用 miào yòng to use (sth) in an ingenious way; marvelously effective use ∼HSK 6
奥妙 奧妙 ào miào marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder ∼HSK 6
扮猪吃老虎 扮豬吃老虎 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory; barbarian ∼HSK 6
怪力乱神 怪力亂神 guài lì luàn shén prodigies, feats of strength, disorder and spirits (idiom, from Confucius); the supernatural and uncanny that the wise do not discuss ∼HSK 6
惨叫 慘叫 cǎn jiào to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek ∼HSK 6
传宗接代 傳宗接代 chuán zōng jiē dài to carry on one's ancestral line ∼HSK 6
好恶 好惡 hào wù lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste ∼HSK 6
押租 押租 yā zū rent deposit ∼HSK 6
于事无补 於事無補 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful; useless ∼HSK 6
费唇舌 費唇舌 fèi chún shé to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining ∼HSK 6
以儆效尤 以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others ∼HSK 6
据为己有 據為己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu (idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate ∼HSK 6
酷刑折磨 酷刑折磨 kù xíng zhé mó torture and cruel treatment ∼HSK 6
前嫌 前嫌 qián xián former hatred; bygone enmity ∼HSK 6
耍嘴皮子 耍嘴皮子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk ∼HSK 6
赚回来 賺回來 zhuàn huí lai to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc) ∼HSK 6
素昧平生 素昧平生 sù mèi - píng shēng (idiom) to have never met sb before; entirely unacquainted ∼HSK 6
自叹不如 自嘆不如 zì tàn bù rú to consider oneself as being not as good as the others ∼HSK 6