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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劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor; corvée (labor required of a serf); animal labor ∼HSK 6
前所未见 前所未見 qián suǒ wèi jiàn unprecedented; never seen before ∼HSK 6
劈开 劈開 pī kāi to cleave; to split open; to spread open (fingers, legs) ∼HSK 6
点穴 點穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also ∼HSK 6
庸医 庸醫 yōng yī quack; charlatan ∼HSK 6
善因 善因 shàn yīn (Buddhism) good karma ∼HSK 6
当场出丑 當場出醜 dāng chǎng chū chǒu to make a fool of oneself in public (idiom); to be publicly humiliated ∼HSK 6
赴会 赴會 fù huì to go to a meeting ∼HSK 6
地摊 地攤 dì tān roadside stall ∼HSK 6
宏旨 宏旨 hóng zhǐ gist; main idea ∼HSK 6
陋规 陋規 lòu guī objectionable practices ∼HSK 6
偏颇 偏頗 piān pō biased; partial ∼HSK 6
人算不如天算 人算不如天算 rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn man proposes, God disposes (idiom); one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events ∼HSK 6
自有公论 自有公論 zì yǒu gōng lùn there will naturally be a fair public verdict (idiom); the public will judge fairly; let public opinion decide ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
私偏 私偏 sī piān selfish preference ∼HSK 6
白跑一趟 白跑一趟 bái pǎo yī tàng to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase ∼HSK 6
作罢 作罷 zuò bà to drop (subject etc) ∼HSK 6
白日青天 白日青天 bái rì qīng tiān broad daylight and clear sky (idiom); in plain sight; openly; (fig.) just and aboveboard ∼HSK 6
漩涡 漩渦 xuán wō whirlpool; eddy; vortex; (fig.) maelstrom ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6
日夜兼程 日夜兼程 rì yè jiān chéng to travel day and night ∼HSK 6
市镇 市鎮 shì zhèn small town ∼HSK 6
粉刷 粉刷 fěn shuā to paint; to whitewash; emulsion; plaster ∼HSK 6
扎针 扎針 zhā zhēn to give or have an acupuncture treatment ∼HSK 6
还清 還清 huán qīng to pay back in full; to redeem a debt ∼HSK 6
恩慈 恩慈 ēn cí bestowed kindness ∼HSK 6
遵奉 遵奉 zūn fèng to conform; to obey faithfully ∼HSK 6
心腹大患 心腹大患 xīn fù dà huàn a deadly peril close at hand (idiom); a serious hidden danger; a grave threat from within ∼HSK 6
挥之不去 揮之不去 huī zhī bù qù impossible to get rid of ∼HSK 6
有感而发 有感而發 yǒu gǎn ér fā (idiom) to speak from the heart ∼HSK 6
自寻死路 自尋死路 zì xún sǐ lù to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom); to bring about one's own destruction ∼HSK 6
潜逃无踪 潛逃無蹤 qián táo wú zōng to abscond without leaving a trace (idiom) ∼HSK 6
仰不愧天 仰不愧天 yǎng bù kuì tiān to look up without shame to Heaven (idiom); to have a clear conscience; blameless ∼HSK 6
天涯若比邻 天涯若比鄰 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away ∼HSK 6
四海皆兄弟 四海皆兄弟 sì hǎi jiē xiōng dì all men within the four seas are brothers (idiom, from the Analects); all people are kin; universal brotherhood ∼HSK 6
一席话 一席話 yī xí huà the content of a conversation; words; remarks ∼HSK 6
不畏强权 不畏強權 bù wèi qiáng quán not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence ∼HSK 6
打地铺 打地鋪 dǎ dì pù to make one's bed on the floor ∼HSK 6
旗号 旗號 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore ∼HSK 6
损兵折将 損兵折將 sǔn bīng zhé jiàng to lose soldiers and generals (idiom); to suffer heavy military losses; to be soundly defeated ∼HSK 6
正直无私 正直無私 zhèng zhí wú sī upright and selfless (idiom); honest and impartial; fair-minded ∼HSK 6
财不露白 財不露白 cái bù lù bái don't flaunt your wealth (idiom); keep your money out of sight to avoid trouble ∼HSK 6
烙印 烙印 lào yìn to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma ∼HSK 6
说废话 說廢話 shuō fèi huà to talk nonsense; to bullshit ∼HSK 6
统辖 統轄 tǒng xiá to govern; to have complete control over; to be in command of ∼HSK 6
燮理阴阳 燮理陰陽 xiè lǐ yīn yáng to harmonize yin and yang (idiom); to govern and bring order (esp. of a prime minister's role) ∼HSK 6
神志不清 神志不清 shén zhì bù qīng to be delirious; to be mentally confused ∼HSK 6
兜揽 兜攬 dōu lǎn to canvas (for customers); to solicit; to advertise; to drum up; sales pitch; to take on (a task) ∼HSK 6
女中豪杰 女中豪傑 nǚ zhōng háo jié a heroine among women (idiom); an outstanding, courageous woman ∼HSK 6