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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难以捉摸 難以捉摸 nán yǐ zhuō mō elusive; hard to pin down; enigmatic ∼HSK 6
平地起风波 平地起風波 píng dì qǐ fēng bō trouble appearing from nowhere; unforeseen situation ∼HSK 6
不可告人 不可告人 bù kě gào rén to be kept secret; not to be divulged ∼HSK 6
故态复萌 故態復萌 gù tài fù méng to revert to old ways ∼HSK 6
理所不容 理所不容 lǐ suǒ bù róng not permitted by reason or principle (idiom); morally intolerable; against all that is right ∼HSK 6
溟蒙 溟濛 míng méng drizzling; gloomy; dim; obscure ∼HSK 6
何首乌 何首烏 hé shǒu wū Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum); fleeceflower root ∼HSK 6
喘不过气来 喘不過氣來 chuǎn bu guò qì lái to be unable to breathe ∼HSK 6
吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài to eat from one bowl while helping the other side (idiom); to betray one's own people for outsiders ∼HSK 6
并蒂莲 並蒂蓮 bìng dì lián lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk; fig. a devoted married couple ∼HSK 6
杂耍 雜耍 zá shuǎ a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling ∼HSK 6
杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune ∼HSK 6
浑如 渾如 hún rú very similar ∼HSK 6
天伦 天倫 tiān lún family bonds; ethical family relations ∼HSK 6
父债子还 父債子還 fù zhài zǐ huán a son should repay his father's debts (idiom); a child inherits the parent's obligations ∼HSK 6
和睦相处 和睦相處 hé mù xiāng chǔ to live in harmony; to get along with each other ∼HSK 6
稀奇古怪 稀奇古怪 xī qí - gǔ guài (idiom) crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange ∼HSK 6
不足为外人道 不足為外人道 bù zú wèi wài rén dào (idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves; also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4] ∼HSK 6
金榜题名 金榜題名 jīn bǎng tí míng to win top marks in the imperial examinations ∼HSK 6
气喘 氣喘 qì chuǎn to gasp for breath; asthma ∼HSK 6
螳螂 螳螂 táng láng mantis; praying mantis ∼HSK 6
娶亲 娶親 qǔ qīn to take a wife ∼HSK 6
嫁女 嫁女 jià nǚ to marry off a daughter ∼HSK 6
天麻 天麻 tiān má Gastrodia elata (botany) ∼HSK 6
造谣中伤 造謠中傷 zào yáo zhòng shāng to spread rumors and slander; to defame and vilify (idiom) ∼HSK 6
招是惹非 招是惹非 zhāo shì rě fēi to stir up trouble; to provoke disputes; to court trouble (idiom) ∼HSK 6
铜铃 銅鈴 tóng líng bell made of copper or bronze ∼HSK 6
情伤 情傷 qíng shāng romantic heartbreak ∼HSK 6
百结愁肠 百結愁腸 bǎi jié chóu cháng lit. a hundred knots of grieving guts (idiom); fig. weighed down by sorrow; heartbroken ∼HSK 6
出巡 出巡 chū xún to go on an inspection tour ∼HSK 6
新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite; the latest thing; darling (of the market or the media etc) ∼HSK 6
此风不可长 此風不可長 cǐ fēng bù kě zhǎng this trend must not be allowed to spread (idiom); such a tendency cannot be encouraged ∼HSK 6
通风报信 通風報信 tōng fēng bào xìn to tip off; to leak information; to secretly pass on intelligence (idiom) ∼HSK 6
愚弄 愚弄 yú nòng to make a fool out of; to fool; to dupe ∼HSK 6
拔除 拔除 bá chú to pull out; to remove ∼HSK 6
御赐 御賜 yù cì to be bestowed by the emperor ∼HSK 6
置喙 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion; to comment (on the issue); to have a say (in the matter) ∼HSK 6
昏倒 昏倒 hūn dǎo to faint ∼HSK 6
有心无力 有心無力 yǒu xīn wú lì willing but unable; the spirit is willing but the strength is lacking (idiom) ∼HSK 6
不提也罢 不提也罷 bù tí yě bà best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it ∼HSK 6
更名改姓 更名改姓 gèng míng gǎi xìng to change one's name and surname (idiom); to take on a new identity ∼HSK 6
平心静气 平心靜氣 píng xīn jìng qì calm and composed; even-tempered; to keep cool and collected (idiom) ∼HSK 6
父母亲 父母親 fù mǔ qīn parents ∼HSK 6
心胸狭窄 心胸狹窄 xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi (idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous ∼HSK 6
诛灭 誅滅 zhū miè to wipe out; to exterminate ∼HSK 6
忠臣 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official ∼HSK 6
最善 最善 zuì shàn optimal; the best ∼HSK 6
强撑 強撐 qiǎng chēng to use all one's willpower (to do sth); to hang in there ∼HSK 6
排除异己 排除異己 pái chú yì jǐ to get rid of those who disagree; to purge dissenters and rivals (idiom) ∼HSK 6
延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life ∼HSK 6