New Legend of Madame White Snake

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Xu Xian Learns His Wife's True Origin

S1E21 · 许仙知娘子身世 xǔ xiān zhī niángzǐ shēnshì

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知书达礼 知書達禮 zhī shū dá lǐ (idiom) well-educated and well-mannered; cultured and courteous Idiom ∼HSK 7
绘声绘影 繪聲繪影 huì shēng huì yǐng to describe vividly; to give a graphic, lifelike account (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
面目狰狞 面目猙獰 miàn mù zhēng níng with a ferocious, hideous expression (idiom); savage-looking; fierce and menacing Idiom ∼HSK 7
束手就缚 束手就縛 shù shǒu jiù fù to fold one's hands and submit to capture (idiom); to surrender without a struggle Idiom ∼HSK 7
日月无光 日月無光 rì yuè wú guāng lit. the sun and moon lose their light (idiom); fig. a dark, calamitous time; darkness reigns Idiom ∼HSK 7
慌慌张张 慌慌張張 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng (idiom) flustered and panicky; in a frantic, hurried state Idiom ∼HSK 7
万无一失 萬無一失 wàn wú yī shī surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ easy; with no difficulty Idiom HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation HSK 7
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided HSK 7
取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience HSK 7
气魄 氣魄 qì pò spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude HSK 7
敢情 敢情 gǎn qing actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles HSK 7
难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it HSK 7
气馁 氣餒 qì něi to be discouraged HSK 7
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief HSK 7
鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
常理 常理 cháng lǐ common sense; conventional reasoning and morals HSK 7
眼界 眼界 yǎn jiè ken; scope HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
惊动 驚動 jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu simple and crude HSK 7
机智 機智 jī zhì quick-witted; resourceful HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
铸造 鑄造 zhù zào to cast (pour metal into a mold) HSK 7
寺庙 寺廟 sì miào temple; monastery; shrine HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
偷看 偷看 tōu kàn to peep; to peek; to steal a glance HSK 7
能耐 能耐 néng nài ability; capability HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
炭 炭 tàn wood charcoal; coal HSK 7
夸大 誇大 kuā dà to exaggerate HSK 7
锋利 鋒利 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
过早 過早 guò zǎo premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
结识 結識 jié shí to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7