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Bewitched Xu Xian Hunts Demons

S1E5 · 受蛊惑许仙捉妖 shòu gǔhuò xǔ xiān zhuō yāo

HSK 1

5.31 Advanced

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弄巧成拙弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō	to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù	见: see, observe, behold; perceive · 死: die; dead; death · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 救: save, rescue, relieve; help, aid	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大功告成大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng	successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful	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	狗: dog, canis familiaris · 咬: bite, gnaw · 吕: surname; a musical note · 洞: cave, grotto; ravine; hole · 宾: guest, visitor; surname; submit	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
屈打成招屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo	to obtain confessions under torture	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
就算就算 jiù suàn	(coll.) even if	Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛嘛 má	used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what?	Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu	(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?	HSK 6
三皇三皇 sān huáng	the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農\|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇\|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇\|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇\|人皇[Ren2 huang2]	∼HSK 6
祖师祖師 zǔ shī	patriarch (founder)	∼HSK 6
娘子娘子 niáng zǐ	(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman	∼HSK 6
魂魄魂魄 hún pò	soul	∼HSK 6
公堂公堂 gōng táng	law court; hall (in castle); CL:家[jia1]	∼HSK 6
拙荆拙荊 zhuō jīng	my wife (humble)	∼HSK 6
嫁祸嫁禍 jià huò	to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else	∼HSK 6
误诊誤診 wù zhěn	to misdiagnose; to be late in giving medical treatment	∼HSK 6
瓷瓶瓷瓶 cí píng	porcelain bottle	∼HSK 6
可解可解 kě jiě	soluble (i.e. can be solved)	∼HSK 6
妖孽妖孽 yāo niè	evil omen, monster	∼HSK 6
神医神醫 shén yī	miracle doctor	∼HSK 6
有何有何 yǒu hé	what is there	∼HSK 6
剧毒劇毒 jù dú	highly toxic; extremely poisonous	∼HSK 6
枉死枉死 wǎng sǐ	to die in tragic circumstances	∼HSK 6
解毒解毒 jiě dú	to detoxify; to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine)	∼HSK 6
善恶善惡 shàn è	good and evil; good versus evil	∼HSK 6
案情案情 àn qíng	details of a case; case	∼HSK 6
秉公秉公 bǐng gōng	justly; impartially	∼HSK 6
衙役衙役 yá yì	bailiff of feudal yamen	∼HSK 6
禀告稟告 bǐng gào	to report (to one's superior)	∼HSK 6
难产難產 nán chǎn	difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve	∼HSK 6
药丸藥丸 yào wán	pill; CL:粒[li4]	∼HSK 6
超群超群 chāo qún	surpassing; preeminent; outstanding	∼HSK 6
岂不豈不 qǐ bù	how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...?	∼HSK 6
通融通融 tōng róng	flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan	∼HSK 6
仵作仵作 wǔ zuò	coroner (old)	∼HSK 6
诬告誣告 wū gào	to frame sb; to accuse falsely	∼HSK 6
奉命奉命 fèng mìng	by order	∼HSK 6
从轻发落從輕發落 cóng qīng fā luò	从: from, by, since, whence, through · 轻: light; easy, simple; gentle · 发: issue, dispatch, send out; hair · 落: fall, drop; net income, surplus	∼HSK 6
栽赃栽贓 zāi zāng	to frame sb (by planting sth on them)	∼HSK 6
清风清風 qīng fēng	cool breeze; fig. pure and honest	∼HSK 6
疏失疏失 shū shī	to make a (careless) mistake; oversight	∼HSK 6
咆哮咆哮 páo xiào	(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar	∼HSK 6
意欲意欲 yì yù	to intend to; intention; desire	∼HSK 6
横祸橫禍 hèng huò	unexpected calamity	∼HSK 6
秉持秉持 bǐng chí	to uphold; to hold fast to	∼HSK 6
主使主使 zhǔ shǐ	to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator	∼HSK 6
异状異狀 yì zhuàng	unusual condition; something odd; strange shape	∼HSK 6
民宅民宅 mín zhái	house; people's homes	∼HSK 6