Nirvana in Fire

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Season 1 — Nirvana in Fire

琅琊榜 lángyá bǎng

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宁折不弯 寧折不彎 nìng zhé bù wān lit. would rather snap than bend (idiom); fig. to prefer death to dishonor; unyielding integrity Idiom ∼HSK 7
说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù (idiom) to talk back and forth; to say the same thing over and over Idiom ∼HSK 7
立足之地 立足之地 lì zú zhī dì lit. a place to plant one's feet (idiom); fig. a foothold; a place to establish oneself Idiom ∼HSK 7
回天之力 回天之力 huí tiān zhī lì lit. the power to turn back the heavens (idiom); fig. the ability to reverse a hopeless situation Idiom ∼HSK 7
血海深仇 血海深仇 xuè hǎi shēn chóu deep blood feud; deep-seated hatred (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
一片焦土 一片焦土 yī piàn jiāo tǔ a stretch of scorched earth; utter devastation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
风云际会 風雲際會 fēng yún jì huì chance meeting of dragon and clouds (idiom); fig. an opportune meeting of able people; a fortunate convergence of circumstances Idiom ∼HSK 7
人心叵测 人心叵測 rén xīn pǒ cè the human heart is unfathomable (idiom); fig. people's intentions cannot be guessed; people can be deceitful Idiom ∼HSK 7
人神共愤 人神共憤 rén shén gòng fèn to incur the wrath of both gods and humans (idiom); fig. so heinous as to outrage everyone Idiom ∼HSK 7
深居简出 深居簡出 shēn jū jiǎn chū to live in seclusion and rarely go out (idiom); to lead a reclusive life Idiom ∼HSK 7
天下无双 天下無雙 tiān xià wú shuāng unequaled anywhere; matchless; without peer in the world (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
穷寇莫追 窮寇莫追 qióng kòu mò zhuī (idiom) do not pursue a cornered, desperate enemy Idiom ∼HSK 7
安安稳稳 安安穩穩 ān ān wěn wěn (idiom) safe and secure; calm and steady; peaceful and settled Idiom ∼HSK 7
夜长梦多 夜長夢多 yè cháng mèng duō lit. a long night is full of dreams (idiom); fig. delay invites trouble; the longer the wait the more can go wrong Idiom ∼HSK 7
巧夺天工 巧奪天工 qiǎo duó tiān gōng so skillful it outdoes nature's handiwork (idiom); fig. exquisite craftsmanship; a marvel of ingenuity Idiom ∼HSK 7
祸起萧墙 禍起蕭牆 huò qǐ xiāo qiáng lit. disaster arises from within the screen wall (idiom); fig. trouble breaks out at home; internal strife from within Idiom ∼HSK 7
绣花枕头 繡花枕頭 xiù huā zhěn tóu lit. an embroidered pillow (idiom); fig. attractive on the outside but worthless within; all show and no substance Idiom ∼HSK 7
可见一斑 可見一斑 kě jiàn yī bān lit. one can see one spot of the leopard (idiom); fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole Idiom ∼HSK 7
雷霆之怒 雷霆之怒 léi tíng wàn j thunderous rage; towering fury (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
滴水成冰 滴水成冰 dī shuǐ chéng bīng lit. dripping water freezes into ice (idiom); fig. bitterly cold weather Idiom ∼HSK 7
机关算尽 機關算盡 jī guān suàn jìn to scheme and plot to the utmost (idiom); to exhaust every cunning device, often to one's own ruin Idiom ∼HSK 7
五马分尸 五馬分屍 wǔ mǎ fēn shī lit. to tear a body apart with five horses (idiom); fig. dismemberment as a brutal execution; to be torn limb from limb Idiom ∼HSK 7
望其项背 望其項背 wàng qí xiàng bèi lit. to gaze at someone's back (idiom); fig. to be on a par with; to catch up to (usually negated: cannot even come close) Idiom ∼HSK 7
落英缤纷 落英繽紛 luò yīng bīn fēn falling blossoms in riotous profusion (idiom); a colorful shower of petals Idiom ∼HSK 7
顾头不顾尾 顧頭不顧尾 gù tóu bù gù wěi lit. to mind the head but not the tail (idiom); fig. to act without foresight; to attend to one thing and neglect another Idiom ∼HSK 7
文韬武略 文韜武略 wén tāo wǔ lüè military strategy and civil statecraft (idiom); skilled in both the literary and martial arts Idiom ∼HSK 7
物换星移 物換星移 wù huàn xīng yí lit. things change and the stars shift (idiom); fig. the passage of time bringing change to the world Idiom ∼HSK 7
清闲自在 清閒自在 qīng xián zì zài leisurely and carefree; at ease and free from cares (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
俯首听命 俯首聽命 fǔ shǒu tīng mìng to bow one's head and obey (idiom); to submit meekly; to be docilely obedient Idiom ∼HSK 7
摧枯拉朽 摧枯拉朽 cuī kū lā xiǔ lit. to crush dry wood and snap rotten branches (idiom); fig. to sweep away easily; to crush with overwhelming force Idiom ∼HSK 7
俯首贴耳 俯首貼耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr lit. to bow the head and droop the ears (idiom); fig. servile; obsequious; to obey submissively Idiom ∼HSK 7
握手言欢 握手言歡 wò shǒu yán huān to shake hands and make peace (idiom); to bury the hatchet Idiom ∼HSK 7
赫赫扬扬 赫赫揚揚 hè hè yáng yáng grand and imposing; illustrious; majestic (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
童心未泯 童心未泯 tóng xīn wèi mǐn (idiom) to retain a childlike heart; young at heart; still innocent and playful Idiom ∼HSK 7
一饮一啄 一飲一啄 yī yǐn yī zhuó lit. a drink and a peck (idiom); fig. everything is preordained by fate; one's lot in life is fixed Idiom ∼HSK 7
一字一句 一字一句 yī zì yī jù every word and every sentence (idiom); word for word; in great detail Idiom ∼HSK 7
铁板一块 鐵板一塊 tiě bǎn yī kuài lit. a single slab of iron (idiom); fig. a monolithic bloc; completely unified and unyielding Idiom ∼HSK 7
博览群书 博覽群書 bó lǎn qún shū to read widely; well-read; erudite (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
骨肉团圆 骨肉團圓 gǔ ròu tuán yuán reunion of flesh and blood; family reunion (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
饿殍遍野 餓殍遍野 è piǎo biàn yě corpses of the starved everywhere (idiom); a land ravaged by famine Idiom ∼HSK 7
水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng wú yú lit. where the water is too clear, there are no fish (idiom); fig. one must not demand absolute purity of others Idiom ∼HSK 7
非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng out of the ordinary; exceptional; extraordinary (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
小户人家 小戶人家 xiǎo hù rén jiā a humble household; a family of modest means (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
百足之虫 百足之蟲 bǎi zú zhī chóng lit. a centipede (with a hundred legs); fig. something with deep roots that does not collapse easily even when in trouble (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
固步自封 固步自封 gù bù zì fēng to be content with the status quo; to refuse to make progress; complacent and stagnant (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
烈火烹油 烈火烹油 liè huǒ pēng yóu lit. to pour oil on a fierce fire (idiom); fig. fleeting prosperity at its peak before the fall; outwardly flourishing Idiom ∼HSK 7
繁花似锦 繁花似錦 fán huā sì jǐn lit. a profusion of flowers like brocade (idiom); fig. a blaze of gorgeous colors; a scene of flourishing splendor Idiom ∼HSK 7
栋梁之才 棟樑之才 dòng liáng zhī cái the makings of a pillar of state; person of great talent and ability (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
浴血奋战 浴血奮戰 yù xuè fèn zhàn to fight a bloody battle; to fight desperately (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
刨根究底 刨根究底 páo gēn jiū dǐ to dig down to the roots; to get to the bottom of something (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7