Nirvana in Fire

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Season 1 — Nirvana in Fire

琅琊榜 lángyá bǎng

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龙潭虎穴 龍潭虎穴 lóng tán - hǔ xué lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom); fig. dangerous place; hostile territory Idiom ∼HSK 6
高深莫测 高深莫測 gāo shēn mò cè profound mystery Idiom ∼HSK 6
血肉横飞 血肉橫飛 xuè ròu - héng fēi (idiom) flesh and blood flying in all directions; carnage Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所难免 在所難免 zài suǒ nán miǎn to be unavoidable (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
狼心狗肺 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous Idiom ∼HSK 6
气势汹汹 氣勢洶洶 qì shì xiōng xiōng aggressive; truculent; overbearing Idiom ∼HSK 6
无关痛痒 無關痛癢 wú guān - tòng yǎng (idiom) to not affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant Idiom ∼HSK 6
阴谋诡计 陰謀詭計 yīn móu guǐ jì crafty plots and machinations (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
小惩大诫 小懲大誡 xiǎo chéng dà jiè lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition Idiom ∼HSK 6
蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng - gǒu gǒu lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom); fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain Idiom ∼HSK 6
千古罪人 千古罪人 qiān gǔ zuì rén sb condemned by history (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War") to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confro Idiom ∼HSK 6
瞻前顾后 瞻前顧後 zhān qián gù hòu lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons; fig. to be overcautious and indecisive Idiom ∼HSK 6
一马平川 一馬平川 yī mǎ píng chuān flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country Idiom ∼HSK 6
先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt Idiom ∼HSK 6
重整旗鼓 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback; to prepare for new initiatives; to attempt a comeback Idiom ∼HSK 6
矫枉过正 矯枉過正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate Idiom ∼HSK 6
甘心情愿 甘心情願 gān xīn qíng yuàn willingly and gladly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
飞蛾扑火 飛蛾撲火 fēi é pū huǒ the moth flies into the flame; fatal attraction Idiom ∼HSK 6
有勇无谋 有勇無謀 yǒu yǒng wú móu bold but not very astute (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
真情实意 真情實意 zhēn qíng shí yì out of genuine friendship (idiom); sincere feelings Idiom ∼HSK 6
心虚 心虛 xīn xū lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装模作样 裝模作樣 zhuāng mó - zuò yàng (idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
非同小可 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important; no small matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi - yǎn jiè (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
故弄玄虚 故弄玄虛 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
明明白白 明明白白 míng míng bái bái 明: bright, light, brilliant; clear · 明: bright, light, brilliant; clear · 白: white; pure, unblemished; bright · 白: white; pure, unblemished; bright Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
苦心经营 苦心經營 kǔ xīn jīng yíng to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
难熬 難熬 nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
和稀泥 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over; to paper over the issues; to gloss things over Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; bootlicking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不速之客 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
敷衍了事 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
惹不起 惹不起 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
煞风景 煞風景 shā fēng jǐng to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
迷迷糊糊 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
干净利索 乾淨利索 gàn jìng lì suǒ 干: oppose, offend; invade; dried · 净: clean, pure; cleanse · 利: gains, advantage, profit, merit · 索: large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
开眼界 開眼界 kāi yǎn jiè to broaden one's horizons Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
捣鬼 搗鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks; to cause mischief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
无价之宝 無價之寶 wú jià zhī bǎo (idiom) priceless treasure Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
识时务 識時務 shí shí wù to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6