Nothing But Thirty

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Season 1 — Nothing But Thirty

三十而已 sānshí éryǐ

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轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority Idiom ∼HSK 6
伤天害理 傷天害理 shāng tiān hài lǐ to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts Idiom ∼HSK 6
自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
乔迁之喜 喬遷之喜 qiáo qiān zhī xǐ congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home! Idiom ∼HSK 6
大错特错 大錯特錯 dà cuò tè cuò to be gravely mistaken (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
事与愿违 事與願違 shì yǔ yuàn wéi things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
雷打不动 雷打不動 léi dǎ bù dòng not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable; to adhere rigidly to regulations; will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan) Idiom ∼HSK 6
迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests; all time taken over with social niceties Idiom ∼HSK 6
锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom); fig. to give sth additional splendor; to provide the crowning touch; (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off Idiom ∼HSK 6
公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo - yún sàn (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear Idiom ∼HSK 6
人声鼎沸 人聲鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom); hubbub; brouhaha Idiom ∼HSK 6
评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; to remark upon a person's appearance; nitpicking; overcritical; judgmental Idiom ∼HSK 6
死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence; sth malevolent returns to haunt one Idiom ∼HSK 6
神清气爽 神清氣爽 shén qīng qì shuǎng (idiom) full of vitality; relaxed and alert Idiom ∼HSK 6
慷慨解囊 慷慨解囊 kāng kǎi jiě náng to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money; to give generously to charity Idiom ∼HSK 6
天翻地覆 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom ∼HSK 6
做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience Idiom ∼HSK 6
梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); fig. to deeply long for; to covet Idiom ∼HSK 6
牛郎织女 牛郎織女 niú láng zhī nǚ Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story); separated lovers; Altair and Vega (stars) Idiom ∼HSK 6
死乞白赖 死乞白賴 sǐ qi bái lài to pester someone again and again Idiom ∼HSK 6
溜须拍马 溜鬚拍馬 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady; boot-licking Idiom ∼HSK 6
尔虞我诈 爾虞我詐 ěr yú wǒ zhà lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. each tries to outwit the other; deceit and treachery Idiom ∼HSK 6
挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant Idiom ∼HSK 6
风驰电掣 風馳電掣 fēng chí diàn chè fast as lightning Idiom ∼HSK 6
自寻烦恼 自尋煩惱 zì xún fán nǎo to bring trouble on oneself (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas; the whole wide world; chatting about everything under the sun Idiom ∼HSK 6
铜墙铁壁 銅牆鐵壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense Idiom ∼HSK 6
摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb; to bow and scrape; to grovel Idiom ∼HSK 6
将功补过 將功補過 jiāng gōng bǔ guò to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
卸磨杀驴 卸磨殺驢 xiè mò shā lǘ lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful Idiom ∼HSK 6
衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1] Idiom ∼HSK 6
童叟无欺 童叟無欺 tóng sǒu wú qī cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. Idiom ∼HSK 6
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom); fig. trivial (matter) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有备无患 有備無患 yǒu bèi wú huàn Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有口皆碑 有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation Idiom ∼HSK 6
一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness Idiom ∼HSK 6
不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason Idiom ∼HSK 6
铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān - gài dì lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom); fig. arriving in overwhelming quantities; engulfing; all-pervasive Idiom ∼HSK 6
起早贪黑 起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late Idiom ∼HSK 6
担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng - shòu pà (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious Idiom ∼HSK 6
东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event Idiom ∼HSK 6
命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting); fig. steadily and surely Idiom ∼HSK 6
强词夺理 強詞奪理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats Idiom ∼HSK 6
感情用事 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse Idiom ∼HSK 6