A Thousand Years of Huizhou

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Season 1 — A Thousand Years of Huizhou

千年徽州 qiānnián huīzhōu

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人丁兴旺 人丁興旺 rén dīng xīng wàng the family is thriving with many offspring (idiom); a flourishing, populous household Idiom ∼HSK 7
天有不测风云 天有不測風雲 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún lit. the skies hold unforeseeable winds and clouds (idiom); fig. the unexpected can happen anytime; fortune is unpredictable Idiom ∼HSK 7
后浪推前浪 後浪推前浪 hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of a river drive on those before (idiom); fig. each new generation surpasses the last; the new replaces the old Idiom ∼HSK 7
不解之缘 不解之緣 bù jiě zhī yuán an inseparable bond; an indissoluble destiny linking two parties (idiom) 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
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
怒火中烧 怒火中燒 nù huǒ zhōng shāo lit. the fire of anger burning within (idiom); fig. seething with rage; burning with fury Idiom ∼HSK 7
日日夜夜 日日夜夜 rì rì yè yè day after day and night after night (idiom); continuously; day and night Idiom ∼HSK 7
不远万里 不遠萬里 bù yuǎn wàn lǐ lit. not considering ten thousand li too far (idiom); fig. to travel a great distance regardless of the hardship Idiom ∼HSK 7
毒蛇猛兽 毒蛇猛獸 dú shé měng shòu venomous snakes and fierce beasts (idiom); fig. cruel and dangerous people; vicious evildoers Idiom ∼HSK 7
源头活水 源頭活水 yuán tóu huó shuǐ lit. living water from the source (idiom); fig. a fresh, vital source of new ideas or renewal Idiom ∼HSK 7
互为表里 互為表裡 hù wéi biǎo lǐ to be mutually complementary (idiom); to form an inseparable inside and outside; closely interdependent Idiom ∼HSK 7
风餐露宿 風餐露宿 fēng cān lù sù lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it Idiom HSK 7
家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom); every household Idiom HSK 7
此起彼伏 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) Idiom HSK 7
无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless Idiom HSK 7
比比皆是 比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì can be found everywhere Idiom HSK 7
喜出望外 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events Idiom HSK 7
深入人心 深入人心 shēn rù rén xīn to enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
根深蒂固 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem etc) Idiom HSK 7
后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" Idiom HSK 7
半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished Idiom HSK 7
日复一日 日復一日 rì fù yī rì day after day Idiom HSK 7
家喻户晓 家喻戶曉 jiā yù hù xiǎo understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name Idiom HSK 7
实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic Idiom HSK 7
举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom); influential Idiom HSK 7
源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream Idiom HSK 7
当之无愧 當之無愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) Idiom HSK 7
念念不忘 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name Idiom HSK 7
脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself Idiom HSK 7
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands Idiom HSK 7
高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech; bombast; high-profile Xiehouyu HSK 7
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
一连串 一連串 yī lián chuàn a succession of; a series of Xiehouyu HSK 7
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) Xiehouyu HSK 7
罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare; rarely seen Xiehouyu HSK 7
着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out Xiehouyu HSK 7
尴尬 尷尬 gān gà awkward; embarrassed Xiehouyu HSK 7
开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages Colloquialism HSK 7
报亭 報亭 bào tíng kiosk; newsstand HSK 7
印刷术 印刷術 yìn shuā shù printing; printing technology HSK 7
耿直 耿直 gěng zhí honest; frank; candid HSK 7
桂花 桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans HSK 7
对联 對聯 duì lián rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway HSK 7
积淀 積澱 jī diàn deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom HSK 7
醇厚 醇厚 chún hòu mellow and rich; simple and kind HSK 7
脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context HSK 7
祖籍 祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration) HSK 7