The Longest Day in Chang'an

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长安十二时辰 cháng'ān shí'èr shíchén

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盘剥 盤剝 pán bō to exploit; to practice usury ∼HSK 6
附庸风雅 附庸風雅 fù yōng fēng yǎ (of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti; to pose as a culture lover; to be a culture snob; having pretensions to culture ∼HSK 6
搪塞 搪塞 táng sè to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge ∼HSK 6
鸣锣 鳴鑼 míng luó to beat a gong ∼HSK 6
水牢 水牢 shuǐ láo prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed ∼HSK 6
文武兼备 文武兼備 wén wǔ jiān bèi accomplished in both civil and military matters (idiom); skilled in both letters and arms ∼HSK 6
大驾光临 大駕光臨 dà jià guāng lín we are honored by your presence ∼HSK 6
惹怒 惹怒 rě nù to provoke anger ∼HSK 6
乐呵呵 樂呵呵 lè hē hē happily; giddily ∼HSK 6
跌宕 跌宕 diē dàng uninhibited; free and unconstrained; rhythmical ∼HSK 6
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù - yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns ∼HSK 6
勾出 勾出 gōu chū to delineate; to articulate; to evoke; to draw out; to tick off ∼HSK 6
万劫不复 萬劫不復 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation; with no hope of reprieve ∼HSK 6
背叛者 背叛者 bèi pàn zhě traitor ∼HSK 6
何罪之有 何罪之有 hé zuì zhī yǒu what crime is there in this? (idiom); how can this be considered an offense? ∼HSK 6
局限于 局限於 jú xiàn yú to be limited to ∼HSK 6
草创 草創 cǎo chuàng to be in the early stages of establishing ∼HSK 6
消息灵通 消息靈通 xiāo xi líng tōng to be well-informed ∼HSK 6
心细如发 心細如髮 xīn xì - rú fà (idiom) meticulous; very careful or attentive ∼HSK 6
祝颂 祝頌 zhù sòng to express good wishes ∼HSK 6
佳偶 佳偶 jiā ǒu happily married couple ∼HSK 6
芥蒂 芥蒂 jiè dì an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge ∼HSK 6
持刀 持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife; knife-wielding ∼HSK 6
力主 力主 lì zhǔ advocate strongly ∼HSK 6
让渡 讓渡 ràng dù to transfer (property, rights etc); to cede ∼HSK 6
以守为攻 以守為攻 yǐ shǒu wéi gōng to use defense as a means of attack (idiom); defensive moves serving an offensive purpose ∼HSK 6
何以见得 何以見得 hé yǐ jiàn dé how can one be sure? ∼HSK 6
咬舌自尽 咬舌自盡 yǎo shé zì jìn to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue ∼HSK 6
身体发肤 身體髮膚 shēn tǐ fà fū one's body, hair and skin (idiom); from the Classic of Filial Piety, received from one's parents and not to be harmed ∼HSK 6
搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; (fig.) to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people) ∼HSK 6
山高皇帝远 山高皇帝遠 shān gāo huáng dì yuǎn lit. the mountains are high and the emperor is far away (idiom); fig. in remote areas authority has little reach ∼HSK 6
放鸽子 放鴿子 fàng gē zi to stand sb up; to bail on sb ∼HSK 6
押运 押運 yā yùn to escort (goods or funds); to convey under guard ∼HSK 6
浩荡 浩蕩 hào dàng vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful ∼HSK 6
老之将至 老之將至 lǎo zhī jiāng zhì old age is approaching (idiom); growing old draws near ∼HSK 6
掐断 掐斷 qiā duàn to nip off (with fingernails etc); (fig.) to cut off (supply etc); to disconnect ∼HSK 6
疑凶 疑兇 yí xiōng suspected of murder; criminal suspect ∼HSK 6
赴死 赴死 fù sǐ to meet death ∼HSK 6
掘出 掘出 jué chū to exhume; to unearth; to dig out ∼HSK 6
吊坠 吊墜 diào zhuì a pendant (jewelry) ∼HSK 6
男娃 男娃 nán wá (dialect) boy; guy ∼HSK 6
攀爬 攀爬 pān pá to climb ∼HSK 6
元凶 元兇 yuán xiōng chief offender; main culprit ∼HSK 6
绞刑 絞刑 jiǎo xíng to execute by hanging ∼HSK 6
凑热闹 湊熱鬧 còu rè nao to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble ∼HSK 6
挥斥方遒 揮斥方遒 huī chì fāng qiú full of vim ∼HSK 6
口无遮拦 口無遮攔 kǒu wú zhē lán to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe ∼HSK 6
奔走 奔走 bēn zǒu to run; to rush about; to be on the go ∼HSK 6
朝野上下 朝野上下 cháo yě shàng xià the imperial court and the common people; high and low throughout the realm (idiom) ∼HSK 6
功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) ∼HSK 6