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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遗臭万年 遺臭萬年 yí chòu wàn nián to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
左邻右舍 左鄰右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work Idiom ∼HSK 5
无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news Idiom ∼HSK 5
天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán - dì dòng (idiom) bitterly cold; frigid Idiom ∼HSK 5
口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again Idiom ∼HSK 5
胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch Idiom ∼HSK 5
酩酊大醉 酩酊大醉 mǐng dǐng - dà zuì (idiom) dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord Idiom ∼HSK 5
深不可测 深不可測 shēn bù kě cè deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict Idiom ∼HSK 5
四通八达 四通八達 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides Idiom ∼HSK 5
冒名顶替 冒名頂替 mào míng dǐng tì to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name Idiom ∼HSK 5
勤勤恳恳 勤勤懇懇 qín qín kěn kěn industrious and conscientious; assiduous Idiom ∼HSK 5
坐立不安 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety Idiom ∼HSK 5
手无寸铁 手無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless Idiom ∼HSK 5
一石二鸟 一石二鳥 yī shí èr niǎo to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
舍己救人 捨己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people; altruism Idiom ∼HSK 5
六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives Idiom ∼HSK 5
回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān - fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery Idiom ∼HSK 5
炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor) Idiom ∼HSK 5
才华盖世 才華蓋世 cái huá gài shì peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit Idiom ∼HSK 5
奇货可居 奇貨可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding; object for profiteering Idiom ∼HSK 5
百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War"); to win every fight Idiom ∼HSK 5
鬼斧神工 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods; uncanny workmanship; superlative craftsmanship Idiom ∼HSK 5
偷偷摸摸 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu - mō mō (idiom) surreptitious; sneaky Idiom ∼HSK 5
魑魅魍魉 魑魅魍魎 chī mèi - wǎng liǎng (idiom) all kinds of malevolent or mischievous spirits Idiom ∼HSK 5
单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng - pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied Idiom ∼HSK 5
声东击西 聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom); to create a diversion Idiom ∼HSK 5
出其不意 出其不意 chū qí bù yì to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard Idiom ∼HSK 5
滚蛋 滾蛋 gǔn dàn get out of here!; beat it! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
背黑锅 背黑鍋 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
混蛋 混蛋 hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
提神 提神 tí shén to freshen up; to be cautious or vigilant; to watch out; stimulant to enhance mental performance; stay-awake drug; agrypnotic Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
多管闲事 多管閒事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
彼此彼此 彼此彼此 bǐ cǐ - bǐ cǐ (idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
丢人现眼 丟人現眼 diū rén xiàn yǎn to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
连根拔 連根拔 lián gēn bá to pull up by the roots; to uproot Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
大势所趋 大勢所趨 dà shì - suǒ qū (idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
乱糟糟 亂糟糟 luàn zāo zāo chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
缺一不可 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
骆驼 駱駝 luò tuo camel (CL:,,); (coll.) blockhead; ninny Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
软柿子 軟柿子 ruǎn shì zi (coll.) pushover; soft touch Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
显摆 顯擺 xiǎn bai (coll.) to show off Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
熊 熊 xióng bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable Colloquialism HSK 5