The Longest Day in Chang'an

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Season 1 — The Longest Day in Chang'an

长安十二时辰 cháng'ān shí'èr shíchén

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Vocabulary

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打退堂鼓 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail Idiom ∼HSK 6
百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable Idiom ∼HSK 6
上天入地 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth Idiom ∼HSK 6
不遗余力 不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
危机四伏 危機四伏 wēi jī sì fú danger lurks on every side (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
太平盛世 太平盛世 tài píng shèng shì peace and prosperity (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
表面文章 表面文章 biǎo miàn wén zhāng superficial show; going through the motions Idiom ∼HSK 6
严惩不贷 嚴懲不貸 yán chéng bù dài to punish severely (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
父慈子孝 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children Idiom ∼HSK 6
抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lù miàn to put oneself out in the public eye Idiom ∼HSK 6
昏昏欲睡 昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì drowsy; sleepy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
死于非命 死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster; an unnatural death Idiom ∼HSK 6
井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy Idiom ∼HSK 6
养尊处优 養尊處優 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu to live like a prince (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
鼻孔朝天 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng - cháo tiān lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom); fig. arrogant; haughty Idiom ∼HSK 6
锦绣前程 錦繡前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng bright future; bright prospects Idiom HSK 6
安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè to live in peace and work happily (idiom) Idiom HSK 6
蠢货 蠢貨 chǔn huò blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably 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
苦心经营 苦心經營 kǔ xīn jīng yíng to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱货 賤貨 jiàn huò bitch; slut Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
手痒 手癢 shǒu yǎng (fig.) to itch (to do sth) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
平白无故 平白無故 píng bái - wú gù (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
在劫难逃 在劫難逃 zài jié nán táo 在: be at, in, on; consist in, rest · 劫: take by force, coerce; disaster · 难: difficult, arduous, hard; unable · 逃: escape, flee; abscond, dodge Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
唧唧喳喳 唧唧喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā (onom.) chattering or giggling Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
监守自盗 監守自盜 jiān shǒu zì dào to embezzle Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不进则退 不進則退 bù jìn zé tuì 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 进: advance, make progress, enter · 则: rule, law, regulation; grades · 退: step back, retreat, withdraw Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
吃不消 吃不消 chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
愣头青 愣頭青 lèng tóu qīng reckless young person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大功告成 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
官样文章 官樣文章 guān yàng wén zhāng officialese; red tape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
老娘 老孃 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
麻利 麻利 má li swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
甭管 甭管 béng guǎn (coll.) regardless of; no matter (where, who etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
吃牢饭 吃牢飯 chī láo fàn (coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
瘸子 瘸子 qué zi lame person (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
白饶 白饒 bái ráo to give sth extra free of charge; (coll.) in vain; to no avail Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
苦主 苦主 kǔ zhǔ (old) the family of the victim in a murder case; (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc); (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit Colloquialism ∼HSK 6