The Princess Weiyoung

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Season 1 — The Princess Weiyoung

锦绣未央 jǐnxiù wèiyāng

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一家之主 一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; head of the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自欺欺人 自欺欺人 zì qī qī rén to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作多情 自作多情 zì zuò - duō qíng to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
非同小可 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important; no small matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
金口玉言 金口玉言 jīn kǒu yù yán lit. words of gold and jade (idiom); fig. a pronouncement that cannot be retracted; the word of an emperor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
捣蛋 搗蛋 dǎo dàn to cause trouble; to stir up trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
迷迷糊糊 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不像样 不像樣 bù xiàng yàng in no shape to be seen; unpresentable; beyond recognition Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高攀 高攀 gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不识抬举 不識抬舉 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
故弄玄虚 故弄玄虛 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
明明白白 明明白白 míng míng bái bái clearly and plainly; perfectly clear (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction 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
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
装模作样 裝模作樣 zhuāng mó - zuò yàng (idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不能自拔 不能自拔 bù néng zì bá unable to extricate oneself (from vice, temptation or trouble) (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拖拖拉拉 拖拖拉拉 tuō tuō lā lā to procrastinate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不近人情 不近人情 bù jìn - rén qíng (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
成人之美 成人之美 chéng rén zhī měi (idiom) to help others fulfill their good wishes; to help bring about a good outcome for someone Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
死得其所 死得其所 sǐ dé qí suǒ to die in the right cause; to die a worthy death (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
鬼迷心窍 鬼迷心竅 guǐ mí xīn qiào to be obsessed; to be possessed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
争风吃醋 爭風吃醋 zhēng fēng chī cù to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
腹背受敌 腹背受敵 fù bèi shòu dí (idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺软怕硬 欺軟怕硬 qī ruǎn pà yìng to bully the weak and fear the strong (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
后继有人 後繼有人 hòu jì yǒu rén (idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡搅蛮缠 胡攪蠻纏 hú jiǎo mán chán (idiom) to pester endlessly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
跟屁虫 跟屁蟲 gēn pì chóng lit. bum beetle; sb who tags along; shadow; sycophant Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
虚情假意 虛情假意 xū qíng jiǎ yì false friendship; hypocritical show of affection Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
耍滑头 耍滑頭 shuǎ huá tóu to resort to tricks; to act in a slippery way; to try to evade (work, responsibility) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
借题发挥 借題發揮 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
肉麻 肉麻 ròu má sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作聪明 自作聰明 zì zuò - cōng míng (idiom) to think oneself clever Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
揭竿而起 揭竿而起 jiē gān ér qǐ lit. to raise a bamboo pole as a banner (idiom); fig. to rise up in armed rebellion (refers to the Chen Sheng uprising) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
来者不善 來者不善 lái zhě bù shàn the one who comes is up to no good (idiom); the newcomer is bound to be hostile; an ill-intentioned visitor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
活得不耐烦 活得不耐煩 huó de bù nài fán to be tired of living; (coll.) to be asking for trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
志同道合 志同道合 zhì tóng - dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
治标不治本 治標不治本 zhì biāo bù zhì běn to treat the symptoms but not the root cause Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
聪明反被聪明误 聰明反被聰明誤 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
假仁假义 假仁假義 jiǎ rén jiǎ yì hypocrisy; pretended righteousness 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
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