The Prisoner of Beauty

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Season 1 — The Prisoner of Beauty

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雷霆之怒 雷霆之怒 léi tíng wàn j 雷: thunder · 霆: a sudden peal of thunder · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 怒: anger, rage, passion; angry Idiom ∼HSK 7
一鼓作气 一鼓作氣 yī gǔ zuò qì in a spurt of energy 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
霸道 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
大雁 大雁 dà yàn wild goose HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
俯首 俯首 fǔ shǒu to bend one's head HSK 7
连年 連年 lián nián successive years; over many years HSK 7
痴心 痴心 chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
秀美 秀美 xiù měi elegant; graceful HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
地势 地勢 dì shì terrain; topography relief HSK 7
嫁妆 嫁妝 jià zhuang dowry HSK 7
退让 退讓 tuì ràng to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede HSK 7
怠慢 怠慢 dài màn to slight; to neglect HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
风貌 風貌 fēng mào style; manner; ethos HSK 7
供奉 供奉 gòng fèng to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god) HSK 7
叮嘱 叮囑 dīng zhǔ to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again HSK 7
伯父 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother; term of respect for older man HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
不得而知 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī unknown; unable to find out HSK 7
纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) HSK 7
遗物 遺物 yí wù remnant HSK 7
远见 遠見 yuǎn jiàn foresight; discernment; vision HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
顺心 順心 shùn xīn happy; satisfactory HSK 7
颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience HSK 7
情谊 情誼 qíng yì friendship; camaraderie HSK 7
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case HSK 7
沿途 沿途 yán tú along the sides of the road; by the wayside HSK 7
国有 國有 guó yǒu nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned HSK 7
当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job; matter of vital importance HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
仁慈 仁慈 rén cí benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful HSK 7
莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú nothing can surpass HSK 7
干旱 乾旱 gān hàn drought; arid; dry HSK 7
嚷 嚷 rǎng to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth HSK 7
盟友 盟友 méng yǒu ally HSK 7
逼迫 逼迫 bī pò to force; to compel; to coerce HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7
无非 無非 wú fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
游览 遊覽 yóu lǎn to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
口头 口頭 kǒu tóu oral; verbal HSK 7