The Untamed

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Season 1 — The Untamed

陈情令 chénqíng líng

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Vocabulary

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抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lù miàn to put oneself out in the public eye 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
迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests; all time taken over with social niceties Idiom ∼HSK 6
挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant Idiom ∼HSK 6
礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness Idiom ∼HSK 6
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. Idiom ∼HSK 6
痴心妄想 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking Idiom ∼HSK 6
大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it Idiom ∼HSK 6
丧尽天良 喪盡天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless Idiom ∼HSK 6
举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
魂飞魄散 魂飛魄散 hún fēi pò sàn lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom); fig. to be frightened stiff; spooked out of one's mind; terror-stricken Idiom ∼HSK 6
报应不爽 報應不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng divine retribution is unfailing (idiom); one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds Idiom ∼HSK 6
踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom); fig. to search high and low Idiom ∼HSK 6
是非曲直 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits; pros and cons Idiom ∼HSK 6
趋炎附势 趨炎附勢 qū yán fù shì to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing Idiom ∼HSK 6
拉拉扯扯 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort Idiom ∼HSK 6
阴魂不散 陰魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive Idiom ∼HSK 6
忠心耿耿 忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true Idiom ∼HSK 6
畏首畏尾 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
添油加醋 添油加醋 tiān yóu - jiā cù lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom); fig. to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
手足无措 手足無措 shǒu zú wú cuò at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered Idiom ∼HSK 6
作威作福 作威作福 zuò wēi zuò fú tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people Idiom ∼HSK 6
雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction Idiom ∼HSK 6
自愧不如 自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú ashamed of being inferior (idiom); to feel inferior to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
花枝招展 花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dressed (woman) Idiom ∼HSK 6
轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong; vigorous; large-scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
心腹之患 心腹之患 xīn fù zhī huàn lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within Idiom ∼HSK 6
如出一辙 如出一轍 rú chū yī zhé to be precisely the same; to be no different Idiom ∼HSK 6
居功自傲 居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others Idiom ∼HSK 6
时过境迁 時過境遷 shí guò jìng qiān things change with the passage of time (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
兹事体大 茲事體大 zī shì tǐ dà this is no small thing (idiom); to have a serious matter at hand Idiom ∼HSK 6
一败涂地 一敗塗地 yī bài tú dì lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat Idiom ∼HSK 6
十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous Idiom ∼HSK 6
大张旗鼓 大張旗鼓 dà zhāng - qí gǔ (idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior Idiom ∼HSK 6
纠缠不清 糾纏不清 jiū chán bù qīng hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel Idiom ∼HSK 6
灭顶之灾 滅頂之災 miè dǐng zhī zāi (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity Idiom ∼HSK 6
众矢之的 眾矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides Idiom ∼HSK 6
明知故犯 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime Idiom ∼HSK 6
滴水不漏 滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument) Idiom ∼HSK 6
忍辱负重 忍辱負重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence Idiom ∼HSK 6
前因后果 前因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development Idiom ∼HSK 6
百思不得其解 百思不得其解 bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom); to remain perplexed despite much thought Idiom ∼HSK 6
一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone Idiom ∼HSK 6
一溜烟 一溜煙 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke; (to disappear etc) in an instant Idiom ∼HSK 6
忧心忡忡 憂心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
冥顽不灵 冥頑不靈 míng wán - bù líng (idiom) pigheaded Idiom ∼HSK 6
一手遮天 一手遮天 yī shǒu zhē tiān lit. to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses Idiom ∼HSK 6
板上钉钉 板上釘釘 bǎn shàng dìng dīng that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it Idiom ∼HSK 6