The Untamed

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Season 1 — The Untamed

陈情令 chénqíng líng

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Vocabulary

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狗仗人势 狗仗人勢 gǒu zhàng rén shì a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others Idiom ∼HSK 6
惺惺作态 惺惺作態 xīng xīng - zuò tài (idiom) to put on an act Idiom ∼HSK 6
飞扬跋扈 飛揚跋扈 fēi yáng bá hù bossy and domineering; throwing one's weight about Idiom ∼HSK 6
倒行逆施 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things Idiom ∼HSK 6
引以为戒 引以為戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè to take sth as a warning (idiom); to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly Idiom ∼HSK 6
长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom); (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth; to flood in Idiom ∼HSK 6
石破天惊 石破天驚 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work Idiom ∼HSK 6
疏而不漏 疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape Idiom ∼HSK 6
混淆是非 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi to confuse right and wrong (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
摇旗呐喊 搖旗吶喊 yáo qí nà hǎn to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to Idiom ∼HSK 6
披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail Idiom ∼HSK 6
一丝不挂 一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit Idiom ∼HSK 6
咬文嚼字 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording Idiom ∼HSK 6
放浪不羁 放浪不羈 fàng làng bù jī wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute Idiom ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge; (fig.) difficult path Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
蠢货 蠢貨 chǔn huò blockhead; idiot; dunce; moron; fool Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心虚 心虛 xīn xū lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless 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
高攀 高攀 gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class 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
一家之主 一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; head of the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò - zhǔ zhāng (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
后患无穷 後患無窮 hòu huàn - wú qióng (idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression); to concede defeat; to play second fiddle Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡搅蛮缠 胡攪蠻纏 hú jiǎo mán chán (idiom) to pester endlessly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
耍花招 耍花招 shuǎ huā zhāo to play tricks on sb Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
光棍 光棍 guāng gùn gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
野种 野種 yě zhǒng (derog.) illegitimate child; bastard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
坚不可摧 堅不可摧 jiān bù kě cuī (idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
出格 出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper; to take sth too far; (of a measuring device) to go off the scale Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
捣鬼 搗鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks; to cause mischief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger 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
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
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
自顾不暇 自顧不暇 zì gù bù xiá (idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs; too busy to spare time for anything extra 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
老死不相往来 老死不相往來 lǎo sǐ bù xiāng wǎng lái lit. to grow old without ever visiting one another (idiom); fig. to have nothing to do with each other; mutual isolation Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装蒜 裝蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
破天荒 破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented; for the first time; never before; first ever 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
各奔东西 各奔東西 gè bèn dōng xī to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1] Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6