Dream in Red Mansions

Whole-title review

Season 1 — Dream in Red Mansions

红楼梦 hónglóumèng

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Vocabulary

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产房 產房 chǎn fáng delivery room (in hospital); labor ward ∼HSK 6
黄汤辣水 黃湯辣水 huáng tāng là shuǐ lit. yellow soup and spicy water (idiom); alcoholic drink; booze ∼HSK 6
缝子 縫子 fèng zi crack; chink; narrow slit; crevice ∼HSK 6
黑家白日 黑家白日 hēi jiā bái rì day and night; round the clock; the whole time ∼HSK 6
福寿双全 福壽雙全 fú shòu shuāng quán blessed with both happiness and longevity (idiom); good fortune and long life ∼HSK 6
衣履 衣履 yī lǚ clothes and shoes ∼HSK 6
迟误 遲誤 chí wù to delay; to procrastinate ∼HSK 6
裁革 裁革 cái gé to dismiss; to lay off ∼HSK 6
窝主 窩主 wō zhǔ person who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods) ∼HSK 6
大族 大族 dà zú large and influential family; clan ∼HSK 6
现世现报 現世現報 xiàn shì xiàn bòo retribution in this very life (idiom); to reap what one sows immediately; instant karma ∼HSK 6
奔四 奔四 bèn sì to be pushing 40 ∼HSK 6
颓丧 頹喪 tuí sàng dejected; disheartened; listless ∼HSK 6
猪窝 豬窩 zhū wō pigsty (lit. and fig.) ∼HSK 6
贤人 賢人 xián rén great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good ∼HSK 6
偷鸡盗狗 偷雞盜狗 tōu jī dào gǒu lit. to steal chickens and dogs (idiom); to pilfer; petty thieving; also fig. to have illicit affairs ∼HSK 6
物在人亡 物在人亡 wù zài rén wáng the object remains but its owner is gone (idiom); seeing a keepsake and grieving for the deceased ∼HSK 6
馋痨 饞癆 chán láo gluttony ∼HSK 6
三求四告 三求四告 sān qiú sì gào to beg and plead repeatedly; to entreat over and over ∼HSK 6
宾主 賓主 bīn zhǔ guest and host ∼HSK 6
勾魂 勾魂 gōu hún to take away sb's soul; (fig.) to captivate; to enchant ∼HSK 6
枝子 枝子 zhī zi twig; branch ∼HSK 6
八股 八股 bā gǔ an essay in eight parts; stereotyped writing ∼HSK 6
人多手杂 人多手雜 rén duō shǒu zá lit. many people, many hands (idiom); with many hands at work things get muddled or items go missing ∼HSK 6
滤过 濾過 lǜ guò to filter ∼HSK 6
胶泥 膠泥 jiāo ní clay ∼HSK 6
再临 再臨 zài lín to come again ∼HSK 6
蝇头小楷 蠅頭小楷 yíng tóu xiǎo kǎi tiny regular-script characters; minute neat handwriting (lit. fly-head small script) ∼HSK 6
庭除 庭除 tíng chú front court; courtyard ∼HSK 6
笼火 籠火 lóng huǒ to make a fire ∼HSK 6
帘幕 簾幕 lián mù hanging screen; curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement) ∼HSK 6
流苏 流蘇 liú sū tassels ∼HSK 6
凑份子 湊份子 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc) ∼HSK 6
贝叶经 貝葉經 bèi yè jīng sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree ∼HSK 6
续娶 續娶 xù qǔ to remarry ∼HSK 6
牢头 牢頭 láo tóu jailer (old) ∼HSK 6
雅号 雅號 yǎ hào refined appelation; (humor) sb's elegant monicker; (hon.) your esteemed name ∼HSK 6
任侠 任俠 rèn xiá chivalrous; helping the weak for the sake of justice ∼HSK 6
秋审 秋審 qiū shěn autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing) ∼HSK 6
重阳节 重陽節 Chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month HSK 6
看得起 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for; to think highly of HSK 6
公婆 公婆 gōng pó husband's parents; parents-in-law HSK 6
伶俐 伶俐 líng lì clever; witty; intelligent HSK 6
道教 道教 Dào jiào Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) HSK 6
好容易 好容易 hǎo róng yì (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy HSK 6
果树 果樹 guǒ shù fruit tree HSK 6
赶忙 趕忙 gǎn máng to hurry; to hasten; to make haste HSK 6
贤惠 賢惠 xián huì variant of 贤慧 HSK 6
清明节 清明節 Qīng míng jié Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) HSK 6
不料 不料 bù liào unexpectedly; to one's surprise HSK 6