Dream in Red Mansions

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Yuanyang Vows Never to Marry

S1E18 · 鸳鸯女誓绝鸳鸯偶 yuānyāng nǚ shìjué yuānyāng ǒu

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4.33 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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分斤拨两 分斤撥兩 fēn jīn bō liǎng to haggle over every ounce; to bicker over trifles; to be calculating (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
小户人家 小戶人家 xiǎo hù rén jiā a humble household; a family of modest means (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
丢下耙儿弄扫帚 丟下耙兒弄掃帚 diū xià pá er nòng sào zhǒu lit. to put down the rake and pick up the broom (idiom); fig. to be rushed off one's feet; too busy to finish one thing before starting another Idiom ∼HSK 7
萍踪浪迹 萍蹤浪跡 píng zōng làng jì lit. duckweed tracks and wandering footprints (idiom); fig. a wandering, rootless life with no fixed abode Idiom ∼HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
戳 戳 chuō to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable; clever; dexterous HSK 7
嫦娥 嫦娥 Cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft HSK 7
害臊 害臊 hài sào to be bashful; to feel ashamed HSK 7
猜谜 猜謎 cāi mí to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence) HSK 7
盛情 盛情 shèng qíng great kindness; magnificent hospitality HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
算盘 算盤 suàn pán abacus; plan; scheme HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
省事 省事 shěng shì to simplify matters; to save trouble HSK 7
一味 一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably HSK 7
卷子 卷子 juǎn zi steamed roll; spring roll HSK 7
暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li secretly; inwardly; on the sly HSK 7
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now; for the time being; temporarily HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
裁缝 裁縫 cái féng to make an item of clothing; to tailor HSK 7
俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō as the proverb says; as they say... HSK 7
死心 死心 sǐ xīn to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about HSK 7
索性 索性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it); simply; just HSK 7
争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short HSK 7
盘算 盤算 pán suàn to plot; to scheme; to calculate HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
稀罕 稀罕 xī han rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn] HSK 7
连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
去处 去處 qù chù place; destination HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
钉子 釘子 dīng zi nail; snag; saboteur HSK 7
反倒 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary; but expectedly HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
无赖 無賴 wú lài hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly HSK 7
缕 縷 lǚ strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7