Dream in Red Mansions
Episode review
An Evening Banquet on the Lantern Festival in the Jung Mansion
S1E21 · 荣国府元宵开夜宴
Vocabulary
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| 明儿 明兒 | (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day | Colloquialism |
| 吃的 吃的 | (coll.) food | Colloquialism |
| 看看 看看 | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon | Colloquialism |
| 那是 那是 | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed | Colloquialism |
| 真是 真是 | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) | Colloquialism |
| 婶子 嬸子 | (coll.) father's younger brother's wife; aunt | Colloquialism |
| 小的 小的 | (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) | Colloquialism |
| 会子 會子 | (coll.) a moment; a while | Colloquialism |
| 一块儿 一塊兒 | erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar | Colloquialism |
| 爷爷 爺爺 | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather | Colloquialism |
| 奶奶 奶奶 | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts | Colloquialism |
| 菜 菜 | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor | Colloquialism |
| 花 花 | flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful | Colloquialism |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | Colloquialism |
| 着 著 | (chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add | |
| 大正 大正 | Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito | Proper Noun |
| 太岁 太歲 | Tai Sui, God of the year; archaic name for the planet Jupiter; nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area | Proper Noun |
| 赵国 趙國 | Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC) | Proper Noun |
| 一月 一月 | January; first month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 谁知道 誰知道 | God knows...; Who would have imagined...? | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 二奶 二奶 | mistress; second wife; lover | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 前儿 前兒 | before; day before yesterday | |
| 奶奶的 奶奶的 | damn it!; blast it! | |
| 一说 一說 | an expression of opinion; according to some | |
| 哥儿 哥兒 | brothers; boys | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 说出 說出 | to speak out; to declare (one's view) | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 蹄子 蹄子 | hoof; (old) wench; hussy | |
| 真真 真真 | really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously | |
| 月钱 月錢 | monthly payment | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 什么的 什麼的 | and so on; and so forth; and what not | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to |