Dream in Red Mansions
Episode review
Granny Liu Pays Her First Visit to the Jung Mansion
S1E3 · 刘姥姥一进荣国府
Vocabulary
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| 观 觀 | see, observe, view; appearance | |
| 咱家 咱家 | I; me; my; (often used in early vernacular literature) | |
| 小孩子 小孩子 | child | |
| 手气 手氣 | luck (in gambling) | |
| 不得 不得 | must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot | |
| 成日 成日 | all day long; the whole day; the whole time | |
| 份儿 份兒 | degree; extent; allotted share | |
| 难为 難為 | to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) | |
| 一只 一隻 | 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply | |
| 生下 生下 | to give birth to | |
| 嘴里 嘴裡 | mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words | |
| 叫作 叫作 | to call; to be called | |
| 拿出 拿出 | to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) | |
| 站住 站住 | to stand | |
| 秋天 秋天 | autumn | |
| 老是 老是 | always | |
| 从小 從小 | from childhood; from a young age | |
| 春天 春天 | spring (season) | |
| 凉 涼 | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) | |
| 笑话 笑話 | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock | |
| 太太 太太 | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | |
| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 冬天 冬天 | winter | |
| 出门 出門 | to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married | |
| 夏天 夏天 | summer | |
| 碗 㼝 | bowl; cup | |
| 碰 掽 | to touch; to meet with; to bump | |
| 送给 送給 | to send; to give as a present | |
| 院 院 | courtyard; institution | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 早就 早就 | already at an earlier time | |
| 雪 雪 | snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) | |
| 好多 好多 | many; quite a lot; much better | |
| 平 平 | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 | |
| 急 急 | urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious | |
| 背 揹 | to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder | |
| 想起 想起 | to recall; to think of; to call to mind | |
| 占 佔 | to observe; to divine | |
| 借 借 | to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) | |
| 怎么办 怎麼辦 | what's to be done | |
| 咱们 咱們 | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] | |
| 怎么样 怎麼樣 | how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? | |
| 鸡 雞 | fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute | |
| 接着 接著 | to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn | |
| 推 推 | to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage | |
| 留下 留下 | to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go | |
| 正是 正是 | is precisely | |
| 通 通 | to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc | |
| 刚才 剛才 | just now; a moment ago |