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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| 那么 那麼 | like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case | |
| 所以 所以 | therefore; as a result; so; the reason why | |
| 当 噹 | to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at | |
| 像 像 | to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) | |
| 才 才 | ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only | |
| 更 更 | to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) | |
| 该 該 | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned | |
| 只 隻 | only; merely; just; but | |
| 又 又 | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway | |
| 因为 因為 | because; owing to; on account of | |
| 这样 這樣 | this kind of; so; this way; like this; such | |
| 已经 已經 | already | |
| 得 得 | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished | |
| 为 為 | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) | |
| 可以 可以 | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good | |
| 自己 自己 | oneself; one's own | |
| 但 但 | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just | |
| 让 讓 | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) | |
| 啊 啊 | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! | |
| 贵人多忘事 貴人多忘事 | an eminent person has short memory (idiom) | Idiom |
| 多谢 多謝 | many thanks; thanks a lot | Xiehouyu |
| 今儿 今兒 | (coll.) today | Colloquialism |
| 婶子 嬸子 | (coll.) father's younger brother's wife; aunt | Colloquialism |
| 不会 不會 | improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all | Colloquialism |
| 会子 會子 | (coll.) a moment; a while | Colloquialism |
| 昨儿 昨兒 | (coll.) yesterday | Colloquialism |
| 昨儿个 昨兒個 | (coll.) yesterday | Colloquialism |
| 真是 真是 | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) | Colloquialism |
| 哪儿的话 哪兒的話 | (coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment); don't mention it | Colloquialism |
| 明儿 明兒 | (coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day | Colloquialism |
| 看看 看看 | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon | Colloquialism |
| 今儿个 今兒個 | (coll.) today | Colloquialism |
| 那是 那是 | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed | 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 |
| 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 |
| 三门 三門 | Sanmen county in Taizhou, Zhejiang | Proper Noun |
| 京都 京都 | Kyoto, Japan | Proper Noun |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 二奶 二奶 | mistress; second wife; lover | |
| 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 | |
| 哥儿 哥兒 | brothers; boys | |
| 花儿 花兒 | style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia | |
| 这是 這是 | this is; this is the ... | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not |