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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| 偶然 偶然 | incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly | |
| 难得 難得 | seldom; rare; hard to come by | |
| 犹豫 猶豫 | to hesitate | |
| 挣 掙 | used in 挣扎 | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 拔 拔 | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 抬 抬 | to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | |
| 绕 繞 | to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex | |
| 艰难 艱難 | difficult; hard; challenging | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 软 軟 | soft; flexible | |
| 厅 廳 | (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 当年 當年 | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | |
| 堆 堆 | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 玻璃 玻璃 | glass; (slang) male homosexual | |
| 醉 醉 | intoxicated | |
| 凭 憑 | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | |
| 仔细 仔細 | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out | |
| 可惜 可惜 | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately | |
| 屋 屋 | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 剩下 剩下 | to remain; to be left over | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 戏 戲 | trick; drama; play; show | |
| 呆 呆 | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay | |
| 待 待 | to stay | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 至 至 | to arrive; most; to; until | |
| 将 將 | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 恶心 惡心 | nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) | Xiehouyu |
| 穷 窮 | poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly | Colloquialism |
| 百色 百色 | Baise, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | Proper Noun |
| 芙蓉 芙蓉 | Furong district of Changsha city, Hunan; Seremban, capital of Sembilan state, Malaysia | Proper Noun |
| 白露 白露 | Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September | Proper Noun |
| 霜降 霜降 | Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November | Proper Noun |
| 逛逛 逛逛 | to roam around; to have a stroll | |
| 请安 請安 | to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation | |
| 若是 若是 | if | |
| 谢 謝 | thank | |
| 病根 病根 | an incompletely cured illness; an old complaint; the root cause of trouble | |
| 何不 何不 | why not?; why not do (sth)? | |
| 王八羔子 王八羔子 | bastard; son of a bitch | |
| 王法 王法 | the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion | |
| 仔 仔 | small thing, child; young animal |