Dream in Red Mansions
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Forced Xifeng Resigned Herself to a Fate Spread East of Bed-Curtain
S1E34 · 强英雄凤姐知命
Vocabulary
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| 看看 看看 | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon | Colloquialism |
| 不行了 不行了 | (coll.) on the point of death; dying | Colloquialism |
| 一块 一塊 | a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same | Colloquialism |
| 有本事 有本事 | to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! | Colloquialism |
| 这不 這不 | (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) | Colloquialism |
| 会子 會子 | (coll.) a moment; a while | Colloquialism |
| 今儿个 今兒個 | (coll.) today | Colloquialism |
| 明儿个 明兒個 | (coll.) tomorrow | Colloquialism |
| 奶奶 奶奶 | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts | 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 | |
| 西门 西門 | two-character surname Ximen | Proper Noun |
| 二奶 二奶 | mistress; second wife; lover | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 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 | |
| 太医 太醫 | imperial physician | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 贵妃 貴妃 | senior concubine; imperial consort | |
| 月钱 月錢 | monthly payment | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 兴 興 | thrive, prosper, flourish | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 影 影 | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | |
| 说笑 說笑 | to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter | |
| 在后 在後 | behind | |
| 试试看 試試看 | to give it a try | |
| 不送 不送 | don't bother to see me out | |
| 谥号 諡號 | honorary posthumous name; posthumous title | |
| 怎么说呢 怎麼說呢 | Why is that?; How come? | |
| 视 視 | look at, inspect, observe, see | |
| 京 京 | capital city | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 就学 就學 | to attend school | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 前儿 前兒 | before; day before yesterday | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 个个 個個 | each one individually; each and every | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 桌 桌 | table, desk, stand | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 要钱 要錢 | to charge; to demand payment |