Vocabulary
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| 震怒 震怒 | to be furious | |
| 尚且 尚且 | (not) even; yet; still | |
| 过继 過繼 | to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative) | |
| 还债 還債 | to settle a debt | |
| 伙计 伙計 | partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant | |
| 缩头乌龟 縮頭烏龜 | a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken | |
| 烂摊子 爛攤子 | terrible mess; shambles | |
| 泥腿子 泥腿子 | peasant; yokel | |
| 睁一眼闭一眼 睜一眼閉一眼 | to turn a blind eye | |
| 媳妇儿 媳婦兒 | erhua variant of | |
| 一日三餐 一日三餐 | to have three meals a day | |
| 娘的 孃的 | same as | |
| 堂屋 堂屋 | central room of a traditional Chinese house | |
| 入不敷出 入不敷出 | income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet | |
| 埋头 埋頭 | to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) | |
| 奉承 奉承 | to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery | |
| 掏空 掏空 | to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling | |
| 护着 護著 | to protect; to guard; to shield | |
| 余下 餘下 | remaining | |
| 分枝 分枝 | branch | |
| 狂妄 狂妄 | egotistical; arrogant; brassy | |
| 功名 功名 | scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory | |
| 仗义 仗義 | to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by | |
| 歪理 歪理 | fallacious reasoning; preposterous argument | |
| 贵贱 貴賤 | noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism | |
| 权贵 權貴 | influential officials; bigwigs | |
| 宅邸 宅邸 | residence of a high-ranking official | |
| 家业 家業 | family property | |
| 娘家 孃家 | wife's family (before marriage) | |
| 更是 更是 | even more (so) | |
| 岁数 歲數 | age (number of years old) | |
| 治病 治病 | to treat an illness | |
| 养老 養老 | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement | |
| 大米 大米 | (husked) rice | |
| 照样 照樣 | as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless | |
| 明日 明日 | tomorrow | |
| 早晚 早晚 | morning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day | |
| 处处 處處 | everywhere; in all respects | |
| 往后 往後 | from now on; in the future; time to come | |
| 识 識 | to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] | |
| 心愿 心願 | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration | |
| 要不然 要不然 | otherwise; or else; or | |
| 低头 低頭 | to bow the head; to yield; to give in | |
| 热水 熱水 | hot water | |
| 有事 有事 | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter | |
| 粥 粥 | used in 荤粥 | |
| 出路 出路 | a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) | |
| 花生 花生 | peanut; groundnut | |
| 嫌 嫌 | to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect | |
| 吞 吞 | to swallow; to take |