The Little Nyonya

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小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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梳头 梳頭 shū tóu to comb one's hair ∼HSK 6
帐目 帳目 zhàng mù account ∼HSK 6
陈年 陳年 chén nián (of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding ∼HSK 6
念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture ∼HSK 6
下凡 下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world ∼HSK 6
抛下 拋下 pāo xià to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down ∼HSK 6
狡辩 狡辯 jiǎo biàn to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
炉火 爐火 lú huǒ the fire of a stove ∼HSK 6
脱险 脫險 tuō xiǎn to get out of danger ∼HSK 6
几样 幾樣 jǐ yàng several kinds ∼HSK 6
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
列祖列宗 列祖列宗 liè zǔ liè zōng one's ancestors; the successive generations of forebears (idiom) ∼HSK 6
阴险 陰險 yīn xiǎn treacherous; sinister ∼HSK 6
苦肉计 苦肉計 kǔ ròu jì the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
踪影 蹤影 zōng yǐng trace; vestige; presence ∼HSK 6
心惊 心驚 xīn jīng fearful; apprehensive ∼HSK 6
滴答 滴答 dī dā (onom.) pattering sound; drip drip (of water); tick tock (of clock); also pr. [di1 da5] ∼HSK 6
解闷 解悶 jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion ∼HSK 6
撇下 撇下 piē xia to cast away ∼HSK 6
孤男寡女 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting) ∼HSK 6
同房 同房 tóng fáng (of a married couple) to have intercourse; (literary) to share the same room; of the same family branch ∼HSK 6
私奔 私奔 sī bēn to elope ∼HSK 6
主厨 主廚 zhǔ chú chef; to be the chef ∼HSK 6
贵公司 貴公司 guì gōng sī your company ∼HSK 6
行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6
撒尿 撒尿 sā niào to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee ∼HSK 6
讨饶 討饒 tǎo ráo to beg for mercy; to ask for forgiveness ∼HSK 6
三妻四妾 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè three wives and four concubines (idiom); a household full of women; polygamy ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
作怪 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) ∼HSK 6
张皇 張皇 zhāng huáng alarmed; flustered ∼HSK 6
好端端 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason ∼HSK 6
贼窝 賊窩 zéi wō thieves' lair ∼HSK 6
求饶 求饒 qiú ráo to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 6
娶妻 娶妻 qǔ qī to take a wife; to get married (man) ∼HSK 6
佳人 佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
砍死 砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death; to kill with an ax ∼HSK 6
家祖 家祖 jiā zǔ (polite) my paternal grandfather ∼HSK 6
缝纫 縫紉 féng rèn to sew ∼HSK 6
过招 過招 guò zhāo to fight; to exchange blows ∼HSK 6
占便宜 佔便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage ∼HSK 6
弄清 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
轰走 轟走 hōng zǒu to drive away ∼HSK 6
还债 還債 huán zhài to settle a debt ∼HSK 6
罪加一等 罪加一等 zuì jiā yī děng to make the crime one degree worse (idiom); to add to one's guilt; an aggravated offense ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6