The Little Nyonya

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Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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巴不得 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to Xiehouyu HSK 7
挖苦 挖苦 wā kǔ to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku] Xiehouyu HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request Xiehouyu HSK 7
扫兴 掃興 sǎo xìng to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited Xiehouyu HSK 7
黑心 黑心 hēi xīn ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery) Xiehouyu HSK 7
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 Xiehouyu HSK 7
休想 休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that); don't imagine (that) Xiehouyu HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
留神 留神 liú shén to take care; to be careful Xiehouyu HSK 7
倔强 倔強 jué jiàng stubborn; obstinate; unbending Xiehouyu HSK 7
无动于衷 無動於衷 wú dòng yú zhōng aloof; indifferent; unconcerned Xiehouyu HSK 7
淘气 淘氣 táo qì naughty; mischievous Xiehouyu HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
正直 正直 zhèng zhí upright; upstanding; honest Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it Xiehouyu HSK 7
莫名其妙 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable Xiehouyu HSK 7
古怪 古怪 gǔ guài strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre Xiehouyu HSK 7
怪物 怪物 guài wu monster; freak; eccentric person Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited; stirred up; (fig.) created only a short time before; freshly minted; hot off the press; (coll.) also pr. [rè tēng tēng] Colloquialism HSK 7
使唤 使喚 shǐ huan to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn] Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
向着 向著 xiàng zhe towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor Colloquialism HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
外公 外公 wài gōng (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
外婆 外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal; simple home cooking HSK 7
汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc) HSK 7