The Little Nyonya

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Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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风生水起 風生水起 fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom); fig. flourishing; thriving; prosperous ∼HSK 2
放得下 放得下 fàng de xià to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate ∼HSK 2
过生日 過生日 guò shēng rì to celebrate a birthday ∼HSK 2
不满意 不滿意 bù mǎn yì dissatisfied ∼HSK 2
泳 泳 yǒng dive; swim ∼HSK 2
大生 大生 dà shēng (Tw) university student ∼HSK 2
见得 見得 jiàn dé to seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure ∼HSK 2
省油的灯 省油的燈 shěng yóu de dēng sb who is easy to deal with ∼HSK 2
不用客气 不用客氣 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony ∼HSK 2
在下面 在下面 zài xià miàn underneath ∼HSK 2
够意思 夠意思 gòu yì si wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous ∼HSK 2
上层 上層 shàng céng upper layer ∼HSK 2
给面子 給面子 gěi miàn zi to show deference or praise publicly ∼HSK 2
弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài to ruin; to spoil; to break ∼HSK 2
和和气气 和和氣氣 hé hé qì qì polite and amiable ∼HSK 2
离家出走 離家出走 lí jiā chū zǒu to leave home (to live somewhere else) ∼HSK 2
不当一回事 不當一回事 bù dàng yī huí shì not regard as a matter (of any importance) ∼HSK 2
脏兮兮 髒兮兮 zāng xī xī dirty; filthy ∼HSK 2
动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh ∼HSK 2
刚一 剛一 gāng yī to be just about to; to have just started to ∼HSK 2
重又 重又 chóng yòu once again ∼HSK 2
假惺惺 假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony ∼HSK 2
最年长 最年長 zuì nián zhǎng eldest ∼HSK 2
谢意 謝意 xiè yì gratitude; thanks ∼HSK 2
狗东西 狗東西 gǒu dōng xi scumbag; scoundrel ∼HSK 2
求生 求生 qiú shēng to seek survival; to possess the will to live ∼HSK 2
床边 床邊 chuáng biān bedside ∼HSK 2
眼前一亮 眼前一亮 yǎn qián - yī liàng (one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees ∼HSK 2
个数 個數 gè shù number of items or individuals ∼HSK 2
当儿 當兒 dāng r the very moment; just then; during (that brief interval) ∼HSK 2
篮 籃 lán basket ∼HSK 2
八角 八角 bā jiǎo anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati ∼HSK 2
睡得着 睡得著 shuì de zháo to fall asleep; to get to sleep ∼HSK 2
海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze; sea wind (i.e. from the sea) ∼HSK 2
半熟 半熟 bàn shú half-cooked; (of vegetables) parboiled; (of steak) medium; (of eggs) soft-boiled ∼HSK 2
收租 收租 shōu zū to collect rent ∼HSK 2
放平 放平 fàng píng to set level; to lay flat ∼HSK 2
挺进 挺進 tǐng jìn progress; to advance ∼HSK 2
行长 行長 háng zhǎng bank president ∼HSK 2
用词 用詞 yòng cí usage (of a term); wording; phrasing ∼HSK 2
快当 快當 kuài dang quick; rapid ∼HSK 2
房钱 房錢 fáng qián charges for a room; house rental ∼HSK 2
包租 包租 bāo zū to rent; to charter; to rent land or a house for subletting; fixed rent for farmland ∼HSK 2
接住 接住 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc); to receive (sth given); to accept ∼HSK 2
脏腑 臟腑 zàng fǔ inner organs ∼HSK 2
病院 病院 bìng yuàn specialized hospital ∼HSK 2
成像 成像 chéng xiàng to form an image; imaging ∼HSK 2
当局 當局 dāng jú authorities ∼HSK 2
先头 先頭 xiān tóu (usu. of troops) in advance; in the vanguard; previously; in front; placed ahead of others ∼HSK 2
求爱 求愛 qiú ài to woo ∼HSK 2