The Little Nyonya

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Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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Vocabulary

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家老 家老 jiā lǎo (old) a senior in one's household ∼HSK 1
医 醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
老天 老天 lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 1
试一试 試一試 shì yī shì to have a try ∼HSK 1
八字 八字 bā zì the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
玩笑 玩笑 wán xiào to joke; joke; jest ∼HSK 1
看上 看上 kàn shàng to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for ∼HSK 1
爸妈 爸媽 bà mā dad and mom ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
家小 家小 jiā xiǎo wife and children; wife ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
跑出 跑出 pǎo chū to run out ∼HSK 1
好日子 好日子 hǎo rì zi auspicious day; good day; happy life ∼HSK 1
妓女 妓女 jì nǚ prostitute; hooker ∼HSK 1
脑 腦 nǎo brain ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
老弟 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
衣 衣 yī clothes, clothing; cover, skin ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
看在 看在 kàn zài (in the expression +... +) for the sake of...; considering... ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
那还用说 那還用説 nà hái yòng shuō that goes without saying ∼HSK 1
回事 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
病重 病重 bìng zhòng seriously ill ∼HSK 1
几点 幾點 jǐ diǎn what time?; when? ∼HSK 1
分钱 分錢 fēn qián cent; penny ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
了了 了了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly; to settle a matter; to get it over with ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
在前 在前 zài qián ahead; formerly; in the past ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
大一 大一 dà yī first-year university student ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
一男半女 一男半女 yī nán - bàn nǚ (idiom) a son or daughter; a child ∼HSK 1