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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过不下 過不下 guò bu xià to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner); to be unable to make a living ∼HSK 1
穿衣 穿衣 chuān yī to put on clothes; to get dressed ∼HSK 1
没有事 沒有事 méi yǒu shì not a bit; nothing is up; nothing alarming is happening ∼HSK 1
对家 對家 duì jiā partner (in four person game); family of proposed marriage partner ∼HSK 1
早在 早在 zǎo zài as early as ∼HSK 1
送医 送醫 sòng yī to send or deliver to the hospital ∼HSK 1
好起来 好起來 hǎo qǐ lai to get better; to improve; to get well ∼HSK 1
对子 對子 duì zi pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet ∼HSK 1
见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) ∼HSK 1
想想看 想想看 xiǎng xiǎng kàn to think about it ∼HSK 1
远门 遠門 yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative ∼HSK 1
有话要说 有話要說 yǒu huà yào shuō to speak one's mind ∼HSK 1
一了百了 一了百了 yī liǎo - bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles ∼HSK 1
二号 二號 èr hào 2nd day of the month ∼HSK 1
毛毛的 毛毛的 máo máo de creeped out; unnerved; uneasy ∼HSK 1
比下去 比下去 bǐ xià qù to defeat; to be superior to ∼HSK 1
分一杯羹 分一杯羹 fēn yī bēi gēng (fig.) to have a slice of the pie; to get a piece of the action ∼HSK 1
里外 裡外 lǐ wài inside and out; or so ∼HSK 1
和好 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled; on good terms with each other ∼HSK 1
正中 正中 zhèng zhōng middle; center; right in the middle or center; nub ∼HSK 1
看笑话 看笑話 kàn xiào hua to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself ∼HSK 1
第二个人 第二個人 dì èr ge rén the second person; (fig.) someone else; third party ∼HSK 1
笑嘻嘻 笑嘻嘻 xiào xī xī grinning; smiling ∼HSK 1
果肉 果肉 guǒ ròu the flesh of a fruit; pulp ∼HSK 1
会试 會試 huì shì metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination) ∼HSK 1
手拿 手拿 shǒu ná to hold in one's hand ∼HSK 1
外国人 外國人 wài guó rén foreigner ∼HSK 1
本地人 本地人 běn dì rén native person (of a country) ∼HSK 1
打天下 打天下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power; to conquer the world; to establish and expand a business; to carve out a career for oneself ∼HSK 1
汉奸 漢奸 hàn jiān traitor (to China) ∼HSK 1
放话 放話 fàng huà to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally ∼HSK 1
过少 過少 guò shǎo too few; insufficient ∼HSK 1
白事 白事 bái shì funeral; to explain (literary) ∼HSK 1
有话快说 有話快說 yǒu huà kuài shuō spit it out! ∼HSK 1
包饭 包飯 bāo fàn to get or supply meals for a monthly rate; to board; to provide board ∼HSK 1
开票 開票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to write out a receipt ∼HSK 1
看开 看開 kàn kāi to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up ∼HSK 1
上半天 上半天 shàng bàn tiān morning ∼HSK 1
手绢 手絹 shǒu juàn handkerchief ∼HSK 1
肉桂 肉桂 ròu guì Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) ∼HSK 1
商号 商號 shāng hào store; a business ∼HSK 1
站起 站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse); to stand; to spring up ∼HSK 1
忙进忙出 忙進忙出 máng jìn máng chū very busy ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning ∼HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
真是的 真是的 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
忘不了 忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget ∼HSK 1
少不了 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many ∼HSK 1