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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劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
由此可见 由此可見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn from this, it can be seen that... HSK 7
籍贯 籍貫 jí guàn one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace HSK 7
刮风 颳風 guā fēng to be windy HSK 7
壮胆 壯膽 zhuàng dǎn to get one’s courage up; to embolden HSK 7
碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter HSK 7
见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest HSK 7
拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on HSK 7
请帖 請帖 qǐng tiě invitation card; written invitation HSK 7
药材 藥材 yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
夜市 夜市 yè shì night market HSK 7
拜年 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year HSK 7
志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit HSK 7
推辞 推辭 tuī cí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) HSK 7
亏待 虧待 kuī dài to treat sb unfairly HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
口吃 口吃 kǒu chī to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí] HSK 7
盛情 盛情 shèng qíng great kindness; magnificent hospitality HSK 7
毅然 毅然 yì rán firmly; resolutely; without hesitation HSK 7
巴结 巴結 bā jie to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to HSK 7
亏本 虧本 kuī běn to make a loss HSK 7
底子 底子 dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom HSK 7
松绑 鬆綁 sōng bǎng to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions HSK 7
嫁妆 嫁妝 jià zhuang dowry HSK 7
内向 內向 nèi xiàng reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
拄 拄 zhǔ to lean on; to prop on HSK 7
埋没 埋沒 mái mò to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion HSK 7
出丑 出醜 chū chǒu shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face HSK 7
逊色 遜色 xùn sè inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) HSK 7
要强 要強 yào qiáng eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded HSK 7
操劳 操勞 cāo láo to work hard; to look after HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
少林寺 少林寺 Shào lín Sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
供奉 供奉 gòng fèng to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god) HSK 7
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
出任 出任 chū rèn to take up a post; to start in a new job HSK 7
每逢 每逢 měi féng every time; on each occasion; whenever HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
猖狂 猖狂 chāng kuáng savage; furious HSK 7
刁难 刁難 diāo nàn to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diāo nán] HSK 7
馋 饞 chán gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving HSK 7
算盘 算盤 suàn pán abacus; plan; scheme HSK 7
意料之外 意料之外 yì liào zhī wài (idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7