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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一家之主 一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; head of the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
窝囊废 窩囊廢 wō nang fèi (coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
浑蛋 渾蛋 hún dàn variant of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心虚 心虛 xīn xū lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高攀 高攀 gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi - yǎn jiè (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不识抬举 不識抬舉 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù lit. to see someone dying and not save them (idiom); fig. to refuse to help someone in mortal danger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
招架不住 招架不住 zhāo jià bù zhù unable to withstand or ward off (an attack) (idiom); unable to cope; overwhelmed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
小媳妇 小媳婦 xiǎo xí fu young married woman; mistress; (fig.) punching bag; (old) child bride Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装模作样 裝模作樣 zhuāng mó - zuò yàng (idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装蒜 裝蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自讨没趣 自討沒趣 zì tǎo méi qù to invite a snub; to court a rebuff Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自找麻烦 自找麻煩 zì zhǎo má fan to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎扯 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装聋作哑 裝聾作啞 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
后继有人 後繼有人 hòu jì yǒu rén (idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不堪入耳 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr unbearable to hear; offensive to the ear; vulgar (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì to flatter; to fawn on; to butter sb up; toadying; bootlicking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
恶人先告状 惡人先告狀 è rén xiān gào zhuàng the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
跟屁虫 跟屁蟲 gēn pì chóng lit. bum beetle; sb who tags along; shadow; sycophant Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
身败名裂 身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
虚情假意 虛情假意 xū qíng jiǎ yì false friendship; hypocritical show of affection Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
活得不耐烦 活得不耐煩 huó de bù nài fán to be tired of living; (coll.) to be asking for trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
志同道合 志同道合 zhì tóng - dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
无理取闹 無理取鬧 wú lǐ qǔ nào to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative Xiehouyu HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
老娘 老孃 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
虾米 蝦米 xiā mǐ small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps; (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
添乱 添亂 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad; good; fine Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
发神经 發神經 fā shén jīng (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
小姨子 小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
乐滋滋 樂滋滋 lè zī zī (coll.) contented; happy Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
指着 指著 zhǐzhe Poke HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6