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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投奔 投奔 tóu bèn to seek shelter; to seek asylum HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
忌讳 忌諱 jì huì taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
品行 品行 pǐn xíng behavior; moral conduct HSK 7
见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause HSK 7
孤零零 孤零零 gū líng líng lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary HSK 7
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
恭敬 恭敬 gōng jìng deferential; respectful HSK 7
打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother HSK 7
插嘴 插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
单薄 單薄 dān bó weak; frail; thin; flimsy HSK 7
劝阻 勸阻 quàn zǔ to advise against; to dissuade HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
推选 推選 tuī xuǎn to elect; to choose HSK 7
相比之下 相比之下 xiāng bǐ zhī xià by comparison HSK 7
残缺 殘缺 cán quē badly damaged; shattered HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
难处 難處 nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem HSK 7
浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense HSK 7
熨 熨 yùn an iron; to iron HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
倡议 倡議 chàng yì to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative HSK 7
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
下海 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) HSK 7
爱惜 愛惜 ài xī to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly HSK 7
久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met HSK 7
把柄 把柄 bǎ bǐng handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb HSK 7
耐性 耐性 nài xìng patience HSK 7
劝告 勸告 quàn gào to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice HSK 7
岳母 岳母 yuè mǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law HSK 7
绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
周转 周轉 zhōu zhuǎn to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow HSK 7
瘸 瘸 qué lame HSK 7
牡丹 牡丹 Mǔ dan Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan HSK 7
哀求 哀求 āi qiú to entreat; to implore; to plead HSK 7
用功 用功 yòng gōng diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort HSK 7
挟持 挾持 xié chí to seize HSK 7
巫婆 巫婆 wū pó witch; sorceress; female shaman HSK 7
标致 標致 biāo zhi beautiful (of woman); pretty HSK 7
败坏 敗壞 bài huài to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine HSK 7
气派 氣派 qì pài impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
威信 威信 Wēi xìn Weixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
挂念 掛念 guà niàn concerned HSK 7
叫好 叫好 jiào hǎo to applaud; to cheer HSK 7