The Little Nyonya

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Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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通风报信 通風報信 tōng fēng bào xìn to tip off; to leak information; to secretly pass on intelligence (idiom) ∼HSK 6
寻死 尋死 xún sǐ to attempt suicide; to court death ∼HSK 6
长久之计 長久之計 cháng jiǔ zhī jì a long-term plan; a permanent solution (idiom) ∼HSK 6
再嫁 再嫁 zài jià (of woman) to remarry ∼HSK 6
润肺 潤肺 rùn fèi to moisten the lungs; to make expectoration easy (medicine) ∼HSK 6
非分之想 非分之想 fēi fèn zhī xiǎng improper or presumptuous designs (idiom); inordinate ambitions, undue expectations ∼HSK 6
入眼 入眼 rù yǎn to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at ∼HSK 6
父母亲 父母親 fù mǔ qīn parents ∼HSK 6
在天之灵 在天之靈 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased ∼HSK 6
塞给 塞給 sāi gěi to slip sb sth; to press sb to accept sth; to insert surreptitiously; to foist sth off on sb ∼HSK 6
教唆 教唆 jiào suō to instigate; to incite; to abet ∼HSK 6
百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu lit. after a hundred years (idiom); euphemism for after one's death ∼HSK 6
白旗 白旗 bái qí white flag ∼HSK 6
经得起 經得起 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand; to be able to endure ∼HSK 6
强撑 強撐 qiǎng chēng to use all one's willpower (to do sth); to hang in there ∼HSK 6
霸王 霸王 bà wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
拜你所赐 拜你所賜 bài nǐ suǒ cì (derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot! ∼HSK 6
漂流 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting ∼HSK 6
坚持下去 堅持下去 jiān chí xià qù to press on ∼HSK 6
挖掉 挖掉 wā diào to dig out; to eradicate ∼HSK 6
你情我愿 你情我願 nǐ qíng wǒ yuàn to both be willing; mutual consent ∼HSK 6
泡茶 泡茶 pào chá to make tea ∼HSK 6
置身事外 置身事外 zhì shēn - shì wài (idiom) not to get involved; to stay out of it ∼HSK 6
横竖 橫豎 héng shu anyway ∼HSK 6
个人隐私 個人隱私 gè rén yǐn sī personal privacy; private matters ∼HSK 6
凶器 兇器 xiōng qì lethal weapon; murder weapon ∼HSK 6
下注 下注 xià zhù to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet ∼HSK 6
畜牲 畜牲 chù shēng variant of ∼HSK 6
足金 足金 zú jīn pure gold; solid gold ∼HSK 6
婶婶 嬸嬸 shěn shen wife of father's younger brother; aunt ∼HSK 6
贫血 貧血 pín xuè anemia ∼HSK 6
家宅 家宅 jiā zhái home; residence; house ∼HSK 6
矿场 礦場 kuàng chǎng a mine; pit ∼HSK 6
手脚不干净 手腳不乾淨 shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng thieving; light-fingered; prone to stealing ∼HSK 6
晨昏 晨昏 chén hūn morning and twilight; day and night ∼HSK 6
螃蟹 螃蟹 páng xiè crab ∼HSK 6
异物 異物 yì wù rarity; rare delicacy; foreign matter; alien body; the dead; ghost; monstrosity; alien life-form ∼HSK 6
事业有成 事業有成 shì yè yǒu chéng to be successful in business; professional success ∼HSK 6
威猛 威猛 wēi měng bold and powerful ∼HSK 6
鼻梁 鼻樑 bí liáng bridge of the nose ∼HSK 6
囤积 囤積 tún jī to stock up; to lay in supplies; to hoard (for speculation); to corner the market in sth ∼HSK 6
决一死战 決一死戰 jué yī sǐ zhàn to fight to the death; a decisive last-ditch battle (idiom) ∼HSK 6
贞洁 貞潔 zhēn jié chastity ∼HSK 6
债主 債主 zhài zhǔ creditor ∼HSK 6
孤儿院 孤兒院 gū ér yuàn orphanage; child asylum ∼HSK 6
肉酱 肉醬 ròu jiàng minced meat sauce; (fig.) mincemeat; a person cut to pieces ∼HSK 6
榴莲 榴蓮 liú lián durian fruit; Durio zibethinus ∼HSK 6
小便宜 小便宜 xiǎo pián yi petty advantage; small gains ∼HSK 6
荒郊 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town ∼HSK 6
头纱 頭紗 tóu shā wedding veil; gauze headscarf or veil ∼HSK 6