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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灵堂 靈堂 líng táng mourning hall; funeral hall ∼HSK 6
凑足 湊足 còu zú to scrape together enough (people, money etc) ∼HSK 6
阔气 闊氣 kuò qi lavish; generous; bounteous; prodigal ∼HSK 6
半截 半截 bàn jié half (of sth); halfway through ∼HSK 6
出气筒 出氣筒 chū qì tǒng (metaphorical) punching bag; undeserving target of sb's wrath ∼HSK 6
钻戒 鑽戒 zuàn jiè diamond ring ∼HSK 6
水桶 水桶 shuǐ tǒng bucket ∼HSK 6
迷晕 迷暈 mí yūn to knock sb out with a drug; to render sb unconscious ∼HSK 6
过帐 過帳 guò zhàng posting (accounting) ∼HSK 6
赚大钱 賺大錢 zhuàn dà qián to earn a fortune ∼HSK 6
连招 連招 lián zhāo (gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo ∼HSK 6
长痛不如短痛 長痛不如短痛 cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony ∼HSK 6
姜还是老的辣 薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser ∼HSK 6
蟑螂 蟑螂 zhāng láng cockroach ∼HSK 6
名不正言不顺 名不正言不順 míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn (of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
翻一番 翻一番 fān yī fān to increase by 100%; to double ∼HSK 6
撕票 撕票 sī piào lit. to tear the ticket; to kill a hostage (usually held for ransom) ∼HSK 6
血浓于水 血濃於水 xuè nóng yú shuǐ blood is thicker than water; fig. family ties are closer than social relations ∼HSK 6
野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse; free-roaming horse; wild horse ∼HSK 6
猪狗不如 豬狗不如 zhū gǒu bù rú worse than a dog or pig; lower than low ∼HSK 6
消炎 消炎 xiāo yán to reduce fever; antipyretic; to decrease inflammation ∼HSK 6
圣杯 聖杯 shèng bēi Holy Grail ∼HSK 6
闭起 閉起 bì qǐ to shut ∼HSK 6
侨民 僑民 qiáo mín expatriates ∼HSK 6
耳聋 耳聾 ěr lóng deaf ∼HSK 6
看扁 看扁 kàn biǎn to have a low opinion of ∼HSK 6
同桌 同桌 tóng zhuō desk-mate; seat-mate ∼HSK 6
熬出头 熬出頭 áo chū tóu to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it ∼HSK 6
辞行 辭行 cí xíng to say goodbye; leave-taking; farewells ∼HSK 6
野味 野味 yě wèi game; wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport ∼HSK 6
丑人多作怪 醜人多作怪 chǒu rén duō zuò guài ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom) ∼HSK 6
永无止境 永無止境 yǒng wú zhǐ jìng (idiom) without end; never-ending ∼HSK 6
护航 護航 hù háng a naval escort; to convoy ∼HSK 6
扒手 扒手 pá shǒu pickpocket ∼HSK 6
长篇大论 長篇大論 cháng piān dà lùn a lengthy harangue; a long-winded speech or essay (idiom) ∼HSK 6
山崖 山崖 shān yá cliff ∼HSK 6
毁谤 毀謗 huǐ bàng slander; libel; to malign; to disparage ∼HSK 6
风度翩翩 風度翩翩 fēng dù piān piān elegant and refined in manner (idiom); graceful and suave ∼HSK 6
和蔼可亲 和藹可親 hé ǎi kě qīn affable; genial ∼HSK 6
聋子 聾子 lóng zi deaf person ∼HSK 6
衰人 衰人 shuāi rén loser; jerk ∼HSK 6
目无王法 目無王法 mù wú wáng fǎ to flout the law; to act with utter disregard for the law (idiom) ∼HSK 6
蠢蛋 蠢蛋 chǔn dàn fool; dolt ∼HSK 6
国仇家恨 國仇家恨 guó chóu jiā hèn enmity against the nation and one's family (idiom); national and personal hatred ∼HSK 6
睁着眼睛说瞎话 睜著眼睛說瞎話 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà (idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel ∼HSK 6
驯良 馴良 xùn liáng docile; tame ∼HSK 6
奸淫 姦淫 jiān yín illicit sex; to rape or seduce ∼HSK 6
洋学堂 洋學堂 yáng xué táng school after the Western model, teaching subjects such as foreign languages, math, physics, chemistry etc (old) ∼HSK 6
篱笆 籬笆 lí ba fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings) ∼HSK 6