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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拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice HSK 7
就医 就醫 jiù yī to receive medical treatment HSK 7
燕子 燕子 yàn zi swallow HSK 7
窍门 竅門 qiào mén a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth) HSK 7
喜庆 喜慶 xǐ qìng jubilation; festive HSK 7
公事 公事 gōng shì work-related matters; documents HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
奖赏 獎賞 jiǎng shǎng reward; prize; award HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) HSK 7
搁置 擱置 gē zhì to shelve; to set aside HSK 7
伙食 伙食 huǒ shí food; meals HSK 7
祥和 祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful HSK 7
休养 休養 xiū yǎng to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce HSK 7
刺耳 刺耳 cì ěr ear-piercing HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
贬低 貶低 biǎn dī to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
刺绣 刺繡 cì xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color) HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
避难 避難 bì nàn refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc) HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
唯独 唯獨 wéi dú only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique HSK 7
冤 冤 yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
手帕 手帕 shǒu pà handkerchief HSK 7
罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
晚年 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years HSK 7
灯笼 燈籠 dēng lóng lantern HSK 7
清淡 清淡 qīng dàn light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
执意 執意 zhí yì to be determined to; to insist on HSK 7
次要 次要 cì yào secondary HSK 7
品德 品德 pǐn dé moral character HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
歼灭 殲滅 jiān miè to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate HSK 7
椰子 椰子 yē zi a coconut palm; a coconut HSK 7
质地 質地 zhì dì texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition HSK 7
别致 別緻 bié zhì unusual; unique HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in; to get involved with HSK 7
锈 鏽 xiù to rust HSK 7
大体 大體 dà tǐ in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students HSK 7
瞧不起 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
爽快 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward HSK 7
感叹 感嘆 gǎn tàn to sigh (with feeling); to lament HSK 7