The Little Nyonya

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Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law Idiom ∼HSK 5
满载而归 滿載而歸 mǎn zài ér guī (idiom) to return from a rewarding journey Idiom ∼HSK 5
混蛋 混蛋 hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
神明 神明 shén míng deities; gods Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
骚货 騷貨 sāo huò loose woman; slut Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
多管闲事 多管閒事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
滚蛋 滾蛋 gǔn dàn get out of here!; beat it! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
彼此彼此 彼此彼此 bǐ cǐ - bǐ cǐ (idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng - bù xiǎng (idiom) wordless; silent; taciturn; without speaking Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
翻脸不认人 翻臉不認人 fān liǎn bù rèn rén to fall out with sb and become hostile Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
一声不响 一聲不響 yī shēng bù xiǎng to keep totally silent; noiselessly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭架子 臭架子 chòu jià zi stinking pretension; to give oneself airs and offend others; hateful arrogance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
阴毒 陰毒 yīn dú sinister; insidious Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
必死无疑 必死無疑 bì sǐ wú yí will die for sure; to be a goner Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
丢人现眼 丟人現眼 diū rén xiàn yǎn to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
碍眼 礙眼 ài yǎn to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
人财两空 人財兩空 rén cái - liǎng kōng (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
色鬼 色鬼 sè guǐ lecher; pervert Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
鸳鸯戏水 鴛鴦戲水 yuān yāng xì shuǐ lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭钱 臭錢 chòu qián dirty money Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
乏味 乏味 fá wèi tedious Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
泼妇 潑婦 pō fù shrew; vixen Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
纸老虎 紙老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
杂种 雜種 zá zhǒng hybrid; mixed breed; bastard; son of a bitch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
吐血 吐血 tù xiě to cough up blood; (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
好儿 好兒 hǎo rén good fellow; good chap (colloquial term of address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
舅妈 舅媽 jiù mā (coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
慌 慌 huāng to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly Colloquialism HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
神经 神經 shén jīng nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob Colloquialism HSK 5
菊 菊 jú chrysanthemum ∼HSK 5
珠 珠 zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
舂 舂 chōng grind in mortar ∼HSK 5
婆 婆 pó old woman; grandmother ∼HSK 5
娟 娟 juān beautiful, graceful ∼HSK 5
玲 玲 líng tinkling of jade ∼HSK 5
淇 淇 qí river in Henan province ∼HSK 5
叩 叩 kòu knock, ask; kowtow, bow ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
焖 燜 mèn simmer, cook over slow fire ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5