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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兄妹 兄妹 xiōng mèi brother(s) and sister(s) ∼HSK 5
狐狸 狐狸 hú li fox; fig. sly and treacherous person ∼HSK 5
令尊 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) ∼HSK 5
奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
唆 唆 suō make mischief, incite, instigate ∼HSK 5
侯 侯 Hóu marquis, lord; target in archery ∼HSK 5
小姑 小姑 xiǎo gū father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
媒婆 媒婆 méi pó matchmaker ∼HSK 5
嫂 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
弄丢 弄丟 nòng diū to lose ∼HSK 5
搞错 搞錯 gǎo cuò mistake; to make a mistake; to blunder; mistaken ∼HSK 5
偷听 偷聽 tōu tīng to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) ∼HSK 5
替死鬼 替死鬼 tì sǐ guǐ scapegoat; fall guy ∼HSK 5
嚓 嚓 cā a cracking or snapping sound ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
人命 人命 rén mìng human life ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
比武 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest ∼HSK 5
触 觸 chù butt, ram, gore; touch ∼HSK 5
鬼鬼祟祟 鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ - suì suì (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive ∼HSK 5
勾引 勾引 gōu yǐn to seduce; to tempt ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
心软 心軟 xīn ruǎn to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted ∼HSK 5
腻 膩 nì greasy, oily, dirty; smooth ∼HSK 5
下三烂 下三爛 xià sān làn variant of ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
孝子 孝子 xiào zǐ filial son ∼HSK 5
佣 傭 yòng commission fee ∼HSK 5
霸 覇 bà tyrant, dominate ∼HSK 5
他杀 他殺 tā shā homicide (law) ∼HSK 5
洪 洪 Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
穗 穗 Suì ear of grain; tassel; Guangzhou ∼HSK 5
大便 大便 dà biàn to defecate; excrement; feces ∼HSK 5
战舰 戰艦 zhàn jiàn battleship; warship ∼HSK 5
搽 搽 chá smear; rub, wipe; anoint ∼HSK 5
粱 粱 liáng better varieties of millet ∼HSK 5
镬 鑊 huò cauldron, large iron pot ∼HSK 5
缘 緣 yuán karmic affinity ∼HSK 5
捣 搗 dǎo pound, mash ∼HSK 5
卿 卿 qīng noble, high officer ∼HSK 5
侄 侄 zhí nephew ∼HSK 5
鹤 鶴 hè crane; Grus species (various) ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
鞭 鞭 biān whip; whip; string of firecrackers ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5] ∼HSK 5
大碍 大礙 dà ài (usually used in the negative) major issue; serious problem; big deal ∼HSK 5