The Little Nyonya

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Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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子孙 子孫 zǐ sūn offspring; posterity HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
立足 立足 lì zú to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on HSK 7
煽动 煽動 shān dòng to incite; to instigate HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
回味 回味 huí wèi to call to mind and ponder over; aftertaste HSK 7
耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
包扎 包紮 bāo zā to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound) HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
得体 得體 dé tǐ appropriate to the occasion; fitting HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
得力 得力 dé lì able; capable; competent; efficient HSK 7
容许 容許 róng xǔ to permit; to allow HSK 7
长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders; older generation HSK 7
住址 住址 zhù zhǐ address HSK 7
桨 槳 jiǎng oar; paddle HSK 7
透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge HSK 7
蘸 蘸 zhàn to dip in (ink, sauce etc) HSK 7
开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee) HSK 7
通通 通通 tōng tōng all; entire; complete HSK 7
收买 收買 shōu mǎi to purchase; to bribe HSK 7
寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu widow HSK 7
扣留 扣留 kòu liú to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate HSK 7
拖欠 拖欠 tuō qiàn in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
比起 比起 bǐ qǐ compared with HSK 7
断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever; to break off HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
风范 風範 fēng fàn air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor HSK 7
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really... HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
拖累 拖累 tuō lěi to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
小看 小看 xiǎo kàn to look down on; to underestimate HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
秘方 祕方 mì fāng secret recipe HSK 7
无赖 無賴 wú lài hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly HSK 7
茫然 茫然 máng rán blankly; vacantly; at a loss HSK 7
触犯 觸犯 chù fàn to violate; to offend HSK 7
自卑 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself HSK 7
累积 累積 lěi jī to accumulate HSK 7
兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood; spirits; interest HSK 7
吓唬 嚇唬 xià hu to scare; to frighten HSK 7
胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
焦急 焦急 jiāo jí anxiety; anxious HSK 7
大意 大意 dà yì general idea; main idea HSK 7