The Little Nyonya

Whole-title review

Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

HSK 1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Vocabulary

Filter the words you want to study before watching.

谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì easier said than done (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
有气无力 有氣無力 yǒu qì wú lì weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited Idiom ∼HSK 4
来日方长 來日方長 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there Idiom ∼HSK 4
搬弄是非 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief Idiom ∼HSK 4
人心难测 人心難測 rén xīn nán cè hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
隔墙有耳 隔牆有耳 gé qiáng yǒu ěr the walls have ears (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life Idiom ∼HSK 4
弱不禁风 弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); fig. extremely delicate; fragile Idiom ∼HSK 4
言而有信 言而有信 yán ér yǒu xìn to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word Idiom ∼HSK 4
纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Ch Idiom ∼HSK 4
落地生根 落地生根 luò dì shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots Idiom ∼HSK 4
回味无穷 回味無窮 huí wèi wú qióng to have a rich aftertaste; (fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory Idiom ∼HSK 4
明人不做暗事 明人不做暗事 míng rén bù zuò àn shì an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
转危为安 轉危為安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical) Idiom ∼HSK 4
是非分明 是非分明 shì fēi fēn míng to distinguish right from wrong (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
刻薄 刻薄 kè bó unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
笨手笨脚 笨手笨腳 bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo clumsy; all thumbs Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
扫把星 掃把星 sào bǎ xīng comet; person who brings bad luck; jinx Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 Jiē dà huān xǐ As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
言而无信 言而無信 yán ér wú xìn untrustworthy; not true to one's word Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
哭穷 哭窮 kū qióng to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
穷酸 窮酸 qióng suān (of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic; impoverished pedant Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
视而不见 視而不見 shì ér bù jiàn (idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
恶心 惡心 ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
案子 案子 àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
转圈 轉圈 zhuàn quān to rotate; to twirl; to run around; to encircle; rotation; (coll.) to speak indirectly; to beat about the bush Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
拜拜 拜拜 bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
脱光 脫光 tuō guāng to strip naked; to strip nude; (coll.) to find oneself a partner Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
尾巴 尾巴 wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] Colloquialism HSK 4
问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) Colloquialism HSK 4
潮 潮 cháo tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard Colloquialism HSK 4
穷 窮 qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
垃圾 垃圾 lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
娘惹 娘惹 Niáng rě Nyonya; Peranakan Chinese (Baba-Nyonya), an ethnic group of Chinese residing in the Malay peninsula (also known as Straits Chinese) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
小野 小野 Xiǎo yě Ono (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4