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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张三 張三 Zhāng Sān Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three:,, Tom, Dick and Harry; (dialect) wolf Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
槟城 檳城 Bīng chéng Penang (Malaysian state) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
大城市 大城市 dà chéng shì major city; metropolis Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
美的 美的 Měi dí Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
星期六 星期六 Xīng qī liù Saturday Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
市政府 市政府 shì zhèng fǔ city hall; city government Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
大马 大馬 Dà mǎ Malaysia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
马里 馬里 Mǎ lǐ Mali Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
美洲 美洲 Měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
马面 馬面 Mǎ Miàn Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
印尼 印尼 Yìn ní Indonesia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
瑞士 瑞士 Ruì shì Switzerland Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
日据 日據 Rì jù (geopolitics) Japanese occupation (of Taiwan etc) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
秀 秀 xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
小叔 小叔 xiǎo shū husband's younger brother; brother-in-law ∼HSK 3
鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
糕 糕 gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
猪肉 豬肉 zhū ròu pork ∼HSK 3
糕点 糕點 gāo diǎn cakes; pastries ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
提亲 提親 tí qīn to propose marriage ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
阿妹 阿妹 ā mèi younger sister ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
香火 香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
龙眼 龍眼 lóng yǎn longan fruit; dragon eye fruit; Dimocarpus longan (botany) ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
甜点 甜點 tián diǎn dessert ∼HSK 3
铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron; strong as iron ∼HSK 3
一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks ∼HSK 3
历 歷 lì history; calendar ∼HSK 3
五香 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned; incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
任人 任人 rèn rén to appoint (sb to a post) ∼HSK 3
三代 三代 sān dài three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
世交 世交 shì jiāo (long time) friend of the family ∼HSK 3