The Little Nyonya

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Season 1 — The Little Nyonya

小娘惹 xiǎo niángrě

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一表人才 一表人才 yī biǎo rén cái 一: one; a, an; alone · 表: show, express, manifest, display · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 才: talent, ability; just, only Idiom ∼HSK 7
慌慌张张 慌慌張張 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng 慌: nervous, panicky, frantic · 慌: nervous, panicky, frantic · 张: stretch, extend, expand; sheet · 张: stretch, extend, expand; sheet Idiom ∼HSK 7
一针一线 一針一線 yī zhēn yī xiàn 一: one; a, an; alone · 针: needle; pin; tack; acupuncture · 一: one; a, an; alone · 线: line, thread, wire; clue Idiom ∼HSK 7
敲锣打鼓 敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó dǎ gǔ 敲: strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap · 锣: gong · 打: strike, hit, beat; fight; attack · 鼓: drum; beat, top, strike Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 yáng méi tǔ qì 扬: scatter, spread; praise · 眉: eyebrows; upper margin of book · 吐: vomit, spew out, cough up · 气: steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84 Idiom ∼HSK 7
说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù 说: speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid · 来: come, coming; return, returning · 说: speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid · 去: go away, leave, depart Idiom ∼HSK 7
夜长梦多 夜長夢多 yè cháng mèng duō 夜: night, dark; in night; by night · 长: long; length; excel in; leader · 梦: dream; visionary; wishful · 多: much, many; more than, over Idiom ∼HSK 7
太岁头上动土 太歲頭上動土 tài suì tóu shàng dòng tǔ 太: very, too, much; big; extreme · 岁: year; age; harvest · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss · 上: top; superior, highest; go up, send up · 动: move, happen; movement, action · 土: soil, earth; items made of earth Idiom ∼HSK 7
天打雷劈 天打雷劈 tiān dǎ léi pī 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 打: strike, hit, beat; fight; attack · 雷: thunder · 劈: cut apart, split, chop Idiom ∼HSK 7
立足之地 立足之地 lì zú zhī dì 立: stand; let stand; establish, set · 足: foot; attain, satisfy, enough · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 地: earth; soil, ground; region Idiom ∼HSK 7
家贼难防 家賊難防 jiā zéi nán fáng 家: house, home, residence; family · 贼: thief, traitor; kill · 难: difficult, arduous, hard; unable · 防: defend; prevent; embankment Idiom ∼HSK 7
人来人往 人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 来: come, coming; return, returning · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 往: go, depart; past, formerly Idiom ∼HSK 7
自寻短见 自尋短見 zì xún duǎn jiàn 自: self, private, personal; from · 寻: seek, search, look for; ancient · 短: short; brief; deficient, lacking · 见: see, observe, behold; perceive Idiom ∼HSK 7
心浮气躁 心浮氣躁 xīn fú qì zào 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 浮: to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous · 气: steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84 · 躁: tense, excited, irritable Idiom ∼HSK 7
目无尊长 目無尊長 mù wú zūn zhǎng 目: eye; look, see; division, topic · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 尊: respect, revere, venerate; honor · 长: long; length; excel in; leader Idiom ∼HSK 7
狮子大开口 獅子大開口 shī zī dà kāi kǒu 狮: lion · 子: offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 开: open; initiate, begin, start · 口: mouth; open end; entrance, gate Idiom ∼HSK 7
乱点鸳鸯 亂點鴛鴦 luàn diǎn yuān yāng 乱: confusion, state of chaos, revolt · 点: dot, speck, spot; point, degree · 鸳: male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) · 鸯: female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) Idiom ∼HSK 7
春回大地 春回大地 chūn huí dà dì 春: spring; wanton · 回: return, turn around; a time · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 地: earth; soil, ground; region Idiom ∼HSK 7
惟命是从 惟命是從 wéi mìng shì cóng 惟: but, however, nevertheless; only · 命: life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that · 从: from, by, since, whence, through Idiom ∼HSK 7
绵延不断 綿延不斷 mián yán bù duàn 绵: cotton wad; wool; soft, downy · 延: delay, postpone, defer · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 断: sever, cut off; interrupt Idiom ∼HSK 7
毒蛇猛兽 毒蛇猛獸 dú shé měng shòu 毒: poison, venom; poisonous · 蛇: snake · 猛: violent, savage, cruel; bold · 兽: beast, animal; bestial Idiom ∼HSK 7
见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing Idiom HSK 7
丢三落四 丟三落四 diū sān là sì forgetful; empty-headed Idiom HSK 7
三番五次 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn to lump different matters together (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match Idiom HSK 7
有声有色 有聲有色 yǒu shēng yǒu sè having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling Idiom HSK 7
顾全大局 顧全大局 gù quán dà jú to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all Idiom HSK 7
无恶不作 無惡不作 wú è bù zuò not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed Idiom HSK 7
见多识广 見多識廣 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster Idiom HSK 7
垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen Idiom HSK 7
愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable Idiom HSK 7
倾家荡产 傾家蕩產 qīng jiā dàng chǎn to lose a family fortune (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
翻来覆去 翻來覆去 fān lái fù qù to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again Idiom HSK 7
无可厚非 無可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi see 非 Idiom HSK 7
一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean Idiom HSK 7
惊天动地 驚天動地 jīng tiān dòng dì world-shaking (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
大街小巷 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city Idiom HSK 7
自由自在 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
念念不忘 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià to haggle over price; to bargain Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains Xiehouyu HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
泄气 洩氣 xiè qì to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat Xiehouyu HSK 7