The Little Nyonya

Episode review

The Little Nyonya Episode 12

S1E12 · 第 12 集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
光天化日 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight Idiom ∼HSK 3
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism 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
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage ∼HSK 3
香菇 香菇 xiāng gū shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom ∼HSK 3
猪肉 豬肉 zhū ròu pork ∼HSK 3
香火 香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks ∼HSK 3
思春 思春 sī chūn same as ∼HSK 3
秀 秀 xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
光头 光頭 guāng tóu shaven head; bald head; to go bareheaded; hatless ∼HSK 3
不争气 不爭氣 bù zhēng qì to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations ∼HSK 3
有福 有福 yǒu fú to be blessed ∼HSK 3
转眼间 轉眼間 zhuǎn yǎn jiān in the blink of an eye ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
内战 內戰 nèi zhàn civil war ∼HSK 3
融资 融資 róng zī financing ∼HSK 3
马球 馬球 mǎ qiú polo ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
说破 說破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal ∼HSK 3
三代 三代 sān dài three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) ∼HSK 3
赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
卖相 賣相 mài xiàng outward appearance; demeanor ∼HSK 3
抓紧时间 抓緊時間 zhuā jǐn shí jiān to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up ∼HSK 3
乱动 亂動 luàn dòng to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about ∼HSK 3
相间 相間 xiāng jiàn to alternate; to follow one another ∼HSK 3
味 味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy ∼HSK 3
老鼻子 老鼻子 lǎo bí zi many ∼HSK 3
久等 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time ∼HSK 3
死板 死板 sǐ bǎn rigid; inflexible ∼HSK 3
家传 家傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family; family traditions ∼HSK 3
做客 做客 zuò kè to be a guest or visitor HSK 3
认得 認得 rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet HSK 3
冬 冬 dōng winter HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
好奇 好奇 hào qí inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
需求 需求 xū qiú requirement; to require; (economics) demand HSK 3
争 爭 zhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) HSK 3
当初 當初 dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3