The Little Nyonya

Episode review

The Little Nyonya Episode 17

S1E17 · 第 17 集 dì 7 jí

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Vocabulary

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立足之地 立足之地 lì zú zhī dì a place to stand (idiom); a foothold; even the smallest space to establish oneself Idiom ∼HSK 7
惟命是从 惟命是從 wéi mìng shì cóng to obey orders unconditionally (idiom); to comply with whatever one is told Idiom ∼HSK 7
敲锣打鼓 敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó dǎ gǔ to beat gongs and drums (idiom); fig. with great fanfare; noisily celebrating Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 yáng méi tǔ qì to feel elated and vindicated (idiom); to hold one's head high after a period of oppression; to finally have one's day 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
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
正直 正直 zhèng zhí upright; upstanding; honest Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
药材 藥材 yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
巴结 巴結 bā jie to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
刁难 刁難 diāo nàn to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diāo nán] HSK 7
推选 推選 tuī xuǎn to elect; to choose HSK 7
难处 難處 nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem HSK 7
下海 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) HSK 7
威信 威信 Wēi xìn Weixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan HSK 7
拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice HSK 7
品德 品德 pǐn dé moral character HSK 7
良性 良性 liáng xìng positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) benign (tumor etc) HSK 7
用意 用意 yòng yì intention; purpose HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
煽动 煽動 shān dòng to incite; to instigate HSK 7
耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry; to delay; to stop over HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
秘方 祕方 mì fāng secret recipe HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
敬佩 敬佩 jìng pèi to esteem; to admire HSK 7
追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
所作所为 所作所為 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi one's conduct and deeds HSK 7
要害 要害 yào hài vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial HSK 7
丢弃 丟棄 diū qì to discard; to abandon HSK 7
谅解 諒解 liàng jiě to understand; to make allowances for; understanding HSK 7
拿手 拿手 ná shǒu expert in; good at HSK 7
姨 姨 yí mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
面粉 麵粉 miàn fěn flour HSK 7
担当 擔當 dān dāng to take upon oneself; to assume HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
拣 揀 jiǎn to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up HSK 7
梳 梳 shū a comb; to comb HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
上任 上任 shàng rèn to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
管家 管家 guǎn jiā (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household HSK 7
餐桌 餐桌 cān zhuō dining table; dinner table HSK 7