The Little Nyonya

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The Little Nyonya Episode 18

S1E18 · 第 18 集 dì 8 jí

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担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
光明正大 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open Idiom ∼HSK 3
大难不死 大難不死 dà nàn bù sǐ to just escape from calamity Idiom ∼HSK 3
找死 找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death; to take a big risk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism 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
马来 馬來 Mǎ lái Malaya; Malaysia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
小叔 小叔 xiǎo shū husband's younger brother; brother-in-law ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
亲事 親事 qīn shì marriage ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
总要 總要 zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
家世 家世 jiā shì family background ∼HSK 3
相夫教子 相夫教子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom); the traditional roles of a good wife ∼HSK 3
谈得来 談得來 tán de lái to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
死伤 死傷 sǐ shāng casualties; dead and injured ∼HSK 3
提亲 提親 tí qīn to propose marriage ∼HSK 3
补药 補藥 bǔ yào tonic ∼HSK 3
随口 隨口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through ∼HSK 3
说亲 說親 shuō qīn to act as a matchmaker ∼HSK 3
秀 秀 xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
心目中 心目中 xīn mù zhōng in one's eyes; in one's estimation ∼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
一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
人世 人世 rén shì the world; this world; the world of the living ∼HSK 3
深爱 深愛 shēn ài to love dearly ∼HSK 3
身世 身世 shēn shì one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history ∼HSK 3
看齐 看齊 kàn qí to follow sb's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation) ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
相向 相向 xiāng xiàng facing one another; face-to-face ∼HSK 3
不死心 不死心 bù sǐ xīn unwilling to give up; unresigned ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
甜点 甜點 tián diǎn dessert ∼HSK 3
不争气 不爭氣 bù zhēng qì to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations ∼HSK 3
三代 三代 sān dài three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) ∼HSK 3
全心 全心 quán xīn with heart and soul ∼HSK 3
心地 心地 xīn dì character ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
白糖 白糖 bái táng (refined) white sugar ∼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
有种 有種 yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3