The Little Nyonya

Episode review

The Little Nyonya Episode 2

S1E2 · 第 2 集 dì jí

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Vocabulary

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开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival HSK 7
见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest HSK 7
推辞 推辭 tuī cí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) HSK 7
出丑 出醜 chū chǒu shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face HSK 7
气派 氣派 qì pài impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
喜庆 喜慶 xǐ qìng jubilation; festive HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
刺绣 刺繡 cì xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
别致 別緻 bié zhì unusual; unique HSK 7
瞧不起 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
用意 用意 yòng yì intention; purpose HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
得体 得體 dé tǐ appropriate to the occasion; fitting HSK 7
香料 香料 xiāng liào spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
哑 啞 yǎ mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky; (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
聋 聾 lóng deaf HSK 7
言行 言行 yán xíng words and actions; what one says and what one does HSK 7
女婿 女婿 nǚ xu daughter's husband; son-in-law HSK 7
呛 嗆 qiāng to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) HSK 7
姨 姨 yí mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ bearing; manner; mien HSK 7
古董 古董 gǔ dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
漂 漂 piāo to float; to drift HSK 7
迷恋 迷戀 mí liàn to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about HSK 7
终生 終生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong HSK 7
抵制 抵制 dǐ zhì to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal HSK 7
英俊 英俊 yīng jùn handsome HSK 7
人手 人手 rén shǒu manpower; staff; human hand HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
敷 敷 fū to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough HSK 7
统统 統統 tǒng tǒng totally HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
纯洁 純潔 chún jié pure; clean and honest; to purify HSK 7
胃口 胃口 wèi kǒu appetite; liking HSK 7
隆重 隆重 lóng zhòng grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7