The Little Nyonya

Episode review

The Little Nyonya Episode 24

S1E24 · 第 24 集 dì jí

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说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù to talk it over again and again; to go on and on about something (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
狮子大开口 獅子大開口 shī zī dà kāi kǒu lit. a lion opening its mouth wide (idiom); fig. to make exorbitant demands; to ask a sky-high price 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
垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen 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
讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià to haggle over price; to bargain Idiom HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
奖赏 獎賞 jiǎng shǎng reward; prize; award HSK 7
冤 冤 yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop HSK 7
爽快 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
岳父 岳父 yuè fù wife's father, father-in-law HSK 7
迟疑 遲疑 chí yí to hesitate HSK 7
比起 比起 bǐ qǐ compared with HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc) HSK 7
交涉 交涉 jiāo shè to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) 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
趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation HSK 7
敲诈 敲詐 qiāo zhà to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
歉意 歉意 qiàn yì apology; regret HSK 7
惭愧 慚愧 cán kuì ashamed HSK 7
责怪 責怪 zé guài to blame; to rebuke HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
张扬 張揚 Zhāng Yáng Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
管辖 管轄 guǎn xiá to administer; to have jurisdiction (over) HSK 7
白白 白白 bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
锡 錫 xī tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xí] HSK 7
首饰 首飾 shǒu shì jewelry; head ornament HSK 7
滥用 濫用 làn yòng to misuse; to abuse HSK 7
窄 窄 zhǎi narrow; narrow-minded; badly off HSK 7
时髦 時髦 shí máo in vogue; fashionable HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
招待 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) HSK 7
名声 名聲 míng shēng reputation HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7