June 19, 2021

27 words

WordPinyinDefinition
冤大头yuān dà tóuspendthrift and foolish
南辕北辙nán yuán běi zhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
单刀赴会dān dāo fù huìlit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
图谋tú móuto conspire
拉拢lā lǒngto rope in
树大招风shù dà zhāo fēnglit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
殊途同归shū tú tóng guīdifferent routes to the same destination (idiom)
气口qì kǒulocation on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
气馁qì něito be discouraged
墙头草qiáng tóu cǎosb who goes whichever way the wind blows
碰瓷pèng cía currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation
zéithief
佛系青年fú xì qīng niánBuddhist youth
有所作为yǒu suǒ zuò wéihave a certain accomplishment
佛系fó xìchill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society)
骑墙派qí qiáng pàia wall rider
歪屁股wāi pì gurooked arse or butt
韬光隐晦tāo guāng yǐn huìkeep a low profile
隐形贫困人口yǐn xíng pín kùn rén kǒuinvisible poverty-stricken population
佛系防疫fó xì fáng yìBuddhist Pandemic Prevention
借他人酒杯,浇自己块垒jiè tā rén jiǔ bēi , jiāo zì jǐ kuài lěiuse the wine cup of others to wash away the pain
他人之酒,浇心中之块垒tā rén zhī jiǔ , jiāo xīn zhōng zhī kuài lěiuse the wine of others to wash away their own worries
够喝一壶gòu hē yī hú‘enough to drink one pot of tea’
欲戴皇冠、必承其重yù dài huáng guàn , bì chéng qí zhòngif you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight
搅黄jiǎo huángstir yellow
丧文化sàng wén huàSang culture
低欲望dī yù wànglow desire