March 4, 2023

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)
掏空tāo kōngto hollow out
杠杆gàng gǎnlever
杀鸡取卵shā jī qǔ luǎnlit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
流水liú shuǐrunning water
炒房chǎo fángto speculate in real estate
病急乱投医bìng jí luàn tóu yīlit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom)
耄耋之年mào dié zhī niánold age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
苛责kē zéto criticize harshly
血液xuè yèblood
韭菜jiǔ càigarlic chives
默许mò xǔto accept tacitly
源头活水yuán tóu huó shuǐspringhead
啃老团kěn lǎo tuánpeople who live off their parents
家祭无忘告乃翁jiā jì wú wàng gào nǎi wēngremember to let me know the good news when sweeping my tomb
千秋万贷qiān qiū wàn dàiindebted for generations
传宗接贷chuán zōng jiē dàipassing debts from generation to generation
愚公还贷yú gōng huán dàiPassing your debts onto the next generation
接力还贷jiē lì huán dàipassing on debts
烂尾楼làn wěi lóuunfinished building
接力贷jiē lì dàirelay loan
有…之虞yǒu … zhī yúin danger of
撇脂策略piē zhī cè lüèmarket-skimming pricing
松绑政策sōng bǎng zhèng cèderegulation