May 13, 2023

22 words

WordPinyinDefinition
傻Xshǎ X
兜底dōu dǐto reveal
包庇bāo bìto shield
危房wēi fángdecrepit house
奇观qí guānspectacle
安土重迁ān tǔ zhòng qiānto hate to leave a place where one has lived long
屡禁不止lǚ jìn bù zhǐto continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
悲凉bēi liángsorrowful
提心吊胆tí xīn diào dǎn(saying) to be very scared and on edge
挠头náo tóutricky
无济于事wú jì yú shìto no avail
甩手掌柜shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guìlit. arm-flinging shopkeeper
私自sī zìprivate
避风头bì fēng touto lie low (until the fuss dies down)
遮风挡雨zhē fēng dǎng yǔshelter from wind and rain
三过家门而不入sān guò jiā mén ér bù rùpassing by one’s home and unable to enter
睁一眼,闭一眼zhēng yī yǎn , bì yī yǎnturn a blind eye
扎心zhā xīnheartbroken
倒血霉dào xuè méihave bad luck
欲哭无泪yù kū wú lèihelpless, powerless
祸从天降huò cóng tiān jiàngan unexpected disaster
野蛮装修yě mán zhuāng xiūillegal building work