Aug 5, 2023

18 words

WordPinyinDefinition
不相干bù xiāng gānto be irrelevant
内涵nèi hánmeaningful content
冷嘲热讽lěng cháo rè fěngfrigid irony and scorching satire (idiom)
口水歌kǒu shuǐ gēbubblegum pop song
围攻wéi gōngto besiege
士大夫shì dà fūscholar officials
大腕dà wànstar
孤军奋战gū jūn fèn zhànlit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
吊诡diào guǐbizarre
强弩之末qiáng nǔ zhī mòlit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
抵牾dǐ wǔto conflict with
挖苦wā kǔto speak sarcastically
正统Zhèng tǒngorthodox
牵强附会qiān qiǎng fù huìto make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
旧怨jiù yuànold grievance
草根cǎo gēngrassroots
野路子yě lù zi(coll.) unorthodox (method etc)
日薄西山rì bó xī shānthe sun is setting beyond the western hills—nearing one's end