Oct 7, 2023

18 words

WordPinyinDefinition
坑害kēng hàito trap
富不过三代fù bù guò sān dàiwealth never survives three generations (idiom)
富二代fù èr dàichildren of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s
掂量diān liangto weigh in the hand
荣归故里róng guī gù lǐto return home with honor
杀一儆百shā yī jǐng bǎilit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
流芳百世liú fāng bǎi shì(of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom)
海龟hǎi guīturtle
爆雷bào léi(slang) to reveal a spoiler (Tw)
窟窿kū longhole
纨绔子弟wán kù zǐ dìhedonistic son of rich parents
衰败shuāi bàito decline
豪言壮语háo yán zhuàng yǔbold, visionary words
声势浩大shēng shì hào dàlegion
空手套白狼kōng shǒu tào bái lánguse an empty hand to trick a white wolf
烂尾楼làn wěi lóuunfinished building
踩缝纫机cǎi féng rèn jīto do time in prison
靴子落地xuē zi luò dìthe point when something decisive happens