July 26, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一言难尽yī yán nán jìnhard to explain in a few words (idiom)
乱套luàn tàoin a mess
刺鼻cì bíto assail the nostrils
啼笑皆非tí xiào jiē fēilit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
心照不宣xīn zhào bù xuāna tacit mutual understanding
洗礼xǐ lǐbaptism (lit. or fig.)
活生生huó shēng shēngreal (people)
狗尾续貂gǒu wěi xù diāolit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)
痛心疾首tòng xīn jí shǒubitter and hateful (idiom)
蒙混过关méng hùn guò guānto get away with it
辟谣pì yáoto refute a rumor
众人拾柴火焰高zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāowhen everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)
膈应gè ying(coll.) objectionable
草台班子cǎo tái bān zismall unprofessional team
一语成谶yī yǔ chéng chèn(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一肚子气yī dù zi qìto be very angry
避而不谈bì ér bù tánavoid talking about something
废话文学fèi huà wén xuétalking lots of rubbish
很扯hěn chěabsurd
吃了熊心豹子胆chī le xióng xīn bào zǐ dǎnto have reckless courage
腐臭味fǔ chòu wèirotten stench
层层失守céng céng shī shǒufailure at every level
一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéngonce bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a well rope