22 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 上访 | shàng fǎng | to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth |
| 俺 | ǎn | I (northern dialects) |
| 天灾人祸 | tiān zāi rén huò | natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom) |
| 披星戴月 | pī xīng dài yuè | to travel or work through night and day |
| 置之不理 | zhì zhī bù lǐ | to pay no heed to (idiom) |
| 蛀虫 | zhù chóng | insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc |
| 锦衣玉食 | jǐn yī yù shí | brocade garments, jade meals (idiom) |
| 零工 | líng gōng | temporary job |
| 风骨 | fēng gǔ | strength of character |
| 搭 | dā | to put up |
| 吃公粮 | chī gōng liáng | public servants who don’t do their job living on tax payers’ money |
| 吃着公家饭 | chī zhe gōng jiā fàn | public servants who don’t do their job living on tax payers’ money |
| 麻绳专挑细处断，厄运总缠苦命人 | má shéng zhuān tiāo xì chù duàn , è yùn zǒng chán kǔ mìng rén | a hemp rope breaks at its weakest point |
| 善有善报恶有恶报 | shàn yǒu shàn bào è yǒu è bào | those that do good will be rewarded, those that do harm will be punished |
| 碎银几两 | suì yín jǐ liǎng | a few taels of silver |
| 福祸相依 | fú huò xiāng yī | good comes out of a bad situation |
| 作恶多端 | zuò è duō duān | do much evil |
| 众生相 | zhòng shēng xiàng | all beings, orinary people |
| 天爷 | tiān yé | the heavens |
| 不偷不抢 | bù tōu bù qiǎng | not stealing or doing anything wrong |
| 没准头 | méi zhǔn tou | no standards |
| 流调 | liú diào | epidemiology survey |