Feb 26, 2022

23 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一锤定音yī chuí dìng yīnlit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
打光棍dǎ guāng gùnto live as bachelor
拉扯大lā che dà(coll.) to bring up
水落石出shuǐ luò shí chūas the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
滋长zī zhǎngto grow (usually of abstract things)
烧高香shāo gāo xiāngto burn incense
罪孽zuì nièsin
买主mǎi zhǔcustomer
轻蔑qīng mièto contempt
骇人听闻hài rén tīng wénshocking
鸣不平míng bù píngto cry out against injustice
羽翼的庇护yǔ yì de bì hùhide behind something as an excuse
退一步海阔天空tuì yī bù hǎi kuò tiān kōngfind a compromise
不好使bù hǎo shǐnot good
堵得慌dǔ de huāngfeel uncomfortable
接过话茬jiē guò huà chápick up the conversation
移风易俗yí fēng yì súchange customs
百试百灵bǎi shì bǎi língefficient
理想太丰满,现实太骨感lǐ xiǎng tài fēng mǎn , xiàn shí tài gǔ gǎna beatiful ideal, a bare reality
野马套上笼头yě mǎ tào shàng lóng toua wild horse put in a bridle
延续香火yán xù xiāng huǒcontinuing the incense
村规民约cūn guī mín yuēautonomous administration of villages
村俗cūn súvillage customs