May 28, 2022

23 words

WordPinyinDefinition
久违jiǔ wéi(haven't done sth) for a long time
俗不可耐sú bù kě nàiintolerably vulgar
倒霉蛋dǎo méi dàn(coll.) poor devil
吐槽tù cáo(slang) to roast
喝西北风hē xī běi fēnglit. drink the northwest wind (idiom)
心有余悸xīn yǒu yú jìto have lingering fears
洪水猛兽hóng shuǐ měng shòulit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)
乌纱帽wū shā màoblack hat (worn by feudal official)
痛心疾首tòng xīn jí shǒubitter and hateful (idiom)
骂娘mà niángto curse (at sb)
耐人寻味nài rén xún wèithought-provoking
苦口婆心kǔ kǒu pó xīnearnest and well-meaning advice (idiom)
苦心孤诣kǔ xīn gū yìto make painstaking efforts (idiom)
万马齐喑wàn mǎ qí yīnthousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
chuíhammer
隔三差五gé sān chà wǔevery few days (idiom)
马前卒mǎ qián zúlackey
背锅bèi guōcarrying the pot on the back
摆烂bǎi làngo to shit
文死谏,武死战wén sǐ jiàn , wǔ sǐ zhànrisk one’s life to make a point or to win a battle
剃头担子一头热tì tóu dàn zi yī tóu rèbe indifferent to something that someone else is passionate about
钻到钱眼里去了zuān dào qián yǎn lǐ qù ledive into the eyes of money
忧国忧民yōu guó yōu mínworrying about the country and the people