July 30, 2022

26 words

WordPinyinDefinition
上纲上线shàng gāng shàng xiànto criticize (as a matter of principle)
俸禄fèng lùofficial's salary (in feudal times)
凯撒Kǎi sā
劳民伤财láo mín shāng cáiwaste of manpower and resources
奇葩qí pāexotic flower
恼火nǎo huǒto get angry
měngstupid
扼杀è shāto strangle
整齐划一zhěng qí huà yīto be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
yángocean
琳琅满目lín láng mǎn mùglittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom)
笼子lóng zicage
脑子进水nǎo zi jìn shuǐto have lost one's mind
馊主意sōu zhǔ yirotten idea
添堵tiān dǔadd troubles
耍流氓shuǎ liú mángto behave like a hoodlum
吃饱了撑的chī bǎo le chēng detoo much to eat and not enough to do
瞎子戴眼镜xiā zi dài yǎn jìngthe blind wearing glasses
胎神tāi shénidiot
脑壳有屎nǎo ké yǒu shǐshit on the brain
有卵用yǒu luǎn yòngno use whatsoever
久旱逢甘霖jiǔ hàn féng gān lína refreshing change
烟火气yān huǒ qìhustle and bustle
千人一面qiān rén yī miànall looks the same
实在没得事干,就去洗煤炭shí zài méi de shì gān , jiù qù xǐ méi tànhave nothing to do so you wash coal
闻过则喜,闻过则改wén guò zé xǐ , wén guò zé gǎibe happy to be told one’s errors and make a change