Nov 5, 2022

21 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一个萝卜一个坑yī gè luó bo yī gè kēnglit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
五味杂陈wǔ wèi zá chénwith complex feelings (idiom)
报喜不报忧bào xǐ bù bào yōuto report only the good news, not the bad news
寒心hán xīndisillusioned
心惊胆战xīn jīng dǎn zhànlit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom)
惨淡cǎn dàndark
戾气lì qìevil tendencies
洗地xǐ dìto clean the floor
rùnto moisten
发毛fā máoto rant and rave
背井离乡bèi jǐng lí xiāngto leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
顺势shùn shìto take advantage
顺水推舟shùn shuǐ tuī zhōulit. to push the boat with the current
反噬fǎn shìbackfire on
踢皮球tī pí qiúto kick a ball around
无言之至wú yán zhī zhìspeechless
功可补过gōng kě bǔ guòachievements can make up for mistakes
是个头shì ge tóuthe end of a situation
洗白文xǐ bái wénwhitewashing
狗洞gǒu dòngdodgy workmanship
用脚投票yòng jiǎo tóu piàovote with your feet