26 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 不倒翁 | bù dǎo wēng | roly-poly toy |
| 似曾相识 | sì céng xiāng shí | déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) |
| 利欲熏心 | lì yù xūn xīn | blinded by greed (idiom) |
| 合谋 | hé móu | to conspire |
| 堂而皇之 | táng ér huáng zhī | overt |
| 操纵 | cāo zòng | to operate |
| 放水 | fàng shuǐ | to turn on the water |
| 涤荡 | dí dàng | to wash off |
| 漏网之鱼 | lòu wǎng zhī yú | a fish that escaped the net (idiom) |
| 玷污 | diàn wū | to stain |
| 贪得无厌 | tān dé wú yàn | avaricious and insatiable (idiom) |
| 赃款 | zāng kuǎn | booty |
| 锒铛入狱 | láng dāng rù yù | lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) |
| 雷霆 | léi tíng | sound of thunder |
| 添堵 | tiān dǔ | add troubles |
| 刮骨疗毒 | guā gǔ liáo dú | scraping poison from the bone |
| 庆父不死，鲁难未已 | qìng fù bù sǐ , lǔ nán wèi yǐ | there will always be trouble until the trouble maker is removed |
| 吹黑哨 | chuī hēi shào | the fix a match or cheat |
| 揽炒 | lǎn chǎo | take somebody out but hurt oneself at the same time |
| 一勺烩 | yī sháo huì | in one go |
| 默契球 | mò qì qiú | an unwritten agreement to have a certain outcome |
| 窝案 | wō àn | a case with lots of people involved |
| 永无出头之日 | yǒng wú chū tóu zhī rì | no way out |
| 莫伸手，伸手必被捉 | mò shēn shǒu , shēn shǒu bì bèi zhuō | don’t hold out your arm, if you do you’ll get caught |
| 带病提拔 | dài bìng tí bá | given a promotion through improper means |
| 庙小妖风大，池浅王八多 | miào xiǎo yāo fēng dà , chí qiǎn wáng ba duō | comparatively more bad people in a small community |