22 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一着不慎，满盘皆输 | yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū | One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom) |
| 名利双收 | míng lì shuāng shōu | both fame and fortune (idiom) |
| 微乎其微 | wēi hū qí wēi | a tiny bit |
| 惨不忍睹 | cǎn bù rěn dǔ | spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom) |
| 晴天霹雳 | qíng tiān pī lì | thunder from a clear sky (idiom) |
| 东山再起 | dōng shān zài qǐ | lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) |
| 杠 | gàng | thick pole |
| 滑铁卢 | Huá tiě lú | Waterloo moment |
| 狡辩 | jiǎo biàn | to quibble |
| 若要人不知，除非己莫为 | ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi | If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom) |
| 装傻充愣 | zhuāng shǎ chōng lèng | to pretend ignorance |
| 塌房 | tā fáng | collapse house |
| 实锤 | shí chuí | proven |
| 不嫖莫转，不赌莫看 | bù piáo mò zhuàn , bù dǔ mò kàn | to avoid temptations of the flesh and gambling don’t go anywhere near them |
| 大瓜 | dà guā | a big story that everyone is following |
| 死鸭子嘴硬 | sǐ yā zi zuǐ yìng | a dead duck still has a hard beak, stubborn and arrogant |
| 墙倒众人推 | qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī | many people push the wall as it’s about to collapse, kick someone while they are down |
| 一石激起千层浪 | yī shí jī qǐ qiān céng làng | to have a ripple effect |
| 哭天喊地 | kū tiān hǎn dì | crying out loud |
| 不知足 | bù zhī zú | insatiable |
| 起高楼，宴宾客，楼塌了 | qǐ gāo lóu , yàn bīn kè , lóu tā le | what goes up must fall down |
| 眼看他高楼起，眼看他楼塌了 | yǎn kàn tā gāo lóu qǐ , yǎn kàn tā lóu tā le | watched as they rose to the top and then fell dramatically from grace |