25 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一杯羹 | yī bēi gēng | lit. a cup of soup |
| 城门失火，殃及池鱼 | chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú | a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom) |
| 家底 | jiā dǐ | family property |
| 戏剧性 | xì jù xìng | dramatic |
| 撕咬 | sī yǎo | to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another) |
| 新贵 | xīn guì | nouveau riche |
| 躺枪 | tǎng qiāng | (Internet slang) to get unjustly ridiculed, attacked, implicated in sth etc while just being present |
| 风云突变 | fēng yún tú biàn | sudden change |
| 压舱石 | tā cāng shí | ballast stone |
| 命悬一线 | mìng xuán yī xiàn | life hanging by a thread |
| 咬定青山不放松 | yǎo dìng qīng shān bù fàng sōng | tenacious like bamboo rooted in the rocks of the mountain |
| 淹死的都是会游泳的人 | yān sǐ de dōu shì huì yóu yǒng de rén | complacency in one’s strength may cause disaster |
| 大户人家 | dà hù rén jiā | major player |
| 抖三抖 | dǒu sān dǒu | the whole industry shudders |
| 令人咋舌 | lìng rén zé shé | staggering |
| 疾风骤雨 | jí fēng zhòu yǔ | torrential storm |
| 波谲云诡 | bō jué yún guǐ | unpredictable or ever evolving situation |
| 余波未止 | yú bō wèi zhǐ | aftermath |
| 妖镍 | yāo niè | nickel crisis |
| 三分天下 | sān fēn tiān xià | split between three main players |
| 绞杀 | jiǎo shā | strangle (here it means crisis) |
| 史诗级 | shǐ shī jí | epic |
| 神助攻 | shén zhù gōng | miraculous support |
| 买买买 | mǎi mǎi mǎi | panic buy |
| 惊出不少冷汗 | jīng chū bù shǎo lěng hàn | shocked into a cold sweat |