Sept 18, 2021

23 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一脉相承yī mài xiāng chéngtraceable to the same stock (idiom)
人不可貌相rén bù kě mào xiàngyou can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
冰山一角bīng shān yī jiǎotip of the iceberg
围墙wéi qiángperimeter wall
密不可分mì bù kě fēninextricably linked (idiom)
牵一发而动全身qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēnlit. pull one hair and the whole body moves
硬着头皮yìng zhe tóu píto brace oneself to do sth
绿茶婊lǜ chá biǎo"green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative
藩篱fān líhedge
趋之若鹜qū zhī ruò wùto rush like ducks (idiom)
面红耳赤miàn hóng ěr chìflushed with anger (or excitement)
chángluttonous
无处可逃wú chù kě táonowhere to escape
在酒里zài jiǔ lǐit’s all in the drink
整一个zhěng yī gèdo one
吹一瓶chuī yī pínghave a bottle
不上镜bù shàng jìngnot photogenic
咋地zǎ diwhat? (same as 怎么)
良心被狗吃了liáng xīn bèi gǒu chī leconscience has been eaten by a dog
高墙gāo qiánghigh wall
要一头没一头yào yī tóu méi yī tóuwant one thing but can’t have another
相由心生xiāng yóu xīn shēngwhat you look like on the outside is decided by who you are inside
赢了面子,输了里子yíng le miàn zi , shū le lǐ zito win ‘face’ but lose in out in reality