Nov 27, 2021

25 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一杯羹yī bēi gēnglit. a cup of soup
套牢tào láoto immobilize with a lasso
殊不知shū bù zhīlittle imagined
浑水摸鱼hún shuǐ mō yúto fish in troubled water (idiom)
真有你的zhēn yǒu nǐ deYou're really quite something!
红利hóng lìbonus
chástubble land after crop has been taken
蒙在鼓里méng zài gǔ lǐlit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
蠢蠢欲动chǔn chǔn yù dòngto begin to stir (idiom)
近朱者赤,近墨者黑jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēithose who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
云里雾里yún lǐ wù lǐamidst the clouds and mist
鱼龙混杂yú lóng hùn zálit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom)
割韭菜gē jiǔ càiscamming the people
吃相太难看chī xiàng tài nán kànshameless
空手套白狼kōng shǒu tào bái lánguse an empty hand to trick a white wolf
常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xiéregularly waking close the the river, how can your shoes not get wet?
珍惜羽毛zhēn xī yǔ máocare about your reputation
明星效应míng xīng xiào yìngstar effect
捞金lāo jīnfishing for gold
割智商gē zhì shāngstupid tax
断舍离duàn shě lícut
捡便宜jiǎn pián yipick up a good deal
双00shuāng líng língspend nothing during Double 11
消费主义逆行者xiāo fèi zhǔ yì nì xíng zhěanti-consumerism-ists
杀猪盘shā zhū pánpig butchering scam