26 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 占着茅坑不拉屎 | zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ | lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb) |
| 口诛笔伐 | kǒu zhū bǐ fá | to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) |
| 命运 | mìng yùn | fate |
| 后起之秀 | hòu qǐ zhī xiù | an up-and-coming youngster |
| 爱屋及乌 | ài wū jí wū | lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) |
| 打天下 | dǎ tiān xià | to seize power |
| 摊子 | tān zi | booth |
| 东山再起 | dōng shān zài qǐ | lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) |
| 毛毛雨 | máo mao yǔ | drizzle |
| 生死存亡 | shēng sǐ cún wáng | matter of life and death |
| 众矢之的 | zhòng shǐ zhī dì | lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) |
| 精疲力尽 | jīng pí lì jìn | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) |
| 精疲力竭 | jīng pí lì jié | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) |
| 自个儿 | zì gě r | (dialect) oneself |
| 面黄肌瘦 | miàn huáng jī shòu | yellow face, emaciated body (idiom) |
| 风吹草动 | fēng chuī cǎo dòng | sign of trouble |
| 逃过一劫 | táo guò yī jié | to have narrowly escaped |
| 解囊相助 | jiě náng xiāng zhù | offer financial assistance |
| 出手相救 | chū shǒu xiāng jiù | to give a helping hand |
| 财聚人散，财散人聚 | cái jù rén sàn , cái sàn rén jù | hoarding wealth drives people apart, spreading the wealth draws people together |
| 功高盖主 | gōng gāo gài zhǔ | out performing your boss |
| 德不配位，必有灾殃 | dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng | moral standards not fitting of social status will lead to disaster |
| 一分钱难倒英雄汉 | yī fēn qián nán dǎo yīng xióng hàn | a man without money is no man at all |
| 草台班子 | cǎo tái bān zi | small unprofessional team |
| 铜臭味 | tóng chòu wèi | the corrupting effect of money |
| 辣眼睛 | là yǎn jīng | hard on the eyes |