22 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一席之地 | yī xí zhī dì | (acknowledged) place |
| 事与愿违 | shì yǔ yuàn wéi | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) |
| 冤大头 | yuān dà tóu | spendthrift and foolish |
| 大张旗鼓 | dà zhāng qí gǔ | with great fanfare |
| 天荒地老 | tiān huāng dì lǎo | until the end of time (idiom) |
| 导火索 | dǎo huǒ suǒ | fuse (for explosive) |
| 招兵买马 | zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ | to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) |
| 挖角 | wā jué | to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) |
| 本末倒置 | běn mò dào zhì | lit. to invert root and branch (idiom) |
| 死活 | sǐ huó | life or death |
| 破局 | pò jú | to collapse (of plan, talks etc) |
| 草莽 | cǎo mǎng | a rank growth of grass |
| 大开眼界 | dà kāi yǎn jiè | an eye-opener |
| 起了个大早，赶了个晚集 | qǐ le ge dà zǎo , gǎn le ge wǎn jí | got up early but as late to market |
| 人无千日好，花无百日红 | rén wú qiān rì hǎo , huā wú bǎi rì hóng | things don’t go well all the time |
| 损兵折将 | sǔn bīng zhé jiàng | lost soldiers and generals in battle |
| 毋容置疑 | wú róng zhì yí | no doubt |
| 民不举官不究 | mín bù jǔ guān bù jiū | the people don’t report problems, and officials don’t investigate them |
| 小刀捅屁股，开了眼了 | xiǎo dāo tǒng pì gu , kāi le yǎn le | poked in the ass by a knife |
| 当猴耍 | dāng hóu shuǎ | treat as a monkey |
| 砍一刀 | kǎn yī dāo | give a discount |
| 坐实 | zuò shí | to be proven |