23 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 卷土重来 | juǎn tǔ chóng lái | lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) |
| 哀鸿遍野 | āi hóng biàn yě | lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom) |
| 哭笑不得 | kū xiào bù dé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) |
| 手痒 | shǒu yǎng | (fig.) to itch (to do sth) |
| 打工仔 | dǎ gōng zǎi | young worker |
| 白菜价 | bái cài jià | lit. cabbage price |
| 抄底 | chāo dǐ | bottom fishing |
| 佛系 | fó xì | chill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society) |
| 摆烂 | bǎi làn | go to shit |
| 断崖式 | duàn yá shì | cliff-edge-like |
| 活久见 | huó jiǔ jiàn | if you live long enough you can see anything |
| 踩雷 | cǎi léi | make a critical mistake |
| 浮亏 | fú kuī | loss |
| 筑底 | zhù dǐ | the entire period the share price stays at the bottom |
| 飘绿 | piāo lǜ | fall in share price |
| 谈笑间，樯橹灰飞烟灭 | tán xiào jiān , qiáng lǔ huī fēi yān miè | the whole world fell apart as they blissfully stood by |
| 肉疼 | ròu téng | painful |
| 割肉 | gē ròu | cut your losses |
| 抄底抄在了半山腰 | chāo dǐ chāo zài le bàn shān yāo | buy at the bottom but when it’s only fallen half way |
| 君子不立于危墙之下 | jūn zǐ bù lì yú wēi qiáng zhī xià | a wise man foresees and mitigates risks |
| 有人星夜赴考场，有人辞官归故里 | yǒu rén xīng yè fù kǎo chǎng , yǒu rén cí guān guī gù lǐ | different people make different choices |
| 全军尽墨 | quán jūn jìn mò | destroyed or annihilated |
| 血雨腥风 | xuè yǔ xīng fēng | a bloody storm |