Sept 17, 2022

25 words

WordPinyinDefinition
以身试法yǐ shēn shì fǎto challenge the law (idiom)
供认不讳gòng rèn bù huìto make a full confession
大事化小,小事化了dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎoto turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
屡教不改lǚ jiào bù gǎilit. not to change, despite repeated admonition
毛骨悚然máo gǔ sǒng ránto have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
荧幕yíng mùTV screen
牛鬼蛇神niú guǐ shé shénevil monsters
guāmelon
众矢之的zhòng shǐ zhī dìlit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom)
肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained
脑残粉nǎo cán fěn(slang) fanboy
胆大妄为dǎn dà wàng wéidaring
护身符hù shēn fúamulet
顺藤摸瓜shùn téng mō guālit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
塌房tā fángcollapse house
实锤shí chuíproven
饭圈fàn quānfan groups
死鸭子嘴硬sǐ yā zi zuǐ yìnga dead duck still has a hard beak, stubborn and arrogant
墙倒众人推qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuīmany people push the wall as it’s about to collapse, kick someone while they are down
没有不透风的墙méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng(idiom) no secret can be kept forever
神坛shén tánshrine
黑料hēi liàoevidence of wrongdoing
知错能改,善莫大焉zhī cuò néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yāna fault confessed is half redressed
落水狗luò shuǐ gǒubad person who has lost favour or power
鲜肉xiān ròuheartthrob