Dec 10, 2022

22 words

WordPinyinDefinition
sǎnumbrella
动手脚dòng shǒu jiǎo(coll.) to tamper with
劳民伤财láo mín shāng cáiwaste of manpower and resources
吃人不吐骨头chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóuruthless
屡教不改lǚ jiào bù gǎilit. not to change, despite repeated admonition
昧良心mèi liáng xīnit goes against one's conscience
暴利bào lìsudden huge profits
汉奸Hàn jiāntraitor (to China)
谎报huǎng bàoto lie
猫腻māo nì(coll.) something fishy
铤而走险tǐng ér zǒu xiǎnto take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
吃人血馒头chī rén xiě mán toueating human blood soaked steamed bun
发国难财fā guó nàn cáimake money while the country is suffering
扒个底儿掉bā ge dǐ er diàodoxing
弹无虚发dàn wú xū fāalways hits the target
滔天骇浪tāo tiān hài làngmonstrous waves
毫发无伤háo fà wú shāngunscathed
偷着乐tōu zhe lèsecretly happy
背锅侠bēi guō xiásomeone who takes the blame
幺蛾子yāo é zia crazy idea, do something crazy
圈钱quān qiángrab money
拔出萝卜带出泥bá chū luó bo dài chū nípulling out a carrot brings the mud with it