24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一人得道，鸡犬升天 | yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān | lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) |
| 上梁不正下梁歪 | shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi | lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) |
| 不堪入目 | bù kān rù mù | unbearable to look at |
| 不义之财 | bù yì zhī cái | ill-gotten wealth or gains |
| 大张旗鼓 | dà zhāng qí gǔ | with great fanfare |
| 大义灭亲 | dà yì miè qīn | to place righteousness before family (idiom) |
| 我行我素 | wǒ xíng wǒ sù | to continue in one's own way (idiom) |
| 拜金主义 | bài jīn zhǔ yì | money worship |
| 搬起石头砸自己的脚 | bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo | to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) |
| 拨云见日 | bō yún jiàn rì | lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom) |
| 摆谱 | bǎi pǔ | to put on airs |
| 林子大了，什么鸟都有 | lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu | it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom) |
| 炫富 | xuàn fù | to flaunt wealth |
| 现世报 | xiàn shì bào | karmic retribution within one's lifetime |
| 肆无忌惮 | sì wú jì dàn | absolutely unrestrained |
| 虚荣心 | xū róng xīn | vanity |
| 诬蔑 | wū miè | to slander |
| 说漏嘴 | shuō lòu zuǐ | to blurt out |
| 贬损 | biǎn sǔn | to mock |
| 避重就轻 | bì zhòng jiù qīng | to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial |
| 险恶 | xiǎn è | dangerous |
| 拔出萝卜带出泥 | bá chū luó bo dài chū ní | pulling out a carrot brings the mud with it |
| 支性难改 | zhī xìng nán gǎi | stubbornly Chinese |
| 劣根 | liè gēn | inherent flaw |