Aug 19, 2023

19 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一去不复返yī qù bù fù fǎngone forever
前车之鉴qián chē zhī jiànto learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
吹牛皮chuī niú píto boast
崩盘bēng pán(finance) to crash
崭露头角zhǎn lù tóu jiǎoto reveal outstanding talent (idiom)
斐然fěi rán(literary) remarkable
旗鼓相当qí gǔ xiāng dānglit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
东窗事发dōng chuāng shì fā(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
爆雷bào léi(slang) to reveal a spoiler (Tw)
翻盘fān pánto make a comeback
虎视眈眈hǔ shì dān dānto glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
蛰伏zhé fúhibernation
蚕食cán shíto nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)
轰动一时hōng dòng yī shíto cause a sensation (idiom)
风向标fēng xiàng biāowine vane
高枕无忧gāo zhěn wú yōuto sleep peacefully (idiom)
岿然不动kuī rán bù dòngstays on
浴火重生yù huǒ chóng shēngto rise from the ashes (idiom)
撒钱sǎ qiánthrowing money away