Sept 30, 2023

17 words

WordPinyinDefinition
出岔子chū chà zito go wrong
劣币驱逐良币liè bì qū zhú liáng bìbad money drives out good money (economics)
千篇一律qiān piān yī lǜthousand articles, same rule (idiom)
口感kǒu gǎntaste
形同虚设xíng tóng xū shèto exist in name only
忍无可忍rěn wú kě rěnmore than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
摇钱树yáo qián shùa legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
捞油水lāo yóu shuǐ(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
明知故犯míng zhī gù fàndeliberate violation (idiom)
油然而生yóu rán ér shēngarising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
激素jī sùhormone
烹饪pēng rèncooking
瞠目结舌chēng mù jié shéstupefied
绞尽脑汁jiǎo jìn nǎo zhīto rack one's brains
鱼龙混杂yú lóng hùn zálit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom)
科技与狠活kē jì yǔ hěn huótechnology and filthy work
指鼠为鸭zhǐ shǔ wèi yāpointing at a rat but calling it a duck