23 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 世袭 | shì xí | succession |
| 好高骛远 | hào gāo wù yuǎn | to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) |
| 家产 | jiā chǎn | family property |
| 心照不宣 | xīn zhào bù xuān | a tacit mutual understanding |
| 撩拨 | liáo bō | to provoke |
| 牛马 | niú mǎ | oxen and horses |
| 童言无忌 | tóng yán wú jì | children's words carry no harm (idiom) |
| 耳濡目染 | ěr rú mù rǎn | to be influenced |
| 血汗 | xuè hàn | blood and sweat |
| 近亲繁殖 | jìn qīn fán zhí | inbreeding |
| 头破血流 | tóu pò xuè liú | lit. head broken and blood flowing |
| 碌碌无为 | lù lù wú wéi | unaccomplished |
| 摆烂 | bǎi làn | go to shit |
| 拼出一片天地 | pīn chū yī piàn tiān dì | to build something from scratch |
| 接力守望 | jiē lì shǒu wàng | from one generation to the next |
| 子承父业 | zi chéng fù yè | to inherit the family business |
| 无力回天 | wú lì huí tiān | beyond redemption |
| 日理万机 | rì lǐ wàn jī | to attend to numerous tasks every day |
| 赶巧 | gǎn qiǎo | by chance |
| 入局 | rù jú | to enter the game |
| 贷贷相传 | dài dài xiāng chuán | to pass debt from one generation to the next |
| 阶层固化 | jiē céng gù huà | stagnant social mobility |
| 裙带化 | qún dài huà | nepotism |