January 18, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
三不管sān bù guǎnof undetermined status
上钩shàng gōuto take the bait
冒用mào yòngto falsely use (sb's identity etc)
团伙tuán huǒ(criminal) gang
心惊胆战xīn jīng dǎn zhànlit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom)
滋生zī shēngto breed
纵容zòng róngto indulge
肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained
脱险tuō xiǎnto escape (danger)
臭名昭著chòu míng zhāo zhùnotorious
蛇头shé tóuhead of a snake
诱饵yòu ěrbait
蹊跷qī qiāoodd
量身定制liáng shēn dìng zhìtailor-made
防不胜防fáng bù shèng fángyou can't guard against it (idiom)
隔岸观火gé àn guān huǒto watch the fires burning across the river
风声鹤唳fēng shēng hè lìlit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
骗局piàn júa swindle
杀猪盘shā zhū pánpig butchering scam
音讯全无yīn xùn quán wúidiom. have not heard from somebody
闻泰色变wén tài sè biànto turn pale at the mention of Thailand
魔高一尺mó gāo yī chǐevil prevails
老黄历lǎo huáng lìpast events that don’t bear any meaning in the present
避之不及bì zhī bù jíavoid something like the plague