24 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 何不食肉糜 | hé bù shí ròu mí | lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di] |
| 假大空 | jiǎ dà kōng | empty words |
| 假惺惺 | jiǎ xīng xīng | hypocritical |
| 优渥 | yōu wò | handsome (pay etc) |
| 冷嘲热讽 | lěng cháo rè fěng | frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom) |
| 冷漠 | lěng mò | cold and detached towards sb |
| 同仇敌忾 | tóng chóu dí kài | anger against a common enemy (idiom) |
| 天龙人 | Tiān lóng rén | (slang) (Tw) person from Taipei 臺北|台北[Tai2 bei3] |
| 愤世嫉俗 | fèn shì jí sú | to be cynical |
| 拼爹 | pīn diē | (slang) to rely on one's father's wealth or prestige to get ahead |
| 权贵 | quán guì | influential officials |
| 沧海桑田 | cāng hǎi sāng tián | lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) |
| 走后门 | zǒu hòu mén | lit. to enter by the back door |
| 越描越黑 | yuè miáo yuè hēi | lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get |
| 镀金 | dù jīn | to gold-plate |
| 陈词滥调 | chén cí làn diào | cliché |
| 显赫 | xiǎn hè | illustrious |
| 高谈阔论 | gāo tán kuò lùn | to harangue |
| 得了便宜还卖乖 | dé le pián yí hái mài guāi | getting undeserved gains and taking them for granted |
| 头铁 | tóu tiě | hard-headed |
| 群嘲 | qún cháo | collective ridicule |
| 高声呵斥 | gāo shēng hē chì | loudly rebuke |
| 爆金币 | bào jīn bì | spend a lot of money |
| 欲戴王冠必承其重 | yù dài wáng guàn bì chéng qí zhòng | heavy is the head who wears the crown |