September 20, 2025

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一分钱一分货yī fēn qián yī fēn huònothing for nothing
中规中矩zhòng guī zhòng jǔconforming with the norms of society
来龙去脉lái lóng qù màithe rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
冤大头yuān dà tóuspendthrift and foolish
刺客cì kèassassin
心智xīn zhìwisdom
悬赏xuán shǎngto offer a reward
服软fú ruǎnto admit defeat
硬生生yìng shēng shēngstiff
碰瓷pèng cía currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation
纸包不住火zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒlit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
避重就轻bì zhòng jiù qīngto avoid the important and dwell on the trivial
火药桶huǒ yào tǒnɡgunpowder barrel
智商税zhì shāng shuìstupid tax
用脚投票yòng jiǎo tóu piàovote with your feet
首鼠两端shǒu shǔ liǎng duān(idiom) to hesitate
锅气guō qìthe Chinese umami
毫无还手之力háo wú huán shǒu zhī lìunable to retaliate
萝卜青菜各有所爱luó bo qīng cài gè yǒu suǒ àino dish suits all tastes
砸牌子zá pái zǐSmash the sign
对线duì xiànAlignment
拱火gǒng huǒto fan the flames
明档míng dàngOpen file
诬蔑诽谤wú miè fěi bàngslander