2:一念之差 Flashcards
A momentary slip with consequences
A wrong decision with serious results
一念之差
To mumble (lit)
嘟囔
ㄉㄨㄋㄤ˙
To grow blisters
起水泡
Show pity and tender love for women (of a man, typ used to complain)
憐香惜玉
怜香惜玉(簡)
ㄌㄧㄢˊ
例:欸你怎不懂得憐香惜玉呢?
Chubby
胖嘟嘟
ㄉㄨ
To pout
嘟嘴
To whisper, mutter (common)
嘀咕
例:你們在嘀嘀咕咕什麼?
To act as though one doesn’t need anyone else (of a man)
耍性格
ㄕㄨㄚˇ
To play cool, act cool (of a man, neg)
耍酷
ㄕㄨㄚˇ
To play cutesy (of a woman, neg)
耍可愛
ㄕㄨㄚˇ
To play dumb (of a woman for attention)
耍笨
Loud and resonant in speech (of person)
中氣十足
To squat down
蹲下
ㄉㄨㄣ
To speak nonsense, to blather
胡扯
ㄔㄜˇ
To torment, torture
折磨
例:牙疼折磨得他吃不好、睡不好
例:陪太太逛街對她來說是一種折磨
To rush (somebody)
催
ㄘㄨㄟ
例:最好別催他
A travelling seller
流動攤販
Stolen car
贓車
赃车
ㄗㄤ
Disdainful, contemptuous
輕蔑
ㄇㄧㄝˋ
例:他用輕蔑的目光掃他一眼
To switch on, to start (of a machine)
啟動
ㄑㄧˇ
Scared (lit)
膽怯
ㄑㄩㄝˋ
Successfully accomplished (of a project)
大功告成
例:這篇報告總算大功告成了
To bless and protect (spirits, Gods)
保佑
例:老天保佑我們
To rush off with no consideration for others
揚長而去
To cause to stop, to block
攔下
ㄌㄢˊ
例:他攔下一輛計程車,揚長而去了
Guilty conscience
Lacking in confidence
心虛
例:感到心虛
Car license/registration
(Like a driving license for the car itself)
行照
To report to
通報
例:通報警察、通報老師
To be stolen
失竊
失窃
ㄑㄧㄝˋ
例:你東西失竊了,為何不報警呢?
To punch, hit
搥打
ㄔㄨㄟˊ
Simple and pure
單純
ㄔㄨㄣˊ
To offend, violate, go against
觸犯
Meek in speech
低聲下氣
Innocent, not guilty
無辜
ㄍㄨ
To enforce the law
執法
To play favourites
徇私
ㄒㄩㄣˊ
Think before you act
三思而後行
To sob
啜泣
ㄔㄨㄛˋㄑㄧˋ
Theft (crime)
竊盜罪
To throw a tantrum, act spoiled (of a young woman, oft girlfriend)
撒嬌
ㄙㄚˇㄐㄧㄠ
To run a red light
闖紅燈
ㄔㄨㄤˇ
To have disdain for (alt)
輕視、蔑視
Stolen property
贓物
Embezzled funds
贓款
Guilty (verdict)
有罪
Thought, idea, intention
念頭
Maybe, perhaps (colloq)
搞不好
Engine
引擎
ㄑㄧㄥˊ
Nonsense, rubbish talk
廢話
To stand dumbly
呆立
ㄉㄞ
To stand idly looking dumb
杵
ㄔㄨˇ
To shoulder, to carry on one’s shoulders
揹
ㄅㄟ
To manage affairs to the letter of the law
依法辦事
Sentence (criminal)
判決
Verdict (law)
判處
Controversial
爭議性
Public opinion varies on this (lit)
社會輿論對此褒貶不一
ㄅㄠㄅㄧㄢˇ
To be perfectly happy to do smth
To be willing to
心甘情願
ㄍㄢ
Since this is so, we should just accept it
既來之,則安之
Good and bad, benefits and drawbacks
優劣
ㄌㄧㄝˋ
Money laundering
洗錢
To commit adultery
與…通姦
ㄐㄧㄢ
To abolish (ie the death penalty)
廢除(死刑)
To have an abortion
墮胎
ㄉㄨㄛˋ
Punishment, to punish (lit)
懲罰
Punishment, to punish (colloq)
處罰
Walking stick, cane, crutches
拐杖
ㄓㄤˋ
To complain, grumble (lit)
埋怨
ㄇㄢˊ
Bandit, robber
強盜
Burglar
竊賊
ㄗㄟˊ
To act dumb, pretend not know
裝傻
ㄕㄚˇ
Headstrong, wilful,
任性
To leap over, stride across (lit)
跨越
To whoosh past
呼嘯而過
To sleep heavily
昏睡
ㄏㄨㄣ
Hangover
宿醉
To compensate, make up (for past wrong)
補償
Suddenly (perceive)
恍然
ㄏㄨㄤˇ
例:他恍然發現…
體力很弱
肩不能挑,手不能提
Middle of nowhere
雞不拉屎,鳥不下蛋
荒郊野外
To pull smb down with oneself
拖下水
Talk of the town
鬧得滿城風雨