Mandarin 11 POP QUIZ #2 Flashcards
fruit
shuî guô
vegetable
shū cài
category
lèi
persimmon
shì zi
tomato (looks like persimmon)
xī hóng shì
mini
mî nî
mini skirt (pronunciation way)
mî nî qún
mini skirt (usual way)
chāo duân qún
eggplant
qié zi
tomato (looks like eggplant)
fān qié
acquaintances
shú rén
stranger
mò shēng rén
uncooked rice is cooked;
it is what it is;
what’s done is done
shēng mî zuò chéng le shú fàn
practice makes perfect
shú néng shēng qiâo
skill
jì qiâo
hard work makes up for clumsiness;
diligence
qín néng bû zhuó
mandarin orange
jú zi
a clever woman is difficult to make without cooking rice;
difficult for a skilled person to do something without basic things
qiâo fù nán zuò (or wéi) wú mî zhī chuī
idiom
chéng yǔ
brag
chuī niú
colour
yán sè
purple
zî sè
orange
chéng sè
brown
zōng sè
grey/ash
huī sè
silver
yín sè
gold
jīn sè
pink
fên (or qiân) hóng sè
dark red
shēn hóng sè