Vocabulary: 繁花
- 搵 wěn: 搵 wen3: to look for (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 找[zhao3]搵 wèn: 搵 wen4: (literary) to wipe away (tears); to press with one's fingers; to soak
- not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit
- scorpion
- centipede
- to faint
- (bound form) the navel; the umbilicus; (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron
- to assassinate
- to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- (old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
- big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)
- lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience; still wet behind the ears
- handsome
- to leave the venue; (of an athlete) to leave the field; (of an investor) to exit the market; (of an aircraft) to depart
- under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action
- hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
- 得罪 dé zui: 得罪 de2 zui5: to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]得罪 dé zùi: 得罪 de2 zui4: to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得罪[de2 zui5]
- to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like we have known each other all along.
- chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
- to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
- to hold a welcoming dinner or reception
- briefcase; attaché case
- countless difficulties; extremely difficult; against all odds
- (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
- to exceed; to overstep; to go too far; to encroach
- top-notch; first-rate
- (theater) prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact
- to suffer hardship
- disaster and happiness
- glimmer
- the Confucian classics; (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- laser
- sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away; to remove
- according to; in light of