Vocabulary: 过得刚好
- genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
- domain; sphere; field; territory; area
- to talk idly about important matters (idiom); to set the world to rights; to pass judgment on everything
- to find
- abbr. for 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 Da4 xue2]
- (Chinese) Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
- to comment; a point by point commentary
- to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof
- to glitter; brilliant; splendid
- street; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
- serious; solemn; earnest; conscientious
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 嘚 dē: 嘚 de1: (onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs嘚 dè: 嘚 de4: used in 嘚瑟[de4 se5]
- bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant
- (cinema, literature etc) scene; trope; plot device; (songwriting) bridge
- obscenity
- rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous
- point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to compete; competition
- standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
- individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
- to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)
- 口角 kǒu jué: 口角 kou3 jue2: altercation; wrangle; angry argument口角 kǒu jiǎo: 口角 kou3 jiao3: corner of the mouth
- to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
- to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious
- feng shui; geomancy
- hidden merits
- step by step; at every step
- tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering); blood and tears
- to chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems); (literary) to lament; to groan; (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects; (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)
- summit; crest
- cold; poor; to tremble
- reputation; fame
- to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
- vexed; distressed
- to imagine; to envision; imagination
- 凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: mournful; miserable凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: desolate (place)
- to know; to understand
- to study meticulously; to delve into