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Lesson 13
Idioms: guanyongyu
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 3
07/02/2010

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惯用语
Definition
guanyongyu: idioms
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俗语
Definition
suyu: vernacular idioms
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太平洋
Definition
taipingyang: Pacific Ocean
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经理
Definition
jingli: manager
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戴高帽
Definition
daigaomao: put a high hat on a person, flatter
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跑龙套
Definition
paolongtao: play unimportant role 
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老板
Definition
loaban: boss
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下海
Definition
xiahai: plunge into the (business) sea
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打退堂鼓
Definition
datuitanggu: beat the drum of retreat
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业余
Definition
yeyu: spare, free
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房地产
Definition
fangdichan: real estate 
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摇钱树
Definition
yaoqianshu: "money tree", money maker
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半瓶醋
Definition
banpingcu: "half botten of vinegar", lack deep understanding 
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碰钉子
Definition
pengdingzi: bump into a nail, meet with rebuff
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乱弹琴
Definition
luantanqin: play piano by touching the keys at random, mess things up
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厉害
Definition
lihai: tough, hard to deal with 
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笑嘻嘻
Definition
xiaoxixi: grinning 
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奖金
Definition
jiangjin: bonus
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泡蘑菇
Definition
paomogu: expand a dry mushroom by soaking it in water; waste time chatting 
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笑面虎
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xiaomianhu: smiling tiger, a wolf in sheep's clothing 
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马后炮
Definition
mahoupao: a cannon behind a horse, action or recommendation that comes too late
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支持
Definition
zhichi: support
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定心丸
Definition
dingxinwan: a heart-calming pill, something that puts one at ease by guaranteeing an outcome
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白日梦
Definition
bairimeng: day dream 
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会计
Definition
kuaiji: accounting 
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万金油
Definition
wanjinyou: balm for treating all kinds of minor ailments yet curing none, jack of all trades, master of none
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发财
Definition
facai: make a fortune
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炒冷饭
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chaolengfan: reheat cold rice; rehash old topics 
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侃大山
Definition
kandashan: chat heartily about meaningless things
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