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Chapter 0 Glossary
Chapter 0 Glossary
Names mentioned
Female lead
-?? (sù ruì) – Su Rui, our female protagonist
-?? (ruì ruì)- Rui Rui, a nickname of the female protagonist
-???(sù xi?o jie)- Miss Su, refers to the female protagonist
-???(sù xi?o ruì)- Su Xiao Rui, which translates to Su little Rui.
-???- Junior Su
Male Lead
-??? (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead
-???(chéng g? ge)- Cheng Ge ge, refers to the male lead
-??(gù z?ng)- President Gu
-??(gù d?ng)- Chairman Gu
-???(yù chéng g?)- Yu Cheng Ge.
-??(l?o gù)- Lao Gu, refers to Gu Yu Cheng(in Chapter 26) and may also refer to Gu Yu Cheng’s father as well.
-?????(gù dà zh?tí zi)- Gu Big Pig’s Trotters, the display name Su Rui has set for Gu Yu Cheng on WeChat. (Chapter 38)
-??(xi?o gù)- Xiao Gu. It refers to Gu Yu Cheng and it is a nickname given by Su Hong Yuan.
Female lead’s father
-??? (sù hóng yuan)- Su Hong Yuan, the female protagonist’s father
–?? (l?o sù)- Lao Su, refers to the female protagonist’s father
-??(sù z?ng)- President Su
–????(sù d?ng
-???(sù bà ba)- Father Su
Female lead’s mother
-??(liú yuè)- Liu Yue, the female protagonist’s mother, which is also known as Mrs Su
-???(sù tài tài)/-???(sù f? ren)- Mrs Su
-??(xi?o yuè)- Xiao Yue, it refers to the female protagonist’s mother.
-???(liú n? shì)- Madam Liu
-????(liú yuè n? shì)- Madam Liu Yue
-???(sù m? m?)- Mother Su
Male lead’s mother
-??(yú jìng)- Yu Jing, Mrs Gu’s name.
-???(gù tài tài)/ ???(gù tài tài)- Mrs Gu
-???(yú ? yí)- Auntie Yu, referring to Mrs Gu
-???(yú n? shì)- Madam Yu, Gu Yu Cheng’s mother
-????(yú jìng n? shì)- Madam Yu Jing
-???(gùm? m?)- Mother Gu
Male lead’s father
–???(gù guó huá)- Gu Guo Hua, Gu Yu Cheng’s father’s name.
-??(l?o gù)- Lao Gu, refers to Mr Gu, Gu Yu Cheng’s father
-???(l?o gù d?ng)- old Chairman Gu
-????(l?o gù xi?n sheng)- old Mr Gu, refers to Gu Yu Cheng’s father
Gu Yu Cheng’s and Su Rui’s Child
-???(gù yán ruì)- Gu Yan Rui, the son of Gu Yu Cheng and Su Rui.
–???(gù ?n
-??? (gù dà fú)- Gu Da Fu. The literal translation would be Gu Big/Great Blessing. The nickname Su Rui has suggested.
-????(gù xi?opéngy?u)- Little Gu, Gu Yu Cheng and Su Rui’s child.
Female lead’s friends
-??(táng xiào) – Tang Xiao, Su Rui’s friend and daughter of the chairman of Tang Jing Group
-???(táng xi?o jie)- Miss Tang, Tang Xiao
-???(táng xi?o ni?)- Tang Xiao Niu, which translates to Tang little girl.
-??(Liú líng)- Liu Ling, Su Rui’s university roommate
Male lead’s friends
–???(zh?u z? yu?n)- Zhou Zi Yuan, the young chairman of the Zhou Company
–??(táng jùn)- Tang Jun, Tang Xiao’s elder brother and son of the chairman of Tang Jing Group
Other names:
Names of Places
–??(sù ji?) – The Su House
-??(gù ji?) – The Gu House
-???(j?n huá yuàn)- Jin Hua Centre, the place where the Su family stays.
-B?(dà)- University B, the university that Su Rui is attending and the university Gu Yu Cheng had graduated from.
-???(hóng f?ng lín)- Red Maple Forest
-??(j?ng yuán)- Jing Yuan, where the Gu House is located.
–??(chéng d?ng)- Cheng Dong, the place the Tang family stays.
-???(yuán jù lóu)- Yuan Ju Restaurant, Su Rui’s favourite restaurant.
Companies’ names
-????(sù huá q? yè )- Su Hua enterprise, the name of the enterprise the Su family owns.
-????(sù huá jítuán )- Su Hua Group, the name of the enterprise the Su family owns.
-??(sù huá)- Su Hua, the company owned by the Su family.
-???? (yuan zh?ng jí tuán)- Yuan Zheng group
-????(zh?ng shì jí tuán)- Zhang Group
–????(táng j?ng jí tuán)- Tang Jing Group
-????(lín yào jí tuán) – Lin Yao Group
-??(gù shì)- Gu Company
-???? (mín ?n jí tuán)- Min An group
-??(yán shì)- The Yan Company
–????(J?ng yáng jí
–????(cháng shèng jí
–????(shèng d?ng jí
–????(Bái y? jí
–??(yì x?n)- Yi Xin. (mentioned in Chapter 47)
–????(zh?u shì jí
-MCC- a branch office of Zhou Group.
–????(Tài Huà jítuán)- Taihua Group (mentioned in Chapter 74)
Gu Yu Cheng’s assistant
–??(wáng zh?u) – Wang Zhou, Gu Yu Cheng’s assistant
-???(wáng zhùl?)- Assistant Wang, Wang Zhou
Su Rui’s Tutor
-??(l? nà)– Li Na, Su Rui’s tutor
-???(l? l?o sh?)- Teacher Li or Ms Li, refers to Su Rui’s tutor.
-????((l? nà l?o sh?)- Teacher Li Na or Ms Li Na, refers to Su Rui’s tutor.
The staffs of the Su House
-??(l? m?)- Auntie Li, a servant working for the Su family
–??(L?o zh?ng)- Lao Zhang, the Su family’s driver
–?? (zh?ng sh?)- Uncle Zhang, the Su family’s driver
Family members of the Zhang Group mentioned in Chapter 9, 17
-??(lín yè)- Lin Ye, referring to Mrs Zhang
– ??? (lín ? yí)- Auntie Lin, referring to Lin Ye
-???(lín n? shì)- Madam Lin
-???(lín sh?shu)- Uncle Lin, Lin Yi Xiao’s father
–???(lín yì xi?o)- Lin Yi Xiao
Family members of the Tang Jing Group
-???(táng j?ng hu?)- Tang Jing Hua
-??(táng xiào) – Tang Xiao, Su Rui’s friend and daughter of the chairman of Tang Jing Group
-???(táng xi?o ni?)- Tang Xiao Niu, which translates to Tang little girl.
-???(táng f? ren)- Mrs Tang, Tang Xiao’s mother
-????(zh?u xi?o tuánzi)- Zhou Little Dumpling, the nickname of Tang Xiao’s daughter
University Teacher’s name
-???(lóng yà líng)- Long Ya Ling, a teacher in University B
Other Names mentioned in Chapter 23 (Banquet) and Chapter 24 (Story)
–???(wéi n?
–???(l? ?
–???(liú tài
-??(yán xi?o)- Yan Xiao, Second Miss of the Yan Group
Siria (Rumoured Ex-girlfriend of Gu Yu Cheng and a celebrity that has won the grand prize in music)
-???(bái x?n yù)- Bai Xin Yu, aka Siria
–??(x?n yù)- Xin Yu
-???(x?n yù ji?)- Xin Yu Jie/elder sister Xin Yu, Siria
Other names mentioned in Chapter 26 (Girlfriend)
-??(yù z?ng)- President Yu
–????(J?ng yáng jí
Other names mentioned in chapter 62 (Check-up)
-??(yáng jié)- Yang Jie, a project manager of the Gu Company.
Phrases mentioned:
-???(bái yuè gu?ng) – refers to a person who is remembered in one’s heart, that one has always loved, but cant touch. It usually refers to the intention of the sweetheart and the first love that one would never forgets.
-??? (xi?o xi?n ròu)- Little fresh meat. It refers to young and handsome males. Normally, it would refer to ages 12-20 years old, good looking man.
–?X (niú)- directly translate to Bull/cow X. It is a colloquial term used by the youngsters to describe someone who is terrific, or he can do things that ordinary people can’t do.
-??- (B? zì) – birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
-?????(s?n f?n zh?ng rè dù)- 3-minute passion is a Chinese saying which refers to a person having a limited passion, or a passion that doesn’t last long toward something/someone that he/she liked/loved/was passionate about.
-???(qù qù qù)- If it is directly translated, it would mean go, go, go. However, in this context, it would be something like to spit.
-????hold???(t? ji? gu? n? hold bù zhù rén)- It meant that his daughter cannot grasp the other person, she wouldn’t be able to calmly face the consequences.
-?????(ti? x?n xi?o mián’?o)- It is translated to attentive little cotton-padded jacket. It is usually used to describe a love where it is like the cotton-padded jacket in the winter where one gives warmth to others.
–????(mén d?ng hù duì)- It is an idiom that means the families are well-matched in terms of social status.
–????(x?n li y? d?) – to feel sad and frustrated as if there is a blockage in her heart.
–??(dà l?o) – a colloquial term of calling someone who has power to speak about a certain topic. It usually refers to someone who has a lot of experience, a high seniority, and their speeches are helpful. In daily life, it is usually to express admiration or respect for a more talented person.
–??(xué bà)- a popular internet term to describe students with excellent grades. /??Xué bà: Straight-A student. Or well a student that always has high grades. Excels in their studies.
–????(m? shàng dà rén) – A respectful way of calling mother. It is okaa-sama in japanese.
–?? (zhí nán) – Straight man. In this case, it is describing that Gu Yu Cheng has traits that most heterosexual man do such as they like women that wears black stockings, unable to differentiate between women who has make up or no make up on, liking women who has big breasts, long legs and long straight hair, etc.
-???(xi?o g? liáng) – cute young lady
–??(niú b?i) – similar to Cow X, to describe someone is awesome/amazing
–??(xué zh?)- underachiever/mediocre student
-C?(wèi) – C position. It means to be the center/carry (in games). In this situation, it means the center of attention.
-??(zhuàng sh?n) – to wear the same outfit as somebody else in public
–?X(zhu?ng X)- a more ambiguous way of saying ??[zhu?ng b?] ?13[zhu?ng shí s?n] which means Pretend+vagina. To make oneself look richer, more powerful, more intelligent, and more important than he or she really is.
–???(xi?o mí mèi)- It is a popular online term for female fans who are obsessed with a celebrity.
-????(m?u dù b?ik?)- refers to ????(B?idù B?ik?) which is Baidu online encyclopedia
–??????(mí de bùyào bùyào)- When it is translated literally, it would mean ‘to be charmed, don’t want, don’t want’. It means to be charmed by the person, and it may also mean love at first sight.
–????(zìjiàn zh?nxí)- to be willing to become a wife/concubine to someone.
-??(mèizh?)- an internet slang of ??(mèizi) which means younger sister/girl.
–??(miàn zi)- Face. It would refer to dignity as well.
–???(ti?n zhe li?n)- To lick one’s face. It means even after being rejected, the person didn’t give up and strived for it with a thick-skin.
-??(xiányú) – an internet slang which means like a dead corpse.
–???????(di?li?n dào l?olao ji?)- It is translated into to lose face to maternal grandmother’s house. It means that this embarrassing situation was known to many people until one’s maternal grandmother knows about it or to be very embarrassed.
-????(shu? dào qú chéng)- an idiom which means very few times when success will follow naturally when condition is right.
-????( wàng pó mài gu?)- It would mean to praise oneself.
–???(k?u hóng b?o)- When it’s translated literally it would mean Lipstick Bag. It’s one of the trendy items in China. I may not be correct but from my understanding, it refers to very tiny/mini bags and some have remodelled their branded makeup bags into a sling bag and it would be called Lipstick bag. Thus, I think it refers to mini cross body bags.
–???(b?n xi?ojie)- she was referring to herself in third person point of view.
–PK – The original meaning is “Player Killing”. it is a term used colloquially in China and Taiwan as a verb form of the word versus in the situation where there may actually be no avatar/killing. It’s mostly used in 1v1 situations or where one team is against another.
–??(xué mèi)- refers to a female junior or a younger female schoolmate
–???([l?o là ròu) – It refers to an ‘Uncle’, ‘mature man’ and it’s the opposite of little fresh meat. When little fresh meat and little loli became the main stream on screens, there are still some ‘Uncles’ who dont fight for beauty and talent. They either have superb acting skills, mature and stable; or have deep eyes and have inner qualities, so they have also won a large number of fans.
-??????(n? dà s?n bào j?nzhu?n)-A wife three years older than the husband ensures a richer life.
–????(G?ng chéng sh?n tu) – to retire(from society, esp. From politics) voluntarily after successfully accomplished something or to be highly successful.
–????P(zhàopiàn sh?ng shì P) – P refers to photoshop. Thus, it means the photograph was photoshopped.
–??(sù liào)– It means plastic but it is also an internet slang which describes something that is very fake, can’t stand scrutiny, different from what really happened. For example, an imitation that looks similar to the real thing on the surface, but it is totally different in quality. In this context, it means fake friends.
–??(b?i ?u?)- the literal meaning means “carrying a pot on one’s back”, which originally describes a hunchback person. In internet slang, it is the abbreviation of “???(b?i h?i gu?) carrying a black pot” which means “bearing faults for others”.
–88- an internet slang that has several meanings. The number 8, in this context, has the same pronunciation as ?(f?) from the word ??(f?cái), which means to get rich.
-??????? (n? hú bù k?i tí n? hú)- literally means “to pick the kettle that is not boiling.” It’s used to indicate that someone is saying or doing something that shouldn’t be mentioned in front of others, or that someone is bringing up a sensitive subject.
–?? [gu? mì]: A woman’s female close friend, confidant, BFF, bestie.
–?? [nán shén]: Male god. This Internet slang term is often used to describe one’s idol or love interest, usually of stunning looks and/or talents.
-??(zh?nán) – scumbag. An internet slang term that usually refers to men who are disloyal in love.
–??(méng x?n) – cute newbie. A term that describes a newcomer or a novice in gaming.
-??(xuébà) – Academic tyrant. An internet slang that means top student or people who excel in academics.
–??(ch? gu?)- Eat melon. An internet slang which means the matter isn’t related to the particular reader and the reader doesn’t comment and just read or spectate the situation. They often refer themselves as ????(ch?gu?qúnzhòng)- peanut gallery/onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don’t comment on them.
–??(dá li?n)- to slap one’s own face. To behave in ways that contradict one’s previous statements; to have one claims contradicted by the truth
–???(h?i lìsh?)- Black history. One’s disgraceful past or it can be used to describe one’s embarrassing experiences they had when they were inexperienced.
–??(j?y?u)- an internet slang which means very close same-sex friend/gay partner.
–????(g?ngti? zhí n?)- Steel straight woman. An internet slang which means a straightforward, independent and mature straight woman.
–???(dúj?t?ng) – Poisonous chicken soup. It means that the article is disguised as a ‘????(x?nlíng j?t?ng)- chicken soup for the soul’ (a comforting and motivational article where the article is in an optimistic approach) but in fact the article contains a lot of fake marketing/s or a scam seeking personal information. It is a profit-motivated article.
–??(w? s?n)- Five-three. The full name of this book is called ‘5???3???’ (‘5 years of college/university entrance exam( and 3 years of mock exam papers’). The book mainly summarises the content of the university entrance examinations and the mock examination papers, analyse these questions, and predict the questions that may come out for the university entrance examinations.
–??(shu?j?n)- Waterborne troop. An internet slang that refers to the rumoured people hired by PR firms for online marketing purposes. They would post online to either support a brand or sabotage the brand’s competition.
–??(b?nhu?)- the prettiest girl in the class
–??(xì hu?)- Department flower. Similar to ??(class flower), it is the prettiest girl in the department.
–???(l?nghéfàn)- To receive a boxed meal when one’s job is done mainly in acting. This would mean that their role in the film is going to die, disappear or leave the scene.
–??(xuéji?)- senior or older female schoolmate
-??(zh?nxi?ng)- So fragrant. The meaning of the word means that when a person makes up his mind not to go or do something, yet his/her actions are the opposite of what he/she has said. It is mainly used to express a psychological state in which one’s expected events are totally different from the final results.
-??dei [dà xi?ng dei]- Big Brother. An internet slang that means big brother. It’s commonly used amongst the youngsters on the internet nowadays.
–???[l?o g? niáng]- The literal translation means old lady. However, it usually refers to woman who isn’t married when they are middle aged or a spinster.
-??[d?k?]- Check-in/marked. There are three meanings to this. Firstly, it could mean clock on or off as an employee. Secondly, relating to self-disciple, it could mean ‘marked off/checked off’ a particular goal where it would be recorded such as the process of learning a language and exercise. Thirdly, it could mean to arrive at a certain location or to own a certain object (where it would usually be shown off to) as an Internet celebrity or centre of historic interest.
–???[d?nsh?ng?u]- Single dog. An internet slang that refers to people who are neither married or in a relationship. It’s used self-depreciatingly. /???D?nsh?n g?u: Literal translation is ‘single dog’. Basically, a Chinese term to refer to singles or people who are not in a relationship/does not have a significant other.
-???[Péngyouqu?n]- Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat.) The Chinese translation of moment is known as ‘Friends’ circle’, which means users can share and get access to accepted WeChat friends’ information, creating an intimate and private communicating circle within the users’ choice of close friends.
–??(s?n gu?n)- Three outlooks. It refers to the outlook of the world, opinions about value and outlook on life.
–????(h?i’àn iàol?)- dark cuisine. This phrase can be used when the food in a snack stand was sold in an average sanitation environment and that operates late at night, or dishes and food with unpleasant appearance made by beginners or people with ordinary cooking skills. The latter is a humorous self-mockery. Also, it can refer to certain ingredients or methods of cooking that ordinary people can’t accept/swallow down. Sometimes, it can refer to deliberately made ‘creative’ food, such as: spicy and sour mooncakes.
–?(su?n)- Sour. To make snide remarks.
–??[k?ich?]- Start the car/drive the car. An internet slang that refers to talking about the topic is related to p*rnography or something along the lines.
-?[g?]- Elder brother/Ge. An intimate way to address someone.
-?????(sh?xìn rén míngd?n)- List of Dishonest Persons subject to enforcement. “This is where any person subject to enforcement has the ability by fails to perform obligations determined in an effective legal instrument and falls under any of the (six) circumstances would be subjected to enforcement and impose credit-related punishment according to the law,” stated in Article 1.
–???(huángj?nzh?u)- Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods.
–???(shíji? xiàn)-Nineteenth line. It would be somewhat like a “D-list” celebrity in the Ulmer scale. This would mean a celebrity who is so obscure that are generally only known for appearances as so-called celebrity on panel game shows and reality televisions.
–???[d?jiàngyóu]- Buy soya sauce. The literal meaning was to buy soya sauce from a shop. Firstly, a traditional meaning would be, “X’s child could also buy soya sauce” refers to that the child has grown up that they could help out with house work and their parents aren’t young anymore. Secondly, it would mean that one isn’t interested in general affairs and ‘none of my business’ or ‘I can’t comment much on this matter since my superior is in charge of it.’. This means that it is a ‘bystander’. Lastly, those actors in an entertainment film that is an extra/background actor could also be said to be ‘buying soya sauce’. In this case, it would refer to the first meaning.
-??[g?uxi?]- dog blood/unbelievable/exaggerated/Melodramatic. Firstly, it could be describing trite and highly predictable movie or Tv drama scenes. Secondly, it could be relating to ludicrously unrealistic movie or TV drama scenes. Thirdly, it could relate to or characterised by schmaltz, dramatised sentimentalism, as in TV shows and movies. Lastly, it may be relating to life events that are ridiculous or infuriating.
–CP- Couple. The internet slang is often used to describe couples in movies or TV series. Sometimes it is also used to describe real life couples.
–?????[huánghu? dà gu?n?]- Also known as ????[huángmáoy?tou] or ???[huánghu?n?] are referring to girls of 16 to 26 years old. In the Chinese folk culture, it usually refers to girls who haven’t gotten married.
–??(g?uliáng)- Dog food. An internet slang which means public display of affection which is a term used by singles.
–WOC- In a pinyin-based input method, typing “woc” will lead to suggestions for ??(wòcáo) which means “What the f*ck”
–???(w?qiángji?o)- It literally means dig the wall. However, it has several meanings such as undermining the foundation, preventing the success of an enemy, poaching talents from a place/someone and stealing one’s girlfriend/boyfriend. In this instance, it would mean poaching talent.
–???????(ér xíng qi?n l? m? d?n y?u)- It is a Chinese saying: A mother always worries about her traveling child.
–??(zu? dùn)- Mouth escape. To summarise, it means that using one’s mouth to make another person’s heart move and give in. This word is called by fans jokingly and it is often mentioned in communication amongst fans where there is no related content of this word in the original work. It originally came from the Japanese anime, Naruto. It represents certain skill such as using harsh words to attack another person’s past, constantly using words to move the other person or encourage the person to have the ability to restore chakra, moving another person by telling one’s past, through teaching with patience, one will move the other person’s heart and make the other person reduce the attack to 0. (Disclaimer by Translator: I have not watched Naruto but this is through what I have understood. Sigh I have done my best.)
-???(k?ng duìy?u)- It refers to a teammate in a game that causes one to lose.
-????[xiào k?u cháng k?i]- Grinning all the time/Wearing a smile often means that one is optimistic, happy, carefree and without worries.
-?flag(lì flag)– Raise a flag. It originates from japanese phrase “furagu ga tatsu”, which literally means “a flag rises (a flag has been raised)”). This phrase would mean the prerequisite conditions for an event to be fulfilled or to set a goal. Credits: Wikipedia
-??(xiàohu?)- School flower/prettiest girl in the school.
-????(nánzu?n?yòu)- The left is for males, the right is for females. It is a traditional saying commonly seen when one goes to the public toilets, wearing wedding rings, and when a couple attends certain ceremonial occasions, etc.
-??(s?u gá)- I see/Is that so. It refers to ??? in Japanese.
–??(q?ngméi)- Childhood friends/green plums. The literal translation would be green plums. It is part of the phrase ‘???? (q?ngméizhúm?)’ which means childhood sweethearts or a couple who grew up as childhood friends. This is where ?? would refer to the female and ??(which means hobby-horse) would usually refer to the male in that pair.
-??(shíchuí)- Solid evidence/concrete proof/irrefutable evidence. It is an internet slang that refers to when there is certain evidence such as photographs, videos, recordings, documents etc.
-????(lùrén qúnzhòng)-Passersby may refer to ????(ch?gu?qúnzhòng), which refer to a peanut gallery/onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don’t comment on them.
–??(liúliàng)- Site traffic/internet traffic flow/influencer. It has two meanings. Firstly, it could refer to site traffic or internet traffic flow. Secondly, it could refer to an influencer or a celebrity that is very popular and has a lot of fans.
-??(pèngcí)-Staged act/to scam somebody by setting up an “accident” in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation. The variation of these incidents include putting “expensive” porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car. Thus, it sort of relates to its literal translation of the words ‘touching or bumping(?) porcelain(?)’.
–????(lùrén h?og?n)- Someone who is not a fan of a celebrity but has favourable impression of him/her. The literal translation would mean ‘passer-by’s favourable impression’.
–????(ch?gu?qúnzhòng)- peanut gallery/onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don’t comment on them.
–????(dà zh?tí zi)- Pig’s trotters is an internet slang which express that “There’s no such thing as a good man.” Women used this phrase to complain about men who fail to keep their promises, fall in love with someone new or are not considerate towards women. It can also be used to ridicule men for being unromantic or for being a ‘steel straight man’ (????[g?ngti? zhínán)- an internet slang that means a heterosexual man whose personality and temper is straightforward and he is not skilled at accommodating to someone’s needs. Even though they are a little inflexible and inarticulate, many people still find them endearing.)
–??(zhù míng)- Display name/alias. It is one of the functions in WeChat where one can set an alias for another person on his/her contacts.
–??????(qíng sh?nsh?n y? méngméng)- Romance in the Rain is a Chinese television period drama. Credit: Wikipedia
–?(gu?)- It is an internet slang where melon refers to gossip.
–??(ch?ozuò)- pull a publicity stunt/hype/promote in the media. It is used to increase sales or ratings. It is commonly used to attract attention, and some subjective conjecture and unconfirmed content are often added in the process.
-??(wéiqí)- Go (game) is an abstract strategy board game for two players, in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. Credits: Wikipedia
–????(dà sh? sìf?ng)- The literal meaning is huge attack in all direction. It means to surpass the rest of the pack with skills. Therefore, it may refer to a dress that surpasses others, i.e. the most beautiful or stunning.
–????(zhè tí ch?og?ng)- It is an internet slang which refers to beyond what one can do. When one encounters questions that one can’t answer, one can use this sentence to get over this question and they are often used as stickers on online chats.
–?????(l?o fángzi zháohu?)- Old house is on fire refers to when older people dates. This is from a phrase where when older people date, it is like their old house is on fire, it is hopeless.
–????(máo tóu xi?o zi de)- It refers to youngster that isn’t mature.
–??(bófù)/??(bóm?)- Uncle*/ Auntie*. There are several meanings in these words. It could mean father’s elder brother/wife or father’s elder brother, term of respect for an older man/woman, a respectful address for one’s friend, classmate, colleague’s father/mother or a respectful address for one’s lover’s father/mother.
–????(sh?shu ?yí)- Uncle/Auntie. It could refer to one’s father’s younger brother/maternal aunt or to address a man/woman of similar age to one’s parents.
–???(guò míng lù)- The literal translation would be to cross the open road. It would mean that the matter has been made public and there is no need to hide it.
–???(fàngg?zi)- to stand someone up/failed to show up for a meeting or a date. The literal meaning would be to release dove.
–?? (zhèng shì) – legitimate wife
–??(língchí)-The death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)/lingering death.
–????(sh?uzh?dàitù)- to guard a tree-stump and wait for rabbits is an idiom that means to wait idly for opportunities or to put trust to a chance rather than show initiative.
–??(bàba)- Father. The word “calling father/daddy/papa” has become a buzzword on the Internet. It would also contain symbols of kneeling and worship that were unique to the Internet slang. It means admiring and pleasing those powerful and talented people.
–??(j?nl?)- Koi. It would mean good luck.
–??(bàngchuí)- blockhead. Literal meaning is wooden club used to beat clothes in washing. The meaning of this phrase is to scold someone as stupid or have a slow reaction.
–??(bèngda)- hop/bounce. It would mean to struggle and have a good future.
–??(y?udú)-The literal meaning is poisonous. It is an internet slang that is often used to describe any viral Internet meme such as a catchy melody, an internet spoof, and a humorous emoji, that is addictive. It also describes a person who is goofy and funny. Thus, in this context, it means that the potato chips were addictive. Credits: Haha China
–????(l?shàngw?nglái)- Return politeness for politeness. It means to pay attention to reciprocating in etiquette. It refers to treating another person the way and attitude others treat you.
–??(zu? j?ng)- Nuisance. It is an internet slang that a person makes a fuss about small things, overreacts and seeks attention. They love to cause trouble for the people around them.
–????(t?u sh? xuéyì)- To secretly learn from others. It is where the master didn’t agree to accept one as a discipline and impart knowledge to that person. However, that person found all possible ways to learn the skills of the master secretly.
–????(yìsi yìsi)- The literal meaning is ‘meaning meaning’. This has several meanings. Firstly, it would relate to one’s intention where one expresses one’s intentions by giving gifts or treating others. Secondly, it could refer to euphemism where one downplays the harsh words that can’t be said to something pleasant. Thirdly, it would be displaying a polite gesture that is symbolic and just for show. In this context, it would refer to the third meaning where Su Rui was just putting on a show or acting that she wants to clear the dishes.
–?(pò)- The literal meaning would be broken/damaged/lousy. However, in this context, it is used to ridicule things or that one is bad that contains disgusted with something/to hate/to loathe about something.
–??(nánmù)-Nanmu/Phoebe zhennan/Chinese giant redwood/chinese cedar/machilus nanmu. It is a precious wood that is unique to China and South asia, and was historically used for boat building, architectural woodworking, furniture and sculptural carving in China. Credits: Wikipedia
–?????????(d?ng jú zh? mí , páng gu?n zh? q?ng)- The person on the spot is baffled, the onlookers sees it clearly, which means the onlooker can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved.
– ??(shè chù)- Wage slave. It is generally used to ridicule oneself or ridicule others in a self-deprecating manner. Others will give up the dignity of being a human being for the sake of the enterprise. This is by giving sleep, eat, and socialisation with family and friends etc. to work hard for the enterprise (regardless of whether it is working hours or not). The same applies to part time works and interns.
–??(lìhai)- Amazing/awesome/tremendous/severe. This word has several meaning but in this particular sentence, it is implying that particular praise that man/a partner wants to hear after *ahem*. So I will let your mind run on the possibilities of what he is implying. (Chapter 48)
–????[ti? shù k?i hu?]- The iron tree has bloomed/Sago palm has bloomed. Sago palm only bloom once every three to four years with either male or female flowers. Thus, this phrase is a metaphor for something that is very rare or extremely difficult to achieve. Credits: Gardeningknowhow & Baidu
–????(C? qi?ng z?uhu? ?to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun; to have unintended consequences; a minor incident sparks a war; etc.
-YY=??(w?i w?i)- YY is a pinyin acronym for ??(yìyín). 1) to fantasise; 2) to have sexual fantasies; 3) to have unrealistic expectations. 4) to interpret things in a narcissistic way. Credits: Haha China
-?(pi?o)– The literal meaning would be ‘float’. It is an internet slang which refers to one being unsteady in a certain area or if that person is arrogant and conceited.
-?? (Tángzhu?ng) is a kind of Chinese jacket with a straight collar. It’s a Chinese style of dress in the late Qing Dynasty. It’s sometimes translated as a Chinese jacket. Credit: Wikipedia
-??? (Zh?ngsh?n zhu?ng) / Mao suit: it’s a suit named after the republican leader Sun Yat-sen. It is a form of national dress with distinct political overtones. Credit: Wikipedia
-????y?n ?r dào líng, which literally translates as “to plug one’s ears while stealing a bell”. It means “to bury one’s head in the sand”, or “to deceive oneself”.
-???(dà b?ojiàn)- It refers to the practice of prostitution under the guise of massage, SPA and other services. In order to avoid being too direct in daily communication, this kind of obscure way is often expressed.
-????Ch?rù píng’?n: “Peace and safety wherever you go”. This is a phrase commonly found in banners during the Chinese New Year to wish visitors and passerbys a peaceful and safe journey and is found at entrances and gates
-???(c?ihóng pì)- Lavish praise/flattery/rainbow fart. It is an internet slang which means that fans flatter their idols in a fancy way that the idol’s whole body is treasure and their good things. Literally means that even if idols fart, they could flatter it like rainbows.
-?(ji?)-Elder sister. It is an honorific commonly used by juniors when addressing their seniors.
–??? dòufuzh?: Derived from “Tofu-dreg project” (????? dòufuzh? g?ngchéng), this is a phrase in Mainland China to describe a poorly constructed building or well a so-called “jerry-built” construction. Where the projects look grander than they actually are. Just poorly constructed in general.
–????(sh?u bùzhù ch?)- Unable to stop one’s car. The word ‘car’ is a reference from the slang, drive a car (??[k?ich?]- Start the car/drive the car. An internet slang that is a sexual innuendo/indirect way of talking about sex.) Thus, being unable to stop the car would mean that one is unable to stop doing the deed.
-??(ti?n g?u)- The literal translation is a ‘licking dog’. It is an internet slang that originated from a sticker where a dog with spaniel eyes looking at the person taking the picture. It means when one isn’t liked by another person, yet he/she can put away his/her dignity and show warm feelings to the other but faced with a cold rebuke by the other person. Thus, it is somewhat similar to being a ‘doormat.’
–??- registration of a card. This is in relation to pregnancy. The card consists of ‘small’ or ‘big’ cards. For small cards, it is a perinatal health care manual. It is to be registered with the neighbourhood committee, and then registered in the hospital where the household registration is under. The ‘small’ card is kept by the mother herself. For the ‘big’ cards, it refers to the establishment of a file and usually kept by the hospital. It records the specific details of pregnancy and the ‘big’ card is handled by the hospital that the mother is going to give birth at. By registering a card, mothers can enjoy the reimbursement of maternity insurance. Credits: baike.pcbaby and Zhuanlan.zhihu
-??(b? x?n)- Literal translation is pencil lead. It is an internet slang/cuter way of saying ??(b?x?n)- to form a hand heart using one’s thumb and forefingers (or by using both hands). Link to how it looks like.
-??(zhòng c?o)- The literal translation would be ‘growing grass.’ It is an internet slang that refers to behaviour of sharing the excellent quality of recommending a commodity to stimulate the desire of others to buy, or the process of the desire to experience or possess something. It can also refer to sharing and recommending to another person, letting the other like this particular behaviour. Credits: Baidu
–???????????(guò le zhège c?n jiù méiy?u zhège diàn)- It is a metaphor that means it is a rare opportunity, and one won’t be able to encounter this opportunity after one missed it.
– ??(t?i zh?)-Vernix Caseosa is the waxy white substance found coating the skin of newborn human babies. It is produced by dedicated cells and is thought to have some protective roles during fetal development and for a few hours after birth. Credits: Wikipedia
–??(wù cào)- It sounds similar to ??(w?cào)- f*ck me/Wtf.
-????: to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom) / mutual respect between husband and wife
?????Y? yùn sh? s?n nián: Literal translation is “once pregnant, the woman would have baby brain for three years”. In this case, we will just have it as ‘pregnancy brain’, as it is the equivalent term. As per google, pregnancy brain is when during pregnancy and beyond, you may find yourself struggling to remember details, focus on tasks, or give your undivided attention to just about anything. The tutor is worried that that is the case, thus they gave Su Rui an easier topic.
–????(mèiy?n rú s?)-charming eyes are like silk. Silk represents elegance, gentleness, breathtaking, smoothness. It is a tactile temptation and a visual attraction. Charming eyes like silk originally referred to the charming state of the favoured beauty’s eyes drooping, moist and welled up, and it causes a person to be bewitched. It is like the feeling of superior silk.
??(fùh?i)- ‘Black-bellied’ is a word from Japanese anime culture (haraguroi ???) that signifies someone who is superficially kind and nice, but inwardly mean and cruel. This chinese term is used often in web novels. The term exists because someone will only know that person’s true nature only after “being eaten up.” Credits: Languagelog & Urbandictionary
-??????(biéren ji?de xi?ohái)- Other people’s children. In February 2011, a post titled ‘Other people children’ became popular on the Internet. Netizens responded that ‘Other people children’ were their ‘enemies’ because they were always ‘compared’ by their parents. An example would be when parents nag, “My colleague’s daughter was admitted into a prestigious middle school this year. Why aren’t you as good as her?!” to their children. When one goes to school, the parents compare their child’s grades. When their child graduates, parents compare their certification. After the child has graduated, parents compare career and income. When the child retires, they compare their grandchildren. Credits: Baidu
–???(biànxíng jì)- X-Change is the first reality show about switched lives in China. However, compared with other entertainment shows, X-Change focused more on its educational theme. It integrates the most recent problems among Chinese teenagers and features typical teenagers as participants. This reality show recorded the mental changes during their seven days of exchanged lives. Credit: Show the Shows
–????(tángy?pàodàn)- Sugar-coated bullets is an expression used by Mao Zedong to refer to the method of using a deceptive image to rope in and corrupt the enemy. Here, Su Rui imlies that Tang Xiao uses toys to win Gu An An’s heart.
–????(gu?k?lángháo)- To wail like a ghost and howl like a wolf. It means that one is mournfully bawling or crying loudly.
–????(li?’ànhu?míng)-Glimmer of hope/light at the end of the tunnel. The literal meaning is the willow trees cause a shadow to form, the flowers are bright. It describes the spring scene of willow trees and flowers blooming like brocade. It is a metaphor for there to be a turning point in times of difficulties.
–???(xiù hé fú)- Xiuhefu is a wedding dress originated in the Qing dynasty. The Xiuhefu has a overlapping jacket which closes to the right side and it is worn with an A-line skirt. It is typically embroidered with flowers and birds to symbolize love for whole seasons. Picture of Xiuhefu from Wikipedia Credits: Wikipedia
–???????(h?o báicài bèi zh? g?ng le)- All the good cabbage crops have been eaten or ruined by the pigs. It would mean those of high quality have all been spoiled or taken by someone unfitting. Alternatively, it means all the good(-looking) girls have been taken or ruined by the ugly men (or scumbags).
–??(s? hu?)- Scattering flowers is to express support, approval or use to express joy and it is something to celebrate about. It’s commonly seen in young people’s magazines, animation works and web pages.