Kim's Convenience Season 2 Episode 4 [Vocabulary]

Ins Choi

No post for season 2 episodes 2 and 3.

"Always dusting him, like real son."

总是 zǒngshì always

总 zǒng always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case

掸 dǎn to brush away; to dust off; brush; duster

尘 chén dust; dirt; earth

"I never dusted my son."

掸子 dǎnzi duster

掸 dǎn to brush away; to dust off; brush; duster

坨 tuó (bound form) lump; heap

"But I don't want Frankenstein Jung."

弗兰肯斯坦 Frankenstein

弗 fú not

兰 lán orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木兰); (Chinese surname); abbr. for Lanzhou 兰州, Gansu

肯 kěn to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something); willing

斯 sī (phonetic); this; Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克

坦 tǎn flat; open-hearted; level; smooth