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Writer's picture鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng

三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 41-43 [Vocabulary]

Updated: Jun 9, 2021

Episode 41


Why is she just randomly giving money out? If she wants to have a kid, she needs to start saving, not spending.


”鸡蛋碰石头等着散黄呢?“

"An egg hitting a rock, just waiting to spill its yolk." I like.


I already thought she was not the brightest.


*sigh* Don't go see her. This is how you got into trouble in the first place.


1. 廉政 liánzhèng honest or clean politics


2. 开虚单

开 kāi to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc);

to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format; (to

hold (meeting, exhibition, etc.)

虚 xū emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied;

diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain

单 dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number


3. 膨胀 péngzhàng to expand; to inflate; to swell


4. 画饼 painted cake; pie in the sky

画 huà to draw; measure word for paintings, etc.; variant of 劃

饼 bǐng round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry


5. 洗耳恭听 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to

somebody to speak); we are all ears


6. 酒托 jiǔtuō person hired to lure customers to high-priced bars


7. 搭讪 dāshàn to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an

awkward silence or embarrassing situation


8. 香熏 xiāngxūn aroma



Episode 42


Good speech! I relate to this so much.


He's like this weird shadowy spectre.


Well, saw that coming.


She makes poor choices.


1. 净身出户 jìngshēn chū hù to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or

property)


2. 隔阂 géhé misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier

隔 gé to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at

an interval of

阂 hé obstruct


3. 单线 dānxiàn unifilar; single line; one way contact; single track (opposite 复线 fùxiàn

multiple track (e.g. rail); multi-lane (e.g. highway); the complex line (math.)



Episode 43


She's my FAVORITE. Hahaha, I like her learning style, we're the same.


Awesome! I fully endorse her decision. "无限自信" "limitless self confidence"


1. 迪拜 díbài Dubai (also 杜拜)


2. 量化 liànghuà to quantize; quantization; quantitative


3. 赝品 yànpǐn fake; counterfeit article

赝 yàn false


4. 手捧花

手 shǒu hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person

skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; measure word for skill

捧花 pěnghuā (wedding) bouquet


5. 立春 lìchūn Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 4th-18th February


6. 未完待续 wèiwán dài xù to be continued

未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month

(7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

完 wán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire

待续 dàixù to be continued


The End


I highly recommend it! :)




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