Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
Trieste, port city in Italy
强扭的瓜不甜 強扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián 1. lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)2. fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
热锅上的蚂蚁 熱鍋上的螞蟻 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ 1. (like) a cat on a hot tin roof2. anxious3. agitated
1. to hit the target2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
1. drat2. frick3. (euphemistic variant of 妈的[mā de])
1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
1. motorcycle taxi2. abbr. for 摩托车的士[mó tuō chē dī shì]
1. standard2. norm3. criterion
1. to hit the target2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
1. bull's-eye2. target3. objective
1. (dialect) not that great2. not up to much3. nothing special
1. drat2. frick3. (euphemistic variant of 他妈的[tā mā de])
1. to get tough2. to use force
1. Goddam!2. goddamn3. wretched
(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
(neologism c. 2009) don't worry, it's all taken care of
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
(slang) (originally northeast dialect) excellent; great
creeped out; unnerved; uneasy
1. (vulgar) damned; fucking (attributive intensifier)2. (vulgar) bastard
1. (coll.) to play dirty; to use underhanded tactics2. (coll.) sneaky; underhanded
1. don’t worry about (it, him etc)2. doesn’t matter3. whatever4. anyway+1 条 1. to hit the target with a single shot2. to say something spot on (idiom)
1. (coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment)2. don't mention it
1. How did it happen?2. What's wrong?3. What went wrong?4. What's up?+1 条 1. trivial (matters)2. triviality3. nonsense4. rubbish+1 条 bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch
(chemistry) amount of substance
1. You're really quite something!2. You're just amazing!