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Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED
PINYIN
ENGLISH
讨老婆
tǎo lǎopó
to marry a woman
福气
fúqì
good luck
吃软饭
chī ruǎnfàn
to live off of a rich woman
嘴巴毒
zuǐba dú
to speak with a sharp tongue
哎,听说小徐讨了个温州老婆。
āi,tīngshuō Xiǎo Xú tǎo le gè Wēnzhōu lǎopó。
Hey, I heard Xiao Xu got himself a wife from Wenzhou.
wā,zhè xiǎozi zhēn yǒu fúqì!Wēnzhōurén kěshì chū le míng de huì zuò shēngyì。kànlai yǐhòu tā yě yòngbuzháo zhème xīnkǔ shàngbān le,zài jiā chī chī ruǎnfàn dōu bǐ wǒmen qiáng。
Wow, what a lucky guy! Wenzhounese are famous for being good at doing business. It looks like he won't be working too hard in the future - sitting around at home, living off his wife, he'll still be doing better than us.
He's got a beautiful wife, a luxurious home - he's as happy as can be. You think he cares what we say?
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