跟生活有關的普通話及英文用語

別無長物-- 貧窮得只有生活所需的東西

bie2wu2chang2wu4: to have only the bare necessities

打呼-- 打鼻鼾

da3hu1: to snore

斷頓-- 貧窮得要餓

duan4dun4: to go hungry since money is lacked

過癮

guo4yin3: to enjoy oneself to the fullest

花街-- 紅燈區

hua1jie1: red-light district, "cat house" district

話不投機半句多

hua4bu4tou2ji1ban4ju4duo1: when the conversation gets disagreeable, to say one more word is a waste of breath

灰色收入-- 黑錢

hui1se4shou1ru4: money from bribery/ illegal money gained in illegal ways

送紅包-- 賄賂

song4hong2bao1: to bribe someone, to give a gift of money (as a tip, gift or bonus)

機不可失, 時不再來

ji1bu4ke3shi1, shi2bu4zai4lai2: now or never; catch the chance

雞蛋裏挑骨頭

ji1dan4li3tiao1gu2tou2: to make trouble, to find fault, be picky

揀現成: 想不勞而獲

jian3xian4cheng2: to get something unearned

貪多嚼不爛: 想一次過做很多事情, 但沒有一樣是做得好的 (ivina?!!!)

tan1duo1jiao2bu2lan4: hoping to do many things at the same time, but none is well done

看人下菜碟兒-- 勢利眼/ 充的

kan4ren2xia4cai4di0er2: be snobbish

口頭襌

kou3tou2chan2: pet phrase

哭鼻子: 哭泣

ku1bi2zi: to cry/ weep

泡妞兒

pao4niu1r: to hang around with girls

找馬子: 「界刂  女」

zhao3ma3zi: to "pick up" a girl (in a bar, etc)

碰釘子

peng4ding1zi: meet with a rebuff/ strike a snag

騎瞎馬: 漫無目的地做事

qi2xia1ma3: to do something aimlessly

一鍋粥: 一團糟

yi1guo1zhou1: a complete mess

參考自一本書, 但那本書很多字的, 這種分類方式版權依然歸ivina所有+++ (那本書是按拼音字母編排的)