反讽 (fǎn fěng) is a noun meaning 'irony'—speci

‘冷讽刺’ (lěng fěng cì) literally combines ‘

讽刺 (fěng cì) means 'satire' as a noun and 'to

夸赞 is a compound verb meaning 'to praise highly'

夸耀 is a verb meaning 'to show off' or 'to flaunt

自夸 is a verb meaning 'to boast about oneself' or

‘夸口’ is a verb meaning ‘to brag’ or ‘to mak

夸奖 is a verb meaning 'to praise' or 'to commend'

‘诗意’ (shī yì) literally combines ‘诗’ (sh

训斥 is a formal, somewhat stern verb meaning 'to

‘教训’ (jiào xùn) is a noun meaning ‘a lesson

订婚 (dìng hūn) literally combines 订 (dìng), m

'Guǒ zú bù qián' literally means 'to wrap one'

‘权衡’ is a verb meaning 'to weigh up' or 'to co

‘热血’ literally means 'hot blood' — combining

‘恋蝶’ is a poetic, literary compound noun meani

‘蜜语’ literally combines ‘蜜’ (mì), meaning

‘蜜月’ (mìyuè) literally means ‘honey month’

气贯长虹 literally means 'qi surging through the l

'亏待' (kuī dài) is a verb meaning 'to treat unf

'亏心' literally means 'to lose heart' or 'to dama

谦虚 is an adjective meaning 'modest' or 'humble',

'Xū jīng' literally combines 'xū' (empty, false

虚伪 (xū wěi) is an adjective meaning 'hypocriti

虚心 (xū xīn) literally means 'empty heart' — c

‘气盖山河’ (qì gài shān hé) is a classical,

‘良知’ (liáng zhī) literally combines ‘良’ (

良心 (liáng xīn) literally combines 良 (‘good,

臭名昭著 literally means 'stinking reputation clea

面临 (miàn lín) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

胆识 (dǎn shí) is a compound noun meaning 'coura

肝胆 (gān dǎn) literally means 'liver and gall b

胆怯 (dǎn qiè) is an adjective meaning 'timid' o

'Zhuàng dǎn' literally means 'to strengthen the

胆小 (dǎn xiǎo) literally means 'small胆 (gallbl

胆量 (dǎn liàng) literally combines 胆 (dǎn), m

‘牵肠挂肚’ is a vivid, idiomatic verb meaning to

‘断肠’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning deep

'缩脖子' literally means 'to shrink the neck' and

'Hard neck' is a vivid, metaphorical idiom describ