
A Politburo Titan's Downfall and Ghost Month
08/06/14 • 36 min
Words used in the show:
食品安全 shí pǐn ān quán: food saft
供货商 gonghuoshang supplier
飞机失事 fēi jī shī shì: plane crash
高雄 gāo xióng: [city name, located in southern Taiwan]
瓦斯爆炸 wǎ sī bào zhà: gas explosion
下台 xià tái: step down or downfall
政治局 zhèng zhì jú: Politburo
方便面 fāng biàn miàn: instant noodles
网警 wǎng jǐng: internet police
防火墙 fáng huǒ qiáng: firewall
被墙 bèi qiáng: censored
魄力 pò lì: courage, prowess
爆料 bào liào: to exporse or reveal
做秀 zuò xiù: publicity stunt
贪污 tān wū: corruption
中元节 zhōng yuán jié: Ghost Festival
鬼月 guǐ yuè: ghost month
拜 bài: to worship
纸钱 zhǐ qián: paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead
迷信 mí xìn: superstition
习俗 xí sú: custom; tradition
Words used in the show:
食品安全 shí pǐn ān quán: food saft
供货商 gonghuoshang supplier
飞机失事 fēi jī shī shì: plane crash
高雄 gāo xióng: [city name, located in southern Taiwan]
瓦斯爆炸 wǎ sī bào zhà: gas explosion
下台 xià tái: step down or downfall
政治局 zhèng zhì jú: Politburo
方便面 fāng biàn miàn: instant noodles
网警 wǎng jǐng: internet police
防火墙 fáng huǒ qiáng: firewall
被墙 bèi qiáng: censored
魄力 pò lì: courage, prowess
爆料 bào liào: to exporse or reveal
做秀 zuò xiù: publicity stunt
贪污 tān wū: corruption
中元节 zhōng yuán jié: Ghost Festival
鬼月 guǐ yuè: ghost month
拜 bài: to worship
纸钱 zhǐ qián: paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead
迷信 mí xìn: superstition
习俗 xí sú: custom; tradition
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Internet Slang and Trendy Words
Here's a list of words and phrases used in the show:
爆红 bào hóng : super popular
人字拖 rén zì tuō : flip-flop
吃货 chī huò : foody
点评 diǎn píng : comments
长草 zhǎng cǎo : be interested in
迷妹 mí mèi : girl fan
男饭 nán fàn : boy fan
粉丝 fěn sī : fans
脑残粉 nǎo cán fěn : simple minded, obsessed
毁三观 huǐ sān guān : subvert three essential views
囧 jiǒng : speechless, embrrassed
表特 biǎo tè : beauty
女神 nǚ shén : goddess
男神 nán shén : good looking man
闺蜜 guī mì : best girl friend
娘 niáng : girly man
黑 hēi : denigration
女汉子 nǚ hàn zi : manly woman
萌妹子 méng mèi zi : cute girl
踹共 chuài gòng : come on and explain
节操 jié cāo : moral integrity
么么哒 me me dā : kisses
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Chinese Tech Giants
Following are the key players in the Chinese tech scene:
百度 bǎi dù : www.baidu.com
腾讯 téng xùn : www.tencent.com
微信 wēi xìn : weixin.qq.com
微博 wēi bó : weibo.com
阿里巴巴 ā lǐ bā bā : www.alibaba.com
天猫 tiān māo : tmall.com
淘宝 táo bǎo : taobao.com
京东 jīng dōng : www.jd.com
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