| 卖关子 | mai4 guan1 zi5 | to do sth reluctantly |
| 厌薄 | yan4 bo2 | to despise |
| 发贴 | fa1 tie1 | to stick sth up (on the wall) |
| 呼牛呼马 | hu1 niu2 hu1 ma3 | it doesn't matter what you call it |
| 因噎废食 | yin1 ye1 fei4 shi2 | lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) |
| 坚执 | jian1 zhi2 | stubborn |
| 塞给 | sai1 gei3 | to slip sb sth |
| 天有不测风云 | tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 | sth unexpected may happen at any moment |
| 央托 | yang1 tuo1 | to ask sb to do sth |
| 妄取 | wang4 qu3 | to take sth without permission |
| 婉称 | wan3 cheng1 | euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death) |
| 婉词 | wan3 ci2 | euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death) |
| 婉辞 | wan3 ci2 | to politely decline |