雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn 辛辣 xīn là spicy hot (taste) / fig. biting (criticism) syn 刺激性 cì jī xìng thrilling / exciting / stimulating / irritating / provocative / pungent / spicy 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 麻辣烫 麻辣燙 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) 酸辣汤 酸辣湯 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup 毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 辣 là hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn syn 担担面 擔擔麵 dàn dàn miàn Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce 宫保鸡丁 宮保雞丁 gōng bǎo jī dīng Kung Pao Chicken / spicy diced chicken 宫爆鸡丁 宮爆雞丁 gōng bào jī dīng gong bao chicken / spicy diced chicken 微辣 wēi là mildly spicy 极辣 極辣 jí là very spicy 沙茶 shā chá satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate 荤辛 葷辛 hūn xīn very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term) 重辣 zhòng là very spicy 鸳鸯锅 鴛鴦鍋 yuān yang guō "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other) 喇沙 lǎ shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 叻沙 lè shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 热辣辣 熱辣辣 rè là là burning hot / scorching / (of food) spicy hot / (of news, topics etc) sensational / attention-grabbing / emotionally intense syn 重口味 zhòng kǒu wèi strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) / (of food) strongly flavored / (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors / (slang) intense / hardcore XO酱 XO醬 X O jiàng XO sauce, a spicy seafood sauce invented in Hong Kong in the 1980s 辣条 辣條 là tiáo spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat 辣鸡 辣雞 là jī spicy chicken / (Internet slang) garbage (pun on 垃圾[la1 ji1]) 酸儿辣女 酸兒辣女 suān ér là nǚ if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy / if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom) 大盘鸡 大盤雞 dà pán jī dapanji or "big plate chicken", a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang 加辣 jiā là to add spice / to make it spicy 火鸡面 火雞麵 huǒ jī miàn buldak ramen (a type of spicy Korean instant noodles) 酸甜苦辣 suān - tián - kǔ - là lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors / the joys and sorrows of life syn 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn 促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn 熊 xióng bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable syn 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn 垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn 蹦跶 蹦躂 bèng da (coll.) to jump about / to be active / to be lively / (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing) / to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life) 跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn 过节儿 過節兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge / strife / (coll.) good manners 𪨊 㞞 sóng (coll.) semen / (coll.) weak and incompetent 榆木脑袋 榆木腦袋 yú mù nǎo dai (coll.) thickhead / (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead) 念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of) / to cherish the memory of / aspiration / desire / sth one keeps thinking about / (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 念想儿 念想兒 niàn xiang r (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 串串 chuàn chuàn (coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat 不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn 看看 kàn kan to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon syn 真是 zhēn shi indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) syn 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if syn 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course / naturally / indeed 要是 yào shi (coll.) if syn 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife syn 尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety syn 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father / dad / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 估计 估計 gū jì to estimate / to assess / to calculate / (coll.) to reckon / to think (that ...) syn 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 厂家 廠家 chǎng jiā factory / manufacturer / (coll.) a factory owner / the factory management 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 老公 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch / see also 老公[lao3 gong1] syn 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband syn 小子 xiǎo zi (coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow syn 神经 神經 shén jīng nerve / mental state / (coll.) unhinged / nutjob 爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) paternal grandfather / grandpa syn 星星 xīng xing (coll.) a star / the stars in the sky syn 收拾 shōu shi to put in order / to tidy up / to pack / to repair / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL:位[wei4] / (coll.) boobies / breasts syn 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right? / OK? 夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / ridiculous / outrageous syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc) syn 菜鸟 菜鳥 cài niǎo (coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie 修理 xiū lǐ to repair / to fix / to prune / to trim / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp syn 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 小儿 小兒 xiǎo r (coll.) early childhood / baby boy syn 这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 现任 現任 xiàn rèn to occupy a post currently / current (president etc) / incumbent / (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) 问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) syn 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages syn 老爷 老爺 lǎo ye (respectful) lord / master / (coll.) maternal grandfather syn 科普 kē pǔ popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1xue2 pu3ji2]) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms syn 上床 shàng chuáng to go to bed / (coll.) to have sex syn 试着 試著 shì zhe (coll.) to try to 老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 不行了 bù xíng le (coll.) on the point of death / dying 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 