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迷信 | míxìn | superstition

玄学 | xuánxué | metaphysics; occultism

玄乎 | xuánhu | mysterious; incredible; abstruse

火爆 | huǒbào | fiery; booming; popular

求助于 | qiúzhùyú | to seek help from

上行期 | shàngxíngqī | upturn period; period of growth

下行 | xiàxíng | downward trend; declining

借助 | jièzhù | to draw on; to have recourse to; to make use of

庙宇 | miàoyǔ | temples and monasteries

道观 | dàoguàn | Taoist temple

道教 | dàojiào | Taoism

佛教 | fójiào | Buddhism

运势 | yùnshì | luck; fortune

走向 | zǒuxiàng | trend; direction; to move towards

势头 | shìtóu | momentum; tendency

黄历 | huánglì | almanac; lunar calendar

宜 | yí | suitable; appropriate

远行 | yuǎnxíng | to travel far; distant journey

生肖 | shēngxiào | Chinese zodiac; animal sign

合得来 | hédelái | to get along well; to be compatible

冲 | chōng | to clash; to conflict with (in zodiac, etc.)

金木水火土 | jīnmùshuǐhuǒtǔ | five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth)

星座 | xīngzuò | constellation; zodiac sign

算命 | suànmìng | to tell fortunes

生辰八字 | shēngchénbāzì | the eight characters of the time of birth (used in fortune-telling)

时辰 | shíchén | the 12 two-hour periods of the day; a moment in time

命里 | mìnglǐ | in one's fate

大劫 | dàjié | great calamity; severe disaster

桃花运 | táohuāyùn | luck in love; romantic encounters

博主 | bózhǔ | blogger; vlogger

节点 | jiédiǎn | node; crucial point

扯 | chě | to talk nonsense; to prattle

胡说八道 | húshuōbādào | to talk nonsense; to jabber

逻辑 | luójí | logic

科学依据 | kēxuéyījù | scientific basis/evidence

因果 | yīnguǒ | cause and effect; karma

当事人 | dāngshìrén | person concerned; party (to a case)

安慰剂效应 | ānwèijìxiàoyìng | placebo effect

信心满满 | xìnxīnmǎnmǎn | full of confidence

看手相 | kànshǒuxiàng | to practice palmistry; to read palms

看面相 | kànmiànxiàng | to practice physiognomy; to read faces

升学 | shēngxué | to enter a higher-level school

许愿 | xǔyuàn | to make a wish

还愿 | huányuàn | to fulfill a vow

体系 | tǐxì | system; setup

高考 | gāokǎo | national college entrance examination

静安寺 | Jìng'ānsì | Jing'an Temple (a famous temple in Shanghai)

大佛 | dàfó | Giant Buddha statue

雕像 | diāoxiàng | sculpture; statue

佛祖 | fózǔ | Buddha

老天爷 | lǎotiānyé | Heaven; God (colloquial)

保佑 | bǎoyòu | to bless; to protect (by God)

口语化 | kǒuyǔhuà | colloquial; vernacular

细分 | xìfēn | to subdivide; to segment

拜佛 | bàifó | to worship Buddha

金发碧眼 | jīnfàbìyǎn | blonde hair and blue eyes

传开 | chuánkāi | to spread (of news, etc.)

免签政策 | miǎnqiānzhèngcè | visa-free policy

礼貌性地 | lǐmàoxìngde | out of courtesy; politely

双手合十 | shuāngshǒuhéshí | to put one's palms together (as a sign of respect or prayer)

灶王爷 | zàowángyé | Kitchen God

观世音菩萨 | Guānshìyīn Púsà | Guanyin Bodhisattva

财神爷 | cáishényé | God of Wealth

年初五 | niánchūwǔ | the fifth day of the Lunar New Year

鞭炮 | biānpào | firecrackers

迎财神 | yíngcáishén | to welcome the God of Wealth

怜悯心 | liánmǐnxīn | compassion; mercy

普度众生 | pǔdùzhòngshēng | to save all living beings (Buddhist concept)

玉佩 | yùpèi | jade pendant

文昌菩萨 | Wénchāng Púsà | Wenchang Bodhisattva (God of Culture and Literature)

本命年 | běnmìngnián | zodiac year (the year of one's birth animal sign)

属相 | shǔxiàng | animal sign of the Chinese zodiac

经 | jīng | sutra; scripture

内裤 | nèikù | underpants

可行 | kěxíng | feasible; workable

手链 | shǒuliàn | bracelet

挫折 | cuòzhé | setback; frustration

对冲 | duìchōng | to hedge; to offset

乳牙 | rǔyá | milk tooth; deciduous tooth

东倒西歪 | dōngdǎoxīwāi | to sway from side to side; to be in a mess

齐 | qí | even; neat; uniform

房顶 | fángdǐng | roof

牙槽 | yácáo | alveolar bone; tooth socket

牙齿矫正 | yáchǐjiǎozhèng | orthodontics; teeth straightening

迷信 | míxìn | superstition

谐音梗 | xiéyīngěng | pun based on homophones

嫁得远 | jiàdeyuǎn | to marry far away

预言成真 | yùyánchéngzhēn | prediction comes true

祖籍 | zǔjí | ancestral home

衣装 | yīzhuāng | clothing; attire

仪容仪表 | yíróngyíbiǎo | appearance and bearing

寓意 | yùyì | implied meaning; moral

抱怨 | bàoyuàn | to complain; to grumble

发牢骚 | fālāosāo | to grumble; to complain

熬猪油 | áo zhūyóu | to render lard

猪油渣 | zhūyóuzhā | crispy lard residue (after rendering)

椒盐 | jiāoyán | pepper salt

零食 | língshí | snack

吐槽 | tǔcáo | to ridicule; to make fun of; to complain

贫困 | pínkùn | impoverished; poor

物资匮乏 | wùzīkuìfá | shortage of materials; scarcity of goods

宝贵 | bǎoguì | valuable; precious

重男轻女 | zhòngnánqīngnǚ | to value males over females; patriarchal

酸儿辣女 | suānérlànǚ | preferring sour food indicates a boy, spicy food a girl (a folk saying)

科学依据 | kēxuéyījù | scientific basis; scientific evidence

忌讳 | jìhuì | taboo; to avoid as taboo

六六大顺 | liùliùdàshùn | everything goes smoothly (lit. six-six great success)

发财 | fācái | to get rich; to make a fortune

深谙 | shēn'ān | to be well-versed in; to be thoroughly familiar with

吉利 | jílì | auspicious; lucky

代号 | dàihào | code name; designation

添 | tiān | to add; to increase

践行 | jiànxíng | to practice; to carry out

事已密成 | shìyǐmìchéng | the matter will succeed if kept secret (a folk saying)

呵护 | hēhù | to cherish; to protect

立 flag | lì flag | to set a goal publicly (internet slang)

督促 | dūcù | to supervise and urge

浇灌 | jiāoguàn | to water; to irrigate

犒劳 | kàoláo | to reward (with food/drink); to console

心理暗示 | xīnlǐ'ànshì | psychological suggestion; autosuggestion

负能量 | fùnéngliàng | negative energy

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