the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
虚火
xū huǒ
excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM) / the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself
双簧
shuāng huáng
a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
虚岁
xū suì
one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) &ndash / In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
抓周
zhuā zhōu
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
percussion instrument shaped as a hollow wooden tiger, with serrated strip across the back, across which one runs a drumstick
半日工作
bàn rì gōng zuò
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
虚宫格
xū gōng gé
four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character
追诉时效
zhuī sù shí xiào
(law) period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limitations)
止损点
zhǐ sǔn diǎn
(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
单非
dān fēi
a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
碰瓷
pèng cí
(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
风火轮
fēng huǒ lún
(martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting / (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5] / (fig.) never-ending treadmill
自导自演
zì dǎo zì yǎn
to direct a movie in which one also plays a major role as an actor / (fig.) to plan and execute a scheme all by oneself
男友力
nán yǒu lì
(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend) / degree to which one is "boyfriend material"
hòu tiān