串戏act in a play; act, especially of an amateur actor playing a part in a professional performance
串气keep one another informed; feel Qi circulating in the body and causing pain
冲账strike a balance; reverse an entry
出伏come to the end of the dog/hottest days of the year
出徒complete one's apprenticeship
哑场an awkward silence at a meeting
扮戏put on makeup; perform on stage
找辙find an excuse/pretext; find a solution
抗捐refuse to pay levies and taxes
抵账repay a debt with goods, articles or labour of equivalent value
掏底try to find out the real intention or situation; tell the whole story and all the details
搭线make contact; act as a matchmaker
摸哨surprise/attack enemy sentinels in the dark
撤差dismiss/discharge somebody from his official post
旷职be absent from duty without leave or good reason
歇窝stop laying eggs in winter or in summer
联宗clan made up of people with the same surname but who were not originally related
脱涩take away/remove the puckery taste
赖婚repudiate a marriage contract
辞灶send off the kitchen god to Heaven
闹房poke fun at newly-weds on their wedding night
闹灾encounter/experience catastrophe
顶杠argue for the sake of arguing
结冤contract animus, enmity, hatred, etc.
评薪fix a person's grade on the wage scale according to his qualifications and performance
奏本present a memorial to an emperor
派差send somebody on a task or an errand
顶凶be made a scapegoat for a murderer