//Slow Chinese/14 May 2022

沙粒	shā lì	things that get in the way
狗屎运 	gǒu shǐ yùn	a stroke of luck
凤毛菱角 	fèng máo líng jiǎo	extremely rare
初生牛犊不怕虎	chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ	young and fearless
赔了夫人又折兵 	péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng	lose out on both fronts
情商	qíng shāng	emotional intelligence
狠绝 	hěn jué	ruthless
老辣 	lǎo là	experienced
腹地	fù dì	the heart of a place
差池 	chā chí	mistakes
军心 	jūn xīn	team morale
瓜分 	guā fēn	to carve up
垒筑	lěi zhù	to build a fortress
钦点 	qīn diǎn	to hand-pick
碾压	niǎn yā	put pressure on
尝甜头 	cháng tián tou	know we are on to a good thing
一盘棋 	yī pán qí	the big picture
老冤家 	lǎo yuān jiā	long-term competitor in the market
心头肉 	xīntóu ròu	apple of one’s eye
片汤话 	piàn tāng huà	hot air
异军突起 	yì jūn tū qǐ	sudden emergence
冉冉升起	rǎn rǎn shēng qǐ	rising
天壤之别 	tiān rǎng zhī bié	totally different
有功之臣 	yǒu gōng zhī chén	a team member who has contributed a lot
死里逃生 	sǐ lǐ táo shēng	escape from death
鳞次栉比 	lín cì zhì bǐ	row upon row; lots of them
得民心者得天下	dé mín xīn zhě dé tiān xià	if you win the hearts and minds of the people, you can rule the nation
尽人事，听天命	jìn rén shì, tīng tiān mìng	do your best, let fate decide
乱拳打死老师傅	luàn quán dǎ sǐ lǎo shī fù	a haphazard way of doing things that inadvertently might lead to an unexpected win