//Slow Chinese/17 September 2022

瓜	guā	a huge scoop
塌房	tā fáng	reputation collapse
顺藤摸瓜	shùn téng mō guā	track down a culprit by following clues
死鸭子嘴硬	sǐ yā zi zuǐ yìng	very stubborn
知错能改，善莫大焉	zhī cuò néng gǎi shàn mò dà yān	a fault confessed is half redressed
实锤	shí chuí	there is evidence that proves this beyond doubt
黑料	hēi liào	evidence of wrongdoing
饭圈	fàn quān	chaotic fan groups
荧幕	yíng mù	the big screen
鲜肉	xiān ròu	heartthrob
神坛	shén tán	the celebrity world
落水狗	luò shuǐ gǒu	bad person who has lost favour or power
护身符	hù shēn fú	a person or thing that protects from punishment or censure
脑残粉	nǎo cán fěn	brain dead fans
胆大妄为	dǎn dà wàng wéi	reckless
肆无忌惮	sì wú jì dàn	act recklessly and care for nobody
牛鬼蛇神	niú guǐ shé shén	all sorts of bad characters
毛骨悚然	máo gǔ sǒng rán	make one's blood run cold
屡教不改	lǚ jiào bù gǎi	refuse to correct one's errors despite repeated criticism
以身试法	yǐ shēn shì fǎ	defy the law
众矢之的	zhòng shǐ zhī dì	become a target for all
供认不讳	gòng rèn bù huì	confess everything
墙倒众人推	qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī	everybody hits a man who is down
大事化小，小事化了	dà shì huà xiǎo, xiǎo shì huà liǎo	turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all
没有不透风的墙	méi yǒu bù tòufēng de qiáng	walls have ears