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愛美之心，人皆有之 |
爱美之心，人皆有之 |
[ai4 mei3 zhi1 xin1 , ren2 jie1 you3 zhi1] |
/everyone loves beauty (idiom)/ |
3879
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1 |
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愛之如命 |
爱之如命 |
[ai4 zhi1 ru2 ming4] |
/to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself/ |
2362
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1 |
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安祿山 |
安禄山 |
[An1 Lu4 shan1] |
/An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]/ |
2273
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1 |
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安史之亂 |
安史之乱 |
[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] |
/An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty/ |
4784
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1 |
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安之若素 |
安之若素 |
[an1 zhi1 ruo4 su4] |
/bear hardship with equanimity/regard wrongdoing with equanimity/ |
7100
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1 |
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八拜之交 |
八拜之交 |
[ba1 bai4 zhi1 jiao1] |
/sworn brotherhood/intimate friendship/ |
5003
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1 |
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八分之一 |
八分之一 |
[ba1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one eighth/ |
6734
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1 |
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八月之光 |
八月之光 |
[Ba1 yue4 zhi1 Guang1] |
/Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])/ |
4052
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1 |
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八斗之才 |
八斗之才 |
[[ba1dou3 zhi1 cai2]] |
/see 才高八斗[cai2gao1-ba1dou3]/ |
689
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2 |
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霸道 |
霸道 |
[ba4 dao4] |
/the Way of the Hegemon/abbr. for 霸王之道/despotic rule/rule by might/evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道/overbearing/tyranny/(of liquor, medicine etc) strong/potent/ |
4228
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1 |
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霸王之道 |
霸王之道 |
[Ba4 wang2 zhi1 dao4] |
/the Way of the Hegemon/despotic rule/abbr. to 霸道/ |
4228
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1 |
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百分之 |
百分之 |
[bai3 fen1 zhi1] |
/percent/ |
7100
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1 |
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百分之百 |
百分之百 |
[bai3 fen1 zhi1 bai3] |
/a hundred percent/out and out/absolutely/ |
7100
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1 |
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百分之一百 |
百分之一百 |
[bai3 fen1 zhi1 yi1 bai3] |
/one hundred percent/totally (effective)/ |
7100
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1 |
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柏舉之戰 |
柏举之战 |
[Bai3 ju3 zhi1 Zhan4] |
/Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[Chu3]/ |
1950
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1 |
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百足之蟲死而不僵 |
百足之虫死而不僵 |
[bai3 zu2 zhi1 chong2 si3 er2 bu4 jiang1] |
/a centipede dies but never falls down/old institutions die hard/ |
7100
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1 |
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百年之後 |
百年之后 |
[[bai3nian2 zhi1 hou4]] |
/(idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death/ |
146
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2 |
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卑之，毋甚高論 |
卑之，毋甚高论 |
[bei1 zhi1 , wu2 shen4 gao1 lun4] |
/my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion/what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary/ |
6327
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1 |
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卑之，無甚高論 |
卑之，无甚高论 |
[bei1 zhi1 , wu2 shen4 gao1 lun4] |
/my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion/what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary/ |
6327
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1 |
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必經之路 |
必经之路 |
[[bi4jing1 zhi1 lu4]] |
/(idiom) the road one must follow; the only way/ |
639
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2 |
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必由之路 |
必由之路 |
[[bi4you2 zhi1 lu4]] |
/see 必經之路|必经之路[bi4jing1 zhi1 lu4]/ |
628
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2 |
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變徵之聲 |
变徵之声 |
[bian4 zhi3 zhi1 sheng1] |
/modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale/ |
6303
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1 |
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冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 |
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 |
[bing1 dong4 san1 chi3 , fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 han2] |
/three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day/ |
6253
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1 |
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伯仲之間 |
伯仲之间 |
[bo2 zhong4 zhi1 jian1] |
/almost on a par/ |
6705
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1 |
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不白之冤 |
不白之冤 |
[bu4 bai2 zhi1 yuan1] |
/unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice/ |
7100
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1 |
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不逞之徒 |
不逞之徒 |
[bu4 cheng3 zhi1 tu2] |
/desperado/ |
7100
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1 |
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不得已而為之 |
不得已而为之 |
[bu4 de2 yi3 er2 wei2 zhi1] |
/to have no other choice/to be the last resort/ |
4651
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1 |
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不登大雅之堂 |
不登大雅之堂 |
[bu4 deng1 da4 ya3 zhi1 tang2] |
/lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)/not presentable/coarse/unrefined/ |
6919
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1 |
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不費吹灰之力 |
不费吹灰之力 |
[bu4 fei4 chui1 hui1 zhi1 li4] |
/as easy as blowing off dust/effortless/with ease/ |
6980
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1 |
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不經之談 |
不经之谈 |
[bu4 jing1 zhi1 tan2] |
/absurd statement/cock-and-bull story/ |
7100
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1 |
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不刊之論 |
不刊之论 |
[bu4 kan1 zhi1 lun4] |
/indisputable statement/unalterable truth/ |
5159
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1 |
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不了了之 |
不了了之 |
[bu4 liao3 liao3 zhi1] |
/to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite/ |
5098
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1 |
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不時之需 |
不时之需 |
[bu4 shi2 zhi1 xu1] |
/a possible period of want or need/ |
7100
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1 |
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不幸之事 |
不幸之事 |
[bu4 xing4 zhi1 shi4] |
/mishap/ |
7100
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1 |
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不幸之幸 |
不幸之幸 |
[bu4 xing4 zhi1 xing4] |
/a fortune in misfortune/a positive in the negative/ |
4229
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1 |
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不義之財 |
不义之财 |
[bu4 yi4 zhi1 cai2] |
/ill-gotten wealth or gains/ |
7100
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1 |
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不易之論 |
不易之论 |
[bu4 yi4 zhi1 lun4] |
/perfectly sound proposition/unalterable truth/irrefutable argument/ |
7100
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1 |
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不正之風 |
不正之风 |
[bu4 zheng4 zhi1 feng1] |
/unhealthy tendency/ |
7100
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1 |
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不知所之 |
不知所之 |
[bu4 zhi1 suo3 zhi1] |
/whereabouts unknown/ |
5553
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1 |
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不治之症 |
不治之症 |
[bu4 zhi4 zhi1 zheng4] |
/incurable disease/ |
7100
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1 |
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不敗之地 |
不败之地 |
[[bu4bai4 zhi1 di4]] |
/(idiom) invincible position/ |
636
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2 |
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不急之務 |
不急之务 |
[[bu4ji2 zhi1 wu4]] |
/(idiom) a matter of no great urgency/ |
631
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2 |
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不毛之地 |
不毛之地 |
[[bu4mao2 zhi1 di4]] |
/(idiom) barren land; desert/ |
612
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2 |
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不情之請 |
不情之请 |
[[bu4qing2 zhi1 qing3]] |
/(idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request/ |
497
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2 |
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不速之客 |
不速之客 |
[[bu4su4 zhi1 ke4]] |
/(idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest/ |
689
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2 |
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不祥之兆 |
不祥之兆 |
[[bu4xiang2 zhi1 zhao4]] |
/(idiom) bad omen/ |
612
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2 |
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藏身之處 |
藏身之处 |
[cang2 shen1 zhi1 chu4] |
/hiding place/hideout/ |
6146
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1 |
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操之過急 |
操之过急 |
[cao1 zhi1 guo4 ji2] |
/to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient/overhasty/ |
3670
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1 |
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惻隱之心 |
恻隐之心 |
[ce4 yin3 zhi1 xin1] |
/compassion/ |
5137
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1 |
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差之毫釐，謬以千里 |
差之毫厘，谬以千里 |
[cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , miu4 yi3 qian1 li3] |
/the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)/a miss is as good as a mile/ |
6331
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1 |
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差之毫釐，失之千里 |
差之毫厘，失之千里 |
[cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , shi1 zhi1 qian1 li3] |
/the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)/a miss is as good as a mile/ |
6331
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1 |
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長平之戰 |
长平之战 |
[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] |
/Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000/ |
1950
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1 |
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趁人之危 |
趁人之危 |
[chen4 ren2 zhi1 wei1] |
/to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)/ |
4133
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1 |
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稱之為 |
称之为 |
[cheng1 zhi1 wei2] |
/to call it.../known as.../ |
6707
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1 |
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乘人之危 |
乘人之危 |
[cheng2 ren2 zhi1 wei1] |
/to take advantage of sb's precarious position/ |
6949
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1 |
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成人之美 |
成人之美 |
[[cheng2ren2 zhi1 mei3]] |
/(idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish/ |
175
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2 |
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嗤鼻 |
嗤鼻 |
[chi1 bi2] |
/see 嗤之以鼻[chi1 zhi1 yi3 bi2]/ |
4622
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1 |
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吃奶之力 |
吃奶之力 |
[chi1 nai3 zhi1 li4] |
/all one's strength/ |
6183
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1 |
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嗤之以鼻 |
嗤之以鼻 |
[chi1 zhi1 yi3 bi2] |
/to snort disdainfully/to scoff at/to turn up one's nose/ |
4622
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1 |
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持平之論 |
持平之论 |
[chi2 ping2 zhi1 lun4] |
/fair argument/unbiased view/ |
4634
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1 |
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持之以恆 |
持之以恒 |
[chi2 zhi1 yi3 heng2] |
/to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere/ |
6331
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1 |
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赤壁之戰 |
赤壁之战 |
[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 Zhan4] |
/Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu/famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]/ |
1951
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1 |
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赤子之心 |
赤子之心 |
[chi4 zi3 zhi1 xin1] |
/pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn/sincere/ |
4996
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1 |
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初生之犢不怕虎 |
初生之犊不怕虎 |
[[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4pa4 hu3]] |
/see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ |
21
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2 |
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初生之犢不畏虎 |
初生之犊不畏虎 |
[[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4wei4 hu3]] |
/see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ |
21
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2 |
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除此之外 |
除此之外 |
[chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4] |
/apart from this/in addition to this/ |
7100
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1 |
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處世之道 |
处世之道 |
[chu3 shi4 zhi1 dao4] |
/way of life/attitude/modus operandi/ |
6541
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1 |
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處之泰然 |
处之泰然 |
[chu3 zhi1 tai4 ran2] |
/see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tai4 ran2 chu3 zhi1]/ |
4052
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1 |
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床笫之事 |
床笫之事 |
[chuang2 zi3 zhi1 shi4] |
/bedroom matters/sexual intercourse/ |
4293
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1 |
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床笫之私 |
床笫之私 |
[chuang2 zi3 zhi1 si1] |
/intimate matters/ |
4293
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1 |
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吹灰之力 |
吹灰之力 |
[[chui1hui1 zhi1 li4]] |
/(idiom) a slight effort/ |
629
|
2 |
|
|
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垂暮之年 |
垂暮之年 |
[chui2 mu4 zhi1 nian2] |
/old age/ |
5566
|
1 |
|
|
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蓴鱸之思 |
莼鲈之思 |
[[chun2lu2 zhi1 si1]] |
/(idiom) homesickness/ |
689
|
2 |
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次之 |
次之 |
[[ci4zhi1]] |
/to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)/ |
845
|
2 |
|
|
|
怛羅斯之戰 |
怛罗斯之战 |
[Da2 luo2 si1 zhi1 Zhan4] |
/Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河[Ta3 la1 si1 He2], in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion/ |
2203
|
1 |
|
|
|
大地之歌 |
大地之歌 |
[Da4 di4 zhi1 Ge1] |
/Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)/ |
1312
|
1 |
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大而化之 |
大而化之 |
[da4 er2 hua4 zhi1] |
/careless/sloppy/ |
4065
|
1 |
|
|
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大方之家 |
大方之家 |
[da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1] |
/learned person/expert in a certain field/abbr. to 方家[fang1 jia1]/ |
4936
|
1 |
|
|
|
大明曆 |
大明历 |
[Da4 ming2 li4] |
/the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之/ |
5765
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1 |
|
|
|
大興問罪之師 |
大兴问罪之师 |
[da4 xing1 wen4 zui4 zhi1 shi1] |
/to launch a punitive campaign/to condemn scathingly/ |
6455
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1 |
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|
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大旱之望雲霓 |
大旱之望云霓 |
[[da4han4 zhi1 wang4 yun2ni2]] |
/see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4han4 wang4 yun2ni2]/ |
467
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2 |
|
|
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大庭廣眾 |
大庭广众 |
[[da4ting2-guang3zhong4]] |
/(idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在[zai4] and followed by 之下[zhi1xia4])/ |
672
|
2 |
|
|
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代之以 |
代之以 |
[dai4 zhi1 yi3] |
/(has been) replaced with/(its) place has been taken by/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
彈丸之地 |
弹丸之地 |
[[dan4wan2 zhi1 di4]] |
/(idiom) tiny speck of land; small area/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
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當世之冠 |
当世之冠 |
[dang1 shi4 zhi1 guan4] |
/the foremost person of his age/unequalled/a leading light/ |
6842
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1 |
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|
|
當之無愧 |
当之无愧 |
[dang1 zhi1 wu2 kui4] |
/fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)/ |
6331
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1 |
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|
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當之有愧 |
当之有愧 |
[dang1 zhi1 you3 kui4] |
/to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor/ |
6199
|
1 |
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|
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當務之急 |
当务之急 |
[[dang1wu4 zhi1 ji2]] |
/(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency/ |
630
|
2 |
|
|
|
倒懸之急 |
倒悬之急 |
[dao4 xuan2 zhi1 ji2] |
/lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation/dire straits/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
倒懸之苦 |
倒悬之苦 |
[dao4 xuan2 zhi1 ku3] |
/lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation/dire straits/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
倒懸之危 |
倒悬之危 |
[dao4 xuan2 zhi1 wei1] |
/lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation/dire straits/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
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道之所存，師之所存 |
道之所存，师之所存 |
[dao4 zhi1 suo3 cun2 , shi1 zhi1 suo3 cun2] |
/If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])./We should learn from one who knows the way./ |
1950
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1 |
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|
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德國之聲 |
德国之声 |
[De2 guo2 zhi1 Sheng1] |
/Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster/ |
3406
|
1 |
|
|
|
等而下之 |
等而下之 |
[deng3 er2 xia4 zhi1] |
/going from there to lower grades (idiom)/ |
5403
|
1 |
|
|
|
等閒之輩 |
等闲之辈 |
[deng3 xian2 zhi1 bei4] |
/(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with/ |
4152
|
1 |
|
|
|
低俗之風 |
低俗之风 |
[di1 su2 zhi1 feng1] |
/vulgar style (used of items to be censored)/ |
6784
|
1 |
|
|
|
點睛之筆 |
点睛之笔 |
[dian3 jing1 zhi1 bi3] |
/the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch/the crucial point that brings the subject to life/a few words to clinch the point/ |
6331
|
1 |
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|
|
點頭之交 |
点头之交 |
[dian3 tou2 zhi1 jiao1] |
/nodding acquaintance/ |
3223
|
1 |
|
|
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鼎足之勢 |
鼎足之势 |
[ding3 zu2 zhi1 shi4] |
/competition between three rivals/tripartite confrontation/ |
6939
|
1 |
|
|
|
斗筲之材 |
斗筲之材 |
[dou3 shao1 zhi1 cai2] |
/person of limited capacity/ |
6193
|
1 |
|
|
|
斗筲之器 |
斗筲之器 |
[dou3 shao1 zhi1 qi4] |
/person narrow-minded and shortsighted/ |
6193
|
1 |
|
|
|
斗筲之人 |
斗筲之人 |
[dou3 shao1 zhi1 ren2] |
/a small-minded person/a bean-counter/ |
6933
|
1 |
|
|
|
鬥牛士之歌 |
斗牛士之歌 |
[Dou4 niu2 shi4 zhi1 Ge1] |
/Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet/ |
3323
|
1 |
|
|
|
斷袖 |
断袖 |
[duan4 xiu4] |
/homosexual/see 斷袖之癖|断袖之癖[duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3]/ |
4340
|
1 |
|
|
|
斷袖之癖 |
断袖之癖 |
[duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3] |
/lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve./ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
多事之秋 |
多事之秋 |
[[duo1shi4 zhi1 qiu1]] |
/(idiom) troubled times; eventful period/ |
612
|
2 |
|
|
|
而立之年 |
而立之年 |
[[er2li4 zhi1 nian2]] |
/(idiom) the age of 30/ |
147
|
2 |
|
|
|
耳順之年 |
耳顺之年 |
[[er3shun4 zhi1 nian2]] |
/(idiom) 60 years old/ |
357
|
2 |
|
|
|
二分之一 |
二分之一 |
[er4 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one half/ |
6734
|
1 |
|
|
|
二十年目睹之怪現狀 |
二十年目睹之怪现状 |
[Er4 shi2 Nian2 Mu4 du3 zhi1 Guai4 Xian4 zhuang4] |
/The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]/ |
4073
|
1 |
|
|
|
法外之地 |
法外之地 |
[fa3 wai4 zhi1 di4] |
/lawless area/ |
988
|
1 |
|
|
|
反其道而行之 |
反其道而行之 |
[fan3 qi2 dao4 er2 xing2 zhi1] |
/to do the very opposite/to act in a diametrically opposite way/ |
6711
|
1 |
|
|
|
反之 |
反之 |
[fan3 zhi1] |
/on the other hand.../conversely.../ |
6722
|
1 |
|
|
|
反之亦然 |
反之亦然 |
[fan3 zhi1 yi4 ran2] |
/vice versa/ |
5813
|
1 |
|
|
|
泛泛之交 |
泛泛之交 |
[fan4 fan4 zhi1 jiao1] |
/nodding acquaintance/slight familiarity/ |
5498
|
1 |
|
|
|
方家 |
方家 |
[fang1 jia1] |
/learned person/expert in a certain field/abbr. for 大方之家[da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1]/ |
4936
|
1 |
|
|
|
放之四海而皆準 |
放之四海而皆准 |
[fang4 zhi1 si4 hai3 er2 jie1 zhun3] |
/applicable anywhere (idiom)/ |
5039
|
1 |
|
|
|
非分之念 |
非分之念 |
[fei1 fen4 zhi1 nian4] |
/improper idea/ |
5176
|
1 |
|
|
|
非一日之功 |
非一日之功 |
[fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 gong1] |
/lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)/fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish/ |
2450
|
1 |
|
|
|
非洲之角 |
非洲之角 |
[Fei1 zhou1 Zhi1 jiao3] |
/Horn of Africa/ |
7032
|
1 |
|
|
|
非分之想 |
非分之想 |
[[fei1fen4 zhi1 xiang3]] |
/(idiom) a presumptuous desire; an aspiration beyond one's reach/ |
5
|
2 |
|
|
|
肺腑之言 |
肺腑之言 |
[fei4 fu3 zhi1 yan2] |
/words from the bottom of one's heart/ |
6289
|
1 |
|
|
|
分毫之差 |
分毫之差 |
[fen1 hao2 zhi1 cha1] |
/hairsbreadth difference/ |
6555
|
1 |
|
|
|
分之 |
分之 |
[fen1 zhi1] |
/(indicating a fraction)/ |
4954
|
1 |
|
|
|
分而治之 |
分而治之 |
[[fen1er2zhi4zhi1]] |
/(idiom) to divide and rule/ |
524
|
2 |
|
|
|
風中之燭 |
风中之烛 |
[feng1 zhong1 zhi1 zhu2] |
/lit. candle in the wind (idiom)/fig. (of sb's life) feeble/hanging on a thread/ |
5009
|
1 |
|
|
|
俯仰之間 |
俯仰之间 |
[fu3 yang3 zhi1 jian1] |
/in a flash/ |
5621
|
1 |
|
|
|
斧鉞之誅 |
斧钺之诛 |
[fu3 yue4 zhi1 zhu1] |
/to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
覆巢之下無完卵 |
覆巢之下无完卵 |
[fu4 chao2 zhi1 xia4 wu2 wan2 luan3] |
/lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)/fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed/ |
5350
|
1 |
|
|
|
婦人之仁 |
妇人之仁 |
[fu4 ren2 zhi1 ren2] |
/excessive tendency to clemency (idiom)/soft-hearted (pejorative)/ |
4391
|
1 |
|
|
|
付之丙丁 |
付之丙丁 |
[fu4 zhi1 bing3 ding1] |
/to burn down (idiom)/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
付之東流 |
付之东流 |
[fu4 zhi1 dong1 liu2] |
/to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
付之度外 |
付之度外 |
[fu4 zhi1 du4 wai4] |
/to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)/to do sth without considering the risks/to leave out of consideration/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
付之行動 |
付之行动 |
[fu4 zhi1 xing2 dong4] |
/to put into action/to transform into acts/ |
4995
|
1 |
|
|
|
付之一炬 |
付之一炬 |
[fu4 zhi1 yi1 ju4] |
/to put to the torch (idiom)/to commit to the flames/to burn sth down deliberately/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
付之一嘆 |
付之一叹 |
[fu4 zhi1 yi1 tan4] |
/to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
付之一笑 |
付之一笑 |
[fu4 zhi1 yi1 xiao4] |
/(idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off/ |
1279
|
1 |
|
|
|
縛雞之力 |
缚鸡之力 |
[[fu4ji1 zhi1 li4]] |
/(lit.) the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)/(fig.) slight physical strength/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
父母之命，媒妁之言 |
父母之命，媒妁之言 |
[[fu4mu3 zhi1 ming4, mei2shuo4 zhi1 yan2]] |
/(idiom) parents' orders and matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)/ |
424
|
2 |
|
|
|
概而言之 |
概而言之 |
[gai4 er2 yan2 zhi1] |
/same as 總而言之|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1]/ |
4770
|
1 |
|
|
|
甘之如飴 |
甘之如饴 |
[gan1 zhi1 ru2 yi2] |
/lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly/a glutton for punishment/ |
6342
|
1 |
|
|
|
告之 |
告之 |
[[gao4zhi1]] |
/to inform; to notify/ |
78
|
2 |
|
|
|
公之於眾 |
公之于众 |
[gong1 zhi1 yu2 zhong4] |
/to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely/to let the world know/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
公之於世 |
公之于世 |
[[gong1zhi1yu2shi4]] |
/(idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know/ |
535
|
2 |
|
|
|
姑妄言之 |
姑妄言之 |
[gu1 wang4 yan2 zhi1] |
/to just talk for the sake of talking/ |
5871
|
1 |
|
|
|
骨鯁之臣 |
骨鲠之臣 |
[gu3 geng3 zhi1 chen2] |
/lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
鼓盆之戚 |
鼓盆之戚 |
[gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1] |
/drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)/fig. grief for a lost wife/ |
1952
|
1 |
|
|
|
顧愷之 |
顾恺之 |
[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1] |
/Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家/ |
2888
|
1 |
|
|
|
官渡之戰 |
官渡之战 |
[Guan1 du4 zhi1 Zhan4] |
/Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[Xu3 chang1] in north Henan)/ |
1950
|
1 |
|
|
|
關之琳 |
关之琳 |
[Guan1 Zhi1 lin2] |
/Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress/ |
6360
|
1 |
|
|
|
廣而告之 |
广而告之 |
[[guang3er2gao4zhi1]] |
/to publicize widely/ |
788
|
2 |
|
|
|
國中之國 |
国中之国 |
[guo2 zhong1 zhi1 guo2] |
/state within a state/ |
6890
|
1 |
|
|
|
過江之鯽 |
过江之鲫 |
[[guo4jiang1 zhi1 ji4]] |
/(idiom) vast multitude of people/ |
42
|
2 |
|
|
|
害群之馬 |
害群之马 |
[hai4 qun2 zhi1 ma3] |
/lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)/fig. troublemaker/black sheep/rotten apple/ |
3887
|
1 |
|
|
|
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無 |
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 |
[hai4 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 you3 , fang2 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 wu2] |
/refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)/ |
4942
|
1 |
|
|
|
頷首之交 |
颔首之交 |
[han4 shou3 zhi1 jiao1] |
/nodding acquaintance/ |
6152
|
1 |
|
|
|
好自為之 |
好自为之 |
[hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1] |
/to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself/you're on your own/ |
975
|
1 |
|
|
|
好色之徒 |
好色之徒 |
[hao4 se4 zhi1 tu2] |
/lecher/womanizer/dirty old man/ |
6875
|
1 |
|
|
|
好事之徒 |
好事之徒 |
[hao4 shi4 zhi1 tu2] |
/busybody/ |
4401
|
1 |
|
|
|
耗子尾汁 |
耗子尾汁 |
[hao4 zi5 wei3 zhi1] |
/you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1])/ |
1988
|
1 |
|
|
|
涸轍之鮒 |
涸辙之鲋 |
[he2 zhe2 zhi1 fu4] |
/lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)/fig. a person in dire straits/ |
1278
|
1 |
|
|
|
恨之入骨 |
恨之入骨 |
[hen4 zhi1 ru4 gu3] |
/to hate sb to the bone (idiom)/ |
3425
|
1 |
|
|
|
侯景之亂 |
侯景之乱 |
[Hou2 Jing3 zhi1 luan4] |
/rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548/ |
6792
|
1 |
|
|
|
後車之鑒 |
后车之鉴 |
[hou4 che1 zhi1 jian4] |
/lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart/fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor/learn from past mistake/once bitten twice shy/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
後顧之憂 |
后顾之忧 |
[hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1] |
/fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)/worries about the future consequences/often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"/ |
6351
|
1 |
|
|
|
後見之明 |
后见之明 |
[hou4 jian4 zhi1 ming2] |
/hindsight/ |
5396
|
1 |
|
|
|
後起之秀 |
后起之秀 |
[[hou4qi3 zhi1 xiu4]] |
/(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation/ |
612
|
2 |
|
|
|
呼之即來 |
呼之即来 |
[hu1 zhi1 ji2 lai2] |
/to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant/always at sb's beck and call/ |
5558
|
1 |
|
|
|
呼之即來，揮之即去 |
呼之即来，挥之即去 |
[hu1 zhi1 ji2 lai2 , hui1 zhi1 ji2 qu4] |
/to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant/always at sb's beck and call/ |
5558
|
1 |
|
|
|
呼之欲出 |
呼之欲出 |
[hu1 zhi1 yu4 chu1] |
/lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)/fig. on the verge of coming out into the open/(of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed/(of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed/ |
3805
|
1 |
|
|
|
花甲之年 |
花甲之年 |
[[hua1jia3 zhi1 nian2]] |
/(idiom) 60 years old/ |
357
|
2 |
|
|
|
滑天下之大稽 |
滑天下之大稽 |
[hua2 tian1 xia4 zhi1 da4 ji1] |
/to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)/ |
2386
|
1 |
|
|
|
緩兵之計 |
缓兵之计 |
[huan3 bing1 zhi1 ji4] |
/delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite/ |
1321
|
1 |
|
|
|
換而言之 |
换而言之 |
[huan4 er2 yan2 zhi1] |
/in other words/ |
3900
|
1 |
|
|
|
患難之交 |
患难之交 |
[huan4 nan4 zhi1 jiao1] |
/a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
換言之 |
换言之 |
[huan4 yan2 zhi1] |
/in other words/ |
6461
|
1 |
|
|
|
黃巢之亂 |
黄巢之乱 |
[Huang2 Chao2 zhi1 luan4] |
/late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao/ |
6402
|
1 |
|
|
|
黃巾之亂 |
黄巾之乱 |
[Huang2 jin1 zhi1 Luan4] |
/the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)/ |
4487
|
1 |
|
|
|
揮之不去 |
挥之不去 |
[hui1 zhi1 bu4 qu4] |
/impossible to get rid of/ |
5528
|
1 |
|
|
|
回祿之災 |
回禄之灾 |
[[Hui2lu4 zhi1 zai1]] |
/(idiom) fire disaster; conflagration/ |
65
|
2 |
|
|
|
悔之無及 |
悔之无及 |
[hui3 zhi1 wu2 ji2] |
/too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event./ |
6308
|
1 |
|
|
|
悔之已晚 |
悔之已晚 |
[hui3 zhi1 yi3 wan3] |
/too late to be sorry/ |
5238
|
1 |
|
|
|
極端之惡 |
极端之恶 |
[ji2 duan1 zhi1 e4] |
/(philosophy) radical evil/ |
1541
|
1 |
|
|
|
急人之難 |
急人之难 |
[ji2 ren2 zhi1 nan4] |
/anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
即興之作 |
即兴之作 |
[ji2 xing4 zhi1 zuo4] |
/improvisation/ |
6224
|
1 |
|
|
|
吉之島 |
吉之岛 |
[Ji2 zhi1 dao3] |
/JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets/ |
6709
|
1 |
|
|
|
既來之，則安之 |
既来之，则安之 |
[ji4 lai2 zhi1 , ze2 an1 zhi1] |
/Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy./Since this is so, we should accept it./Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth./If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it./ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
加之 |
加之 |
[[jia1zhi1]] |
/moreover; in addition to that/ |
957
|
2 |
|
|
|
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 |
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 |
[jia3 zhi1 mi4 tang2 , yi3 zhi1 pi1 shuang1] |
/one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)/ |
2927
|
1 |
|
|
|
兼而有之 |
兼而有之 |
[jian1 er2 you3 zhi1] |
/to have both (at the same time)/ |
6299
|
1 |
|
|
|
簡而言之 |
简而言之 |
[jian3 er2 yan2 zhi1] |
/in a nutshell/to put it briefly/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
簡言之 |
简言之 |
[jian3 yan2 zhi1] |
/in simple terms/to put things simply/briefly/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
交臂失之 |
交臂失之 |
[jiao1 bi4 shi1 zhi1] |
/to miss sb by a narrow chance/to miss an opportunity/ |
6815
|
1 |
|
|
|
介之推 |
介之推 |
[Jie4 Zhi1 tui1] |
/Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated/ |
1946
|
1 |
|
|
|
介子推 |
介子推 |
[Jie4 Zi3 tui1] |
/see 介之推[Jie4 Zhi1 tui1]/ |
5558
|
1 |
|
|
|
金蘭之交 |
金兰之交 |
[jin1 lan2 zhi1 jiao1] |
/intimate friendship (idiom)/ |
5043
|
1 |
|
|
|
盡地主之誼 |
尽地主之谊 |
[jin4 di4 zhu3 zhi1 yi4] |
/to act as host/to do the honors/ |
4531
|
1 |
|
|
|
進身之階 |
进身之阶 |
[jin4 shen1 zhi1 jie1] |
/stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank/ |
4907
|
1 |
|
|
|
驚人之舉 |
惊人之举 |
[jing1 ren2 zhi1 ju3] |
/to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)/ |
6679
|
1 |
|
|
|
驚弓之鳥 |
惊弓之鸟 |
[[jing1gong1 zhi1 niao3]] |
/(lit.) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)/(fig.) sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
井蛙之見 |
井蛙之见 |
[jing3 wa1 zhi1 jian4] |
/the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
井底之蛙 |
井底之蛙 |
[[jing3di3 zhi1 wa1]] |
/(lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)/(fig.) a person of limited outlook and experience/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
敬而遠之 |
敬而远之 |
[jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1] |
/to show respect from a distance (idiom)/to remain at a respectful distance/ |
5314
|
1 |
|
|
|
敬鬼神而遠之 |
敬鬼神而远之 |
[jing4 gui3 shen2 er2 yuan3 zhi1] |
/to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
靖難之役 |
靖难之役 |
[jing4 nan2 zhi1 yi4] |
/war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor/ |
7051
|
1 |
|
|
|
久而久之 |
久而久之 |
[jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1] |
/over time/as time passes/in the fullness of time/ |
6828
|
1 |
|
|
|
九分之一 |
九分之一 |
[jiu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one ninth/ |
6734
|
1 |
|
|
|
九牛二虎之力 |
九牛二虎之力 |
[jiu3 niu2 er4 hu3 zhi1 li4] |
/tremendous strength (idiom)/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
酒色之徒 |
酒色之徒 |
[jiu3 se4 zhi1 tu2] |
/follower of wine and women/dissolute person/ |
6469
|
1 |
|
|
|
久之 |
久之 |
[jiu3 zhi1] |
/for a long time/ |
6477
|
1 |
|
|
|
舉手之勞 |
举手之劳 |
[[ju3shou3 zhi1 lao2]] |
/(lit.) the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)/(fig.) a very slight effort/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
拒之門外 |
拒之门外 |
[ju4 zhi1 men2 wai4] |
/to lock one's door and refuse to see sb/ |
6632
|
1 |
|
|
|
涓埃之力 |
涓埃之力 |
[juan1 ai1 zhi1 li4] |
/negligible force (idiom); tiny force/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
眷眷之心 |
眷眷之心 |
[juan4 juan4 zhi1 xin1] |
/nostalgia/home-sickness/longing for departed beloved/ |
6826
|
1 |
|
|
|
君子之交 |
君子之交 |
[jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1] |
/friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
5582
|
1 |
|
|
|
君子之交淡如水 |
君子之交淡如水 |
[jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 dan4 ru2 shui3] |
/a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
5582
|
1 |
|
|
|
可取之處 |
可取之处 |
[ke3 qu3 zhi1 chu4] |
/positive point/merit/redeeming quality/ |
4969
|
1 |
|
|
|
可乘之機 |
可乘之机 |
[[ke3cheng2 zhi1 ji1]] |
/(idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit/ |
626
|
2 |
|
|
|
刻意為之 |
刻意为之 |
[ke4 yi4 wei2 zhi1] |
/to make a conscious effort/to do something deliberately/ |
5527
|
1 |
|
|
|
孔孟之道 |
孔孟之道 |
[Kong3 Meng4 zhi1 dao4] |
/the teaching of Confucius and Mencius/ |
7044
|
1 |
|
|
|
口腹之慾 |
口腹之欲 |
[kou3 fu4 zhi1 yu4] |
/desire for good food/ |
5322
|
1 |
|
|
|
誇大之詞 |
夸大之词 |
[kua1 da4 zhi1 ci2] |
/hyperbole/exaggeration/ |
6402
|
1 |
|
|
|
胯下之辱 |
胯下之辱 |
[[kua4xia4 zhi1 ru3]] |
/(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)/(fig.) (endure) utter humiliation/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
來之不易 |
来之不易 |
[[lai2zhi1-bu4yi4]] |
/(idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained/ |
227
|
2 |
|
|
|
郎之萬 |
郎之万 |
[Lang2 zhi1 wan4] |
/Langevin (name)/ |
6120
|
1 |
|
|
|
牢獄之災 |
牢狱之灾 |
[lao2 yu4 zhi1 zai1] |
/imprisonment/ |
5009
|
1 |
|
|
|
老吾老，以及人之老 |
老吾老，以及人之老 |
[lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3] |
/to honor old people as we do our own aged parents/ |
6646
|
1 |
|
|
|
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 |
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 |
[lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 , you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4] |
/to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own/ |
6646
|
1 |
|
|
|
樂之 |
乐之 |
[Le4 zhi1] |
/Ritz (cracker brand)/ |
6277
|
1 |
|
|
|
樂昌之鏡 |
乐昌之镜 |
[[Le4chang1 zhi1 jing4]] |
/see 樂昌破鏡|乐昌破镜[Le4chang1-po4jing4]/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
雷神之錘 |
雷神之锤 |
[Lei2 shen2 zhi1 Chui2] |
/Quake (video game series)/ |
4868
|
1 |
|
|
|
驪姬之亂 |
骊姬之乱 |
[Li2 Ji1 zhi1 Luan4] |
/Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1]/ |
4523
|
1 |
|
|
|
李建成 |
李建成 |
[Li3 Jian4 cheng2] |
/Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变/Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy/ |
2164
|
1 |
|
|
|
李希霍芬 |
李希霍芬 |
[Li3 xi1 huo4 fen1] |
/Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路/ |
6672
|
1 |
|
|
|
里希特霍芬 |
里希特霍芬 |
[Li3 xi1 te4 huo4 fen1] |
/Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路/ |
6672
|
1 |
|
|
|
禮儀之邦 |
礼仪之邦 |
[[li3yi2 zhi1 bang1]] |
/(idiom) a land of ceremony and propriety/ |
47
|
2 |
|
|
|
煉之未定 |
炼之未定 |
[lian4 zhi1 wei4 ding4] |
/to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision/ |
6926
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩國之間 |
两国之间 |
[[liang3guo2 zhi1 jian1]] |
/between the two countries; bilateral/ |
452
|
2 |
|
|
|
溜之大吉 |
溜之大吉 |
[liu1 zhi1 da4 ji2] |
/to steal away/to beat it/ |
4003
|
1 |
|
|
|
六朝四大家 |
六朝四大家 |
[Liu4 Chao2 Si4 Da4 jia1] |
/Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2]/ |
2888
|
1 |
|
|
|
六分之一 |
六分之一 |
[liu4 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one sixth/ |
6734
|
1 |
|
|
|
漏網游魚 |
漏网游鱼 |
[lou4 wang3 you2 yu2] |
/see 漏網之魚|漏网之鱼[lou4 wang3 zhi1 yu2]/ |
3706
|
1 |
|
|
|
漏網之魚 |
漏网之鱼 |
[[lou4wang3 zhi1 yu2]] |
/(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom)/(fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
略識之無 |
略识之无 |
[lüe4 shi2 zhi1 wu2] |
/semiliterate/only knows words of one syllable/lit. to know only 之[zhi1] and 無|无[wu2]/ |
2942
|
1 |
|
|
|
羅潔愛爾之 |
罗洁爱尔之 |
[Luo2 jie2 ai4 er3 zhi1] |
/Raziel, archangel in Judaism/ |
5777
|
1 |
|
|
|
馬服子 |
马服子 |
[Ma3 Fu2 zi3] |
/Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC/also called Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4]/ |
1950
|
1 |
|
|
|
滿口之乎者也 |
满口之乎者也 |
[man3 kou3 zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3] |
/mouth full of literary phrases/to spout the classics/ |
6793
|
1 |
|
|
|
耄耋之年 |
耄耋之年 |
[mao4 die2 zhi1 nian2] |
/old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)/ |
6148
|
1 |
|
|
|
冒天下之大不韙 |
冒天下之大不韪 |
[mao4 tian1 xia4 zhi1 da4 bu4 wei3] |
/see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]/ |
3637
|
1 |
|
|
|
媒妁之言 |
媒妁之言 |
[[mei2shuo4 zhi1 yan2]] |
/(idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)/ |
518
|
2 |
|
|
|
美國之音 |
美国之音 |
[Mei3 guo2 Zhi1 Yin1] |
/Voice of America (VOA)/ |
5101
|
1 |
|
|
|
門戶之見 |
门户之见 |
[men2 hu4 zhi1 jian4] |
/sectarian bias/parochialism/ |
4154
|
1 |
|
|
|
彌留之際 |
弥留之际 |
[mi2 liu2 zhi1 ji4] |
/on one's deathbed/at the point of death/ |
4645
|
1 |
|
|
|
謎之 |
谜之 |
[[mi2zhi1]] |
/(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no")/ |
666
|
2 |
|
|
|
迷之 |
迷之 |
[[mi2zhi1]] |
/variant of 謎之|谜之[mi2zhi1]/ |
666
|
2 |
|
|
|
靡靡之音 |
靡靡之音 |
[[mi3mi3 zhi1 yin1]] |
/(idiom) decadent music/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
滅頂之災 |
灭顶之灾 |
[[mie4ding3 zhi1 zai1]] |
/(idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity/ |
423
|
2 |
|
|
|
冥冥之中 |
冥冥之中 |
[ming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1] |
/in the unseen world of spirits/mysteriously and inexorably/ |
3807
|
1 |
|
|
|
明智之舉 |
明智之举 |
[ming2 zhi4 zhi1 ju3] |
/sensible act/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫逆之交 |
莫逆之交 |
[mo4 ni4 zhi1 jiao1] |
/intimate friendship/bosom buddies/ |
6815
|
1 |
|
|
|
漠然置之 |
漠然置之 |
[mo4 ran2 zhi4 zhi1] |
/to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent/cold and uncaring/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
目之所及 |
目之所及 |
[[mu4zhi1suo3ji2]] |
/what one can see/ |
542
|
2 |
|
|
|
難言之隱 |
难言之隐 |
[nan2 yan2 zhi1 yin3] |
/a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an embarrassing illness/ |
5376
|
1 |
|
|
|
擬古之作 |
拟古之作 |
[ni3 gu3 zhi1 zuo4] |
/a work in a classic style/a pastiche/ |
6303
|
1 |
|
|
|
逆耳之言 |
逆耳之言 |
[ni4 er3 zhi1 yan2] |
/speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths/home truths (that one does not want to hear)/ |
6059
|
1 |
|
|
|
年之久 |
年之久 |
[nian2 zhi1 jiu3] |
/period of ... years/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
歐洲之星 |
欧洲之星 |
[Ou1 zhou1 zhi1 xing1] |
/Eurostar (train line)/ |
4776
|
1 |
|
|
|
偶一為之 |
偶一为之 |
[ou3 yi1 wei2 zhi1] |
/to do sth once in a while (idiom)/to do sth more as an exception than the rule/ |
4789
|
1 |
|
|
|
皮肉之苦 |
皮肉之苦 |
[pi2 rou4 zhi1 ku3] |
/physical pain/lit. skin and flesh suffer/ |
6559
|
1 |
|
|
|
貧無立錐之地 |
贫无立锥之地 |
[pin2 wu2 li4 zhui1 zhi1 di4] |
/not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
平庸之輩 |
平庸之辈 |
[ping2 yong1 zhi1 bei4] |
/a nobody/a nonentity/ |
6897
|
1 |
|
|
|
平庸之惡 |
平庸之恶 |
[[ping2yong1 zhi1 e4]] |
/(philosophy) banal evil/ |
65
|
2 |
|
|
|
破竹之勢 |
破竹之势 |
[po4 zhu2 zhi1 shi4] |
/lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
普天之下 |
普天之下 |
[[pu3tian1 zhi1 xia4]] |
/(idiom) all under heaven; in the whole world; throughout the world/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
七分之一 |
七分之一 |
[qi1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one seventh/ |
6734
|
1 |
|
|
|
七年之癢 |
七年之痒 |
[qi1 nian2 zhi1 yang3] |
/seven-year itch/ |
4617
|
1 |
|
|
|
齊人之福 |
齐人之福 |
[Qi2 ren2 zhi1 fu2] |
/lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom)/fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners/the life of a pasha/ |
4068
|
1 |
|
|
|
祁奚之薦 |
祁奚之荐 |
[Qi2 Xi1 zhi1 jian4] |
/Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
杞國之憂 |
杞国之忧 |
[[Qi3guo2 zhi1 you1]] |
/see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[Qi3ren2 zhi1 you1]/ |
535
|
2 |
|
|
|
杞人之憂 |
杞人之忧 |
[[Qi3ren2 zhi1 you1]] |
/(lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)/(fig.) groundless fears/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
杞天之慮 |
杞天之虑 |
[[Qi3tian1 zhi1 lü4]] |
/see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[Qi3ren2 zhi1 you1]/ |
535
|
2 |
|
|
|
杞梓之林 |
杞梓之林 |
[[qi3zi3 zhi1 lin2]] |
/(idiom) a multitude of talented people/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
棄之如敝屣 |
弃之如敝屣 |
[qi4 zhi1 ru2 bi4 xi3] |
/to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)/ |
4534
|
1 |
|
|
|
千里之外 |
千里之外 |
[qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4] |
/thousand miles distant/ |
6533
|
1 |
|
|
|
千里之行，始於足下 |
千里之行，始于足下 |
[qian1 li3 zhi1 xing2 , shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4] |
/lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step/fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one/ |
5649
|
1 |
|
|
|
千乘之國 |
千乘之国 |
[qian1 sheng4 zhi1 guo2] |
/(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state/ |
2337
|
1 |
|
|
|
千里之堤，毀於蟻穴 |
千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 |
[[qian1li3 zhi1 di1, hui3 yu2 yi3xue2]] |
/see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1li3 zhi1 di1, kui4 yu2 yi3xue2]/ |
524
|
2 |
|
|
|
千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 |
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 |
[[qian1li3 zhi1 di1, kui4 yu2 yi3xue2]] |
/(lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)/(fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
前車之覆，後車之鑒 |
前车之覆，后车之鉴 |
[qian2 che1 zhi1 fu4 , hou4 che1 zhi1 jian4] |
/lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor/learn from past mistake/once bitten twice shy/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
前事不忘，後事之師 |
前事不忘，后事之师 |
[qian2 shi4 bu4 wang4 , hou4 shi4 zhi1 shi1] |
/don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
前車之鑒 |
前车之鉴 |
[[qian2che1 zhi1 jian4]] |
/variant of 前車之鑑|前车之鉴[qian2che1 zhi1 jian4]/ |
627
|
2 |
|
|
|
前車之鑑 |
前车之鉴 |
[[qian2che1 zhi1 jian4]] |
/(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)/(fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
將伯之助 |
将伯之助 |
[qiang1 bo2 zhi1 zhu4] |
/assistance that one gets from another/ |
6170
|
1 |
|
|
|
強弩之末 |
强弩之末 |
[[qiang2nu3 zhi1 mo4]] |
/(lit.) an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)/(fig.) spent force/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
喬遷之喜 |
乔迁之喜 |
[qiao2 qian1 zhi1 xi3] |
/congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
巧婦難為無米之炊 |
巧妇难为无米之炊 |
[qiao3 fu4 nan2 wei2 wu2 mi3 zhi1 chui1] |
/The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment./ |
5316
|
1 |
|
|
|
切膚之痛 |
切肤之痛 |
[qie4 fu1 zhi1 tong4] |
/keenly felt pain/bitter anguish/ |
6942
|
1 |
|
|
|
切骨之仇 |
切骨之仇 |
[qie4 gu3 zhi1 chou2] |
/bitter hatred/hatred that cuts to the bone/ |
6942
|
1 |
|
|
|
情急之下 |
情急之下 |
[qing2 ji2 zhi1 xia4] |
/in a moment of desperation/ |
6745
|
1 |
|
|
|
情急智生 |
情急智生 |
[qing2 ji2 zhi4 sheng1] |
/inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)/also written 情急之下/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
頃之 |
顷之 |
[qing3 zhi1] |
/in a moment/shortly after/ |
6176
|
1 |
|
|
|
求之不得 |
求之不得 |
[qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2] |
/lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for/ |
6265
|
1 |
|
|
|
趨之若鶩 |
趋之若鹜 |
[qu1 zhi1 ruo4 wu4] |
/to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable/an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase/ |
5744
|
1 |
|
|
|
取之不盡，用之不竭 |
取之不尽，用之不竭 |
[qu3 zhi1 bu4 jin4 , yong4 zhi1 bu4 jie2] |
/limitless supply (of)/inexhaustible/ |
4708
|
1 |
|
|
|
取而代之 |
取而代之 |
[[qu3er2dai4zhi1]] |
/(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
去取之間 |
去取之间 |
[qu4 qu3 zhi1 jian1] |
/undecided between taking and leaving/ |
6705
|
1 |
|
|
|
權宜之策 |
权宜之策 |
[quan2 yi2 zhi1 ce4] |
/stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure/makeshift plan/interim step/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
權宜之計 |
权宜之计 |
[quan2 yi2 zhi1 ji4] |
/plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure/makeshift stratagem/interim step/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
犬馬之勞 |
犬马之劳 |
[quan3 ma3 zhi1 lao2] |
/lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)/fig. faithful service/ |
1937
|
1 |
|
|
|
卻之不恭 |
却之不恭 |
[que4 zhi1 bu4 gong1] |
/to refuse would be impolite/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
群起而攻之 |
群起而攻之 |
[qun2 qi3 er2 gong1 zhi1] |
/the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea./universally abhorrent/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
燃眉之急 |
燃眉之急 |
[ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2] |
/lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme emergency/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
人非生而知之者，孰能無惑 |
人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 |
[ren2 fei1 sheng1 er2 zhi1 zhi1 zhe3 , shu2 neng2 wu2 huo4] |
/Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?/We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])/ |
1318
|
1 |
|
|
|
人之常情 |
人之常情 |
[ren2 zhi1 chang2 qing2] |
/human nature (idiom)/a behavior that is only natural/ |
3952
|
1 |
|
|
|
人之初，性本善 |
人之初，性本善 |
[ren2 zhi1 chu1 , xing4 ben3 shan4] |
/man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1])/ |
1318
|
1 |
|
|
|
人之將死，其言也善 |
人之将死，其言也善 |
[ren2 zhi1 jiang1 si3 , qi2 yan2 ye3 shan4] |
/words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)/ |
4089
|
1 |
|
|
|
如簧之舌 |
如簧之舌 |
[ru2 huang2 zhi1 she2] |
/lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)/fig. a glib tongue/ |
5536
|
1 |
|
|
|
薩爾滸之戰 |
萨尔浒之战 |
[Sa4 er3 hu3 zhi1 Zhan4] |
/Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] crushed four Ming armies/ |
1950
|
1 |
|
|
|
三寸不爛之舌 |
三寸不烂之舌 |
[san1 cun4 bu4 lan4 zhi1 she2] |
/to have a silver tongue/to have the gift of the gab/ |
5345
|
1 |
|
|
|
三藩之亂 |
三藩之乱 |
[san1 fan1 zhi1 luan4] |
/Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi/ |
6618
|
1 |
|
|
|
三分之一 |
三分之一 |
[san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one third/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
喪家之狗 |
丧家之狗 |
[[sang4jia1 zhi1 gou3]] |
/see 喪家之犬|丧家之犬[sang4jia1 zhi1 quan3]/ |
656
|
2 |
|
|
|
喪家之犬 |
丧家之犬 |
[[sang4jia1 zhi1 quan3]] |
/(lit.) stray dog (idiom)/(fig.) one who has nothing to rely on/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
沙漠之狐 |
沙漠之狐 |
[Sha1 mo4 zhi1 Hu2] |
/Desert Fox/ |
7032
|
1 |
|
|
|
殺身之禍 |
杀身之祸 |
[[sha1shen1 zhi1 huo4]] |
/(idiom) getting killed/ |
636
|
2 |
|
|
|
傷弓之鳥 |
伤弓之鸟 |
[[shang1gong1 zhi1 niao3]] |
/see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1gong1 zhi1 niao3]/ |
597
|
2 |
|
|
|
上上之策 |
上上之策 |
[shang4 shang4 zhi1 ce4] |
/the best policy/the best thing one can do in the circumstances/ |
6539
|
1 |
|
|
|
少之又少 |
少之又少 |
[[shao3zhi1-you4shao3]] |
/very few; very little/ |
371
|
2 |
|
|
|
少年之家 |
少年之家 |
[shao4 nian2 zhi1 jia1] |
/children's center/children's club/ |
4260
|
1 |
|
|
|
身外之物 |
身外之物 |
[shen1 wai4 zhi1 wu4] |
/mere worldly possessions/ |
6545
|
1 |
|
|
|
繩之以法 |
绳之以法 |
[sheng2 zhi1 yi3 fa3] |
/to punish according to the law/to bring to justice/ |
6461
|
1 |
|
|
|
勝之不武 |
胜之不武 |
[sheng4 zhi1 bu4 wu3] |
/(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle/to have an unfair advantage in a contest/ |
5343
|
1 |
|
|
|
失敗是成功之母 |
失败是成功之母 |
[shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3] |
/Failure is the mother of success./ |
6190
|
1 |
|
|
|
失之東隅，收之桑榆 |
失之东隅，收之桑榆 |
[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2] |
/to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)/to compensate later for one's earlier loss/what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts/ |
4041
|
1 |
|
|
|
失之毫釐，差以千里 |
失之毫厘，差以千里 |
[shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , cha4 yi3 qian1 li3] |
/a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
失之毫釐，差之千里 |
失之毫厘，差之千里 |
[shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , cha4 zhi1 qian1 li3] |
/a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
失之毫厘，謬以千里 |
失之毫厘，谬以千里 |
[shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , miu4 yi3 qian1 li3] |
/a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
失之交臂 |
失之交臂 |
[shi1 zhi1 jiao1 bi4] |
/to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip/ |
6749
|
1 |
|
|
|
十分之一 |
十分之一 |
[shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one tenth/ |
6734
|
1 |
|
|
|
十之八九 |
十之八九 |
[shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3] |
/most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority/ |
4993
|
1 |
|
|
|
食之無味，棄之不甘 |
食之无味，弃之不甘 |
[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 bu4 gan1] |
/see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]/ |
4534
|
1 |
|
|
|
食之無味，棄之可惜 |
食之无味，弃之可惜 |
[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1] |
/lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)/fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them/ |
4534
|
1 |
|
|
|
史思明 |
史思明 |
[Shi3 Si1 ming2] |
/Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]/ |
2273
|
1 |
|
|
|
舐犢之愛 |
舐犊之爱 |
[shi4 du2 zhi1 ai4] |
/the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)/parental love/ |
5342
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非之地 |
是非之地 |
[shi4 fei1 zhi1 di4] |
/trouble spot/sketchy area/ |
2801
|
1 |
|
|
|
世祿之家 |
世禄之家 |
[shi4 lu4 zhi1 jia1] |
/family with hereditary emoluments/ |
6193
|
1 |
|
|
|
世襲之爭 |
世袭之争 |
[shi4 xi2 zhi1 zheng1] |
/succession struggle/dispute over inheritance/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
收山之作 |
收山之作 |
[shou1 shan1 zhi1 zuo4] |
/the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc/ |
1918
|
1 |
|
|
|
收之桑榆 |
收之桑榆 |
[shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2] |
/see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]/ |
4041
|
1 |
|
|
|
手無縛雞之力 |
手无缚鸡之力 |
[[shou3 wu2 fu4ji1 zhi1 li4]] |
/(lit.) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)/(fig.) weak; unaccustomed to physical work/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
手足之情 |
手足之情 |
[shou3 zu2 zhi1 qing2] |
/brotherly affection/ |
7048
|
1 |
|
|
|
首善之地 |
首善之地 |
[[shou3shan4 zhi1 di4]] |
/see 首善之區|首善之区[shou3shan4 zhi1 qu1]/ |
521
|
2 |
|
|
|
首善之區 |
首善之区 |
[[shou3shan4 zhi1 qu1]] |
/(idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)/ |
521
|
2 |
|
|
|
授之以魚不如授之以漁 |
授之以鱼不如授之以渔 |
[shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2] |
/give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)/ |
4434
|
1 |
|
|
|
書聖 |
书圣 |
[Shu1 sheng4] |
/great calligraphy master/the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)/ |
5930
|
1 |
|
|
|
束之高閣 |
束之高阁 |
[shu4 zhi1 gao1 ge2] |
/tied up in a bundle on a high shelf/to put sth on the back burner/no longer a high priority/ |
6796
|
1 |
|
|
|
衰之以屬 |
衰之以属 |
[shuai1 zhi1 yi3 shu3] |
/to treat a debility according to its nature/ |
6477
|
1 |
|
|
|
瞬息之間 |
瞬息之间 |
[[shun4xi1 zhi1 jian1]] |
/(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash/ |
656
|
2 |
|
|
|
絲綢古路 |
丝绸古路 |
[Si1 chou2 Gu3 lu4] |
/the ancient Silk Road/see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]/ |
4383
|
1 |
|
|
|
絲綢之路 |
丝绸之路 |
[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] |
/the Silk Road/ |
4383
|
1 |
|
|
|
絲路 |
丝路 |
[Si1 Lu4] |
/the Silk Road/abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]/ |
4383
|
1 |
|
|
|
司馬昭之心路人皆知 |
司马昭之心路人皆知 |
[Si1 ma3 Zhao1 zhi1 xin1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1] |
/lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)/fig. an open secret/ |
4257
|
1 |
|
|
|
死無葬身之地 |
死无葬身之地 |
[si3 wu2 zang4 shen1 zhi1 di4] |
/to die without a burial site/to die a pauper/a tragic end/ |
6596
|
1 |
|
|
|
四分之一 |
四分之一 |
[si4 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one-quarter/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
四海之內皆兄弟 |
四海之内皆兄弟 |
[si4 hai3 zhi1 nei4 jie1 xiong1 di4] |
/all men are brothers/ |
4619
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘇聯之友社 |
苏联之友社 |
[Su1 lian2 zhi1 you3 she4] |
/Soviet Union friendly society/ |
6884
|
1 |
|
|
|
隨之 |
随之 |
[sui2 zhi1] |
/thereupon/subsequently/accordingly/ |
5214
|
1 |
|
|
|
隨之而後 |
随之而后 |
[sui2 zhi1 er2 hou4] |
/from that/following from that/after that/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
所到之處 |
所到之处 |
[suo3 dao4 zhi1 chu4] |
/wherever one goes/ |
5354
|
1 |
|
|
|
他山之石可以攻玉 |
他山之石可以攻玉 |
[ta1 shan1 zhi1 shi2 ke3 yi3 gong1 yu4] |
/lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside/to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
臺蛙 |
台蛙 |
[[Tai2wa1]] |
/(derog.) Taiwanese; a person from Taiwan (implying naivete or ignorance regarding geopolitical and economic realities) (cf. 井底之蛙[jing3di3 zhi1 wa1] sb with a narrow view of the world)/ |
416
|
2 |
|
|
|
泰然處之 |
泰然处之 |
[tai4 ran2 chu3 zhi1] |
/to handle the situation calmly (idiom)/unruffled/to treat the situation lightly/ |
4051
|
1 |
|
|
|
貪天之功 |
贪天之功 |
[tan1 tian1 zhi1 gong1] |
/to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)/ |
4761
|
1 |
|
|
|
彈指之間 |
弹指之间 |
[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1] |
/(idiom) in a flash; instantly/ |
1287
|
1 |
|
|
|
堂而皇之 |
堂而皇之 |
[tang2 er2 huang2 zhi1] |
/overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope/ |
6829
|
1 |
|
|
|
饕餮之徒 |
饕餮之徒 |
[tao1 tie4 zhi1 tu2] |
/glutton/gourmand/by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc/ |
6627
|
1 |
|
|
|
逃之夭夭 |
逃之夭夭 |
[tao2 zhi1 yao1 yao1] |
/to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)/to show a clean pair of heels/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
天倫之樂 |
天伦之乐 |
[tian1 lun2 zhi1 le4] |
/family love and joy/domestic bliss/ |
5726
|
1 |
|
|
|
天無絕人之路 |
天无绝人之路 |
[tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4] |
/Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through./Never give up hope./Never say die./ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
天作之合 |
天作之合 |
[tian1 zuo4 zhi1 he2] |
/a match made in heaven (idiom)/ |
4328
|
1 |
|
|
|
天府之國 |
天府之国 |
[[tian1fu3 zhi1 guo2]] |
/(idiom) land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)/ |
398
|
2 |
|
|
|
天籟之音 |
天籁之音 |
[[tian1lai4 zhi1 yin1]] |
/extraordinarily beautiful music/ |
192
|
2 |
|
|
|
天壤之別 |
天壤之别 |
[[tian1rang3 zhi1 bie2]] |
/(lit.) the difference between heaven and earth (idiom)/(fig.) night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)/ |
48
|
2 |
|
|
|
天淵之別 |
天渊之别 |
[[tian1yuan1 zhi1 bie2]] |
/see 天壤之別|天壤之别[tian1rang3 zhi1 bie2]/ |
543
|
2 |
|
|
|
聽之任之 |
听之任之 |
[[ting1zhi1-ren4zhi1]] |
/(idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)/ |
415
|
2 |
|
|
|
推而廣之 |
推而广之 |
[tui1 er2 guang3 zhi1] |
/to apply sth more broadly/by logical extension/and, by extension,/ |
2015
|
1 |
|
|
|
脫韁之馬 |
脱缰之马 |
[tuo1 jiang1 zhi1 ma3] |
/lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse/out of control/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
完璧之身 |
完璧之身 |
[wan2 bi4 zhi1 shen1] |
/undefiled (girl)/virgin/(of computer system) clean/uncorrupted/ |
4030
|
1 |
|
|
|
玩偶之家 |
玩偶之家 |
[Wan2 ou3 zhi1 jia1] |
/Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生/ |
6686
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬惡之源 |
万恶之源 |
[wan4 e4 zhi1 yuan2] |
/the root of all evil/ |
6527
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬人之敵 |
万人之敌 |
[wan4 ren2 zhi1 di2] |
/a match for ten thousand enemies/ |
5763
|
1 |
|
|
|
王夫之 |
王夫之 |
[Wang2 Fu1 zhi1] |
/Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition/ |
4604
|
1 |
|
|
|
亡命之徒 |
亡命之徒 |
[wang2 ming4 zhi1 tu2] |
/runaway (idiom); desperate criminal/fugitive/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
王羲之 |
王羲之 |
[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] |
/Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣/ |
6589
|
1 |
|
|
|
忘年之交 |
忘年之交 |
[[wang4nian2 zhi1 jiao1]] |
/(idiom) friends with a significant age gap/ |
192
|
2 |
|
|
|
違心之言 |
违心之言 |
[wei2 xin1 zhi1 yan2] |
/false assertion/speech against one's own convictions/ |
6613
|
1 |
|
|
|
未解之謎 |
未解之谜 |
[wei4 jie3 zhi1 mi2] |
/unsolved mystery/ |
6541
|
1 |
|
|
|
未竟之志 |
未竟之志 |
[wei4 jing4 zhi1 zhi4] |
/unfulfilled ambition/ |
5878
|
1 |
|
|
|
味之素 |
味之素 |
[Wei4 zhi1 su4] |
/Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation/ |
4708
|
1 |
|
|
|
為之一振 |
为之一振 |
[[wei4zhi1-yi1zhen4]] |
/to be energized by it; to receive a boost from it/ |
269
|
2 |
|
|
|
問罪之師 |
问罪之师 |
[wen4 zui4 zhi1 shi1] |
/punitive force/a person setting out to deliver severe reproach/ |
6455
|
1 |
|
|
|
甕中之鱉 |
瓮中之鳖 |
[weng4 zhong1 zhi1 bie1] |
/lit. like a turtle in a jar/to be trapped (idiom)/ |
6036
|
1 |
|
|
|
巫蠱之禍 |
巫蛊之祸 |
[wu1 gu3 zhi1 huo4] |
/91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft/ |
6694
|
1 |
|
|
|
烏合之眾 |
乌合之众 |
[[wu1he2 zhi1 zhong4]] |
/(idiom) rabble; disorderly band/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
吳趼人 |
吴趼人 |
[Wu2 Jian3 ren2] |
/Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状/ |
6777
|
1 |
|
|
|
無用之樹 |
无用之树 |
[wu2 yong4 zhi1 shu4] |
/useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游)/ |
5023
|
1 |
|
|
|
無稽之談 |
无稽之谈 |
[[wu2ji1 zhi1 tan2]] |
/(idiom) complete nonsense/ |
594
|
2 |
|
|
|
無價之寶 |
无价之宝 |
[[wu2jia4 zhi1 bao3]] |
/(idiom) priceless treasure/ |
631
|
2 |
|
|
|
無名之輩 |
无名之辈 |
[[wu2ming2zhi1bei4]] |
/unknown person; nobody/ |
704
|
2 |
|
|
|
五分之一 |
五分之一 |
[wu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one fifth/ |
6734
|
1 |
|
|
|
勿謂言之不預 |
勿谓言之不预 |
[wu4 wei4 yan2 zhi1 bu4 yu4] |
/(idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)/ |
2623
|
1 |
|
|
|
寤寐求之 |
寤寐求之 |
[[wu4mei4-qiu2zhi1]] |
/(idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night; to seek it unceasingly/ |
64
|
2 |
|
|
|
先見之明 |
先见之明 |
[xian1 jian4 zhi1 ming2] |
/foresight/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 |
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 |
[[xian1 tian1xia4 zhi1 you1 er2 you1, hou4 tian1xia4 zhi1 le4 er2 le4]] |
/to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记[Yue4yang2 Lou2 Ji4] by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4yan1])/ |
735
|
2 |
|
|
|
先王之道 |
先王之道 |
[xian1 wang2 zhi1 dao4] |
/the way of former kings/ |
6582
|
1 |
|
|
|
先王之樂 |
先王之乐 |
[xian1 wang2 zhi1 yue4] |
/the music of former kings/ |
6582
|
1 |
|
|
|
先王之政 |
先王之政 |
[xian1 wang2 zhi1 zheng4] |
/the rule of former kings/ |
6582
|
1 |
|
|
|
弦外之響 |
弦外之响 |
[xian2 wai4 zhi1 xiang3] |
/see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]/ |
4961
|
1 |
|
|
|
弦外之意 |
弦外之意 |
[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yi4] |
/see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]/ |
4961
|
1 |
|
|
|
弦外之音 |
弦外之音 |
[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1] |
/overtone (music)/(fig.) connotation/implied meaning/ |
4961
|
1 |
|
|
|
弦而鼓之 |
弦而鼓之 |
[[xian2er2gu3zhi1]] |
/to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2wen1])/(fig.) to play music/ |
797
|
2 |
|
|
|
相比之下 |
相比之下 |
[xiang1 bi3 zhi1 xia4] |
/by comparison/ |
4133
|
1 |
|
|
|
霄壤之別 |
霄壤之别 |
[[xiao1rang3 zhi1 bie2]] |
/see 天壤之別|天壤之别[tian1rang3 zhi1 bie2]/ |
631
|
2 |
|
|
|
效犬馬之勞 |
效犬马之劳 |
[xiao4 quan3 ma3 zhi1 lao2] |
/to render one's humble services/to be at sb's beck and call/ |
1937
|
1 |
|
|
|
心腹之患 |
心腹之患 |
[xin1 fu4 zhi1 huan4] |
/lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
星星之火 |
星星之火 |
[xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3] |
/a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
星星之火，可以燎原 |
星星之火，可以燎原 |
[xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 , ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2] |
/a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
刑名之學 |
刑名之学 |
[xing2 ming2 zhi1 xue2] |
/xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4]/ |
2178
|
1 |
|
|
|
行之有效 |
行之有效 |
[xing2 zhi1 you3 xiao4] |
/to be effective (idiom)/ |
6090
|
1 |
|
|
|
需要是發明之母 |
需要是发明之母 |
[xu1 yao4 shi4 fa1 ming2 zhi1 mu3] |
/Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb)./ |
6519
|
1 |
|
|
|
玄武門之變 |
玄武门之变 |
[Xuan2 wu3 men2 zhi1 bian4] |
/Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗/ |
6711
|
1 |
|
|
|
玄之又玄 |
玄之又玄 |
[xuan2 zhi1 you4 xuan2] |
/mystery within a mystery/the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]/ |
2504
|
1 |
|
|
|
血氣之勇 |
血气之勇 |
[xue4 qi4 zhi1 yong3] |
/(idiom) the courage born of stirred emotions/ |
989
|
1 |
|
|
|
血光之災 |
血光之灾 |
[[xue4guang1 zhi1 zai1]] |
/(idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
言下之意 |
言下之意 |
[yan2 xia4 zhi1 yi4] |
/implication/ |
6274
|
1 |
|
|
|
言之無物 |
言之无物 |
[yan2 zhi1 wu2 wu4] |
/(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)/to carry no weight/ |
4591
|
1 |
|
|
|
言之有物 |
言之有物 |
[yan2 zhi1 you3 wu4] |
/(of one's words) to have substance/ |
4476
|
1 |
|
|
|
言外之意 |
言外之意 |
[[yan2wai4 zhi1 yi4]] |
/(idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said/ |
628
|
2 |
|
|
|
言之鑿鑿 |
言之凿凿 |
[[yan2zhi1zao2zao2]] |
/(idiom) to speak with conviction/ |
775
|
2 |
|
|
|
燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 |
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 |
[yan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4] |
/lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)/fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?/ |
6086
|
1 |
|
|
|
燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 |
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 |
[yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4] |
/lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?/ |
5776
|
1 |
|
|
|
養生之道 |
养生之道 |
[yang3 sheng1 zhi1 dao4] |
/the way of maintaining good health/ |
4634
|
1 |
|
|
|
瑤之圃 |
瑶之圃 |
[Yao2 zhi1 pu3] |
/jade garden of celestial ruler/paradise/ |
6282
|
1 |
|
|
|
要之 |
要之 |
[yao4 zhi1] |
/in brief/in a word/ |
6729
|
1 |
|
|
|
一技之長 |
一技之长 |
[yi1 ji4 zhi1 chang2] |
/proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)/ |
5212
|
1 |
|
|
|
一箭之仇 |
一箭之仇 |
[yi1 jian4 zhi1 chou2] |
/a wrong suffered (idiom)/old grievance/previous defeat/ |
5333
|
1 |
|
|
|
一掬同情之淚 |
一掬同情之泪 |
[yi1 ju1 tong2 qing2 zhi1 lei4] |
/to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)/ |
3101
|
1 |
|
|
|
一面之詞 |
一面之词 |
[yi1 mian4 zhi1 ci2] |
/one side of the story/one-sided statement/ |
4843
|
1 |
|
|
|
一面之交 |
一面之交 |
[yi1 mian4 zhi1 jiao1] |
/to have met once/casual acquaintance/ |
5496
|
1 |
|
|
|
一年之計在於春 |
一年之计在于春 |
[yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1] |
/the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)/early planning is the key to success/ |
5501
|
1 |
|
|
|
一念之差 |
一念之差 |
[yi1 nian4 zhi1 cha1] |
/momentary slip/false step/ill-considered action/ |
6402
|
1 |
|
|
|
一氣之下 |
一气之下 |
[yi1 qi4 zhi1 xia4] |
/in a fit of pique/in a fury/ |
5083
|
1 |
|
|
|
一丘之貉 |
一丘之貉 |
[yi1 qiu1 zhi1 he2] |
/jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other./ |
5897
|
1 |
|
|
|
一日之計在於晨 |
一日之计在于晨 |
[yi1 ri4 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chen2] |
/make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)/early morning is the golden time of the day/ |
4228
|
1 |
|
|
|
一日之雅 |
一日之雅 |
[yi1 ri4 zhi1 ya3] |
/lit. friends for a day (idiom)/fig. casual acquaintance/ |
5134
|
1 |
|
|
|
一席之地 |
一席之地 |
[yi1 xi2 zhi1 di4] |
/(acknowledged) place/a role to play/niche/ |
5386
|
1 |
|
|
|
一線之隔 |
一线之隔 |
[yi1 xian4 zhi1 ge2] |
/a fine line/a fine distinction/ |
4577
|
1 |
|
|
|
一線之間 |
一线之间 |
[yi1 xian4 zhi1 jian1] |
/a hair's breadth apart/a fine line/a fine distinction/ |
5669
|
1 |
|
|
|
一笑了之 |
一笑了之 |
[yi1 xiao4 liao3 zhi1] |
/to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)/ |
6277
|
1 |
|
|
|
一笑置之 |
一笑置之 |
[yi1 xiao4 zhi4 zhi1] |
/to dismiss with a laugh/to make light of/ |
5381
|
1 |
|
|
|
一言以蔽之 |
一言以蔽之 |
[yi1 yan2 yi3 bi4 zhi1] |
/one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short/in a nutshell/ |
6310
|
1 |
|
|
|
一夜之間 |
一夜之间 |
[yi1 ye4 zhi1 jian1] |
/(lit. and fig.) overnight/ |
2380
|
1 |
|
|
|
醫之好治不病以為功 |
医之好治不病以为功 |
[yi1 zhi1 hao4 zhi4 bu4 bing4 yi3 wei2 gong1] |
/doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)/ |
2214
|
1 |
|
|
|
一之為甚 |
一之为甚 |
[yi1 zhi1 wei2 shen4] |
/once is more than enough (idiom)/ |
2825
|
1 |
|
|
|
一之謂甚 |
一之谓甚 |
[yi1 zhi1 wei4 shen4] |
/see 一之為甚|一之为甚[yi1 zhi1 wei2 shen4]/ |
5771
|
1 |
|
|
|
一字之師 |
一字之师 |
[yi1 zi4 zhi1 shi1] |
/one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master/ |
5801
|
1 |
|
|
|
一走了之 |
一走了之 |
[yi1 zou3 liao3 zhi1] |
/to avoid a problem by walking away from it/to quit/ |
6293
|
1 |
|
|
|
一家之主 |
一家之主 |
[[yi1jia1 zhi1 zhu3]] |
/master of the house; head of the family/ |
640
|
2 |
|
|
|
一孔之見 |
一孔之见 |
[[yi1kong3 zhi1 jian4]] |
/(idiom) partial view; limited outlook/ |
61
|
2 |
|
|
|
一以貫之 |
一以贯之 |
[[yi1yi3guan4zhi1]] |
/(idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end/ |
746
|
2 |
|
|
|
以其人之道，還治其人之身 |
以其人之道，还治其人之身 |
[yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1] |
/to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine/ |
1317
|
1 |
|
|
|
以小人之心，度君子之腹 |
以小人之心，度君子之腹 |
[yi3 xiao3 ren2 zhi1 xin1 , duo2 jun1 zi3 zhi1 fu4] |
/to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)/ |
5407
|
1 |
|
|
|
以子之矛，攻子之盾 |
以子之矛，攻子之盾 |
[yi3 zi3 zhi1 mao2 , gong1 zi3 zhi1 dun4] |
/lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner/fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices/hoist with his own petard/ |
6327
|
1 |
|
|
|
易卜生 |
易卜生 |
[Yi4 bu3 sheng1] |
/Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian dramatist, author of Doll's House 玩偶之家/ |
5894
|
1 |
|
|
|
意料之中 |
意料之中 |
[yi4 liao4 zhi1 zhong1] |
/to come as no surprise/as expected/ |
5043
|
1 |
|
|
|
溢美之詞 |
溢美之词 |
[yi4 mei3 zhi1 ci2] |
/flattering words/inflated praise/ |
3840
|
1 |
|
|
|
易言之 |
易言之 |
[yi4 yan2 zhi1] |
/in other words/ |
6316
|
1 |
|
|
|
意料之外 |
意料之外 |
[[yi4liao4 zhi1 wai4]] |
/(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected/ |
631
|
2 |
|
|
|
因父之名 |
因父之名 |
[yin1 Fu4 zhi1 Ming2] |
/in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)/ |
6818
|
1 |
|
|
|
音樂之聲 |
音乐之声 |
[Yin1 yue4 zhi1 sheng1] |
/The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965)/ |
6551
|
1 |
|
|
|
因之 |
因之 |
[yin1 zhi1] |
/for this reason/ |
3212
|
1 |
|
|
|
引玉之磚 |
引玉之砖 |
[yin3 yu4 zhi1 zhuan1] |
/lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)/fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas/ |
2769
|
1 |
|
|
|
應仁之亂 |
应仁之乱 |
[Ying1 ren2 zhi1 luan4] |
/Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate/ |
6551
|
1 |
|
|
|
英雄無用武之地 |
英雄无用武之地 |
[ying1 xiong2 wu2 yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4] |
/a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's talents/ |
6136
|
1 |
|
|
|
應許之地 |
应许之地 |
[Ying1 xu3 zhi1 Di4] |
/Promised Land/ |
3023
|
1 |
|
|
|
涌泉相報 |
涌泉相报 |
[[yong3quan2 xiang1bao4]] |
/to repay a kindness many times over (from the saying 滴水之恩，當湧泉相報|滴水之恩，当涌泉相报[di1shui3 zhi1 en1, dang1 yong3quan2 xiang1bao4])/ |
61
|
2 |
|
|
|
用武之地 |
用武之地 |
[yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4] |
/ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)/ |
6175
|
1 |
|
|
|
猶之乎 |
犹之乎 |
[you2 zhi1 hu1] |
/just like (sth)/ |
4998
|
1 |
|
|
|
有夫之婦 |
有夫之妇 |
[you3 fu1 zhi1 fu4] |
/married woman/ |
5313
|
1 |
|
|
|
有婦之夫 |
有妇之夫 |
[you3 fu4 zhi1 fu1] |
/married man/ |
2760
|
1 |
|
|
|
有過之而無不及 |
有过之而无不及 |
[you3 guo4 zhi1 er2 wu2 bu4 ji2] |
/not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be even worse/ |
4705
|
1 |
|
|
|
有識之士 |
有识之士 |
[you3 shi2 zhi1 shi4] |
/a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)/ |
4190
|
1 |
|
|
|
有則改之，無則加勉 |
有则改之，无则加勉 |
[you3 ze2 gai3 zhi1 , wu2 ze2 jia1 mian3] |
/correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)/ |
4401
|
1 |
|
|
|
有生之年 |
有生之年 |
[[you3sheng1 zhi1 nian2]] |
/(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
有志之士 |
有志之士 |
[[you3zhi4 zhi1 shi4]] |
/(idiom) person committed to a noble cause or ideal/ |
76
|
2 |
|
|
|
幼吾幼，以及人之幼 |
幼吾幼，以及人之幼 |
[you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4] |
/to care for other's children as one's own/ |
6646
|
1 |
|
|
|
魚米之鄉 |
鱼米之乡 |
[yu2 mi3 zhi1 xiang1] |
/(lit.) land of fish and rice/(fig.) fertile region/land of milk and honey/ |
4496
|
1 |
|
|
|
魚水之歡 |
鱼水之欢 |
[yu2 shui3 zhi1 huan1] |
/the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom)/sexual intercourse/ |
4170
|
1 |
|
|
|
于歸之喜 |
于归之喜 |
[[yu2gui1zhi1xi3]] |
/the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)/ |
879
|
2 |
|
|
|
漁人之利 |
渔人之利 |
[[yu2ren2 zhi1 li4]] |
/(idiom) the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
寓管理於服務之中 |
寓管理于服务之中 |
[[yu4 guan3li3 yu2 fu2wu4 zhi1 zhong1]] |
/to make administration service-oriented/ |
603
|
2 |
|
|
|
欲加之罪，何患無辭 |
欲加之罪，何患无辞 |
[yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2] |
/If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb/Give a dog a bad name, then hang him./ |
5749
|
1 |
|
|
|
援助之手 |
援助之手 |
[yuan2 zhu4 zhi1 shou3] |
/a helping hand/ |
6644
|
1 |
|
|
|
雲泥之別 |
云泥之别 |
[[yun2ni2 zhi1 bie2]] |
/(idiom) a world of difference/ |
612
|
2 |
|
|
|
雲泥之差 |
云泥之差 |
[[yun2ni2 zhi1 cha4]] |
/see 雲泥之別|云泥之别[yun2ni2 zhi1 bie2]/ |
578
|
2 |
|
|
|
運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外 |
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 |
[yun4 chou2 wei2 wo4 zhi1 zhong1 , jue2 sheng4 qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4] |
/a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)/ |
4969
|
1 |
|
|
|
在此之後 |
在此之后 |
[zai4 ci3 zhi1 hou4] |
/after this/afterwards/next/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
在此之際 |
在此之际 |
[zai4 ci3 zhi1 ji4] |
/meanwhile/at the same time/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
在此之前 |
在此之前 |
[zai4 ci3 zhi1 qian2] |
/before that/beforehand/previously/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
在千鈞一髮之際 |
在千钧一发之际 |
[[zai4 qian1jun1-yi1fa4 zhi1 ji4]] |
/at the critical moment; in the nick of time/ |
672
|
2 |
|
|
|
在天之靈 |
在天之灵 |
[zai4 tian1 zhi1 ling2] |
/soul and spirit of the deceased/ |
4561
|
1 |
|
|
|
在這之前 |
在这之前 |
[zai4 zhe4 zhi1 qian2] |
/before then/up until that point/ |
6557
|
1 |
|
|
|
炸彈之父 |
炸弹之父 |
[zha4 dan4 zhi1 fu4] |
/Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian bomb/ |
3397
|
1 |
|
|
|
炸彈之母 |
炸弹之母 |
[zha4 dan4 zhi1 mu3] |
/Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), or Mother of All Bombs, a powerful American bomb/ |
3397
|
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張易之 |
张易之 |
[Zhang1 yi4 zhi1] |
/Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]/ |
6309
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1 |
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張之洞 |
张之洞 |
[Zhang1 Zhi1 dong4] |
/Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing/ |
6791
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趙括 |
赵括 |
[Zhao4 Kuo4] |
/Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC/also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子[Ma3 Fu2 zi3]/ |
1950
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之 |
之 |
[zhi1] |
/(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her/it/ |
4960
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之際 |
之际 |
[zhi1 ji4] |
/during/at the time of/ |
6441
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1 |
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芝蘭之室 |
芝兰之室 |
[zhi1 lan2 zhi1 shi4] |
/lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company/ |
6331
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之類 |
之类 |
[zhi1 lei4] |
/and so on/and such/ |
7100
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知其不可而為之 |
知其不可而为之 |
[zhi1 qi2 bu4 ke3 er2 wei2 zhi1] |
/to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)/ |
3814
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之前 |
之前 |
[zhi1 qian2] |
/before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand/ |
5697
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之上 |
之上 |
[zhi1 shang4] |
/above/ |
7100
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1 |
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之外 |
之外 |
[zhi1 wai4] |
/outside/excluding/ |
7100
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1 |
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之下 |
之下 |
[zhi1 xia4] |
/under/beneath/less than/ |
7100
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1 |
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之一 |
之一 |
[zhi1 yi1] |
/one of (sth)/one out of a multitude/one (third, quarter, percent etc)/ |
6919
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知遇之恩 |
知遇之恩 |
[zhi1 yu4 zhi1 en1] |
/lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)/patronage/protection/ |
5727
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知之甚微 |
知之甚微 |
[zhi1 zhi1 shen4 wei1] |
/to know very little about/ |
4663
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之至 |
之至 |
[zhi1 zhi4] |
/extremely/ |
7100
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1 |
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之中 |
之中 |
[zhi1 zhong1] |
/inside/among/in the midst of (doing sth)/during/ |
4800
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1 |
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之字路 |
之字路 |
[zhi1 zi4 lu4] |
/zigzag road/switchback/ |
3870
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1 |
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之字形 |
之字形 |
[zhi1 zi4 xing2] |
/Z-shaped; zigzag/ |
1247
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之乎者也 |
之乎者也 |
[[zhi1-hu1-zhe3-ye3]] |
/(lit.) 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)/(fig.) archaic expressions/ |
48
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2 |
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之後 |
之后 |
[[zhi1hou4]] |
/after; behind/(at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then/ |
694
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2 |
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之間 |
之间 |
[[zhi1jian1]] |
/(after a noun) between; among; amid/(used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1])/ |
519
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2 |
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之內 |
之内 |
[[zhi1nei4]] |
/inside; within/ |
869
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2 |
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之所以 |
之所以 |
[[zhi1suo3yi3]] |
/(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P/Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1suo3yi3 tao3yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"/ |
787
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2 |
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指南車 |
指南车 |
[zhi3 nan2 che1] |
/a mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之/ |
5765
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紙上談兵 |
纸上谈兵 |
[zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1] |
/lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)/fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice/armchair strategist/idle theorizing/cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC/ |
1950
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置之不理 |
置之不理 |
[zhi4 zhi1 bu4 li3] |
/to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside/ |
5316
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置之不問 |
置之不问 |
[zhi4 zhi1 bu4 wen4] |
/to pass by without showing interest (idiom)/ |
6107
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1 |
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置之度外 |
置之度外 |
[zhi4 zhi1 du4 wai4] |
/to give no thought to/to have no regard for/to disregard/ |
6687
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1 |
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置之腦後 |
置之脑后 |
[zhi4 zhi1 nao3 hou4] |
/to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice/ |
6687
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1 |
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置之死地而後生 |
置之死地而后生 |
[[zhi4 zhi1 si3di4 er2hou4 sheng1]] |
/(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation/ |
847
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2 |
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終天之恨 |
终天之恨 |
[zhong1 tian1 zhi1 hen4] |
/eternal regret/ |
6059
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1 |
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中庸之道 |
中庸之道 |
[zhong1 yong1 zhi1 dao4] |
/doctrine of the mean/moderation in all things/ |
2399
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1 |
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眾矢之的 |
众矢之的 |
[zhong4 shi3 zhi1 di4] |
/lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism/attacked on all sides/ |
6331
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1 |
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仲夏夜之夢 |
仲夏夜之梦 |
[Zhong4 xia4 ye4 zhi1 meng4] |
/Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]/ |
6402
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重中之重 |
重中之重 |
[zhong4 zhong1 zhi1 zhong4] |
/of the utmost importance/of highest priority/ |
4549
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周瑜打黃蓋 |
周瑜打黄盖 |
[Zhou1 Yu2 da3 Huang2 Gai4] |
/fig. with the connivance of both sides/fig. by mutual consent/cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 Zhan4]/ |
1951
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1 |
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誅心之論 |
诛心之论 |
[zhu1 xin1 zhi1 lun4] |
/a devastating criticism/to expose hidden motives/ |
6892
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竹馬之交 |
竹马之交 |
[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1] |
/childhood friend (idiom)/ |
5136
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1 |
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竹馬之友 |
竹马之友 |
[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 you3] |
/see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]/ |
5135
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1 |
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助人為快樂之本 |
助人为快乐之本 |
[zhu4 ren2 wei2 kuai4 le4 zhi1 ben3] |
/pleasure from helping others/ |
6658
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1 |
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助一臂之力 |
助一臂之力 |
[zhu4 yi1 bi4 zhi1 li4] |
/to lend a helping hand (idiom)/ |
3078
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1 |
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轉眼之間 |
转眼之间 |
[[zhuan3yan3 zhi1 jian1]] |
/(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash/ |
594
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2 |
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自然之友 |
自然之友 |
[Zi4 ran2 zhi1 You3] |
/Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)/ |
6030
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1 |
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自知之明 |
自知之明 |
[[zi4zhi1 zhi1 ming2]] |
/(idiom) self-knowledge/ |
636
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2 |
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總而言之 |
总而言之 |
[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1] |
/in short/in a word/in brief/ |
7100
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1 |
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總之 |
总之 |
[zong3 zhi1] |
/in a word/in short/in brief/ |
7100
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1 |
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總角之好 |
总角之好 |
[[zong3jiao3 zhi1 hao3]] |
/(idiom) childhood friend/ |
623
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2 |
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總角之交 |
总角之交 |
[[zong3jiao3 zhi1 jiao1]] |
/(idiom) childhood friend/ |
623
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2 |
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祖沖之 |
祖冲之 |
[Zu3 chong1 zhi1] |
/Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician/ |
6589
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1 |
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最 |
最 |
[[zui4]] |
/(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est/(after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")/ |
424
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2 |
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醉翁之意不在酒 |
醉翁之意不在酒 |
[zui4 weng1 zhi1 yi4 bu4 zai4 jiu3] |
/wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol/having an ulterior motive/to have other things in mind/with an ax to grind/accomplishing something besides what one set out to do/ |
6304
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