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伍奢
Wǔ shē
Pinyin
Definition
伍奢
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Wǔ shē
Wu She (-522 BC), powerful minister of Chu and father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥
Character Decomposition
伍
亻
一
力
一
奢
大
耂
日
Related Words
(19)
奢侈
shē chǐ
1
luxurious
2
extravagant
奢望
shē wàng
1
an extravagant hope
2
to have excessive expectations
队伍
duì wǔ
1
ranks
2
troops
3
queue
4
line
5
procession
6
CL:個|个[gè],支[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
奢侈品
shē chǐ pǐn
1
luxury good
奢求
shē qiú
1
to make extravagant demands
2
an unreasonable request
奢华
shē huá
1
luxurious
2
sumptuous
3
lavish
落伍
luò wǔ
1
to fall behind the ranks
2
to be outdated
退伍
tuì wǔ
1
to be discharged from military service
伍
Wǔ
1
surname Wu
伍子胥
Wǔ Zǐ xū
1
Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician in Wu
2
famous as destitute refugee begging in Wu town, cf 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫
伍家岗
Wǔ jiā gǎng
1
Wujiagang district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yí chāng shì], Hubei
伍廷芳
Wǔ Tíng fāng
1
Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), diplomat and lawyer
入伍
rù wǔ
1
to enter the army
2
to enlist
奢
shē
1
extravagant
奢糜
shē mí
1
variant of 奢靡[shē mí]
奢靡
shē mí
1
extravagant
奢香
Shē Xiāng
1
She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times
为伍
wéi wǔ
1
to associate with
2
to keep company with
配伍
pèi wǔ
1
to blend two or more medicines
2
compatibility (of herbal remedies, medicines)
Idioms
(5)
奢入俭难
shē rù jiǎn nán
1
it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
1
easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
1
to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
穷奢极侈
qióng shē jí chǐ
1
extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
穷奢极欲
qióng shē jí yù
1
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
Sample Sentences