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北山羊
běi shān yáng
Pinyin
Definition
北山羊
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běi shān yáng
ibex
Character Decomposition
北
北
山
山
羊
羊
Related Words
(20)
北
běi
1
north
2
(classical) to be defeated
北京
Běi jīng
1
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2
Peking
3
PRC government
台北
Tái běi
1
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
唐山
Táng shān
1
Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
山
Shān
1
surname Shan
东北
Dōng běi
1
Northeast China
2
Manchuria
江山
Jiāng shān
1
Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
1
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
羊
Yáng
1
surname Yang
羊毛
yáng máo
1
fleece
2
wool
3
woolen
赵本山
Zhào Běn shān
1
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
上山
shàng shān
1
to go uphill
2
to spin cocoon (silkworms)
3
to pass away
下山
xià shān
1
(of the sun) to set
中山
Zhōng shān
1
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
2
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
3
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
九华山
Jiǔ huá shān
1
Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏
乳山
Rǔ shān
1
Rushan county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
五指山
Wǔ zhǐ shān
1
Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan
2
Wuzhishan City, Hainan
井冈山
Jǐng gāng Shān
1
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
1
multitude
2
vast crowd
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
1
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
1
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
1
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
2
fig. to act belatedly
3
better late than never
4
to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
1
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
1
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
1
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
1
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2
fig. to fail an exam
3
to fall behind (in a competition)
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
1
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
1
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
1
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
2
fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
1
sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
2
watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
1
to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
Sample Sentences