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卿卿我我
qīng qīng wǒ wǒ
Pinyin
Definition
卿卿我我
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qīng qīng wǒ wǒ
to bill and coo (idiom)
to whisper sweet nothings to one another
to be very much in love
Character Decomposition
卿
卯
丨
彐
乚
丶
我
手
戈
Related Words
(20)
我
wǒ
1
I
2
me
3
my
我们
wǒ men
1
we
2
us
3
ourselves
4
our
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
1
lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
2
two parties cannot coexist
公卿
gōng qīng
1
high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor
卿
qīng
1
high ranking official (old)
2
term of endearment between spouses (old)
3
(from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old)
4
honorific (old)
国务卿
guó wù qīng
1
Secretary of State
大我
dà wǒ
1
the collective
2
the whole
3
(Buddhism) the greater self
忘我
wàng wǒ
1
selflessness
2
altruism
我人
wǒ rén
1
we
我国
wǒ guó
1
our country
2
China
我方
wǒ fāng
1
our side
2
we
我曹
wǒ cáo
1
(archaic) we
2
us
3
(Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck
4
WTF
我等
wǒ děng
1
we
2
us (archaic)
我肏
wǒ cào
1
(vulgar) fuck
2
WTF
我辈
wǒ bèi
1
(literary) we
2
us
故我
gù wǒ
1
one's old self
2
one's original self
3
what one has always been
敌我
dí wǒ
1
the enemy and us
无我
wú wǒ
1
anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self")
尔虞我诈
ěr yú wǒ zhà
1
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception
2
each tries to outwit the other
3
dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost
自我
zì wǒ
1
self-
2
ego (psychology)
Idioms
(16)
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
1
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
2
you have sth to learn from everyone
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
1
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
2
fig. to be at sb's mercy
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
1
lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
2
two parties cannot coexist
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
1
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
2
fierce rivalry
3
tug-of-war
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
1
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2
fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3
you do it your way, I'll do it mine
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
1
to be one's old self (idiom)
2
to be unchanged
3
(derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
1
leave it to me (idiom)
2
I'll take care of it
卿卿我我
qīng qīng wǒ wǒ
1
to bill and coo (idiom)
2
to whisper sweet nothings to one another
3
to be very much in love
如是我闻
rú shì wǒ wén
1
so I have heard (idiom)
2
the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
我行我素
wǒ xíng wǒ sù
1
to continue in one's own way (idiom)
我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián
1
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
2
(used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
敌众我寡
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ
1
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
2
heavily outnumbered
3
beaten by the weight of numbers
时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
1
time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
岁不我与
suì bù wǒ yǔ
1
Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
尔虞我诈
ěr yú wǒ zhà
1
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception
2
each tries to outwit the other
3
dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost
自我吹嘘
zì wǒ chuī xū
1
to blow one's own horn (idiom)
Sample Sentences
1.看到这对卿卿我我的小情侣,她不由得想起自己的前男友。
.kàndào zhè duì qīngqīngwǒwǒ de xiǎo qínglǚ ,tā bùyóude xiǎngqǐ zìjǐ de qiánnányǒu 。
Seeing this loving couple, she could not help but think of her ex-boyfriend.
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