压台戏
yā tái xì
Pinyin

Definition

压台戏
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yā tái xì
  1. last item on a show
  2. grand finale

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
  1. 1 trick
  2. 2 drama
  3. 3 play
  4. 4 show
  5. 5 CL:齣|出[chū],場|场[chǎng],臺|台[tái]
Tái
  1. 1 Taiwan (abbr.)
Tái wān
  1. 1 Taiwan
wǔ tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 arena
  3. 3 fig. in the limelight
yóu xì
  1. 1 game
  2. 2 CL:場|场[chǎng]
  3. 3 to play
xià tái
  1. 1 to go off the stage
  2. 2 to fall from position of prestige
  3. 3 to step down (from office etc)
  4. 4 to disentangle oneself
  5. 5 to get off the hook
chū tái
  1. 1 to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
  2. 2 to appear on stage
  3. 3 to appear publicly
  4. 4 (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
qián tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 proscenium
  3. 3 foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
  4. 4 front desk
  5. 5 reception desk
  6. 6 (computing) front-end
  7. 7 foreground
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push down
  3. 3 to keep under (control)
  4. 4 pressure
yā zhù
  1. 1 to press down
  2. 2 to crush down
  3. 3 to restrain (anger)
  4. 4 to keep down (voice)
yā dǎo
  1. 1 to overwhelm
  2. 2 to overpower
  3. 3 overwhelming
yā zhì
  1. 1 to suppress
  2. 2 to inhibit
  3. 3 to stifle
yā biǎn
  1. 1 to squash
  2. 2 to crush flat
yā yì
  1. 1 to constrain or repress emotions
  2. 2 oppressive
  3. 3 stifling
  4. 4 depressing
  5. 5 repression
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
yā suì qián
  1. 1 money given to children as new year present
yā suō
  1. 1 to compress
  2. 2 compression
yā pò
  1. 1 to oppress
  2. 2 to repress
  3. 3 to constrict
  4. 4 oppression
  5. 5 stress (physics)
xī xì
  1. 1 to frolic
  2. 2 to romp

Idioms (18)

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
  1. 1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
  1. 1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
  1. 1 although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
  2. 2 apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
  3. 3 for want of a nail the battle was lost
稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
台上一分钟,台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng
  1. 1 ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
艺多不压身
yì duō bù yā shēn
  1. 1 it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
  1. 1 to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
  2. 2 to view as trifling
走马章台
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
  1. 1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
  1. 1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  1. 1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
逢场作戏
féng chǎng zuò xì
  1. 1 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
  2. 2 to play along according to local conditions

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