同类相食
tóng lèi xiāng shí
Pinyin

Definition

同类相食
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tóng lèi xiāng shí
  1. cannibalism

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
hù xiāng
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutually
  3. 3 mutual
tóng
  1. 1 (used in given names)
  2. 2 variant of 同[tóng]
gòng tóng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 joint
  3. 3 jointly
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 collaborative
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
tóng xué
  1. 1 to study at the same school
  2. 2 fellow student
  3. 3 classmate
  4. 4 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
tóng yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 equal
  3. 3 equivalent
Xiāng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
xiàng cè
  1. 1 photo album
xiāng ài
  1. 1 to love each other
xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])
  2. 2 at the opportune moment
  3. 3 as the circumstances allow
xiāng dāng
  1. 1 equivalent to
  2. 2 appropriate
  3. 3 considerably
  4. 4 to a certain extent
  5. 5 fairly
  6. 6 quite
xiāng qīn
  1. 1 blind date
  2. 2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
  3. 3 to be deeply attached to each other
xiāng yù
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to encounter
  3. 3 to come across
zhēn xiàng
  1. 1 the truth about sth
  2. 2 the actual facts
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
zhǎng xiàng
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 looks
  3. 3 profile
  4. 4 countenance
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks

Idioms (20)

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
  1. 1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
  1. 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
  1. 1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 out of the common run
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
  1. 1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)

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