和稀泥
huò xī ní
Pinyin

Definition

和稀泥
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huò xī ní
  1. to try to smooth things over
  2. to paper over the issues
  3. to gloss things over

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

和
hé
  1. 1 old variant of 和[hé]
和尚
hé shang
  1. 1 Buddhist monk
和平
Hé píng
  1. 1 Heping district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
  2. 2 Hoping township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
和睦
hé mù
  1. 1 peaceful relations
  2. 2 harmonious
和谐
hé xié
  1. 1 harmonious
  2. 2 harmony
  3. 3 (euphemism) to censor
平和
Píng hé
  1. 1 Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāng zhōu], Fujian
暖和
nuǎn huo
  1. 1 warm
  2. 2 nice and warm
柔和
róu hé
  1. 1 gentle
  2. 2 soft
水泥
shuǐ ní
  1. 1 cement
  2. 2 CL:袋[dài]
温和
wēn hé
  1. 1 mild
  2. 2 gentle
  3. 3 moderate
祥和
xiáng hé
  1. 1 auspicious and peaceful
稀
xī
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 watery
  4. 4 sparse
稀有
xī yǒu
  1. 1 uncommon
稀罕
xī han
  1. 1 rare
  2. 2 uncommon
  3. 3 rarity
  4. 4 to value as a rarity
  5. 5 to cherish
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn]
稀里哗啦
xī li huā lā
  1. 1 (onom.) rustling sound
  2. 2 sound of rain or of sth falling down
  3. 3 in disorder
  4. 4 completely smashed
  5. 5 badly battered
  6. 6 broken to pieces
稀饭
xī fàn
  1. 1 porridge
  2. 2 gruel
一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
  1. 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 warm and affable
三和弦
sān hé xián
  1. 1 triad
  2. 2 musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
不和
bù hé
  1. 1 not to get along well
  2. 2 to be on bad terms
  3. 3 to be at odds
  4. 4 discord
中和
Zhōng hé
  1. 1 Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan

Idioms (20)

一唱一和
yī chàng yī hè
  1. 1 to echo one another (idiom)
一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
  1. 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 warm and affable
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
  1. 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. 3 to hold a position passively
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
和气生财
hé qì shēng cái
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
和气致祥
hé qì zhì xiáng
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
  1. 1 if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū
  1. 1 lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
  3. 3 to criticize obliquely
彼倡此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼唱此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
心平气和
xīn píng qì hé
  1. 1 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
  1. 1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
春风和气
chūn fēng hé qì
  1. 1 (idiom) amiable as a spring breeze

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