堂姊妹
táng zǐ mèi
Pinyin

Definition

堂姊妹
 - 
táng zǐ mèi
  1. father's brother's daughters
  2. paternal female cousin

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
mèi mei
  1. 1 younger sister
  2. 2 young woman
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
jiě mèi
  1. 1 sisters
  2. 2 siblings
  3. 3 sister (school, city etc)
xiōng mèi
  1. 1 brother(s) and sister(s)
táng
  1. 1 (main) hall
  2. 2 large room for a specific purpose
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
  4. 4 relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  5. 5 of the same clan
  6. 6 classifier for classes, lectures etc
  7. 7 classifier for sets of furniture
táng gē
  1. 1 older male patrilineal cousin
táng mèi
  1. 1 younger female patrilineal cousin
táng jiě
  1. 1 older female patrilineal cousin
táng dì
  1. 1 younger male patrilineal cousin
dà táng
  1. 1 lobby
mèi
  1. 1 younger sister
mèi fu
  1. 1 younger sister's husband
mèi zi
  1. 1 (dialect) younger sister
  2. 2 girl
mèi zhǐ
  1. 1 (Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mèi zi])
zǐ mèi
  1. 1 (older and younger) sisters
  2. 2 sister (school, city etc)
xué táng
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 school (old)
xué mèi
  1. 1 junior or younger female schoolmate
xiǎo mèi
  1. 1 little sister
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
shī mèi
  1. 1 junior female student or apprentice
  2. 2 daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher
tīng táng
  1. 1 hall

Idioms (15)

上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
  1. 1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
济济一堂
jǐ jǐ yī táng
  1. 1 to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 to go to the next level
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
金玉满堂
jīn yù mǎn táng
  1. 1 lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. abundant wealth
  3. 3 abundance of knowledge

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