尚书郎
shàng shū láng
Pinyin

Definition

尚书郎
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shàng shū láng
  1. ancient official title

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

和尚
hé shang
  1. 1 Buddhist monk
女郎
nu:3 láng
  1. 1 young woman
  2. 2 maiden
  3. 3 girl
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
尚
Shàng
  1. 1 surname Shang
时尚
shí shàng
  1. 1 fashion
  2. 2 fad
  3. 3 fashionable
二郎神
Èr láng shén
  1. 1 Erlangshen, Chinese deity
二郎腿
èr láng tuǐ
  1. 1 one leg over the other (legs crossed)
伴郎
bàn láng
  1. 1 best man
崇尚
chóng shàng
  1. 1 to hold up (as an model)
  2. 2 to hold in esteem
  3. 3 to revere
  4. 4 to advocate
新郎
xīn láng
  1. 1 bridegroom
  2. 2 groom
牛郎
Niú láng
  1. 1 Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
  2. 2 Altair (star)
风尚
fēng shàng
  1. 1 current custom
  2. 2 current way of doing things
高尚
gāo shàng
  1. 1 noble
  2. 2 lofty
  3. 3 refined
  4. 4 exquisite
二郎
Èr láng
  1. 1 see 二郎神[Èr láng shén]
令郎
lìng láng
  1. 1 your esteemed son (honorific)
侍郎
shì láng
  1. 1 ancient official title
  2. 2 assistant minister
刀郎
Dāo láng
  1. 1 Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
吊儿郎当
diào r5 láng dāng
  1. 1 sloppy
夜郎
Yè láng
  1. 1 small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
  1. 1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. foolish conceit
孔尚任
Kǒng Shàng rèn
  1. 1 Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇[Táo huā Shàn]

Idioms (13)

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.)
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
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
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
  1. 1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. foolish conceit
好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì
  1. 1 to have a taste for the exotic (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
时代不同，风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
江郎才尽
Jiāng láng cái jìn
  1. 1 Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have used up one's creative powers
  3. 3 to have writer's block
礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
  1. 1 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to return politeness for politeness
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
  4. 4 also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑了和尚，跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later

Sample Sentences

花木兰机智过人，屡建奇功，朕封你为尚书郎，赐良田千亩，黄金万两！
Huā Mùlán jīzhì guòrén ，lǚjiànqígōng ，zhèn fēng nǐ wéi shàngshūláng ，cì liángtián qiān mǔ ，huángjīn wàn liǎng ！
Hua Mulan has proven exceedingly quick-witted and has been successful time and time again. I appoint you to the office of high official and grant you 1000 mu of fertile farmland and 500 kilograms of gold.
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