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异义
yì yì
Pinyin
Definition
异义
-
yì yì
differing opinion
Character Decomposition
异
巳
艹
义
乂
丶
Related Words
(20)
侠义
xiá yì
1
chivalrous
2
chivalry
3
knight-errantry
名义
míng yì
1
name
2
titular
3
nominal
4
in name
5
ostensible purpose
含义
hán yì
1
meaning (implicit in a phrase)
2
implied meaning
3
hidden meaning
4
hint
5
connotation
定义
dìng yì
1
definition
2
to define
差异
chā yì
1
difference
2
discrepancy
意义
yì yì
1
sense
2
meaning
3
significance
4
importance
5
CL:個|个[gè]
正义
zhèng yì
1
justice
2
righteousness
3
just
4
righteous
异
yì
1
different
2
other
3
hetero-
4
unusual
5
strange
6
surprising
7
to distinguish
8
to separate
9
to discriminate
异地
yì dì
1
different place
2
abroad
异常
yì cháng
1
exceptional
2
abnormal
3
an anomaly
异性
yì xìng
1
the opposite sex
2
of the opposite sex
3
heterosexual
4
different in nature
异教徒
yì jiào tú
1
member of another religion
2
heathen
3
pagan
4
heretic
5
apostate
社会主义
shè huì zhǔ yì
1
socialism
义务
yì wù
1
duty
2
obligation
3
CL:項|项[xiàng]
4
volunteer (work etc)
义气
yì qì
1
spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice
2
code of brotherhood
3
also pr. [yì qi]
义无反顾
yì wú fǎn gù
1
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back
2
no surrender
3
to pursue justice with no second thoughts
诡异
guǐ yì
1
strange
2
weird
三民主义
Sān mín zhǔ yì
1
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
不义
bù yì
1
injustice
主义
zhǔ yì
1
-ism
2
ideology
Idioms
(20)
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
1
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
2
men of vision
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
1
extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仗义执言
zhàng yì zhí yán
1
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
1
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
1
to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
2
to break all friendly ties
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
1
lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
2
strange bedfellows
3
marital dissension
因人而异
yīn rén ér yì
1
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
1
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
1
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
1
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
1
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
2
right and unalterable
3
a matter of course
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
1
rare treasure (idiom)
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
1
exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
1
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
奇葩异卉
qí pā yì huì
1
rare and exotic flora (idiom)
好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì
1
to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
1
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
2
to kick a benefactor in the teeth
慷慨赴义
kāng kǎi fù yì
1
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
1
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
2
would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
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