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明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
Pinyin
Definition
明日黄花
-
míng rì huáng huā
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
fig. outdated
thing of the past
dead letter
Related Words
(20)
今日
jīn rì
1
today
日
Rì
1
abbr. for 日本[Rì běn], Japan
日子
rì zi
1
day
2
a (calendar) date
3
days of one's life
日本
Rì běn
1
Japan
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
明明
míng míng
1
obviously
2
plainly
3
undoubtedly
4
definitely
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
明白
míng bai
1
clear
2
obvious
3
unequivocal
4
to understand
5
to realize
烟花
yān huā
1
fireworks
2
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
生日
shēng rì
1
birthday
2
CL:個|个[gè]
花
Huā
1
surname Hua
雪花
xuě huā
1
snowflake
三明治
sān míng zhì
1
sandwich (loanword)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
1
not clear
2
unknown
3
to fail to understand
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
1
pork belly
2
streaky pork
交易日
jiāo yì rì
1
working day (in banking, share trading)
假日
jià rì
1
holiday
2
non-working day
光明
guāng míng
1
light
2
radiance
3
(fig.) bright (prospects etc)
4
openhearted
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
分明
fēn míng
1
clear
2
distinct
3
evidently
4
clearly
Idioms
(20)
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
1
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
1
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
1
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
2
early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
1
lit. friends for a day (idiom)
2
fig. casual acquaintance
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
1
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
1
lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
1
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
1
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
1
self-explanatory
2
self-evident (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
1
public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
1
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
1
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
1
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
1
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2
plagiarism
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
1
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
2
skulduggery
3
to hoodwink people
4
to cheat sb audaciously
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
1
the full light of day (idiom)
2
fig. peace and prosperity
3
in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
1
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
Sample Sentences