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末伏
mò fú
Pinyin
Definition
末伏
-
mò fú
middle ten days of August, the last of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
Related Words
(20)
期末
qī mò
1
end of term
末
mò
1
tip
2
end
3
final stage
4
latter part
5
inessential detail
6
powder
7
dust
8
opera role of old man
末日
Mò rì
1
Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
潜伏
qián fú
1
to hide
2
to cover up
3
to conceal
周末
zhōu mò
1
weekend
伏
Fú
1
surname Fu
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
伏特加
fú tè jiā
1
vodka (loanword)
伏笔
fú bǐ
1
foreshadowing (literary device)
2
foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
光伏
guāng fú
1
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
切末
qiè mo
1
stage props
埋伏
mái fú
1
to ambush
2
to lie in wait for
3
to lie low
4
ambush
年末
nián mò
1
end of the year
期末考
qī mò kǎo
1
final exam
末期
mò qī
1
end (of a period)
2
last part
3
final phase
末班车
mò bān chē
1
last bus or train
2
last chance
末路
mò lù
1
end of the road
2
final road
3
fig. dead end
4
impasse
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
1
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
2
no sooner one subsides, the next arises
3
repeating continuously
4
occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
岁末
suì mò
1
end of the year
粉末
fěn mò
1
fine powder
2
dust
Idioms
(12)
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
1
hidden genius (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
1
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
1
lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
2
fig. spent force
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
1
thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
2
different thoughts coming to mind
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
1
to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
2
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
1
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
2
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
3
to put the cart before the horse
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
1
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
2
no sooner one subsides, the next arises
3
repeating continuously
4
occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
穷途末路
qióng tú mò lù
1
lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
2
in a plight with no way out
3
things have reached a dead end
老骥伏枥
lǎo jì fú lì
1
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥伏枥,志在千里
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
1
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
1
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
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