李娃传 (李娃傳)
Lǐ Wá Zhuàn
Pinyin
Definition
李娃传 (李娃傳)
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- Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bái Xíng jiǎn] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
张三李四
- 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
- 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
- 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
- 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
- 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长,李家短
- 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
投桃报李
- 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- 2 to exchange gifts
- 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
- 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
- 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
- 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued