李尔王
Lǐ ěr wáng
Pinyin

Definition

李尔王
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Lǐ ěr wáng
  1. King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

女王
nu:3 wáng
  1. 1 queen
李
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
李宇春
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
  1. 1 Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
王
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
王菲
Wáng Fēi
  1. 1 Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
王道
wáng dào
  1. 1 the Way of the King
  2. 2 statecraft
  3. 3 benevolent rule
  4. 4 virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
行李
xíng li
  1. 1 luggage
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
君王
jūn wáng
  1. 1 sovereign king
国王
guó wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大王
dà wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 magnate
  3. 3 person having expert skill in something
天王
tiān wáng
  1. 1 emperor
  2. 2 god
  3. 3 Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
  4. 4 see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
帝王
dì wáng
  1. 1 regent
  2. 2 monarch
李亚鹏
Lǐ Yà péng
  1. 1 Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
李冰冰
Lǐ Bīng bīng
  1. 1 Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
李嘉诚
Lǐ Jiā chéng
  1. 1 Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
李娜
Lǐ Nà
  1. 1 Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
李子
lǐ zi
  1. 1 plum
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
李宁
Lǐ Níng
  1. 1 Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
李小龙
Lǐ Xiǎo lóng
  1. 1 Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert

Idioms (16)

胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
成则为王，败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
  1. 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
  1. 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
  1. 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
  2. 2 fiend in human form
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
  1. 1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  2. 2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
神女有心，襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
  1. 1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
  2. 2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
阎王好见，小鬼难当
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
  1. 1 lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape

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