枭首示众
xiāo shǒu shì zhòng
Pinyin

Definition

枭首示众
 - 
xiāo shǒu shì zhòng
  1. to behead sb and display the head in public

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

表示
biǎo shì
  1. 1 to express
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to say
  4. 4 to state
  5. 5 to indicate
  6. 6 to mean
显示
xiǎn shì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to display
  4. 4 to demonstrate
首
shǒu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 chief
  3. 3 first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. 4 classifier for poems, songs etc
首页
shǒu yè
  1. 1 home page (of a website)
  2. 2 title page
  3. 3 front page
  4. 4 first page
  5. 5 fig. beginning
  6. 6 cover letter
出示
chū shì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to take out and show to others
  3. 3 to display
启示
qǐ shì
  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to enlighten
  3. 3 enlightenment
  4. 4 revelation
  5. 5 illumination
  6. 6 moral (of a story etc)
  7. 7 lesson
回首
huí shǒu
  1. 1 to turn around
  2. 2 to look back
  3. 3 to recollect
展示
zhǎn shì
  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to display
  3. 3 to show
  4. 4 to exhibit sth
指示
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 to point out
  2. 2 to indicate
  3. 3 to instruct
  4. 4 directives
  5. 5 instructions
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
提示
tí shì
  1. 1 to point out
  2. 2 to remind (sb of sth)
  3. 3 to suggest
  4. 4 suggestion
  5. 5 tip
  6. 6 reminder
  7. 7 notice
暗示
àn shì
  1. 1 to hint
  2. 2 to suggest
  3. 3 suggestion
  4. 4 hint
榜首
bǎng shǒu
  1. 1 top of the list
标示
biāo shì
  1. 1 to indicate
演示
yǎn shì
  1. 1 to demonstrate
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 presentation
  4. 4 demonstration
示
shì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to reveal
示弱
shì ruò
  1. 1 not to fight back
  2. 2 to take it lying down
  3. 3 to show weakness
  4. 4 to show one's softer side
示范
shì fàn
  1. 1 to demonstrate
  2. 2 to show how to do sth
  3. 3 demonstration
  4. 4 a model example
聚首
jù shǒu
  1. 1 to gather
  2. 2 to meet
警示
jǐng shì
  1. 1 to warn
  2. 2 to alert
  3. 3 warning
  4. 4 cautionary
预示
yù shì
  1. 1 to indicate
  2. 2 to foretell
  3. 3 to forebode
  4. 4 to betoken

Idioms (19)

以示警戒
yǐ shì jǐng jiè
  1. 1 to serve as a warning (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
  1. 1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
  1. 1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
  1. 1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
  1. 1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
  2. 2 outstanding
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
  1. 1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. 2 to anxiously await
蓬首垢面
péng shǒu gòu miàn
  1. 1 lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
  2. 2 of unkempt appearance (idiom)
身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù
  1. 1 to be decapitated (idiom)
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
  1. 1 to count as number one (idiom); second to none
  2. 2 outstanding
马首是瞻
mǎ shǒu shì zhān
  1. 1 to follow blindly (idiom)
  2. 2 to take as one's only guide

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