歌德 - to sing the praises of sb - gē dé | Definition

一心一德

yī xīn yī dé

1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)

仁义道德

rén yì dào dé

1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical

以德报怨

yǐ dé bào yuàn

1 to return good for evil (idiom)
2 to requite evil with good

以直报怨，以德报德

yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé

1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

功德圆满

gōng dé yuán mǎn

1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)

功德无量

gōng dé wú liàng

1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence

厚德载物

hòu dé zài wù

1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

可歌可泣

kě gē kě qì

1 lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
2 happy and sad
3 inspiring and tragic

同心同德

tóng xīn tóng dé

1 of one mind (idiom)

四面楚歌

sì miàn Chǔ gē

1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

女子无才便是德

nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

对酒当歌

duì jiǔ dāng gē

1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

年高德劭

nián gāo dé shào

1 to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)

引吭高歌

yǐn háng gāo gē

1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)

德才兼备

dé cái jiān bèi

1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)

德薄能鲜

dé bó néng xiǎn

1 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)

悲歌当哭

bēi gē dàng kū

1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)

歌舞升平

gē wǔ shēng píng

1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity

澡身浴德

zǎo shēn yù dé

1 to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
2 cleanliness is next to godliness

为德不卒

wéi dé bù zú

1 to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2 lack of sticking power
3 short attention span

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