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段玉裁
Duàn Yù cái
Pinyin
Definition
段玉裁
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Duàn Yù cái
Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuō wén Jiě zì Zhù]
Character Decomposition
段
丨
殳
玉
玉
裁
土
戈
衣
Related Words
(20)
段
Duàn
1
surname Duan
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
1
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
不择手段
bù zé shǒu duàn
1
by fair means or foul
2
by hook or by crook
3
unscrupulously
制裁
zhì cái
1
to punish
2
punishment
3
sanctions (incl. economic)
前段
qián duàn
1
front part (of an object)
2
first part (of an event)
3
previous paragraph
剪裁
jiǎn cái
1
to tailor (clothes)
2
to trim (expenditure)
副总裁
fù zǒng cái
1
vice-chairman (of an organization)
2
vice president (of a company)
3
deputy governor (of a bank)
地段
dì duàn
1
section
2
district
宝玉
bǎo yù
1
precious jade
2
treasures
手段
shǒu duàn
1
method
2
means (of doing sth)
3
strategy
4
trick
5
CL:個|个[gè]
时段
shí duàn
1
time interval
2
work shift
3
time slot
4
the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
1
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
桥段
qiáo duàn
1
scene (in a movie etc)
2
bridging element (in a performance)
段子
duàn zi
1
item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts)
2
sketch
段落
duàn luò
1
phase
2
time interval
3
paragraph
4
(written) passage
片段
piàn duàn
1
fragment (of speech etc)
2
extract (from book etc)
3
episode (of story etc)
独裁
dú cái
1
dictatorship
玉
yù
1
jade
玉兔
yù tù
1
the Jade Hare
2
the moon
玉女
yù nu:3
1
beautiful woman
2
fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals
3
(polite) sb else's daughter
4
Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
Idioms
(20)
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
1
to split sth into two (idiom)
不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
1
lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
2
Your criticism will be most valuable.
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
1
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
1
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
2
secret illicit sex
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
1
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
2
irreproachable
3
incorruptible
别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
1
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
2
to adopt an original approach
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
1
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
2
fig. to turn hostility into friendship
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
1
to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
1
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2
(of a woman) exquisite
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
1
like gold or jade (idiom)
2
gorgeous
3
lovely
4
splendorous
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
1
Better broken jade than intact tile.
2
Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
1
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
2
fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
1
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
1
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
2
fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
1
to get off one's high horse (idiom)
2
to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
独出心裁
dú chū xīn cái
1
to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
玉洁冰清
yù jié bīng qīng
1
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
2
irreproachable
3
incorruptible
玉珉
yù mín
1
jade and jade-like stone
2
impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
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