湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
Pinyin

Definition

湖光山色
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hú guāng shān sè
  1. scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 CL:道[dào]
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
出色
chū sè
  1. 1 remarkable
  2. 2 outstanding
山
Shān
  1. 1 surname Shan
彩色
cǎi sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 multi-colored
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
本色
běn sè
  1. 1 inherent qualities
  2. 2 natural qualities
  3. 3 distinctive character
  4. 4 true qualities
江山
Jiāng shān
  1. 1 Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang
江湖
jiāng hú
  1. 1 rivers and lakes
  2. 2 all corners of the country
  3. 3 remote areas to which hermits retreat
  4. 4 section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law
  5. 5 the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá])
  6. 6 (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc
  7. 7 demimonde
  8. 8 (in modern times) triads
  9. 9 secret gangster societies
  10. 10 underworld
湖
hú
  1. 1 lake
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn]
湖南
Hú nán
  1. 1 Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng shā]
特色
tè sè
  1. 1 characteristic
  2. 2 distinguishing feature or quality
白色
bái sè
  1. 1 white
  2. 2 fig. reactionary
  3. 3 anti-communist
眼光
yǎn guāng
  1. 1 gaze
  2. 2 insight
  3. 3 foresight
  4. 4 vision
  5. 5 way of looking at things
红色
hóng sè
  1. 1 red (color)
  2. 2 revolutionary
绿色
lu:4 sè
  1. 1 green
色
sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
  3. 3 look
  4. 4 appearance
  5. 5 sex
色彩
sè cǎi
  1. 1 tint
  2. 2 coloring
  3. 3 coloration
  4. 4 (fig.) flavor
  5. 5 character
蓝色
lán sè
  1. 1 blue (color)
角色
jué sè
  1. 1 role
  2. 2 character in a novel
  3. 3 persona
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
  1. 1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

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