满汉全席
Mǎn Hàn quán xí
Pinyin

Definition

满汉全席
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Mǎn Hàn quán xí
  1. the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty
  2. (fig.) a sumptuous banquet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

全
Quán
  1. 1 surname Quan
全部
quán bù
  1. 1 whole
  2. 2 entire
  3. 3 complete
安全
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
完全
wán quán
  1. 1 complete
  2. 2 whole
  3. 3 totally
  4. 4 entirely
主席
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
健全
jiàn quán
  1. 1 robust
  2. 2 sound
全力
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
全城
quán chéng
  1. 1 whole city
全心全意
quán xīn quán yì
  1. 1 heart and soul
  2. 2 wholeheartedly
全新
quán xīn
  1. 1 all new
  2. 2 completely new
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive
全民
quán mín
  1. 1 entire population (of a country)
全然
quán rán
  1. 1 completely
全球
quán qiú
  1. 1 entire
  2. 2 total
  3. 3 global
  4. 4 the (whole) world
  5. 5 worldwide
全盛
quán shèng
  1. 1 flourishing
  2. 2 at the peak
  3. 3 in full bloom
全程
quán chéng
  1. 1 the whole distance
  2. 2 from beginning to end
全能
quán néng
  1. 1 omnipotent
  2. 2 all-round
  3. 3 strong in every area
全身
quán shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 em (typography)
全集
quán jí
  1. 1 omnibus
  2. 2 complete works (of a writer or artist)

Idioms (20)

五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
  2. 2 with rapt attention
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
  1. 1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
全党全军
quán dǎng quán jūn
  1. 1 the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
大获全胜
dà huò quán shèng
  1. 1 to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
  2. 2 to win by a landslide (in election)
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
席地而坐
xí dì ér zuò
  1. 1 to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
席地而睡
xí dì ér shuì
  1. 1 to sleep on the ground (idiom)
才貌双全
cái mào shuāng quán
  1. 1 talented and good-looking (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
  1. 1 to demand perfection (idiom)
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

Sample Sentences

贫穷限制了我的想象力:有钱人的生活你无法想象，虽然是一句玩笑话，但多少有些扎心，的确每天吃馒头的孩子根本无法想象满汉全席的滋味。
pínqióng xiànzhì le wǒ de xiǎngxiànglì yǒuqiánrén de shēnghuó nǐ wúfǎ xiǎngxiàng ，suīrán shì yījù wánxiàohuà ，dàn duōshao yǒuxiē zhāxīn ，díquè měitiān chī mántou de háizi gēnběnwúfǎ xiǎngxiàng MǎnHànquánxí de zīwèi 。
Poverty limits my imagination: You cannot imagine the lives of wealthy people. Although it is said as a joke, it is somewhat " Zha1 Xin1". It is true that the children who eat steamed bread every day cannot imagine the taste of a formal banquet of Manchurian and Chinese delicacies.
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