1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
2 CL:本[běn]
Idioms (20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2 concise and powerful style
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
1 perfectly clean
2 blameless
3 unimpeachable (idiom)
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2 connotations
恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài
1 evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái
1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
白旄黄钺
bái máo huáng yuè
1 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition