石敢当
shí gǎn dāng
Pinyin

Definition

石敢当
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shí gǎn dāng
  1. stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

勇敢
yǒng gǎn
  1. 1 brave
  2. 2 courageous
敢
gǎn
  1. 1 to dare
  2. 2 daring
  3. 3 (polite) may I venture
钻石
zuàn shí
  1. 1 diamond
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
中石化
Zhōng shí huà
  1. 1 China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
  2. 2 abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司
化石
huà shí
  1. 1 fossil
基石
jī shí
  1. 1 cornerstone
宝石
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
岩石
yán shí
  1. 1 rock
巨石
jù shí
  1. 1 huge rock
  2. 2 boulder
  3. 3 monolith
敢情
gǎn qing
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 as it turns out
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 of course
敢于
gǎn yú
  1. 1 to have the courage to do sth
  2. 2 to dare to
  3. 3 bold in
敢死队
gǎn sǐ duì
  1. 1 suicide squad
  2. 2 kamikaze unit
海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn
  1. 1 lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. forever
  3. 3 until the end of time
玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
  1. 1 to burn both jade and common stone
  2. 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
盘石
pán shí
  1. 1 variant of 磐石[pán shí]
石
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
石化
shí huà
  1. 1 to petrify
  2. 2 petrochemical industry
石块
shí kuài
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 rock
石家庄
Shí jiā zhuāng
  1. 1 Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[Hé běi Shěng] in north China

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (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
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
坚如磐石
jiān rú pán shí
  1. 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
  2. 2 rock-firm and unyielding
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. 2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 hoisted by one's own petard
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
  1. 1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
  2. 2 to advance cautiously, step by step
  3. 3 to feel one's way forward
敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng
  1. 1 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
敢作敢为
gǎn zuò gǎn wéi
  1. 1 to stop at nothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to dare to do anything
敢怒而不敢言
gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán
  1. 1 angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment
  2. 2 unable to voice objections
敢为人先
gǎn wéi rén xiān
  1. 1 to dare to be first
  2. 2 to pioneer (idiom)
木人石心
mù rén shí xīn
  1. 1 lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. heartless
枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú
  1. 1 to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
  2. 2 a frugal life (idiom)
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
水落石出
shuǐ luò shí chū
  1. 1 as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
  2. 2 the truth comes to light

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