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糖衣炮弹
táng yī pào dàn
Pinyin
Definition
糖衣炮弹
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táng yī pào dàn
sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences
Character Decomposition
糖
米
广
⺺
口
衣
衣
炮
火
勹
巳
弹
弓
丷
冂
二
丨
十
Related Words
(20)
大衣
dà yī
1
overcoat
2
topcoat
3
cloak
4
CL:件[jiàn]
毛衣
máo yī
1
(wool) sweater
2
CL:件[jiàn]
糖
táng
1
sugar
2
sweets
3
candy
4
CL:顆|颗[kē],塊|块[kuài]
衣服
yī fu
1
clothes
2
CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
鞭炮
biān pào
1
firecrackers
2
string of small firecrackers
3
CL:枚[méi]
上衣
shàng yī
1
jacket
2
upper outer garment
3
CL:件[jiàn]
内衣
nèi yī
1
undergarment
2
underwear
3
CL:件[jiàn]
冰糖
bīng táng
1
crystal sugar
2
rock candy
冰糖葫芦
bīng táng hú lu
1
tanghulu
2
candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack
口香糖
kǒu xiāng táng
1
chewing gum
喜糖
xǐ táng
1
sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
外衣
wài yī
1
outer clothing
2
semblance
3
appearance
大炮
dà pào
1
big gun
2
cannon
3
artillery
4
one who talks big
5
trad. form 大炮 also used
6
CL:門|门[mén],尊[zūn]
方糖
fāng táng
1
sugar cube
棉花糖
mián huā táng
1
cotton candy
2
candyfloss
3
marshmallow
棉衣
mián yī
1
cotton-padded clothes
2
CL:件[jiàn]
棒棒糖
bàng bàng táng
1
lollipop
2
sucker
3
CL:根[gēn]
泳衣
yǒng yī
1
swimsuit
2
bathing suit
洗衣
xǐ yī
1
laundry
洗衣机
xǐ yī jī
1
washer
2
washing machine
3
CL:臺|台[tái]
Idioms
(20)
一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to start off successfully
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to become an instant hit
丢轮扯炮
diū lún chě pào
1
lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
1
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
2
fig. flawless
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
fig. to follow a set pattern
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2
diligently attending to official matters
放马后炮
fàng mǎ hòu pào
1
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
1
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜
jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng
1
one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
1
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
2
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
1
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
1
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
2
to act according to actual circumstances
3
to live within one's means
炮火连天
pào huǒ lián tiān
1
cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1
to economize on clothes and food
2
to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
1
golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
1
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
2
fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
1
lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
2
fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
1
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
2
destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
1
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
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