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美刀
Měi dāo
Pinyin
Definition
美刀
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Měi dāo
(slang) US dollar
USD
Character Decomposition
美
羊
大
刀
刀
Related Words
(20)
完美
wán měi
1
perfect
2
perfection
3
perfectly
精美
jīng měi
1
delicate
2
fine
3
refinement
美
Měi
1
the Americas
2
abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
3
USA
4
abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
1
beauty
2
belle
美国
Měi guó
1
United States
2
USA
3
US
美女
měi nu:3
1
beautiful woman
美好
měi hǎo
1
beautiful
2
fine
美丽
měi lì
1
beautiful
优美
yōu měi
1
graceful
2
fine
3
elegant
刀
Dāo
1
surname Dao
刀剑
dāo jiàn
1
sword
刀子
dāo zi
1
knife
2
CL:把[bǎ]
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
1
scissors
2
CL:把[bǎ]
北美
Běi měi
1
North America
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
1
complete and beautiful
2
to be perfect (idiom)
唯美
wéi měi
1
aesthetics
大刀
dà dāo
1
broadsword
2
large knife
3
machete
审美
shěn měi
1
esthetics
2
appreciating the arts
3
taste
爱美
ài měi
1
love of beauty
2
wishing to appear beautiful
3
to set store by one's appearance
柔美
róu měi
1
gentle and beautiful
Idioms
(20)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
1
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
2
fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
1
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
2
one solution fits a diversity of problems
3
one size fits all
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
1
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
2
fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
1
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
1
to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
2
to get the best of both worlds
3
to have it both ways
4
to have one's cake and eat it too
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
1
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
2
fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
1
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
2
double dealing and back stabbing
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
1
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
1
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
1
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
2
fig. invulnerable
3
untouchable
4
thick-skinned
5
impervious to criticism
刀锯斧钺
dāo jù fǔ yuè
1
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
1
complete and beautiful
2
to be perfect (idiom)
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
1
to get straight to the point (idiom)
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
1
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
2
fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
1
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
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