花钱受气
huā qián shòu qì
Pinyin

Definition

花钱受气
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huā qián shòu qì
  1. (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer
  2. to encounter poor service

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiǎng shòu
  1. 1 to enjoy
  2. 2 to live it up
  3. 3 pleasure
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
shòu
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to accept
  3. 3 to suffer
  4. 4 subjected to
  5. 5 to bear
  6. 6 to stand
  7. 7 pleasant
  8. 8 (passive marker)
shòu shāng
  1. 1 to sustain injuries
  2. 2 wounded (in an accident etc)
  3. 3 harmed
gǎn shòu
  1. 1 to sense
  2. 2 perception
  3. 3 to feel (through the senses)
  4. 4 to experience
  5. 5 a feeling
  6. 6 an impression
  7. 7 an experience
chéng shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to inherit
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
yān huā
  1. 1 fireworks
  2. 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
Huā
  1. 1 surname Hua
nán shòu
  1. 1 to feel unwell
  2. 2 to suffer pain
  3. 3 to be difficult to bear
xuě huā
  1. 1 snowflake
xiān huā
  1. 1 flower
  2. 2 fresh flowers
  3. 3 CL:朵[duǒ]
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
bèi shòu
  1. 1 to fully experience (good or bad)
yìn huā
  1. 1 tax stamp
shòu dào
  1. 1 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
  2. 2 to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
shòu gòu
  1. 1 to have had enough of
  2. 2 to be fed up with
  3. 3 to have had one's fill of
shòu hài zhě
  1. 1 casualty
  2. 2 victim
  3. 3 those injured and wounded
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
  1. 1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
shòu cuò
  1. 1 thwarted
  2. 2 obstructed
  3. 3 setback
shòu sǔn
  1. 1 to suffer damage

Idioms (20)

借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
  1. 1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extravagant embellishments
  3. 3 hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
  1. 1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
  1. 1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
  1. 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a woman) exquisite
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
  1. 1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to frequent brothels
  3. 3 to sow one's wild oats
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
  1. 1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì
  1. 1 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà
  1. 1 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi
  1. 1 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
  2. 2 superficial display (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
  1. 1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
  1. 1 lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. outdated
  3. 3 thing of the past
  4. 4 dead letter
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
  1. 1 lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
  2. 2 flash in the pan (idiom)
  3. 3 short-lived
月下花前
yuè xià huā qián
  1. 1 lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. romantic surroundings
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
  1. 1 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
  2. 2 light at the end of the tunnel
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
  1. 1 lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring

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