蘅塘退士
Héng táng Tuì shì
Pinyin

Definition

蘅塘退士
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Héng táng Tuì shì
  1. assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sūn Zhū] (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Táng shī Sān bǎi Shǒu]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人士
rén shì
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 public figure
博士
bó shì
  1. 1 doctor
  2. 2 court academician (in feudal China)
  3. 3 Ph.D.
士兵
shì bīng
  1. 1 soldier
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
女士
nu:3 shì
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  4. 4 Miss
  5. 5 Ms
战士
zhàn shì
  1. 1 fighter
  2. 2 soldier
  3. 3 warrior
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
瑞士
Ruì shì
  1. 1 Switzerland
男士
nán shì
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 gentleman
的士
dī shì
  1. 1 taxi (loanword)
绅士
shēn shì
  1. 1 gentleman
护士
hù shi
  1. 1 nurse
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
退
tuì
  1. 1 to retreat
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to move back
  4. 4 to withdraw
退休
tuì xiū
  1. 1 to retire
  2. 2 retirement (from work)
退出
tuì chū
  1. 1 to withdraw
  2. 2 to abort
  3. 3 to quit
  4. 4 to log out (computing)
侠士
xiá shì
  1. 1 knight-errant
倒退
dào tuì
  1. 1 to fall back
  2. 2 to go in reverse
全身而退
quán shēn ér tuì
  1. 1 to escape unscathed
  2. 2 to get through in one piece
力士
lì shì
  1. 1 strong man
  2. 2 sumo wrestler
勇士
yǒng shì
  1. 1 a warrior
  2. 2 a brave person
劳力士
Láo lì shì
  1. 1 Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
博士后
bó shì hòu
  1. 1 postdoc
  2. 2 a postdoctoral position

Idioms (20)

不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
  1. 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
  1. 1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
  2. 2 men of vision
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
  1. 1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. 2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
  1. 1 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì
  1. 1 a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
  1. 1 to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
  2. 2 to get out on finding out what it's really like
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
  1. 1 better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
  2. 2 one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
  1. 1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
  2. 2 to get cold feet
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
  1. 1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
  2. 2 a strategic withdrawal
逆水行舟，不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
  1. 1 like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
  1. 1 can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
  2. 2 stalled
  3. 3 in a dilemma
  4. 4 stuck in a difficult position
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
  1. 1 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán
  1. 1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  2. 2 trapped
  3. 3 in an impossible situation
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
  1. 1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
  2. 2 in a hopeless situation
进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
  1. 1 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán
  1. 1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  2. 2 trapped
  3. 3 in an impossible situation

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