象牙塔
xiàng yá tǎ
Pinyin

Definition

象牙塔
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xiàng yá tǎ
  1. ivory tower

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刷牙
shuā yá
  1. 1 to brush one's teeth
印象
yìn xiàng
  1. 1 impression
对象
duì xiàng
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 partner
  4. 4 boyfriend
  5. 5 girlfriend
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
想象
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
气象
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
牙
yá
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 ivory
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
牙齿
yá chǐ
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 dental
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
现象
xiàn xiàng
  1. 1 phenomenon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
  3. 3 appearance
西班牙
Xī bān yá
  1. 1 Spain
象
xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 form
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 to imitate
金字塔
jīn zì tǎ
  1. 1 pyramid (building or structure)
乳牙
rǔ yá
  1. 1 deciduous tooth
  2. 2 milk tooth
  3. 3 baby tooth
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
佛塔
fó tǎ
  1. 1 pagoda
假牙
jiǎ yá
  1. 1 false teeth
  2. 2 dentures
假象
jiǎ xiàng
  1. 1 false appearance
  2. 2 facade
匈牙利
Xiōng yá lì
  1. 1 Hungary
咬牙
yǎo yá
  1. 1 to clench one's teeth
  2. 2 to grind the teeth
  3. 3 gnaw
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth

Idioms (17)

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
  1. 1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
  2. 2 to parrot
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
  1. 1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
聚沙成塔
jù shā chéng tǎ
  1. 1 sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
  2. 2 many a mickle makes a muckle
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
铁齿铜牙
tiě chǐ tóng yá
  1. 1 clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
  1. 1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
青面獠牙
qīng miàn liáo yá
  1. 1 ferocious-looking (idiom)

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