亚马孙 (亞馬孫)
Yà mǎ sūn
Pinyin
Definition
亚马孙 (亞馬孫)
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Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
- 1 Asia
- 2 abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Yà xì yà Zhōu]
- 1 second place (in a sports contest)
- 2 runner-up
- 1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
- 2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
- 1 Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sūn Wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū]
Idioms (20)
一言既出,驷马难追
- 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一马平川
- 1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
三马同槽
- 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
中箭落马
- 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
- 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
人仰马翻
- 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
- 2 in a pitiful state
- 3 in a complete mess
- 4 to roll (with laughter)
Sample Sentences
当地时间八月二十四日,巴西朗多尼亚州,巴西境内的亚马孙雨林大火火情十分严峻,浓烟滚滚,满目疮痍。
On August 24, local time, in the Brazilian state of Rondonia, severe fire in the Amazon rain forest in Brazil brought heavy smoke and widespread devastation .