仙草
xiān cǎo
Pinyin
Definition
仙草
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- medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- grass jelly
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
人生一世,草木一春
- 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
仙姿玉色
- 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
兔子不吃窝边草
- 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
八仙过海,各显神通
- 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
兵马未动,粮草先行
- 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
- 2 an army marches on its stomach