仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
Pinyin

Definition

仰屋著书
 - 
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

屋
wū
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān],個|个[gè]
著
zhù
  1. 1 to make known
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to prove
  4. 4 to write
  5. 5 book
  6. 6 outstanding
著名
zhù míng
  1. 1 famous
  2. 2 noted
  3. 3 well-known
  4. 4 celebrated
仰慕
yǎng mù
  1. 1 to admire
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
仰卧
yǎng wò
  1. 1 to lie supine
仰视
yǎng shì
  1. 1 to tilt one's head back to see (sth)
  2. 2 to look up at
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction
原著
yuán zhù
  1. 1 original work (not translation or abridged)
同屋
tóng wū
  1. 1 roommate
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
名著
míng zhù
  1. 1 masterpiece
小屋
xiǎo wū
  1. 1 cabin
  2. 2 lodge
  3. 3 cottage
  4. 4 chalet
  5. 5 hut
  6. 6 shed
屋外
wū wài
  1. 1 outside the room
屋子
wū zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
屋檐
wū yán
  1. 1 eaves
  2. 2 roof (i.e. home)
屋顶
wū dǐng
  1. 1 roof
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
房屋
fáng wū
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building
  3. 3 CL:所[suǒ],套[tào]
著作
zhù zuò
  1. 1 to write
  2. 2 literary work
  3. 3 book
  4. 4 article
  5. 5 writings
  6. 6 CL:部[bù]
显著
xiǎn zhù
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 notable
  3. 3 remarkable
  4. 4 statistically significant
久仰
jiǔ yǎng
  1. 1 honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.

Idioms (18)

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
恶名昭著
è míng zhāo zhù
  1. 1 notorious (idiom)
  2. 2 infamous
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
  1. 1 lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
  2. 2 Love me, love my dog.
笑不可仰
xiào bù kě yǎng
  1. 1 to double up with laughter (idiom)
与世俯仰
yǔ shì fǔ yǎng
  1. 1 to swim with the tide (idiom)
华屋丘墟
huá wū qiū xū
  1. 1 magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
  1. 1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
金屋藏娇
jīn wū cáng jiāo
  1. 1 a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman
钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo
  1. 1 lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)
  2. 2 fig. to delve deeply into one's studies
  3. 3 meticulous and diligent study

Sample Sentences