偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
Pinyin

Definition

偶语弃市
 - 
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

偶尔
ǒu ěr
  1. 1 occasionally
  2. 2 once in a while
  3. 3 sometimes
城市
chéng shì
  1. 1 city
  2. 2 town
  3. 3 CL:座[zuò]
市区
shì qū
  1. 1 urban district
  2. 2 downtown
  3. 3 city center
市场
shì chǎng
  1. 1 marketplace
  2. 2 market (also in abstract)
市民
shì mín
  1. 1 city resident
超市
chāo shì
  1. 1 supermarket
  2. 2 abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
上市
shàng shì
  1. 1 to hit the market (of a new product)
  2. 2 to float (a company on the stock market)
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
佛山市
Fó shān shì
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
偶
ǒu
  1. 1 accidental
  2. 2 image
  3. 3 pair
  4. 4 mate
偶像
ǒu xiàng
  1. 1 idol
偶像剧
ǒu xiàng jù
  1. 1 idol drama
  2. 2 drama series in which the actors are chosen for their preexisting popularity with young viewers
偶然
ǒu rán
  1. 1 incidentally
  2. 2 occasional
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 by chance
  5. 5 randomly
偶遇
ǒu yù
  1. 1 a chance encounter
  2. 2 to meet accidentally
利市
lì shì
  1. 1 business profit
  2. 2 auspicious
  3. 3 lucky
  4. 4 small sum of money offered on festive days
副市长
fù shì zhǎng
  1. 1 deputy mayor
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
  1. 1 Beijing
  2. 2 capital of People's Republic of China
  3. 3 one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
南京市
Nán jīng shì
  1. 1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
  2. 2 capital of China at different historical periods
南宁市
Nán níng Shì
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū] in south China
吉林市
Jí lín shì
  1. 1 Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

Idioms (7)

偶一为之
ǒu yī wéi zhī
  1. 1 to do sth once in a while (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth more as an exception than the rule
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
无独有偶
wú dú yǒu ǒu
  1. 1 not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence
  2. 2 it's not the only case
绑赴市曹
bǎng fù shì cáo
  1. 1 to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution
门庭若市
mén tíng ruò shì
  1. 1 front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
  2. 2 a place with many visitors
齐大非偶
qí dà fēi ǒu
  1. 1 too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)

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