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先大母
xiān dà mǔ
Pinyin
Definition
先大母
-
xiān dà mǔ
deceased paternal grandmother
Character Decomposition
先
⺧
儿
大
大
母
母
Related Words
(20)
先
xiān
1
early
2
prior
3
former
4
in advance
5
first
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
父母
fù mǔ
1
father and mother
2
parents
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
1
wife's mother
2
mother-in-law
3
same as 丈母
事先
shì xiān
1
in advance
2
before the event
3
beforehand
4
prior
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
1
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
2
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
优先
yōu xiān
1
to have priority
2
to take precedence
先后
xiān hòu
1
early or late
2
priority
3
in succession
4
one after another
先生
Xiān sheng
1
Mister (Mr.)
先进
xiān jìn
1
advanced (technology)
2
to advance
先锋
xiān fēng
1
vanguard
2
pioneer
3
avant-garde
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
Idioms
(20)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
1
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
1
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
1
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
2
to anticipate
3
preemptive
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
1
joy of first experience (idiom)
2
the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
1
peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
2
jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
1
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
2
an army marches on its stomach
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
1
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
1
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
2
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
3
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
4
nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
1
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
1
to wail
2
to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
1
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
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