兰摧玉折
lán cuī yù zhé
Pinyin

Definition

兰摧玉折
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lán cuī yù zhé
  1. premature death of a budding talent
  2. those whom the Gods love die young

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打折
dǎ zhé
  1. 1 to give a discount
折
shé
  1. 1 to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  2. 2 a loss
折磨
zhé mó
  1. 1 to torment
  2. 2 to torture
折腾
zhē teng
  1. 1 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  2. 2 to repeat sth over and over again
  3. 3 to torment sb
  4. 4 to play crazy
  5. 5 to squander (time, money)
挫折
cuò zhé
  1. 1 setback
  2. 2 reverse
  3. 3 check
  4. 4 defeat
  5. 5 frustration
  6. 6 disappointment
  7. 7 to frustrate
  8. 8 to discourage
  9. 9 to set sb back
  10. 10 to blunt
  11. 11 to subdue
林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
  1. 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
玉米
yù mǐ
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 maize
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì]
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
不折不扣
bù zhé bù kòu
  1. 1 a hundred percent
  2. 2 to the letter
  3. 3 out-and-out
周折
zhōu zhé
  1. 1 twists and turns
  2. 2 vicissitude
  3. 3 complication
  4. 4 difficulty
  5. 5 effort
  6. 6 CL:番[fān]
坚不可摧
jiān bù kě cuī
  1. 1 invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
夭折
yāo zhé
  1. 1 to die young or prematurely
  2. 2 to come to a premature end
  3. 3 to be aborted prematurely
存折
cún zhé
  1. 1 passbook
  2. 2 bankbook
宝玉
bǎo yù
  1. 1 precious jade
  2. 2 treasures
对折
duì zhé
  1. 1 to sell at a 50% discount
  2. 2 to fold in two
悲摧
bēi cuī
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 miserable
折合
zhé hé
  1. 1 to convert into
  2. 2 to amount to
  3. 3 to be equivalent to
折寿
zhé shòu
  1. 1 to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
折射
zhé shè
  1. 1 to refract
  2. 2 refraction
  3. 3 to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
折扣
zhé kòu
  1. 1 discount

Idioms (20)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
  1. 1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
  1. 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a woman) exquisite
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
  1. 1 like gold or jade (idiom)
  2. 2 gorgeous
  3. 3 lovely
  4. 4 splendorous
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
  1. 1 lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
  1. 1 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
无坚不摧
wú jiān bù cuī
  1. 1 no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle
  2. 2 nothing one can't do
  3. 3 to carry everything before one
玉洁冰清
yù jié bīng qīng
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
玉珉
yù mín
  1. 1 jade and jade-like stone
  2. 2 impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
  1. 1 to burn both jade and common stone
  2. 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

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