匹夫匹妇 (匹夫匹婦)
pǐ fū pǐ fù
Pinyin

Definition

匹夫匹妇 (匹夫匹婦)
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pǐ fū pǐ fù
  1. ordinary people
  2. commoners

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhàng fu
  1. 1 husband
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
dà fū
  1. 1 senior official (in imperial China)
fū ren
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 Mrs.
  4. 4 classifier: 位 wèi
fū qī
  1. 1 husband and wife
  2. 2 married couple

Idioms (12)

一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
单人匹马
dān rén pǐ mǎ
  1. 1 single-handedly (idiom)
单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ
  1. 1 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
  2. 2 unaccompanied
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.