半路杀出个程咬金 (半路殺出個程咬金)
bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn
Pinyin
Definition
半路杀出个程咬金 (半路殺出個程咬金)
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- lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
- fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
- sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 half
- 1 the whole journey
- 2 all the way
- 3 going the same way
- 4 going in the same direction
- 5 of the same kind
- 1 to pay
- 2 to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
- 1 to extend
- 1 to go out
- 2 to come out
- 3 to occur
- 4 to produce
- 5 to go beyond
- 6 to rise
- 7 to put forth
- 8 to happen
- 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
- 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
Idioms (20)
一字千金
- 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
- 3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一掷千金
- 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- 2 extravagant