卢沟桥 (盧溝橋)
 Lú gōu Qiáo
 Pinyin
Definition
卢沟桥 (盧溝橋)
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              - Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì], the two great beauties of ancient China
- 1 to join
- 2 to connect
- 3 to link up
- 4 to communicate
- 1 Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin
Idioms (5)
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
  - 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
- 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
- 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
船到桥门自会直
  - 1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
- 2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
  - 1 lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
- 3 Let's worry about it when it happens.
- 4 It will be all right on the night.
过河拆桥
  - 1 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
- 2 fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
阴沟里翻船
  - 1 to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
- 2 to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)