1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
2 to act as an agent or proxy
3 surrogate
4 (computing) proxy
Idioms (20)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2 incomparable
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
2 brilliant
3 out of the common run
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
1 to beg to differ (idiom)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2 Might makes right.
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
各不相同
gè bù xiāng tóng
1 to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
1 lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
2 strange bedfellows
3 marital dissension
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
2 to pull together
3 to work as one
同心同德
tóng xīn tóng dé
1 of one mind (idiom)
同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
1 lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)