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喻世明言
Yù shì Míng yán
Pinyin
Definition
喻世明言
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Yù shì Míng yán
another name for 古今小說|古今小说[Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Féng Mèng lóng]
Character Decomposition
喻
口
人
一
月
刂
世
㇗
廿
明
日
月
言
言
Related Words
(20)
世界
shì jiè
1
world
2
CL:個|个[gè]
乱世
luàn shì
1
the world in chaos
2
troubled times
3
(in Buddhism) the mortal world
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
明明
míng míng
1
obviously
2
plainly
3
undoubtedly
4
definitely
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
明白
míng bai
1
clear
2
obvious
3
unequivocal
4
to understand
5
to realize
语言
yǔ yán
1
language
2
CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
1
a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
三明治
sān míng zhì
1
sandwich (loanword)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
1
not clear
2
unknown
3
to fail to understand
世
Shì
1
surname Shi
世上
shì shàng
1
on earth
世事
shì shì
1
affairs of life
2
things of the world
世人
shì rén
1
people (in general)
2
people around the world
3
everyone
世俗
shì sú
1
profane
2
secular
3
worldly
世博
Shì bó
1
abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì], World Expo
世家
shì jiā
1
family influential for generations
2
aristocratic family
世故
shì gù
1
the ways of the world
世界杯
Shì jiè bēi
1
World Cup
Idioms
(20)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
1
a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
1
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1
every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2
words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
1
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
1
inexpressible (idiom)
2
beyond description
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
1
to be impervious to reason (idiom)
2
unreasonable
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
1
inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
1
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
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