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四大名著
sì dà míng zhù
Pinyin
Definition
四大名著
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sì dà míng zhù
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hóng lóu Mèng], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
Related Words
(20)
名
míng
1
name
2
noun (part of speech)
3
place (e.g. among winners)
4
famous
5
classifier for people
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
四
sì
1
four
2
4
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
排名
pái míng
1
to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
2
ranking
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
1
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
2
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
出名
chū míng
1
well-known for sth
2
to become well known
3
to make one's mark
加大
jiā dà
1
to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加拿大
Jiā ná dà
1
Canada
2
Canadian
北大
Běi Dà
1
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
十四
shí sì
1
fourteen
2
14
Idioms
(20)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
1
I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
2
It's an honor to meet you at last.
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
1
lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
1
to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
2
to pose under a false name
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
1
to win success and recognition (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
1
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
2
Reality does not live up to the name.
3
Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
1
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
1
lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
2
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
1
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
1
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
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