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四邻八舍
sì lín bā shè
Pinyin
Definition
四邻八舍
-
sì lín bā shè
the whole neighborhood
Character Decomposition
四
囗
儿
邻
人
丶
龴
阝
八
八
舍
人
干
口
Related Words
(20)
八
bā
1
eight
2
8
四
sì
1
four
2
4
七七八八
qī qī bā bā
1
almost
2
nearing completion
3
bits and piece
4
of all kinds
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
1
at sixes and sevens
2
perturbed state of mind
3
in a mess
三八
sān bā
1
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
2
foolish
3
stupid
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
1
forgetful
2
empty-headed
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
2
at sixes and sevens
八十
bā shí
1
eighty
2
80
八卦
bā guà
1
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]
2
gossip
3
gossipy
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
1
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
八婆
bā pó
1
meddling woman
2
nosy parker (Cantonese)
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
1
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
八戒
bā jiè
1
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
八方
bā fāng
1
the eight points of the compass
2
all directions
八月
Bā yuè
1
August
2
eighth month (of the lunar year)
十八
shí bā
1
eighteen
2
18
十四
shí sì
1
fourteen
2
14
十有八九
shí yǒu bā jiǔ
1
most likely
2
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
3
vast majority
四分之一
sì fēn zhī yī
1
one-quarter
四十
sì shí
1
forty
2
40
Idioms
(20)
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
1
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
1
misshapen
2
crooked
3
uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
1
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
2
at sixes and sevens
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
1
to become known far and wide (idiom)
2
famous
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
1
four generations under one roof (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
1
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
1
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
2
fig. to achieve much with little effort
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
1
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2
complete lack of unity
3
to disintegrate
4
falling apart
5
to be at sixes and sevens
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
1
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
1
lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2
worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
1
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2
to feel at home anywhere
3
to roam about unconstrained
4
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
1
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2
a panacea
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