堂兄弟
táng xiōng dì
Pinyin
Definition
堂兄弟
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- father's brother's sons
- paternal male cousin
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
上有天堂,下有苏杭
- 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
- 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
- 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
- 1 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
冠冕堂皇
- 1 high-sounding
- 2 dignified
- 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
- 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
- 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
- 3 to attain a higher level