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大明历
Dà míng lì
Pinyin
Definition
大明历
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Dà míng lì
the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
Character Decomposition
大
大
明
日
月
历
厂
力
Related Words
(20)
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]
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
明白
míng bai
1
clear
2
obvious
3
unequivocal
4
to understand
5
to realize
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
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
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
guāng míng
1
light
2
radiance
3
(fig.) bright (prospects etc)
4
openhearted
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
分明
fēn míng
1
clear
2
distinct
3
evidently
4
clearly
加大
jiā dà
1
to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加拿大
Jiā ná dà
1
Canada
2
Canadian
Idioms
(20)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
1
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
1
self-explanatory
2
self-evident (idiom)
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)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
1
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
1
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
1
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
1
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
1
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
1
please find sb better qualified than me (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)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
1
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
2
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
3
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
4
nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
1
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
1
to wail
2
to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
Sample Sentences