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孟宗竹
mèng zōng zhú
Pinyin
Definition
孟宗竹
-
mèng zōng zhú
see 毛竹[máo zhú]
Character Decomposition
孟
子
皿
宗
宀
示
竹
竹
Related Words
(20)
宗师
zōng shī
1
great scholar respected for learning and integrity
正宗
zhèng zōng
1
orthodox school
2
fig. traditional
3
old school
4
authentic
5
genuine
炮竹
pào zhú
1
firecracker
爆竹
bào zhú
1
firecracker
祖宗
zǔ zōng
1
ancestor
2
forebear
传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài
1
to carry on one's ancestral line
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
大宗
dà zōng
1
large amount
2
staple
3
influential family of long standing
孟加拉
Mèng jiā lā
1
Bengal
2
Bangladesh
孟子
Mèng zǐ
1
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
2
book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
孟买
Mèng mǎi
1
Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
宗
Zōng
1
surname Zong
宗教
zōng jiào
1
religion
宗旨
zōng zhǐ
1
objective
2
aim
3
goal
宗祠
zōng cí
1
ancestral temple
2
clan hall
富贵竹
fù guì zhú
1
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
山竹
shān zhú
1
mangosteen
广宗
Guǎng zōng
1
Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
放爆竹
fàng bào zhú
1
to set off firecrackers
新竹
Xīn zhú
1
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries
2
Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
Idioms
(13)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
1
to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
2
also written 光宗耀祖
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
1
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
1
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng
1
the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
1
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹篮打水,一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
1
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo
1
childhood friend (idiom)
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
1
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
2
innumerable crimes (idiom)
3
see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
胸有成竹
xiōng yǒu chéng zhú
1
to plan in advance (idiom)
2
a card up one's sleeve
3
forewarned is forearmed
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
1
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
开宗明义
kāi zōng míng yì
1
to declare at the outset (idiom)
青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ
1
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
2
fig. innocent children's games
3
childhood sweethearts
4
a couple who grew up as childhood friends
Sample Sentences