孟宗竹
mèng zōng zhú
Pinyin

Definition

孟宗竹
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mèng zōng zhú
  1. see 毛竹[máo zhú]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zōng shī
  1. 1 great scholar respected for learning and integrity
zhèng zōng
  1. 1 orthodox school
  2. 2 fig. traditional
  3. 3 old school
  4. 4 authentic
  5. 5 genuine
pào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
bào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
zǔ zōng
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebear
chuán zōng jiē dài
  1. 1 to carry on one's ancestral line
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
dà zōng
  1. 1 large amount
  2. 2 staple
  3. 3 influential family of long standing
Mèng jiā lā
  1. 1 Bengal
  2. 2 Bangladesh
Mèng zǐ
  1. 1 Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
  2. 2 book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
Mèng mǎi
  1. 1 Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
Zōng
  1. 1 surname Zong
zōng jiào
  1. 1 religion
zōng zhǐ
  1. 1 objective
  2. 2 aim
  3. 3 goal
zōng cí
  1. 1 ancestral temple
  2. 2 clan hall
fù guì zhú
  1. 1 lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
shān zhú
  1. 1 mangosteen
Guǎng zōng
  1. 1 Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
fàng bào zhú
  1. 1 to set off firecrackers
Xīn zhú
  1. 1 Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries
  2. 2 Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan

Idioms (13)

势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
  1. 1 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng
  1. 1 the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
  1. 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. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
  1. 1 so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
  2. 2 innumerable crimes (idiom)
  3. 3 see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
胸有成竹
xiōng yǒu chéng zhú
  1. 1 to plan in advance (idiom)
  2. 2 a card up one's sleeve
  3. 3 forewarned is forearmed
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 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. 1 to declare at the outset (idiom)
青梅竹马
qīng méi zhú mǎ
  1. 1 lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. innocent children's games
  3. 3 childhood sweethearts
  4. 4 a couple who grew up as childhood friends

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