山海经 (山海經)
Shān hǎi Jīng
Pinyin
Definition
山海经 (山海經)
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- Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
- 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
- 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
- 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
- 1 bangs
- 2 fringe (hair)
- 1 Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
Idioms (20)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
- 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
- 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
- 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
- 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively