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巴利文
Bā lì wén
Pinyin
Definition
巴利文
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Bā lì wén
Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon
Character Decomposition
巴
丨
丨
乚
利
禾
刂
文
文
Related Words
(20)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
利
Lì
1
surname Li
利用
lì yòng
1
to exploit
2
to make use of
3
to use
4
to take advantage of
5
to utilize
利益
lì yì
1
benefit
2
(in sb's) interest
3
CL:個|个[gè]
胜利
shèng lì
1
victory
2
CL:個|个[gè]
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
嘴巴
zuǐ ba
1
mouth
2
CL:張|张[zhāng]
3
slap in the face
4
CL:個|个[gè]
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
1
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
巴萨
Bā sà
1
Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona)
2
Baza (town in Grenada, Spain)
巴黎
Bā lí
1
Paris, capital of France
意大利
Yì dà lì
1
Italy
2
Italian
战利品
zhàn lì pǐn
1
spoils of war
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文件
wén jiàn
1
document
2
file
3
CL:份[fèn]
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文明
wén míng
1
civilized
2
civilization
3
culture
4
CL:個|个[gè]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
1
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1
Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1
for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
1
to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
1
blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
1
to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
1
lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
2
the victim of one's own success
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
1
to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
2
self-seeking
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
1
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连
3
(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
1
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
3
(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
1
(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
1
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
2
to make the best of new opportunities
Sample Sentences