底比斯
Dǐ bǐ sī
Pinyin
Definition
底比斯
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- Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt
- Thebes, ancient Greek city state
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
井底之蛙
- 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
- 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
今非昔比
- 1 things are very different now (idiom)
- 2 times have changed
刨根问底
- 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
寿比南山
- 1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
- 2 Long may you live!
大树底下好乘凉
- 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
- 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person