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德律风
dé lu:4 fēng
Pinyin
Definition
德律风
-
dé lu:4 fēng
telephone (loanword)
Character Decomposition
德
彳
𢛳
律
彳
聿
风
风
Related Words
(20)
定律
dìng lu:4
1
scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
2
(in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
律师
lu:4 shī
1
lawyer
德
Dé
1
Germany
2
German
3
abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
1
Texas
德国
Dé guó
1
Germany
2
German
德州
Dé zhōu
1
Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong
2
abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas
旋律
xuán lu:4
1
melody
2
rhythm
法律
fǎ lu:4
1
law
2
CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
肯德基
Kěn dé jī
1
KFC
2
Kentucky Fried Chicken
菲律宾
Fēi lu:4 bīn
1
the Philippines
规律
guī lu:4
1
rule (e.g. of science)
2
law of behavior
3
regular pattern
4
rhythm
5
discipline
贞德
Zhēn dé
1
Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
2
also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan
道德
dào dé
1
virtue
2
morality
3
ethics
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
一律
yī lu:4
1
same
2
uniformly
3
all
4
without exception
七律
qī lu:4
1
abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗, verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines
亚里士多德
Yà lǐ shì duō dé
1
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
杰拉德
Jié lā dé
1
Gerrard (name)
全聚德
Quán jù dé
1
Quanjude (famous Chinese restaurant)
公德
gōng dé
1
public ethics
2
social morality
公德心
gōng dé xīn
1
civility
2
public spirit
Idioms
(18)
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
1
of one heart and one mind (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
1
to return good for evil (idiom)
2
to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
1
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
1
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
1
no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
1
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
2
once you've seen one, you've seen them all
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
1
with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
同心同德
tóng xīn tóng dé
1
of one mind (idiom)
严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
1
to be strict with oneself (idiom)
2
to demand a lot of oneself
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
1
a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
年高德劭
nián gāo dé shào
1
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
1
having both integrity and talent (idiom)
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
1
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
澡身浴德
zǎo shēn yù dé
1
to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
2
cleanliness is next to godliness
为德不卒
wéi dé bù zú
1
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
为德不终
wéi dé bù zhōng
1
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào
1
hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
Sample Sentences