拖油瓶
tuō yóu píng
Pinyin
Definition
拖油瓶
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- (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage
- children by a previous marriage
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to add oil
- 2 to top up with gas
- 3 to refuel
- 4 to accelerate
- 5 to step on the gas
- 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
- 7 to cheer sb on
- 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 1 oil
- 2 fat
- 3 grease
- 4 petroleum
- 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
- 6 oily
- 7 greasy
- 8 glib
- 9 cunning
- 1 gas station
Idioms (12)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
- 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
半瓶水响叮当
- 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
- 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
守口如瓶
- 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- 2 reticent
- 3 not breathing a word
新瓶旧酒
- 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
- 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)