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方文山
Fāng Wén shān
Pinyin
Definition
方文山
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Fāng Wén shān
Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist
Related Words
(20)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
官方
guān fāng
1
government
2
official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
1
counterpart
2
other person involved
3
opposite side
4
other side
5
receiving party
山
Shān
1
surname Shan
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
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
方
Fāng
1
surname Fang
方便
fāng biàn
1
convenient
2
suitable
3
to facilitate
4
to make things easy
5
having money to spare
6
(euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向
fāng xiàng
1
direction
2
orientation
3
path to follow
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
1
way
2
manner
3
style
4
mode
5
pattern
6
CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
1
method
2
way
3
means
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方程式
fāng chéng shì
1
equation
方面
fāng miàn
1
respect
2
aspect
3
field
4
side
5
CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
1
the East
2
the Orient
3
two-character surname Dongfang
Idioms
(20)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
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
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
1
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
1
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
1
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
1
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2
fig. to fail an exam
3
to fall behind (in a competition)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
1
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
1
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
2
fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
1
sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
2
watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
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