木瓜
mù guā
Pinyin
Definition
木瓜
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- papaya (Carica papaya)
- genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
- Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一木难支
- 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is helpless alone
人生一世,草木一春
- 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
- 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
- 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
- 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
刚毅木讷
- 1 resolute and taciturn (idiom)
十年树木,百年树人
- 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
Sample Sentences
番木瓜
papaya