末期
mò qī
Pinyin
Definition
末期
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- end (of a period)
- last part
- final phase
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
强弩之末
- 1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
- 2 fig. spent force
后会有期
- 1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
- 2 Hope to see you again.
舍本逐末
- 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
期期艾艾
- 1 stammering (idiom)
本末倒置
- 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
- 3 to put the cart before the horse