李后主
Lǐ Hòu zhǔ
Pinyin

Definition

李后主
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Lǐ Hòu zhǔ
  1. Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet
  2. given name Li Yu 李煜

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
李
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
李宇春
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
  1. 1 Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
行李
xíng li
  1. 1 luggage
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
主妇
zhǔ fù
  1. 1 housewife
  2. 2 woman of senior authority in a household
  3. 3 the lady of the house
  4. 4 hostess
主子
zhǔ zi
  1. 1 Master (term used by servant)
  2. 2 Your Majesty
  3. 3 operator (of machine)
主宰
zhǔ zǎi
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 to rule
  3. 3 to dictate
  4. 4 master
主导
zhǔ dǎo
  1. 1 leading
  2. 2 dominant
  3. 3 prevailing
  4. 4 to lead
  5. 5 to direct
  6. 6 to dominate

Idioms (16)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
物各有主
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2 to act independently
  3. 3 to maintain control over one's own affairs
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
当家作主
dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
  1. 1 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
  2. 2 to be the master of one's own affairs
自作主张
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative

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