李娃传
Lǐ Wá Zhuàn
Pinyin

Definition

李娃传
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Lǐ Wá Zhuàn
  1. Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bái Xíng jiǎn] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

娃娃
wá wa
  1. 1 baby
  2. 2 small child
  3. 3 doll
李
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
李娜
Lǐ Nà
  1. 1 Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
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]
吉娃娃
Jí wá wa
  1. 1 Chihuahua (dog)
夏娃
Xià wá
  1. 1 Eve (in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waā})
女娃
Nu:3 wá
  1. 1 mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yán dì] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jīng wèi] after drowning
娃
wá
  1. 1 baby
  2. 2 doll
娃儿
wá ér
  1. 1 children (colloquial)
娃娃脸
wá wa liǎn
  1. 1 baby face
  2. 2 doll face
娃子
wá zi
  1. 1 baby
  2. 2 small child
  3. 3 (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities
小娃
xiǎo wá
  1. 1 child
布娃娃
bù wá wa
  1. 1 rag doll
李亚鹏
Lǐ Yà péng
  1. 1 Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
李冰冰
Lǐ Bīng bīng
  1. 1 Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
李嘉诚
Lǐ Jiā chéng
  1. 1 Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
李子
lǐ zi
  1. 1 plum
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
李宗盛
Lǐ Zōng shèng
  1. 1 Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
李宁
Lǐ Níng
  1. 1 Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games

Idioms (5)

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
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.
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

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