李延寿 (李延壽)
Lǐ Yán shòu
Pinyin
Definition
李延寿 (李延壽)
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- Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
天雨顺延
- 1 weather permitting (idiom)
延颈企踵
- 1 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
张三李四
- 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
- 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
- 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
- 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
- 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长,李家短
- 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors