李氏朝鲜
Lǐ shì Cháo xiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

李氏朝鲜
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Lǐ shì Cháo xiǎn
  1. Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jīn zhāo
  1. 1 at the present
  2. 2 now
Tiān cháo
  1. 1 Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
  2. 2 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Cháo
  1. 1 abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea
Cháo xiǎn
  1. 1 North Korea
  2. 2 Korea as geographic term
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān]
  1. 1 surname Li
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)
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
  1. 1 Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
shì
  1. 1 clan name
  2. 2 maiden name
xíng li
  1. 1 luggage
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
Yuán cháo
  1. 1 Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
Běi Cháo xiǎn
  1. 1 North Korea
Nán Cháo
  1. 1 Southern Dynasties (420-589)
Táng cháo
  1. 1 Tang dynasty (618-907)
xìng shì
  1. 1 family name
Sòng cháo
  1. 1 Song Dynasty (960-1279)
  2. 2 also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
Shè shì
  1. 1 Celsius
  2. 2 centigrade
Shè shì dù
  1. 1 °C (degrees Celsius)
Míng cháo
  1. 1 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
yǒu zhāo yī rì
  1. 1 one day
  2. 2 sometime in the future
cháo dài
  1. 1 dynasty
  2. 2 reign (of a king)

Idioms (20)

一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
  1. 1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. in a short period of time
  3. 3 overnight
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
  1. 1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
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.
朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
  1. 1 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
  2. 2 indecisive
  3. 3 to blow hot and cold
朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
  1. 1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
  2. 2 imminent crisis
  3. 3 living from hand to mouth
朝不虑夕
zhāo bù lu:4 xī
  1. 1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
  2. 2 imminent crisis
  3. 3 living from hand to mouth
朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì
  1. 1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
  1. 1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝山进香
cháo shān jìn xiāng
  1. 1 to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

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