林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
Pinyin
Definition
林黛玉
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- Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春
- 2 also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
- 1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 1 surname Lin
- 2 Japanese surname Hayashi
- 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
- 1 Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
Idioms (20)
不吝珠玉
- 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
- 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
他山之石可以攻玉
- 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
- 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷香窃玉
- 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
- 2 secret illicit sex
冰清玉洁
- 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
- 2 irreproachable
- 3 incorruptible
Sample Sentences
好。前面就是林黛玉住的地方了!
OK. Up ahead is the place where Lin Daiyu lives!
这两件事又不冲突。”红楼梦“里林黛玉看这本书的时候,不是也得躲着看吗?
They're not mutually exclusive. Didn't Lin Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber have to hide away to read it?