1 ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
Idioms (20)
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
2 spotless
一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
2 in the twinkling of an eye
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
1 pitch-dark (idiom)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
2 to fall at the last hurdle
3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
2 to lead a pampered life
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
1 deathbed struggle
2 final struggle (idiom)
垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
1 to drool (over) (idiom)
2 to yearn for
3 to covet
4 to crave
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
2 to hunger for
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
2 crestfallen
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
2 freely and effortlessly
3 to have perfect command of
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger