核桃
hé tao
Pinyin
Definition
核桃
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- walnut
- CL:個|个[gè],棵[kē]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
投桃报李
- 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- 2 to exchange gifts
- 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
桃园结义
- 1 to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
桃腮粉脸
- 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
樱桃小嘴
- 1 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
- 2 fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
走桃花运
- 1 to have luck with the ladies (idiom)
Sample Sentences
他会从自己画案上的一方寿山石聊起,聊到茶壶、文玩核桃----公子帽、满天星、四座楼……当听到他说最近看中了一对文玩核桃,
He began talking about the Shoushan Stone on his painting table, and talk about teapots, walnut trinkets, delicate hats, starry skies, and four buildings...
一直没敢下手时,对方早已不明觉厉,衷心替那对核桃感到幸运,毕竟它们被一位艺术家相中了,而自己也何其幸运,艺术家想必会允许自己为他入手这对核桃效犬马之力吧?
When the customer heard the artist say that he recently admired a pair of walnut trinkets, though they haven’t even begun to talk about the purchase, the customer’s admiration arose, even though he did not understand what the artist had said. He was truly happy about the walnuts. After all, the walnuts had been admired by an artist, and the customer felt very blessed that the artist allowed him put in his own effort to get the walnuts for the artist (in exchange for the painting).
核桃
walnut
小核桃,要不要吃?
How about walnuts?