楚辞 (楚辭)
Chǔ cí
Pinyin

Definition

楚辞 (楚辭)
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Chǔ cí
  1. Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
Sòng Chǔ yú
  1. 1 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
chǔ chǔ
  1. 1 neat
  2. 2 lovely
tòng chǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 anguish
  3. 3 suffering
kǔ chǔ
  1. 1 suffering
  2. 2 misery
  3. 3 pain (esp. psychological)

Idioms (5)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides