武夷山
Wǔ yí shān
Pinyin
Definition
武夷山
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- Mt Wuyi in Fujian
- Wuyishan nature reserve
- Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nán píng] Fujian
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
- 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
- 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
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
以夷制夷
- 1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
- 2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
Sample Sentences
什么怪你,是挂念你,人来就好,带什么礼物,真是的!坐下坐下,先来喝我这价值不菲的武夷山岩茶。
It's not that I'm holding a grudge against you, it's that I miss you. It's enough that you came, you really didn't need to bring a gift. Really! Sit! Sit! First have a drink of this pricey Mount Wuyi rock tea.