汉书 (漢書)
Hàn shū
Pinyin
Definition
汉书 (漢書)
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- History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Bān Gù] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
仰屋著书
- 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
好汉不吃眼前亏
- 1 a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
好汉不提当年勇
- 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好汉做事好汉当
- 1 daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
- 2 a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
- 3 the buck stops here
折节读书
- 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)