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沙头角
Shā Tóu Jiǎo
Pinyin
Definition
沙头角
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Shā Tóu Jiǎo
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
Character Decomposition
沙
氵
小
丿
头
大
⺀
角
角
Related Words
(20)
主角
zhǔ jué
1
leading role
2
lead
沙发
shā fā
1
sofa (loanword)
2
CL:條|条[tiáo],張|张[zhāng]
3
(Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
角
Jué
1
surname Jue
角度
jiǎo dù
1
angle
2
point of view
角色
jué sè
1
role
2
character in a novel
3
persona
4
also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
1
nook
2
corner
长沙
Cháng shā
1
Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
三角
sān jiǎo
1
triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
1
triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
1
delta (geography)
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
1
Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
八角
bā jiǎo
1
anise
2
star anise
3
aniseed
4
octagonal
5
Fructus Anisi stellati
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
1
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
2
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined
南沙
Nán shā
1
Nansha Islands
2
Spratly Islands
3
Nansha district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
口角
kǒu jiǎo
1
corner of the mouth
嘴角
zuǐ jiǎo
1
corner of the mouth
尖沙咀
Jiān shā zuǐ
1
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
1
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
广角
guǎng jiǎo
1
wide-angle
2
panoramic
3
fig. wide perspective
4
panorama
拐角
guǎi jiǎo
1
to turn a corner
2
corner
Idioms
(20)
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
1
lit. like a sheet of loose sand
2
fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
1
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
2
first sign of emerging talent
3
budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
1
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
2
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
1
to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
2
to make oblique charges
3
to make insinuations
4
to insinuate
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
1
to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
1
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
恒河沙数
Héng hé shā shù
1
countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
1
to die in battle (idiom)
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
1
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
2
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
3
to equivocate
4
to beat about the bush
沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn
1
to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
2
to rehearse a planned action or activity
3
to conduct a dry run
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
1
mud and sand flow together (idiom)
2
good and bad mingle
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
1
lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
2
fig. to be diligent in one's studies
眼里容不得沙子
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
1
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
2
unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
3
not prepared to turn a blind eye
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
1
childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
1
childhood friend (idiom)
聚沙成塔
jù shā chéng tǎ
1
sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
2
many a mickle makes a muckle
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
1
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2
to bash one's head against a brick wall
3
a wild goose chase
4
a blind alley
5
to split hairs
6
same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
1
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2
to bash one's head against a brick wall
3
a wild goose chase
4
a blind alley
5
to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
1
promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
1
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
2
fig. few and far between
Sample Sentences