河伯
Hé bó
Pinyin
Definition
河伯
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- name or river God associated with Yellow river
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 father's elder brother
- 2 uncle
- 1 Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gān nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
- 1 husband's older brother
- 2 brother-in-law
- 1 Milky Way
- 2 Tianhe district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
Idioms (15)
不分伯仲
- 1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
- 2 nothing to choose between them
不到黄河心不死
- 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 3 to keep going while some hope is left
信口开河
- 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
- 2 to blurt sth out
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
- 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
- 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
口若悬河
- 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- 2 eloquent
- 3 glib
- 4 voluble
- 5 have the gift of the gab