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湖北花楸
Hú běi huā qiū
Pinyin
Definition
湖北花楸
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Hú běi huā qiū
Chinese Rowan tree
Sorbus hupehensis or Hupeh rowan
Character Decomposition
湖
氵
十
口
月
北
北
花
艹
亻
匕
楸
木
禾
火
Related Words
(20)
北
běi
1
north
2
(classical) to be defeated
北京
Běi jīng
1
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2
Peking
3
PRC government
桃花
táo huā
1
peach blossom
2
(fig.) love affair
桃花运
táo huā yùn
1
luck with the ladies
2
a romance
3
good luck
湖
hú
1
lake
2
CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn]
湖南
Hú nán
1
Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng shā]
烟花
yān huā
1
fireworks
2
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
花
Huā
1
surname Hua
花园
huā yuán
1
garden
2
CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
雪花
xuě huā
1
snowflake
鲜花
xiān huā
1
flower
2
fresh flowers
3
CL:朵[duǒ]
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
1
myriad
2
all kinds of
3
all sorts of
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
1
pork belly
2
streaky pork
冰花
bīng huā
1
ice crystal
2
frost (on windows)
北上
běi shàng
1
to go up north
北京人
Běi jīng rén
1
Beijing resident
2
Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhōu kǒu diàn], Beijing
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
1
Beijing
2
capital of People's Republic of China
3
one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
北国
běi guó
1
the northern part of the country
2
the North
北大
Běi Dà
1
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
北平
Běi píng
1
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
1
you can't always do as you like
2
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
1
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2
plagiarism
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
1
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
1
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
1
the girl is already taken (idiom)
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
1
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
1
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
2
(fig.) all over China
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
1
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
2
fig. extravagant embellishments
3
hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
1
exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
1
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
1
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2
(of a woman) exquisite
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
1
lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
2
fig. to frequent brothels
3
to sow one's wild oats
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
1
to burst with joy (idiom)
2
to be over the moon
3
to be elated
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
1
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
2
fig. to womanize
3
to frequent brothels
4
to sow one's wild oats
摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi
1
lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
2
superficial display (idiom)
Sample Sentences