滕王阁 (滕王閣)
Téng wáng Gé
Pinyin
Definition
滕王阁 (滕王閣)
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- Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi
- one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yuè yáng Lóu] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huáng hè Lóu] in Wuhan, Hubei
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
胜者王侯败者寇
- 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
- 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
- 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
- 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
- 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
成则为王,败则为寇
- 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
- 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
- 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
混世魔王
- 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
- 2 fiend in human form