漆器
qī qì
Pinyin
Definition
漆器
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- lacquerware
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
不打不成器
- 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
大器晚成
- 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
- 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
- 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
工欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
投鼠忌器
- 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
- 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
Sample Sentences
互学互鉴。古丝绸之路不仅是一条通商易货之道更是一条知识交流之路沿着古丝绸之路,中国将丝绸、瓷器、漆器、铁器传到西方,也为中国带来了胡椒、亚麻、香料、葡萄、石榴。
Learning from each other’s examples. The old Silk Road was not just a trading route, but also a channel for the exchange of knowledge. China passed silk, pottery, lacquerware and iron ware to the West, while China received pepper, linen, spices, grapes and pomegranate.