猕猴桃 (獼猴桃)
mí hóu táo
Pinyin
Definition
猕猴桃 (獼猴桃)
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- kiwi fruit
- Chinese gooseberry
Character Decomposition
Idioms (9)
投桃报李
- 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- 2 to exchange gifts
- 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
桃园结义
- 1 to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
桃腮粉脸
- 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
樱桃小嘴
- 1 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
- 2 fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
杀鸡儆猴
- 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
- 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
- 3 pour encourager les autres
Sample Sentences
那猕猴桃呢?
What about kiwifruit?