王仙芝
Wáng Xiān zhī
Pinyin
Definition
王仙芝
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- Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
仙姿玉色
- 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
八仙过海,各显神通
- 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
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
欲仙欲死
- 1 to wish one were dead (idiom)
- 2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven