相配
xiāng pèi
Pinyin
Definition
相配
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- to match
- well-suited
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一脉相承
- 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
- 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
- 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
- 2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
- 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗,必有一伤
- 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
- 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
Sample Sentences
那吃大闸蟹时和它相配的黄金搭档可就得数绍兴黄酒嘞,不仅颜色上相得益彰,甘润香甜的酒味还可以去除螃蟹的腥味,也更增加了蟹肉的鲜度,是吧?
Then when you're eating Chinese mitten crabs, among the huangjius that go well with it, you must include Shaoxing huangjiu. Not only do their colors complement one another, but the sweet fragrance of the alcohol cuts through the fishy taste of the crab, and increases the freshness of the crab meat. No?